tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post3576166785003734716..comments2024-03-18T19:50:24.376+01:00Comments on Venezuela News And Views: Thinning air in La PazDanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12128609182544333477noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-643640922043542322010-04-06T13:27:44.763+02:002010-04-06T13:27:44.763+02:00MAS couldn't win La Paz, and only got 38% of t...MAS couldn't win La Paz, and only got 38% of the vote (though a victory nonetheless - there's an object lesson for the Venezuelan MUD) in El Alto. Wow. I'm pretty sure they expected to win the prefecturas of Pando and Beni, too.<br /><br />I suspect that if Evo had preceded Chavez, things might have gone more his way. But the voters are all too aware of the excesses of Hugo, which I believe was a factor for many.AIOnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-41624395011536631982010-04-06T06:31:50.629+02:002010-04-06T06:31:50.629+02:00http://alminuto.com.bo/content/triunfalismo-con-am...http://alminuto.com.bo/content/triunfalismo-con-amargo-sabor-derrota for those that read Spanish. Very confusing news coming from Bolivia, apparently Pando is not clear who won and officialism is claiming fraud (!!!???) Also in Spanish: http://www.montevideo.com.uy/notnoticias_107018_1.htmlMilonganoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-51395289937612476142010-04-06T04:50:06.474+02:002010-04-06T04:50:06.474+02:00No one cares about Boliva.
Its GDP is less than Ve...No one cares about Boliva.<br />Its GDP is less than Vermont.<br />It has no oil to speak of.<br />All its water has been stolen by James Bond.<br />No one cares.Dave Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07355264650239868491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-24990189158059206222010-04-06T03:38:03.581+02:002010-04-06T03:38:03.581+02:00Thanks for posting on Bolivia. Bolivia de mi cora...Thanks for posting on Bolivia. Bolivia de mi corazon, as the song goes.(My preferring vos to tu is a consequence of living not only in Maracaibo and Argentina, but also in Santa Cruz. I worked w an engineer from Tarjia here in TX, who informed me that I was the only one in the US who had addressed him as Chapaco.)One thing that will impede Evo's taking control in the manner that his mentor has in Venezuela is that there is a very strong anarchic strain in Bolivia. <br /><br />While Bolivia's anarchic strain has its unpleasant consequences, such as roadblocks whenever a group doesn't like a given political policy, it also means that the reach of caudillos - elected or not- is not without its limitations.<br /><br />Also glad to see there is someone who remembers the fast ones that Evo pulled regarding his constitution- very well documented in MABB. Thank you. <br /><br />The Medialuna, surprise, surprise, is still against Evo. As the years go by, the importance of the Medialuna relative to the altiplano increases, due to the continual migration of collas from their homes in the altiplano. Where the former colla become more camba than those camba who were born in Santa Cruz.<br /><br />I would agree with your assessment of the BBC reporter. Even I could have done better. That's pretty bad!Boludo Tejanonoreply@blogger.com