We also have compulsory government advertising on TV here...
…it’s just ever so slightly different in tone from what you get in Venezuela: Just to be clear: governments do of course have a legitimate need to communicate...
Politics
When Ventajismo goes Meta
How meta is it that these five Ciudadanía Activa spots denouncing the blatantly illegal use of State resources for campaign purposes just got ordered off the air, for...
Doing Rather Well
Remember this? Yup…two months ago Dan Rather told us president Chávez would be dead by now. Ermmmmm…is it maybe time put in another call to that highly respected...
Foro en Facebook en FP
As you might have noticed, Juan and I keep fighting recently, so it was nice to be able to partner with him to write a column, a cuatro manos,...
Another poll shows the gap is closing
Until today, I had never heard of Encuestadora 6to Poder Datos. I had heard of Datos, alright, easily the most secretive but one of the best regarded pollsters...
Live-blogging the Facebook forum
Henrique Capriles is having a Facebook online forum tonight. Details here. We’re live-blogging the thing… 8:23 – Wrapping up, it felt oddly like one of those Primary season debates,...
Now we know who Bolívar really reincarnated as...
Not Chávez, not CAP, but… Ricardo Montalban. Now, that is uncanny. All S-Bol needs now is a midget next to him shouting “el galeón! el galeón!” [HT: hgdam.]
El Amo del Uncanny Valley
S-Bol’s 229th birthday won’t be an ordinary one. Right in the middle of the presidential campaign, the Chavernment will use it to push its electoral narrative while continue...
A history of Venezuelan democracy in 14 ballots
With a big hat tip to Guillermo Tell Aveledo and Alberto Mérida… The highlight for me?
Pants on Fire Chronicles (Updated)
Chávez’s latest issue ad looks like it’s trying to sell you shoes or sportwear more than like an election spot, so its obviously targeted at the young crowd....
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