tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post3659508095951335994..comments2024-03-18T19:50:24.376+01:00Comments on Venezuela News And Views: 4 more years! At the very least?Danielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12128609182544333477noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-6522664564997347372013-01-25T14:04:34.077+01:002013-01-25T14:04:34.077+01:00And your point is?And your point is?Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128609182544333477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-39233625074509673672013-01-25T04:36:17.806+01:002013-01-25T04:36:17.806+01:00Before Obama was for gay marriage he was against i...Before Obama was for gay marriage he was against it. Before that he was for it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-54672215700623764102012-11-13T23:44:16.808+01:002012-11-13T23:44:16.808+01:00Let's take your complaint by individual items....Let's take your complaint by individual items.<br /><br />With the years lived interest USA, most south of the Mason Dixon line, and my here and there visits I must be close to 18 years total. That means that I may not have an exact feel "right now" but I can still claim to have a feel for the country.<br /><br />Obama did not decide on his own to throw 6 trillion to the street. If memory serves me well Bush 2 had already started or hinted at taking that way. And there was a Congress that voted on that. I am not justifying the money flood but I think it is unfair to put the blame alone on Obama. Whether it worked is another discussion but one thing is certain: the US is doing better than Europe. Better does not mean good, it just means better than....<br /><br />I am not talking about changing principles. I was discussing about changing approaches in case the GOP wants to be considered more seriously as a party for government. Now if you consider that the GOP should run on stiff principles, more power to you. Just be prepared to lose the House soon and the White House for the next 12 years. Then again a major disaster may come so the GOP may be returned to office sooner than expected.<br /><br />Whatever it is worth, 90% of my US friends voted for Obama. I was more dubious than they were about the merits of Obama. <br /><br />And since this is already long enough, to end this you are the only truly negative comment. And you are not the lone one living in the US. Obviously more agree with me than disagree. That does not make me right but allows me to question your premises.<br /><br />Finally, equating Obama with Chavez is so outlandish that I prefer not to reply. Pena ajena...Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128609182544333477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-6410635616238161352012-11-13T21:18:07.338+01:002012-11-13T21:18:07.338+01:00Sometimes is hard to take you seriously when you s...Sometimes is hard to take you seriously when you say things like " avoiding further damage to the economy" regarding obama. So, putting $6 trillions in additional debt with nothing to show for, you consider no further damage? You made some brilliant evaluation of the elections in Venezuela, but totally miss the mark when it comes to elections in the US. Perhaps is because you do not live here. You get your opinions based on reports/articles/books, perhaps a visit here and there...in short other people's oppinions. It's not the same when you live here. Just like is not the same to have a feeling for Venezuela when you don't live there. That is why we read your post about it. The US has become a divided nation, the partisan concepts of how to govern the nation are virtually mutually exclusive. One where Govermnet is supreme and drives to a minumun common denominator; all the same all poor all dependent on goverment. Another where the indivual bear the consequences of his decisions, government is a facilitator, and entrepeneurs create wealth. This country has decided the former, and we will all pay the price. Don't counsel us to change our priciples, it would equate to us telling the oppo in Venezuela to look more like Chavez, sell out for a few votes in December.<br />While Chavez and Obama are not the same, I can't believe you don't see similarities in the tactics before election. Free stuff (ovens there, cell phones here), Propaganda Machine (while over there there was a take over of media, over here the media give its support to obama voluntarily), Voting Shenannigans (you have posts on this for venezuela, there was a post here about similiar stuff in the US).<br />You said "I never doubted Obama would be reelected", I apologize I didn't see the post where you mentioned it, but that is quite an impresive insight. Using that same insight, would you dare to speculate how will the US look like (unemployment, debt, economy, gas price, etc)during the next 4 years?<br />I apologize if the tone of the post seem antagonistic, but Obama to the US is very similar than Chavez to Venezuela as far as the destructive effect they will have on their respective nations over the next 4 years. Orlando <br /><br /> Orlandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12981548916797058549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-92065019766325592092012-11-13T01:31:31.987+01:002012-11-13T01:31:31.987+01:00Totally agree with the fact that the Latino vote i...Totally agree with the fact that the Latino vote is not lost/won forever. I'm always in awe of the little understanding that the US has of the neighbors on the south side of the continent. I'm a Venezuelan living in San Antonio, TX, a city that has a large Mexican influence. I know first hand how different we think, and how different we are. Dems and the GOP need to understand that.El_Animalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09839235058440068440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-88576537116598567022012-11-11T16:20:46.540+01:002012-11-11T16:20:46.540+01:00Thank you for replying to my comment. I concede th...Thank you for replying to my comment. I concede that most of your post is tolerant and even respectful of Republicans and you are to be commended for that. I value your insights immensely and have learned much from your commentary even if I may disagree with you from time to time. But how boring would the world be if we all saw things the same way? Keep up the good work and sharing your tremendous insightfulness with us. My small suggestion has already been provided above - perhaps bashing was not the right word, but using any sort of label can be a bit off-putting.cwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09434360898717325234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-46152880043212775342012-11-11T05:48:48.989+01:002012-11-11T05:48:48.989+01:00I would suggest that you take a remedial reading c...I would suggest that you take a remedial reading class because you clearly did not understand the specific use I made of "right wing nut job" nor the context I used for it. In fact, this post is rather respectful of Republicans in general suggesting ways in which they could enlarge their voting base. Miles away from any bashing.<br /><br />As such it you who writes comments that are not constructive.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128609182544333477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-74811320679222573462012-11-11T02:35:17.815+01:002012-11-11T02:35:17.815+01:00Come on, Daniel, is calling those who disagree wit...Come on, Daniel, is calling those who disagree with you "idiotic" and "right wing nut jobs" your way of showing graciousness in victory? May I suggest that bashing those on the other side is perhaps not the most enlightened or constructive way of going about things?cwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09434360898717325234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-57359100031384549482012-11-11T00:45:42.476+01:002012-11-11T00:45:42.476+01:00The difference is that in Ohio Romney has courts h...The difference is that in Ohio Romney has courts he can visit for redress.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128609182544333477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-57917309241846058532012-11-11T00:44:22.702+01:002012-11-11T00:44:22.702+01:00You mean Marco?
He is not a Republican, you are r...You mean Marco?<br /><br />He is not a Republican, you are right. He is Cuban ;-)Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128609182544333477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-48220973699515684972012-11-11T00:42:44.212+01:002012-11-11T00:42:44.212+01:00HalfEmpty
For the time being I am still in the re...HalfEmpty<br /><br />For the time being I am still in the recovery period from October. I am not in the mood of our write much and even less to put up with comments. In particular the chavista comment bomber which the current system seems to keep at bay. Maybe in january I will ease up.<br /><br />Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128609182544333477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-84436193845944176102012-11-10T18:51:21.155+01:002012-11-10T18:51:21.155+01:00Here's a little 1 minute of link you may wish ...Here's a little 1 minute of link you may wish to see, if it all sounds familiar... <br /><br />"In total, there are 21 districts in Cleveland (Ohio) where Mr. Romney received precisely 0 votes. In 23 districts, he received precisely 1 vote. And naturally, in one of the districts where Obama won 100% of the vote, there was 100% turnout. What a coincidence!<br /><br />By the way, in case you are thinking that Romney did so poorly because maybe those districts were not very populated: Nope. In those 44 districts, Mr. Obama won 14,686 to 23. That's .16% of the vote for Romney."<br /><br />At this link, there's another which links to the same district in Florida that seemed to find 1000's of Democrat votes in an effort to oust Allen West, in St. Lucie County, Florida they had over 140% voter turnout. <br /><br />http://www.punditpress.com/2012/11/what-luck-obama-won-dozens-of-cleveland.html?spref=tw<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-11382948180233959012012-11-10T15:56:23.484+01:002012-11-10T15:56:23.484+01:00And remember, Mario Rubio isn't really a Repub...And remember, Mario Rubio isn't really a Republican. So sleep tight.<br />Srsly. Your time will last forever and you will be remember on the scrolls.<br /><br /><br />.5mt<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17189754129133033375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-23576428312975300422012-11-10T15:54:03.655+01:002012-11-10T15:54:03.655+01:00Daniel it would also be nice to open up the commen...Daniel it would also be nice to open up the comments so every bit of data isn't routed thru blogger or some such BS.<br /><br />Ima HalfEMpty<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17189754129133033375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-45148863044512080132012-11-10T15:52:32.226+01:002012-11-10T15:52:32.226+01:00Angry lonely democrats on the move it seems
Angry lonely democrats on the move it seems<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17189754129133033375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-42135484242119292132012-11-10T14:07:01.529+01:002012-11-10T14:07:01.529+01:00But: "Chavez announced at the beginning of Oc...But: "Chavez announced at the beginning of October that if he could vote in the U.S. election it would be for Obama. The leftist leader and strong man, who has used strong anti-United States language in his political rallies and official speeches, told state-owned VTV, "In the point of view of his politics, if I were voting, I would vote for Obama and I believe that if Obama was from Caracas, he would vote for Chavez, I am positive."<br /><br />Of course when one points this out Democrats say that Chavez says that only so that people not vote for Obama ,and so that if Romney wins, the world will hate the US even more : some convoluted logic ! We can always rationalize any statement to fit our world view, which is my point.When people have a personal interest, and a small viewpoint to one side, nothing that is said or done convinces them of the other view point.<br /><br />But my observation here in the US( as someone largely surrounded by Liberal Democrats, and I do not have one single Republican friend or family member) a good portion of these Dems believe that Chavez is kind of good,but inefficient,yet because he is helping the poor,he is better than most, and Jimmy Carter represents this population fairly well.<br /><br />firepigette<br />firepighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158275219887987252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-76084077383527243282012-11-10T01:08:59.615+01:002012-11-10T01:08:59.615+01:00Paul: You sound like a Republican sore loser. The ...Paul: You sound like a Republican sore loser. The ones who started with the smearing tactics and bad politics were the Reps. Remember Trump requesting "long form birth certificate" from the President of the USA. Comments attacking latinos, gays, african americans by Rush Limbaugh and the lot. How about the Rep leaders saying things about how women who get pregnant from rape should consider it a "gift from god".<br /><br />You cannot throw stones when you live in a glass house my friend.<br /><br />Add to that the fact that Romney was the biggest flip flopper in the history of US politics didnt do him any favors. In the age of internet and social media you cannot hope to say one thing today and take a diffrent stance on that same thing the next day or next week, hope no one finds out, and NOT turn off potential voters. <br /><br />The GOP would have been better of running Sarah Palin. You have to stand for something or you will fall for anything someone once said.<br /><br />I was a Republican once. I voted for Regan and Bush senior. I witnessed first hand how the Tea Baggers and Religous right wing nuts took over and have all but destroyed what was once a proud party.<br /><br />I agree with Daniel. They are no longer the party of Lincoln. At least not as they are now. And until they reform and cut ties with the tea baggers and christian crusaders they will continue to lose many more elections to come.<br /><br />Nothing, not even a bad economy, scares people more than religous right wing nuts with guns. They can actually get elected if we are not carefull. History has many examples. <br /><br />One of, if not THE, biggest problems the GOP has is it has managed to back itself into a Demographic Cul-de-Sac and if they dont do something fast they will surely descend into political oblivion sooner rather than later. An0n!mu$https://www.blogger.com/profile/11764925181402287272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-24787077678295758182012-11-09T22:57:46.255+01:002012-11-09T22:57:46.255+01:001) I trust you sensed that I am no big fan of Obam...1) I trust you sensed that I am no big fan of Obama. No?<br /><br />2) for the sake of historical clarity, it is Chavez that cornered Obama, forcing him to shake hands. Obama is many things but he is reasonably polite and eats with forks and knives. So he could not slap Chavez at that occasion. <br /><br />I can assure you that I have observed Obama and Chavez enough to assure you that Obama is no friend. We certainly can argue as to whether Obama is right in considering that Chavez is not a threat but that cannot be interpreted as Obama supporting chavez. Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128609182544333477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-44557815732368482732012-11-09T22:12:10.402+01:002012-11-09T22:12:10.402+01:00Thank you for replying to Ken. It always amazes me...Thank you for replying to Ken. It always amazes me how these people are surprised to have such a hard time building a coalition while calling socialist whomever disagrees with them.....Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128609182544333477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-50113704952814263102012-11-09T22:06:54.028+01:002012-11-09T22:06:54.028+01:00Right! Oops! Dumb spell checker!Right! Oops! Dumb spell checker!Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128609182544333477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-22146224988903039132012-11-09T19:09:19.098+01:002012-11-09T19:09:19.098+01:00"He also had the temple to make a few bold mo..."He also had the temple to make a few bold moves such as having Obama executed."<br /><br />Uh??? Didn't you mean instead: "He also had the TIME to make a few bold moves such as having USAMA (bin Laden) executed"? <br /><br />Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04247790210788439625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-30607859550574347422012-11-09T18:22:46.968+01:002012-11-09T18:22:46.968+01:00What joke. The American public has spoken and loud...What joke. The American public has spoken and loudly declared "more free stuff pronto." Obama appealed to the freeloaders, the low information voters, and minorities by demonizing the GOP and Mitt Romney. Obama's cynical, dishonest, smear campaign succeeded at keeping potential Romney voters at home on election day by painting him as a heartless plutocrat when in truth Romney is the far more generous man with his time and money. On the other hand, Barack "I am my brother's keeper!" Obama lets his actual brother stew in abject poverty in a mud hut in Kenya. Yeah, Obama's campaign was brilliant, if you're a Machiavellian or an Alinskyite like him. Romney ran a campaign about big ideas and fixing the epic problems we face made much worse by Obama's poisonous policies. It's simply astounding that instead of hiring the guy with a long resume of turning around failing enterprises, voters chose the community organizer parasite. <br /><br /><br /><br />As for the hispanic vote: "However you can take solace that there are things that your party could do, that could even bring someday someone like me to vote for your guys."<br /><br />Yeah, but we're note getting the educated types like Daniel or my Colombian wife. The United States is effectively Mexico's outsourced welfare program. They encourage their low-skilled, illiterate, poor to emigrate here saving themselves the burden while receiving millions of $ in remittances back. There stands the Democrats at the border with big bags of cash while loudly proclaiming the Republicans are racist. Democrats are rewarded handsomely for their efforts. <br /><br /><br />"Obama did not do anything more or less than Clinton or Bush did. "<br /><br />Bullshit. Bush and Clinton didn't give their moral support to Chavismo by bear hugging Chavez and calling him "mi amigo" at a meeting where Chavez and his flunkies repeatdly insulted the United States. Bush never would have come down on the side of Chavez and Castro after the coup in Honduras. <br /><br />We're all going to reap the whirlwind now but I do take one small comfort: most of the morons who voted for Obama are going to be hurt the worst in the end when the logical results of his policies kick in. Good. Let them burn. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06843411100678811292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-45228066197049096302012-11-09T15:37:50.220+01:002012-11-09T15:37:50.220+01:00Russia new world super power?
Censorship? Economic...Russia new world super power?<br />Censorship? Economic controls? Oh, boy!<br />Keplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11125538872924743270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-51963987431642941372012-11-09T15:20:09.520+01:002012-11-09T15:20:09.520+01:00we are a nation of self-serving, self-centered vot... we are a nation of self-serving, self-centered voters who look at the election not from the perspective of what is best for America but what is best for' me'.<br /><br />I think it necessary to have party reforms.We need parties who emphasize more basic concerns like the economy, law , order, ,foreign policy,or any concern that benefits all citizens rather than making special interest groups and their blackmailing stubbornness the basis for a platform.<br /><br />I don't give 2 hoots about abortion rights if we have no law and order, a bad economy, and a flawed health care system that destroys the budget of the middle class.The Christian Right has indeed ruined the Republican party with its insistence on not wanting to pay for abortions which they consider murder, but these same said people don't mind the wars....the tea party is another doozy....go figure...the same with the mindless stuff on the Democratic side, who like thought Nazis call everyone a bigot or racist when they do not agree with them on their special issues.<br /><br />We need reform of this ridiculous special interest voting.People better get less self centered before we lose our freedom.One side is not even a tad bit better than the other.<br /><br />Right now we have most people voting for details and ignoring the essential.Children do that.We cannot afford it; it is dividing the Nation in a dangerous way.firepigettefirepighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158275219887987252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-23830900544148754852012-11-09T15:08:00.486+01:002012-11-09T15:08:00.486+01:00Start your own party, Ken, and take them all with ...Start your own party, Ken, and take them all with you. jsbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16526596147319229399noreply@blogger.com