The Cadena that Wasn't
For once, today, Venezuela faced a situation where a Cadena Nacional would have been entirely appropriate, even welcome. Facing a genuine national disaster, people naturally turn to their...
Politics
That Devil Plays a Mean Fiddle
The Devil’s Excrement has an excellent piece on Comando Venezuela’s approach to the very delicate issue of Election Day Witnesses. Be sure to read it.
There is no such thing as bad publicity
I ask some friends working with Capriles about the difference in media presence between the all-powerful, ever-present Comandante and “El Flaco.” Their response surprised me. In a nugget,...
Ventajismo? What ventajismo?!
A single picture to sum up the mad disparity in resources in this presidential campaign: The photo was taken in Caracas by Associated Press’ Fernando Llano. The article...
Venezuela, Warts and All
I have no idea who’s behind it, but I’m developing a serious addiction to País Verruga, a Facebook community that aggregates impossible/ridiculous/outlandish images from the election campaign. Here’s...
Fired up
The above video has crappy production values, and its message is just OK. But … watch it, and you can’t deny the sincerity of the message, the optimism...
Rightsizing the Bolivarian dream
Another fun tidbit from R.G.Aveledo’s N24 interview comes at 9:06 (in the video link), when he’s being asked about a “secret Capriles plan” to phase out the government’s...
The Cochino Frito Offensive
In a long, fascinating interview with Mario Villegas on N24, MUD-chief Ramón Guillermo Aveledo makes a point that should’ve been plain, but hadn’t quite hit me so forcefully...
Dragunovs in Hell
According to one press report, inmates involved in last weekend’s Yare I riot had at least 100 assault rifles (!!), an M60 machine gun (500 rounds per minute to you and...
Gun Control in Venezuela is easier said than done
On the night of August 12th, a small Sucre Municipality (a.k.a. Petare) Police Post near a shopping mall was attacked by four armed thugs. Two police officers were wounded...
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