Merged Hugo Chavez Esta Muerto

[commandlinegamer]

Is it true that the US is sending Joe Kennedy and Dennis Rodman to the funeral?

Oh, I didn't realise they were certified medical examiners.

 

[pakeha]

Hugo Chavez dead

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-21679053

 

[L.Y.S.]

I know Chavez wasn't exactly ideal, but the right-wing in that country was even worse and less democratic.

 

[McHrozni]

In the UK civil servants are chosen by civil servants not ministers.

Read what I wrote.

Yes. Is there something about this observation that upsets you?

Upsets me? No. I believe in thee freedom of speech. You can blurt this or any other utter nonsense you want for all I care.

It's still utter nonsense however.

McHrozni

 

[Ziggurat]

You are assuming there is going to be a stable transfer of power.

No, actually, I expect it won't be terribly smooth. But I'm still pleased because that was inevitable, but the sooner it happens, the better I think things will be in the long run.

 

[balrog666]

Some cute quotes from around the net ...

Hugo Chavez was like a fine red wine. And, as most of us know, reds are best at room temperature.

Hugo Chavez has finally done something good for the people of Venezuela!

Make sure to nail the coffin lid closed!

 

[Fordama]

And in related breaking news, Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead.

 

[Polaris]

I wonder where FARC will get their government support from now.

 

[Giz]

If a leader can be judged by his friends, then the fact that the world’s most brutal regimes have paid fulsome tribute to Hugo Chavez reveals much about the late Commandante.
...
In Syria, Bashar al-Assad’s regime praised Chavez for his "honourable" support of, well, Bashar al-Assad.
...
Ahmadinejad hailed the "brave, strong" Commandante, adding: "I have no doubt that he will return, along with the righteous Jesus and the perfect human.”
(Ahmadinejad thinks the 12th Imam of the Shia faith (known as the “perfect human”) will one day return to rule the world in peace and justice. The Imam will, according to his tradition, come back with Jesus Christ as his loyal lieutenant. But Ahmadinejad thinks the “perfect human” will need more help. To make his entourage even more distinguished, Hugo Chavez will apparently be along as well.)

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/d...ez-and-his-friends-are-the-axis-of-absurdity/

 

[Arcade22]

If a leader can be judged by his friends, then the fact that the world’s most brutal regimes have paid fulsome tribute to Hugo Chavez reveals much about the late Commandante.

Why do you hate the leaders of the free world?

 

[commandlinegamer]

And in related breaking news, Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead.

However...

 

[dudalb]

And in related breaking news, Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead.

Sorry, but I was making jokes about Chavez /Franco/SNL about two pages ago.
DON"T STEAL MY SHTICK,MAN!

 

[dudalb]

Is it true that the US is sending Joe Kennedy and Dennis Rodman to the funeral?

Sean Penn seems the logical choice.....

 

[funk de fino]

Happy he is gone, not happy with way he went. Big C should take no-one.

 

[Brainster]

Useful idiot Jimmuh Carter:

We came to know a man who expressed a vision to bring profound changes to his country to benefit especially those people who had felt neglected and marginalized. Although we have not agreed with all of the methods followed by his government, we have never doubted Hugo Chávez's commitment to improving the lives of millions of his fellow countrymen.

President Chávez will be remembered for his bold assertion of autonomy and independence for Latin American governments and for his formidable communication skills and personal connection with supporters in his country and abroad to whom he gave hope and empowerment.

 

[magellan]

I am so glad this monster is gone!

I mean, he held a whistleblower in solitary confinement for almost 2 years for disclosing mildly emberassing diplomatic cables
Almost brought down the system of diplomacy by threatening to storm an embassy that was holding the journalist who published the cables.
Killed one of his own citizens by hellfire missile, who was posting mildly critical youtube videos.
Arrested protestors for "resisting arrest"
Used his UN-Troops to abduct 3 men, who had proven their innocence right on the steps of the supreme court, and held them for nearly a decade in a military camp on cuba.
His supreme court ruled ok consecutive cavity searches on the wrongly imprisoned because terrorism. Also OK is warrantless eavesdropping on communication, because you can't tell if somebody is listening.
Built "Cheerleader pyramids" with naked prisoners.
Venezuela has the highest rate of imprisoned persons per capita. Also the highest absolute number in the world.
Ambushed a ship in international waters and executed 9 people.
Always bombs a supposedly indipendent strip of land 3 months before elections.
Threatened someone accused of copyright infringement with 40 years in prison, even though the rights holder wasn't pressing charges. The infringer resorted to suicide.

 

[dudalb]

Useful idiot Jimmuh Carter:

Sad. Old Age does sad things to people.

I feel like playing a game of "Tropico" in memorium.

 

[Virus]

William Dobson, author of The Dictator's Learning Curve (which I urge people to pick up if you get the chance);

How would a President Maduro respond to the crisis conditions he would inherit? When Chávez faced criticism for one government failing or another, his charisma and connection to voters let him lay blame at the feet of his ministers. (Chávez cycled through nearly 200 Cabinet ministers in his first 10 years.) Maduro lacks the Comandante’s wit and flare. His chief quality appears to have been his willingness to do Chávez’s bidding, without question. And unlike his predecessor, Maduro may not even be primarily concerned with holding the opposition in check. He will know that there are plenty of politicians from his own camp waiting to take advantage of his first misstep.
All of which may spell a more insecure, paranoid, and perhaps aggressive presidential palace. Indeed, Maduro’s statement informing Venezuelans of Chávez’s death wasted no time in engaging in bizarre, politically charged scapegoating. “We have no doubt, the time will come in history when we can create a scientific commission to show that Comandante Chávez was attacked with this disease,” said Maduro on Tuesday. “We already have plenty of clues about this, it’s a very serious matter that will have to be investigated by a special committee of scientists.” Maduro also announced the expulsion of two American military attachés and accused the United States of trying to destabilize the regime.

This isn't surprising. Chavez himself was a twoofer and claimed the US assassinates people with a cancer gun.

PS don't feed that troll up there.

 

[Morrigan]

Don't worry, the Venezuelans are already on the case

Stupid. A friend of mine works for his administration and he knew he was dying over 2 months ago. That poison sure took its time.

Incidentally, that's how I knew to call it then: http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showthread.php?p=8883592#post8883592

But the dude took longer to croak than my friend thought (who had told me then, "a matter of days, maybe hours"), so now I don't look so cool with my insider knowledge.

 

[magellan]

Iranian solitary confinement cells are larger than american. You can pace in them. Also you get a ball. Iran is more humane to prisoners than the US