tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post5635207721087679621..comments2024-03-26T00:37:34.943+01:00Comments on Venezuela News And Views: Rafael Poleo is ever so irritating, but maybe quite rightDanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12128609182544333477noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-48147978556859800172014-02-07T04:00:28.691+01:002014-02-07T04:00:28.691+01:00http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedd...http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=yXTjK1ol9WA#t=0<br />If you bloggers would be the leaders, though u certainly <br /><br />a boot the color whats next years? ;P Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-52483019690211130332014-02-07T01:49:59.801+01:002014-02-07T01:49:59.801+01:00'Like the new layout, not certain of the color...'Like the new layout, not certain of the color.'<br /><br />That's why you are Half Empty and not Half Full ;)<br /><br />Daniel - Vive le changement<br /><br />LimeyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-22796462493310416642014-02-07T00:47:31.800+01:002014-02-07T00:47:31.800+01:00This is a visible improvement over the boldface in...This is a visible improvement over the boldface in the comments that existed for some time.<br /><br /> No rest for the wicked blog readers: <a href="http://babalublog.com/2014/02/05/the-best-damn-venezuelan-telenovela-ever-starring-the-chavez-sisters-and-the-ghost-of-hugo/" rel="nofollow">Daughters of Hugo Chavez Still Living in Presidential Palace, Refuse to Move Out:</a> <br /> <i> Just when you thought that the news from Caracastan could not get any more ridiculous, along comes this item, revealed by Spain's indefatigable dirt-digging newspaper, ABC.<br /><br />Yes, the headline above says it all. Rosa Virginia and María Gabriela Chavez continue to occupy "La Casona" in Caracas, Venezuela's official presidential residence, even though their father Hugo has been dead since the 3rd of March 2013, nearly a full year ago.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Nicolas Maduro, the current nominal president and former vice-president, is still living in the vice-presidential mansion he occupied while Chavez was still alive. But maybe the Chavez girls think this is only proper, since the real ruler is Raul Castro in Havana.<br /><br />An ironic twist adds even more absurdity to this arrangement: as it turns out, Rosa Virginia, the eldest of the two "infantas", or "princesses" -- as they are known in Caracastan -- is married to Jorge Arreaza, the current vice-president of Venezuela.<br /><br />So, to recap: the nominal president of Venezuela is living in the vice-presidential mansion while the nominal vice-president resides in the presidential mansion, along with the daughter of the previous nominal president. </i><br /><br />Like they say, don't know whether to laugh or to cry.<br />Boludo Tejanonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-25017351514400036542014-02-06T22:18:58.952+01:002014-02-06T22:18:58.952+01:00Esto lo escribió Petkoff, que no es dado a amarill...Esto lo escribió Petkoff, que no es dado a amarillismos ni miedos histéricos, y es casi palabra por palabra lo que hubiera querido escribir yo en respuesta a "qué te hace pensar que esto hay que tomarlo en serio" (for what is worth).<br /><br />"En dos platos, Diosdado sugiere que hay en marcha una conspiración, ante la cual, el remedio, como siempre, es el de aconsejar "la unidad". "Tenemos que unirnos", dice Cabello, pero, alerta, "unidos de verdad, sin zancadillas, sin chismes".<br /><br />Más claro no canta un gallo. De las palabras del capitán retirado, pero que conoce ese, su mundo, se puede inferir que hoy la FAN es un hervidero de "chismes y zancadillas". Sólo faltan si es que no las ha habido ya aquellas inefables "trompadas estatutarias" a que hiciera referencia Gonzalo Barrios, hace mil años, ante una de las frecuentes trifulcas internas en su partido, que solían solventarse a puñetazo limpio y uno que otro tirito.<br /><br />En su no tan críptica exhortación, el capitán Cabello sugiere la presencia de "traidores". "El que quiera traicionarnos", advierte que se va a estrellar contra "el pueblo unido". "Traidores" hay, pues, porque Diosdado no se anda por las ramas y llama al pan, pan y al vino, vino.<br /><br />De hecho, advirtió otra posibilidad: que hay gente en la FAN que pretendería separarla del pueblo, para "aliarla con la burguesía". No es propiamente con balines de flower que disparó Diosdado sino con salvas de cañón.<br /><br />Que un personaje de su envergadura (presidente de la Asamblea Nacional, vicepresidente del partido) haya dicho lo que dijo sugiere que como reza la vieja canción federal, "el cielo encapotado anuncia tempestad". No habla de gratis Diosdado"<br /><br />MaríaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-63253032260609187112014-02-06T22:02:18.265+01:002014-02-06T22:02:18.265+01:00Bueno, Poleo hay que lavarle siempre algo de amari...Bueno, Poleo hay que lavarle siempre algo de amarillo a sus textos antes de vestirlos....<br /><br />Lo que si es interesante es que su "modelo" es coherente. Que sea cierto todo o algo o nada es otro asunto, pero por lo menos tiene coherencia en los postulados y la trama. Lo que hoy en días de gritería y miedo e histeria es casi refrescante. <br /><br />Gracias por aprobar la renovación. Es que estuve entrampado en un naranja que tuve que cambiar y no pude reproducir sino como una mostaza raro. El design era una institución que me dominaba... Esperemos que nuestros cambios sean precursores de los cambios que en verdad queremos.<br /><br />No puse nada en tu pagina porque como cada día van llegando cosas nuevas estoy esperando. Pero se ve bien y tienes un tronco de elenco. Ahora te toca arrear el ganado, good luck with that :)Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128609182544333477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-47595087368081684102014-02-06T20:19:42.419+01:002014-02-06T20:19:42.419+01:00Epa Daniel. Primero que nada, me gusta el cambio, ...Epa Daniel. Primero que nada, me gusta el cambio, ya el color mostaza había pasado de moda. En cuanto a Poleo ... ¿qué te hace pensar que esto hay que tomarlo en serio? ¿El régimen va a colapsar en semanas? Chamo, no sé pero mucho conspiracy theory for breakfast.<br /><br />Por otra parte, esto: "Part of the opposition (Capriles and PJ) are so afraid of a military dictatorship that Jose Vicente Rangel (local hyper corrupt Machiavelli) is convincing them to negotiate something" me parece notable, de ser cierto. Qué bueno que estén tratando de evitar un baño de sangre... No creo que estén negociando con Rangel, pero sí creo que Capriles entiende que la situación requiere mayor cautela que la que están mostrando López y Ma.Corina.Juan Cristóbalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-13362085130220548872014-02-06T19:44:33.016+01:002014-02-06T19:44:33.016+01:00The thing that cheeses me off is that the culprits...The thing that cheeses me off is that the culprits will literally get away with murder and possibly be decorated. It happened before e.g. France after the 2nd word war. Those who had their businesses expropriated will be screwed for good. Here in Miami, a Venezuelan who shows up with at least one million dollars to invest gets a green card, no questions asked, and who has at least one million dollars these days in the Bolivarian paradise? Make a wild guess At least in Argentina some of these parasites had a useful ultimate purpose, i.e. to feed the crabs, these poor animals need to live too.Charlynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-61401136466557722712014-02-06T18:41:20.300+01:002014-02-06T18:41:20.300+01:00The blog is much easier on my old eyes now. Thank...The blog is much easier on my old eyes now. Thanks for the change.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-59955924466939122112014-02-06T18:27:40.049+01:002014-02-06T18:27:40.049+01:00Good to see that some are getting the big picture ...Good to see that some are getting the big picture :-)Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128609182544333477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-5943449805737167212014-02-06T18:17:17.331+01:002014-02-06T18:17:17.331+01:00Most of us are allergic to change.
I love this bl...Most of us are allergic to change.<br /><br />I love this blog, and as soon as I see (in my mind) only the articles and comments, I will have become framiliar and comfortable with the alterations. And since a change is coming soon to Venezuela, why not a simple metamorphosis in this great blog too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12698270745774898965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-67292542997171514912014-02-06T17:44:54.032+01:002014-02-06T17:44:54.032+01:00Exactly. With the right fuse it could all blow up ...Exactly. With the right fuse it could all blow up tomorrow. <br /><br />It may start with major looting of grocery stores in weeks as the shelves are getting emptier and emptier and people are getting quite, shall I say, frisky there....Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128609182544333477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-63763994108815060182014-02-06T16:48:33.382+01:002014-02-06T16:48:33.382+01:00In Honduras the opposition had a majority in Congr...In Honduras the opposition had a majority in Congress which allowed it to remove the president through legislative means but in Venezuela all the outlets of power are totally controlled by the government, both legislative and judicial, and they even have the majority among regional and local governments, so there is no legal means of removing the president.The fact that Maduro is Colombian is not enough to unify the army against him.Whichever way you look at it there are bound to be a sizable group of Chavistas in the army who are benefited from the corruption and would resist any attempt against the government.firepigettefirepighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158275219887987252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-30082761010877972692014-02-06T16:23:11.991+01:002014-02-06T16:23:11.991+01:00Maybe a little yellow, blue, red? :-) for what is ...Maybe a little yellow, blue, red? :-) for what is left of it...Ishkatarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13190314786422768298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-22845923567220440282014-02-06T16:06:12.275+01:002014-02-06T16:06:12.275+01:00"The expiration date of the regime may be cou..."The expiration date of the regime may be counted in weeks (I can tell readers that my business will close down late March if the regime does not approve importation of raw material, like, tomorrow)."<br /><br />In weeks? You'll have to explain that a little bit more. The Venezuelans appear to have taken on a Cuban-like docile trance. Revolutions stat with a tinder box....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-39733289532939921832014-02-06T15:24:50.729+01:002014-02-06T15:24:50.729+01:00Good gawd! Where did Daniel's blog go?! :-)Good gawd! Where did Daniel's blog go?! :-)<br /><br />jsbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16526596147319229399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-77231231963733205402014-02-06T14:45:42.889+01:002014-02-06T14:45:42.889+01:00After reading the article, I can say that I have a...After reading the article, I can say that I have a hate/love thingy for Poleo. But certaninly something has to happen -good or bad- in this country, the situation is unsustainable for much long. By situation a mean everything: the economy, the insecurity, the lack of food! Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13409833836497330449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-72111820644053958792014-02-06T14:35:59.622+01:002014-02-06T14:35:59.622+01:00When the country is on the verge of economic colla...When the country is on the verge of economic collapse and starvation you need to negotiate with the opposition in order to avoid massive riots and worse things. In Libya and Syria and Ukraine the opposition was "powerless" and look at what happened.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128609182544333477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-78449038602253208882014-02-06T14:23:39.756+01:002014-02-06T14:23:39.756+01:00Why would the chavistas negotiate with the opposit...Why would the chavistas negotiate with the opposition a transition? The opposition does not hold any power at all?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-43380947017062721612014-02-06T13:59:12.815+01:002014-02-06T13:59:12.815+01:00Hola Daniel, very modern looking, less busy design...Hola Daniel, very modern looking, less busy design, but I miss a bit of the old colors.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13409833836497330449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-57665213492344321522014-02-06T13:47:33.242+01:002014-02-06T13:47:33.242+01:00Maybe a little red white and blue? :-)Maybe a little red white and blue? :-)Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128609182544333477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-79405226743181369452014-02-06T13:00:46.495+01:002014-02-06T13:00:46.495+01:00Like the new layout, not certain of the color.
Like the new layout, not certain of the color.<br />HalfEmptyhttp://www.ninme.comnoreply@blogger.com