Noticias24 Knock-off Watch: NoticiasVE
Quico says: In our continuing quest to flesh out the imagination-free zone that is the world of Venezuelan Noticias24-style knock-off, we come to NoticiasVE, possibly the most egregious...
Life
Michael Lisman on Micheletti As Liability to the De Facto Government
Quico says: As the one guy I know who’s spent a fair bit of time actually in Honduras over the last few years, the Interamerican Dialogue’s Michael Lisman...
Our rats are the biggest, pibe
Juan Cristóbal says: Read in an Argentine tourism webpage: “In the vast area where the capybara lives (which spans Panama, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay),...
When life meets mental-health-break
Quico says: In his cadena today, Chávez dropped this bombshell: “When I was 18, I was into show business. I even MC’d a couple of beauty pageants, once...
Mental Health Break: La Reina del Rock Nacional
Juan Cristóbal says: – http://www.youtube.com/v/ODL9NlGlncs&hl=en&fs=1& Post 37 of 100… nothing like a cheesy 80s video to lighten the mood.
On cue: "Venezuelan Diplomats Refuse to Leave Honduras"
Quico says: Boy, that was predictable. So, if I’m following this, Venezuela’s position now is that its diplomats must remain in Tegucigalpa so they can continue to represent...
Teodoro, the wuss
Juan Cristóbal says: Teodoro Petkoff is a favorite of Quico’s, but I have to bring him to task for today’s Tal Cual editorial. Petkoff devotes it to a...
Post-Coup Etiquette Conundrums
Quico says: What do you do when a government you don’t recognize expels your diplomatic delegation? Come to think of it, given that you didn’t recognize them, what...
Chávez calls Mono Jojoy and/or the late Tirofijo Big Fat Liars
Quico says: How else to interpret Chávez’s declaration that the stories about FARC funding Rafael Correa’s election campaign are “a great falsehood”? After all, it’s Mono Jojoy on...
Mental Health Break: Fiat Uno
http://www.youtube.com/v/dNOyp3OEiqg&hl=en&fs=1&No comment… Post 32 of 100. Are we having fun yet?
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