tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post8425193795285857127..comments2024-03-26T00:37:34.943+01:00Comments on Venezuela News And Views: Sean Penn backs Chavez who backs Ameliach: how to lose an electionDanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12128609182544333477noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-76420745426241118582012-08-14T23:24:28.148+02:002012-08-14T23:24:28.148+02:00It is still not safe to be openly against Chavez. ...It is still not safe to be openly against Chavez. Chavista ideology imposes punishment on non-supporters. Of course the polls are skewed by fear of repercussions and by social fears of being surrounded by Chavistas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-86123537750926910582012-08-08T17:19:30.851+02:002012-08-08T17:19:30.851+02:002012 ...
Chavez loses
Obama loses2012 ... <br /><br />Chavez loses<br />Obama losesJJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-12889364085150336512012-08-08T02:29:30.341+02:002012-08-08T02:29:30.341+02:00Electoral event,... or wife beaters pow wow?Electoral event,... or wife beaters pow wow?Charlynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-61645847007703830082012-08-07T20:14:07.906+02:002012-08-07T20:14:07.906+02:00I wonder if besides the fear factor there isn'...I wonder if besides the fear factor there isn't something like the 'Bradley Effect' going on.The Bradley effect theorizes that the inaccurate polls were skewed by the phenomenon of social desirability bias.<br /><br /><br />Maybe there are people who have actually decided they don't like Chavez but do not admit it openly due to the fact that most of their friends do.....this would be related to the fear factor but the fear would be more psychological than a fear of repercussions...<br />-firepigettefirepighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158275219887987252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-40915240931343911022012-08-07T14:58:36.232+02:002012-08-07T14:58:36.232+02:00Indeed. It is amazing how bad Chavismo has to be t...Indeed. It is amazing how bad Chavismo has to be that we would prefer to vote for these crappy "oppos". They represent the worst of feudal Venezuela and yet they could - ceteris paribus - beat the Chavista option...Salas is related to people who have been in power in Valencia since the XIX century. Scarano is new blood but he acts as feudally as Salas and getting worse with the stuff he does with his famiglia.<br />Dios mío, qué hemos hecho nosotros los venezolanos para tener semejantes líderes feudales?Keplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11125538872924743270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-50988550571550246482012-08-07T04:33:36.416+02:002012-08-07T04:33:36.416+02:00It would probably be unwise to say such things if ...It would probably be unwise to say such things if I lived in Venezuela, but I don't, so here is MY prediction: Assuming he lives long enough, Chavez is going to steal the election in a landslide - probably 2 to 1 or better in his favor. The vote will be decried as dirty by much of the world and anyone with any sense will see it's true. Once Chavez wins, he will simply strip any unsupportive governors of their power.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-54522653723311646562012-08-07T02:33:53.099+02:002012-08-07T02:33:53.099+02:00Unfortunately it's just like Morel here in Mar...Unfortunately it's just like Morel here in Margarita. Nobody really wants him but he'll handily beat the PSUV candidate, another military general.<br /><br />They really should have given us the option of a primary here.Island Canucknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-73993199230460835202012-08-07T00:12:41.864+02:002012-08-07T00:12:41.864+02:00Salas Feo can be defeated. He has managed skilfull...Salas Feo can be defeated. He has managed skilfully his alliances that the MUD had to support him. He should win but against Ameliach it is going to be much easier......Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128609182544333477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-54175357001264698752012-08-06T19:22:43.478+02:002012-08-06T19:22:43.478+02:00well, if Ch. thought that by naming Ameliach, he c...well, if Ch. thought that by naming Ameliach, he could keep the Peosuvé alive, in the face of a Salas win, he failed! For Lacava would have given the Peosuvé more points in the area than would Ameliach.sydnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-56694834924785876062012-08-06T19:15:58.211+02:002012-08-06T19:15:58.211+02:00Substitute DH with GH (Godgiven Hair = Diosdado Ca...Substitute DH with GH (Godgiven Hair = Diosdado Cabello).sydnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-3390754253031579792012-08-06T18:46:55.241+02:002012-08-06T18:46:55.241+02:00I don't see it that way... I think Chavez know...I don't see it that way... I think Chavez knows that nobody is going to defeat Salas and in order to save Maduro and try to hold on to Puerto Cabello, he didn't choose Lacava. What we are watching is a Chavez trying to do some damage control in order to keep PSUV alive after his defeat.Tonynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-34416240857647980742012-08-06T17:26:44.007+02:002012-08-06T17:26:44.007+02:00"He also has a disturbing narcissistic proble..."He also has a disturbing narcissistic problem, placing self promoting placards with his wife everywhere, even outside his Puerto Cabello district. Come to think of it, this may have been his undoing with Chavez....."<br /><br />IN-teresting. Remember the apparent visibility demotion of Godgiven Hair, after those rogue posters came out with DH's announced candidacy?<br /><br />My personal experiences with a manic depressive that has narcissistic tendencies would have me agree with you. NOthing gets them as riled as having to share the platform with another. Never mind that the differences are so disparate as to cancel out any possible competition. Just the fact of having to share the spotlight is enough to send these md's into orbit.sydnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-35294918310981567042012-08-06T16:06:29.797+02:002012-08-06T16:06:29.797+02:00You're right about that Daniel. People I know ...You're right about that Daniel. People I know from Puerto Cabello have told me that.<br /><br />Ameliach is the worst choice possible, period.geha714https://www.blogger.com/profile/12680077918707375990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-90531028375362311182012-08-06T15:38:33.164+02:002012-08-06T15:38:33.164+02:00Daniel is right. Lacava was promoting himself heav...Daniel is right. Lacava was promoting himself heavily in such places as Juan José Mora and Naguanagua. On the other side, I have to own up Salas Römer is not precisely our best man...too feudal...actually like Enzo Scarano...but that's what we have and we, people from Greater Valencia,<br />are definitely oppos.<br /><br />Ameliach is not just loyal, he such a pathetic sycophant! I read some of his tweets about Chávez...¡qué adulador tan miserable!Keplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11125538872924743270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-16175086458312411322012-08-06T14:52:03.350+02:002012-08-06T14:52:03.350+02:00I do not think Lacava had much of a chance. His re...I do not think Lacava had much of a chance. His record is not that great, though admittedly better than your average chavista official. He also has a disturbing narcissistic problem, placing self promoting placards with his wife everywhere, even outside his Puerto Cabello district. Come to think of it, this may have been his undoing with Chavez.....Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128609182544333477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-8744525741510490602012-08-06T14:05:07.365+02:002012-08-06T14:05:07.365+02:00It seems that everything he does these days is goi...It seems that everything he does these days is going wrong. <br /><br />The poor turnouts in many of his appearances.<br /><br />People throwing things at him.<br /><br />His obsession with HCR's hat<br /><br />His continued belittling of HCR & his followers.<br /><br />His complete lack of any new ideas.<br /><br />I said it before & it bears repeating - the pueblo is just tired of 14 years of Chavismo & is looking for something new.<br /><br />Hay un camino!Island Canucknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-3360690651762040442012-08-06T13:55:32.200+02:002012-08-06T13:55:32.200+02:00Some people I know from Carabobo told me that Laca...Some people I know from Carabobo told me that Lacava was a better-than-average candidate for Chavismo and had a shot against Salas Feo, but Chavez's ego destroyed those chances once again by trusting probably the worst candidate possible: Ameliach was chosen out of loyalty, nothing else. At least Lacava has a tangible governing record. The response of Chavez in the rally says it all people need to know about his situation and we're only in August.geha714https://www.blogger.com/profile/12680077918707375990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-31159964122981425292012-08-06T09:46:55.235+02:002012-08-06T09:46:55.235+02:00Nice to read from you, Monsieur le Yaracuyien.
Chá...Nice to read from you, Monsieur le Yaracuyien.<br />Chávez is indeed getting desperate.<br />I will translate those words into German for the article Elections in Venezuela 2012...they are price-less! There couldn't be a better example of banana republic autocrat than ChávezKeplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11125538872924743270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-51471942520407094742012-08-06T07:04:00.605+02:002012-08-06T07:04:00.605+02:00Hey! Cut that out! Nothing can be covered 24/24.
...Hey! Cut that out! Nothing can be covered 24/24.<br /><br />Capriles had a big hit in Yaracuy last week, my home state, and i could not cocer it.<br /><br />Zulia is no news. The news is when Capriles scores big in supposedly chavista grounds. If we had to cocer Zulia everytime that would mean our campaign is in trouble. Count your blessings.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128609182544333477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-20869231190026382792012-08-06T06:34:28.996+02:002012-08-06T06:34:28.996+02:00hoped to read a lot more about capriles in zulia, ...hoped to read a lot more about capriles in zulia, just came home from there and it was awesome, not just a political event but a cultural one, sad to see that now days what happens in zulia stays in zulia... someone should be making the billboard vegas style right en el venado. <br />(overall though, not specifically about your blog...)crlhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/dubnarcotic/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-84914796249088517472012-08-06T05:30:07.971+02:002012-08-06T05:30:07.971+02:00Seems that number three from left to right has the...Seems that number three from left to right has the "Capriles Cap " !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com