tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post5004337254621799792..comments2024-03-26T00:37:34.943+01:00Comments on Venezuela News And Views: When Chavez recognizes his defeat: tales of a rudderless campaignDanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12128609182544333477noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-64137784039323378802012-10-01T08:24:48.467+02:002012-10-01T08:24:48.467+02:00I think fatherland works good in this instance for...I think fatherland works good in this instance for patria, because it brings to mind Hitler and his booted stormtroopers marching. Not an unfair comparison of the hooliganism, depravity and fanaticism of Chavismo.Kennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-27657869036942076422012-09-30T17:15:02.753+02:002012-09-30T17:15:02.753+02:00He's talking about HIS life, HIS power. He has...He's talking about HIS life, HIS power. He has tied the CHAVEZ surname to a venezuelan *heart*, not with 8 white stars, but with a large, solitary white star, as it appears on the Cuban flag.<br /><br />Chávez is preparing to be remembered, after his death, to have his surname be associated with Venezuela, and to prepare for even greater ties with Cuba. Enter Adán Chávez, the only logical choice to complete this picture, in the event that Hugo Chávez bows out on Monday. (Or dies subsequently.)sydnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-67666564083415613772012-09-30T17:06:13.176+02:002012-09-30T17:06:13.176+02:00You would also better remember a 3 a.m. call, as o...You would also better remember a 3 a.m. call, as opposed to a 2 p.m. one. So perhaps those psuvistas aren't so dumb, after all. (Or maybe they are.)sydnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-75322041030712141522012-09-30T15:18:17.298+02:002012-09-30T15:18:17.298+02:00The small party, “Unidad Democratica”, withdrew th...The small party, “Unidad Democratica”, withdrew their support at the last minute from Capriles & gave it to a fringe candidate.<br /><br />The problem is the CNE won't change the voting ballot.<br /><br />If someone pushes that button the vote will go to the fringe candidate, not Capriles, even though the ballot has his name & picture.<br /><br />A complete fraud.<br /><br />The big question now is what will the paper ticket say that comes from the voting machine?Island Canucknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-36384304366378518062012-09-30T14:49:50.397+02:002012-09-30T14:49:50.397+02:00Apparently on some ballots Capriles' image has...Apparently on some ballots Capriles' image has replaced Reina Sequera's face, tricking people into voting for her when they think they are voting for Capriles. This is on Devil's EX. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-57088767271177518322012-09-30T09:22:20.570+02:002012-09-30T09:22:20.570+02:00I submit for your consideration (I just felt like ...I submit for your consideration (I just felt like Rod Serling there) that "homeland" might resonate more with most gringos than "fatherland."AIOnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-77511392406919215372012-09-30T03:26:00.334+02:002012-09-30T03:26:00.334+02:00I have thought that for some time Roy..and it make...I have thought that for some time Roy..and it makes sense is you think about it on some levelsfirepighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158275219887987252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-73844672707676850972012-09-30T00:36:40.017+02:002012-09-30T00:36:40.017+02:00Good catch. Fixed it.Good catch. Fixed it.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128609182544333477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-47960635363025944322012-09-30T00:25:45.346+02:002012-09-30T00:25:45.346+02:00"Already wits asked whether the satellite was..."Already wits asked whether the satellite was going to be used to count the number of potholes in Venezuela's roads....."<br /><br />A satellite that is claimed to be used for ground surveillance in Venezuela has 2 possible uses:<br /><br />(Primary)- To monitor the opposition during the inevitable civil war that will erupt after 7O.<br /><br />(Secondary)- To send information to the FARC regarding the movements of Colombian troops.<br /><br />Either way, the satellite was clearly intended for military purposes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-5171937679829643962012-09-29T23:58:48.567+02:002012-09-29T23:58:48.567+02:00I think out-of-towners is good, but he said in the...I think out-of-towners is good, but he said in the end "patria" which means "Fatherland", not pais - country. And like he said once "La patria soy YO". And what he is talking about HIS life, HIS power.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-31345925889553038762012-09-29T22:52:37.095+02:002012-09-29T22:52:37.095+02:00In fact, it is SO inept as to force one to wonder ...In fact, it is SO inept as to force one to wonder if there are elements in his campaign who are deliberately throwing the game. Roynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-53152990964808441962012-09-29T22:03:44.352+02:002012-09-29T22:03:44.352+02:00Sin nombre @ 1:27 p.m.
And out-of-towners is a per...Sin nombre @ 1:27 p.m.<br /><i>And out-of-towners is a perfectly good word choice.</i><br /><br />Yes, "out-of-towners" is a perfectly good choice. Another possible choice would be <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ringer?s=t" rel="nofollow">ringers</a>. I first encountered the word in reading sports stories from a century ago. A college team or a town team would hire out-of-towners, a.k.a. ringers, to play for the team, in order to have a better chance of winning the big game. When as a Harvard student, Ted Kennedy hired the services of someone to take his Spanish exam, he was using a ringer.<br /><br />Ringers here would apply, as they were out-of-towners brought in to help the home town team of Maturin do better in the battle of campaign p.r. I doubt that the Chavez campaign compensated these ringers very well, though.<br /><br />Good articles on the campaign.Boludo Tejanonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-69367862834640617042012-09-29T21:01:16.487+02:002012-09-29T21:01:16.487+02:00Just received a call from Capriles on our CANTV bu...Just received a call from Capriles on our CANTV business line from a number outside of Venezuela (we have caller ID).<br /><br />2 PM is a great hour to receive a call. 3 AM is not. Thinking that it is a crisis in the family it would give us quite a shock.Island Canucknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-8271248370438496432012-09-29T20:38:11.194+02:002012-09-29T20:38:11.194+02:00And on top of these snafus, we have the following:...And on top of these snafus, we have the following:<br /><br />http://www.noticierodigital.com/2012/09/usuarios-de-cantv-recibieron-llamada-de-chavez-a-las-3-de-la-manana-pidiendo-su-voto/<br /><br />http://www.noticierodigital.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=906512<br /><br />When Capriles campaign called home a couple of days ago, they did it around 10 am. Definitely those PSUV turkeys are clueless.Charlynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-25406744546040773632012-09-29T19:57:55.305+02:002012-09-29T19:57:55.305+02:00Very interesting.
And out-of-towners is a perfectl...Very interesting.<br />And out-of-towners is a perfectly good word choice. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com