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Chavez on Obama: “Poor Ignoramous”
6:47 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Controversia|Latin America|Obama|Politics|Venezuela · 5 Comments
23 Mar 2009A couple months after saying that he “stinks like Bush”, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is once again striking out against U.S. President Barack Obama. He’s spittin’ mad for comments allegedly made by the U.S. leader and calls Obama “pobre ignorante” (“poor ignoramous”) on his TV show Aló Presidente (video above):
Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez said on Sunday his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama was at best an “ignoramus” for saying the socialist leader exported terrorism and obstructed progress in Latin America.“He goes and accuses me of exporting terrorism: the least I can say is that he’s a poor ignoramus; he should read and study a little to understand reality,” said Chavez, who heads a group of left-wing Latin American leaders opposed to the U.S. influence in the region.
Did Obama really say this? I can’t seem to find the citation anywhere, and it seems strange to me that someone who said he would sit down with Castro and Chavez and is reaching out to Iran would dare rock the boat with Venezuela, a country with which the U.S. already has a tenuous relationship. Does anyone know if this statement was actually made?
If it is true, it has absolutely zero basis in my eyes. Venezuela export terrorism? You can love or hate Chavez, but that statement is just not factual and wreaks of exaggeration and Republican scare tactics.
Via / Reuters
Sabado Morning Cafe Con Links
9:51 am By Maegan la Mamita Mala · Activism|Blogs|Cuba|El Salvador|Guatemala|Immigration|Internet|Linking Latinos|Philly|Venezuela · Comments Off
21 Mar 2009The Bustelo machine is running and this is what Mala is reading:
Raven’s Eye is live: Women and trans folk of color ISSUES have been done to death, we want OUR LIVES.
Seriously, where is the Change? Another Workplace ICE Raid
From the City of Brotherly Love :Where is the love for free speech and for Mumia?
Tech and Human Rights Justice in Guatemala
Is Cuba Keeping It’s Citizens Prisoners?
Ay that wacky Hugo Chavez is at it again.
And El Salvador’s new President wants to help with U.S. immigration.
Now go outside! It’s a nice Spring day.
Baseball Player Booed for Supporting Chavez
12:03 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Celebrities|Controversia|Politics|Sports|Venezuela · Comments Off
19 Mar 2009
Being a Chavez supporter can have its ups and downs. It really depends on the crowd you’re with, and in the case of Detroit Tigers All-Star player Magglio Ordoñez, the crowd is the fans and the reaction to Ordoñez’s support of Huguito has been anything but positive. NPR reports that Ordoñez has had to face all sorts of criticism from fans, most recently at the World Baseball Classic:
After every at-bat boos rain down on Ordonez from his team’s own supporters, and cheers erupt from Venezuelans in the stands when Ordonez strikes out. At issue is Ordonez’s vocal support of Hugo Chavez, the Venezuelan president known for his commitment to socialism and the glee he takes in criticizing the United States. Other famous Venezuelan players past and present have voiced support for President Chavez, and the fans have cut them a break.Venezuelan baseball expert Leonte Landino says in the cases of Melvin Mora, Ozzie Guillen, Dave Concepcion and Francisco Rodriguez, fans acknowledge “you can think different from me, but still you’re a baseball player and you’re representing Venezuela.”
But Ordonez is in another category, says Landino, who was working as a producer for ESPN Deportes during the World Baseball Classic games. Ordonez actively campaigned with Chavez, even appearing at softball events held to promote a vote to change the Venezuelan Constitution and eliminate term limits. That effort succeeded, allowing Chavez to run for re-election again in 2012.
This has earned Ordoñez the wrath of some Venezuelans and Venezuelan Americans. Chavez himself has called Ordoñez a “patriot” and the fans’ reaction “shameful”.
This makes me wonder: if it’s acceptable to mix sports with politics, why don’t we boo all the baseball players who supported Bush?
Via / NPR
Sabado Afternoon Links: Venezuela, El Salvador, Mexico, Brazilians, Washing, and Jon Stewart
11:40 am By Maegan la Mamita Mala · Blogs|children|El Salvador|Funny|Health|Linking Latinos|Media|mexico|Politics|Quicklinks|TV|Venezuela · 2 Comments
14 Mar 2009Mala is a little stressed out and seeking calm from the internet isn’t really helping.
I mean, mira, scary socialist Chavez is taking over everything, including highways, ports and airports.
It’s not like the U.S. to interfere in the elections of Latin American countries like El Salvador, right?
We could all just unwind in Mexico.
If we wanna a wax we’d have to skip Jersey.
We can’t even wash our kids anymore
Pero thankfully when all else fails, we have Jon Stewart.
Venezuela: “We Want to Open Doors to the U.S”
1:15 pm By Maegan La Mala · Latin America|Politics|Venezuela · 1 Comment
5 Feb 2009
After what can only be described as a disastrous 8 year relationship between the U.S. and Venezuela under the Bush administration, the Venezuelan government appears to be changing its tone (if not its rhetoric) with regard to the big bad country to the north. Venezuelan parlament members were in Washington D.C. this week and made some promising statements about changes on the horizon in the strained U.S.-Venezuela relationship:
“While the current government’s priority will be to resolve the economic crisis, it is necessary that we begin to dialogue in order to build new ways to come together, situations in which our similarities might be rescued,” said Francisco Torrealba, member of the National Assembly.
Torrealba says that he wants to re-ignite mutual exchange between his country’s national assembly and the U.S. Senate, something that had been lost under the Bush administration.
All of this sounds pretty promising, but Torrealba did criticize Barack Obama for “making negative comments about Chávez“, though he implied that Obama might have misled by others before making these statements.
Let’s hope Obama lives up to his campaign promise of dialoguing with Venezuela. It’s what’s best for both countries. But wait, what about these comments from Huguito?
Via / El Universal (Venezuela)
Last Friday a synagogue inside the Israeli Association of Venezuela, Caracas, was broken into and vandalized. The attack came just days before the 10th anniversary of President Hugo Chavez’s rise to power, which seems terribly convenient from multiple perspectives.
I am not saying the horrible attack was not real. It is an act that must be condemned especially if, as some sources have indicated, the house of worship was not only vandalized but also robbed of important documents that identify Jewish residents of Venezuela.
Pero the attack is being used by Chavez opposition and supporters and is spurring the creation of vast conspiracy theories of state sponsored hate in the South American country.
Israel vs. Venezuela: An Eye for an Ojo
7:52 am By Maegan La Mala · Controversia|Latin America|Politics|Venezuela|World · Comments Off
29 Jan 2009
A few weeks back, after initially having exercised some restraint with regard to Israel, Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez gave diplomats from that country the boot, effectively closing up shop on Israel-Venezuela diplomatic relations. Now it’s Israel’s turn; not to be outdone, they’ve given Venezuelan diplomats walking papers as well:
Venezuelan head of mission Roland Betancourt and two other diplomats were given until Friday to leave.“Due to the decision of Venezuela to cut relations with us a few weeks ago, we told the Venezuelan charge d’affaires that he and his staff should leave Israel,” Foreign Ministry official Lior Hayat said. “We told them they are declared persona non grata in Israel.”
Chavez Says Obama Smells like Bush
2:00 pm By Maegan La Mala · Politics|Venezuela · 2 Comments
18 Jan 2009
Hugo Chavez isn’t quite ready to make peace with the United States, even with a new president ushering in an era of “change”.
“I hope I am wrong, but I believe Obama brings the same stench, to not say another word,” Chavez said at a political rally on a historic Venezuelan battlefield.
“If Obama as president of the United States does not obey the orders of the empire, they will kill him, like they killed Kennedy, like they killed Martin Luther King, or Lincoln, who freed the blacks and paid with his life.”
If you remember, Chavez said in a speech at the UN in 2006 that Bush smelled like sulfur.
Evo Morales and Oliver Stone Share Some Coca
10:35 am By Maegan La Mala · Bolivia|Movies|Venezuela · Comments Off
14 Jan 2009
Why was Bolivia’s President Evo Morales doing chewing coca leaves and kicking a futbol around with U.S. filmmaker Oliver Stone? Talking about their bff Hugo Chavez.
Stone is working on a film about the Venezuelan president and was interviewing Morales.
Also, it just came through the Twittersphere that Morales is cutting diplomatic relations with Israel over what is happening in Gaza. More details as they come in.
Via / The Huffington Post
Chavez Gets Flowers and Makes Threats
9:17 am By Maegan La Mala · Palestine|Politics|Venezuela · Comments Off
12 Jan 2009
Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez has been showered with praise here in comments after he kicked out the Israeli Ambassador. Jordanians were so impressed with his move, that they sent him flowers.
Who else is Chavez looking to expel? U.S. Embassy officials.
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