Comments on: President’s Day Down South http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/02/16/presidents-day-down-south/ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 20:48:32 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: econcurious88 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/02/16/presidents-day-down-south/#comment-135899 econcurious88 Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:03:15 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/02/16/presidents-day-down-south/#comment-135899 <p>This is an excellent summary of the new Chavez situation. I’m glad you took a slightly more optimistic approach to all of this. It’s true–this Chavez reelection and his new referendum could present dilemmas for the country and relations with the U.S. But President Obama has clearly shown that he is willing to extend a hand to Chavez in attempts to form a friendship with Venezuela. The reasons for doing so are endless–namely: oil, peace, Latin American policy, etc. Let’s hope that Obama continues on this path and Chavez does not have too many manipulative schemes underway. I watched an interesting video on all of this at newsy.com. It summarizes the election…definitely worth watching:</p> <p><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/ch_vez_plans_perpetual_presidency/" rel="nofollow">http://www.newsy.com/videos/ch.....residency/</a></p> This is an excellent summary of the new Chavez situation. I’m glad you took a slightly more optimistic approach to all of this. It’s true–this Chavez reelection and his new referendum could present dilemmas for the country and relations with the U.S. But President Obama has clearly shown that he is willing to extend a hand to Chavez in attempts to form a friendship with Venezuela. The reasons for doing so are endless–namely: oil, peace, Latin American policy, etc. Let’s hope that Obama continues on this path and Chavez does not have too many manipulative schemes underway. I watched an interesting video on all of this at newsy.com. It summarizes the election…definitely worth watching:

http://www.newsy.com/videos/ch…..residency/

]]> By: macaquerman http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/02/16/presidents-day-down-south/#comment-135788 macaquerman Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:03:38 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/02/16/presidents-day-down-south/#comment-135788 <p>Goddamn, that was good. Gotta go.</p> Goddamn, that was good. Gotta go.

]]> By: DWBartoo http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/02/16/presidents-day-down-south/#comment-135787 DWBartoo Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:59:20 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/02/16/presidents-day-down-south/#comment-135787 <p>The scalpelulous bmaz (henceforth to be known as the ‘fixer’) would incisively separate, with ‘patience’ and ‘reason’, the ‘weep’ from the chaffer …</p> <p>‘Twould be quite a ‘change’ from the credo of previous ‘policy’-blundering staff-gaffers.</p> The scalpelulous bmaz (henceforth to be known as the ‘fixer’) would incisively separate, with ‘patience’ and ‘reason’, the ‘weep’ from the chaffer …

‘Twould be quite a ‘change’ from the credo of previous ‘policy’-blundering staff-gaffers.

]]> By: macaquerman http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/02/16/presidents-day-down-south/#comment-135784 macaquerman Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:19:01 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/02/16/presidents-day-down-south/#comment-135784 <p>Yes !! You’re just so right. bmaz is sneskily sending CIA surgical teams south!!! Not just the oil, but the Chavez jewels are coming to warm our cities and shrivel untto raisinhood by our hearth.</p> <p>No matter what anyone says, glaring problems in OUR conduct will always be addressed, not in amity, but in bilious but obtuse persistence in error.<br /> Keep on rock(heading) in the free world.</p> Yes !! You’re just so right. bmaz is sneskily sending CIA surgical teams south!!! Not just the oil, but the Chavez jewels are coming to warm our cities and shrivel untto raisinhood by our hearth.

No matter what anyone says, glaring problems in OUR conduct will always be addressed, not in amity, but in bilious but obtuse persistence in error.
Keep on rock(heading) in the free world.

]]> By: Bubba http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/02/16/presidents-day-down-south/#comment-135777 Bubba Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:17:35 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/02/16/presidents-day-down-south/#comment-135777 <p>drational, comparing Chavez to Bush is not quite bright. The Frontline special showed some of Chavez’s lesser qualities, to put it kindly. Chavez does disappoint on occasion. He sometimes disappoints greatly. But in this respect he reminds me more of Obama, not Bush. </p> <p>Frontline did report some of Chavez’s admirable qualities and accomplishments. But even this was more naughty than good because it wasn’t done even to provide “balance.” It was done to camouflage a hatchet job. And you are an example of their having succeeded to some extent.</p> drational, comparing Chavez to Bush is not quite bright. The Frontline special showed some of Chavez’s lesser qualities, to put it kindly. Chavez does disappoint on occasion. He sometimes disappoints greatly. But in this respect he reminds me more of Obama, not Bush.

Frontline did report some of Chavez’s admirable qualities and accomplishments. But even this was more naughty than good because it wasn’t done even to provide “balance.” It was done to camouflage a hatchet job. And you are an example of their having succeeded to some extent.

]]> By: freepatriot http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/02/16/presidents-day-down-south/#comment-135772 freepatriot Tue, 17 Feb 2009 09:25:08 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/02/16/presidents-day-down-south/#comment-135772 <blockquote><p><strong>The box him in is a reference to using polite talk so that Chavez will no longer engage in his harsh rhetoric</strong></p></blockquote> <p>and the comment about neutering Chavez ???</p> <p>I took this post as a Chavez bashing hidden inside a bush bashing</p> <p>why ??? this might explain:</p> <blockquote><p>President Obama has shown a refreshing tendency in foreign policy to address <strong>glaring problems</strong> head on and, unlike the previous Bush Administration, actually use intelligence instead of muscle.</p></blockquote> <p>I never viewed Hugo Chavez as one of America’s “Glaring Problems”</p> <p>we got a shitload of people trying to kill us just cuz we’re Americans, and Hugo Chavez ain’t one of em</p> <p>the dude is selling discount heating oil to low income Americans, how the fuck is this guy a problem ???</p> <p>so I got a natural tendency to defend Hugo from what I see as an unwarented attack</p> <p>I think we should emulate hugo</p> <p>if the Democrats provide healthcare for the poor, the repuglitards might all spontaneously combust, and we’d have a lot better world to live in</p> <p>even if the repuglitrds don’t self-combust, we’d still be better off …</p>

The box him in is a reference to using polite talk so that Chavez will no longer engage in his harsh rhetoric

and the comment about neutering Chavez ???

I took this post as a Chavez bashing hidden inside a bush bashing

why ??? this might explain:

President Obama has shown a refreshing tendency in foreign policy to address glaring problems head on and, unlike the previous Bush Administration, actually use intelligence instead of muscle.

I never viewed Hugo Chavez as one of America’s “Glaring Problems”

we got a shitload of people trying to kill us just cuz we’re Americans, and Hugo Chavez ain’t one of em

the dude is selling discount heating oil to low income Americans, how the fuck is this guy a problem ???

so I got a natural tendency to defend Hugo from what I see as an unwarented attack

I think we should emulate hugo

if the Democrats provide healthcare for the poor, the repuglitards might all spontaneously combust, and we’d have a lot better world to live in

even if the repuglitrds don’t self-combust, we’d still be better off …

]]> By: bmaz http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/02/16/presidents-day-down-south/#comment-135765 bmaz Tue, 17 Feb 2009 06:42:46 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/02/16/presidents-day-down-south/#comment-135765 <p>Oh look, another that decided to blow in and not pay attention to what was written. Man, this is getting old. Who exactly is it that you allege was “bitching about Chavez”? Or did you just make that up for the hell of it?</p> Oh look, another that decided to blow in and not pay attention to what was written. Man, this is getting old. Who exactly is it that you allege was “bitching about Chavez”? Or did you just make that up for the hell of it?

]]> By: igo2go http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/02/16/presidents-day-down-south/#comment-135764 igo2go Tue, 17 Feb 2009 06:30:36 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/02/16/presidents-day-down-south/#comment-135764 <p>Chavez bad, Saudis good<br /> Chavez yukkie, AIPAC yummie<br /> Chavez nightmare eyes, Putin pretty eyes<br /> Bizarro world<br /> I told a right-ish friend, more people are eating better, more are getting educated, more are getting healthcare since Chavez came to power when you can say that about the USA I will gladly listen to your bitching about Chavez.</p> Chavez bad, Saudis good
Chavez yukkie, AIPAC yummie
Chavez nightmare eyes, Putin pretty eyes
Bizarro world
I told a right-ish friend, more people are eating better, more are getting educated, more are getting healthcare since Chavez came to power when you can say that about the USA I will gladly listen to your bitching about Chavez.

]]> By: macaquerman http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/02/16/presidents-day-down-south/#comment-135762 macaquerman Tue, 17 Feb 2009 05:43:10 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/02/16/presidents-day-down-south/#comment-135762 <p>Gentlemen, thanks for the flick and the invective.</p> Gentlemen, thanks for the flick and the invective.

]]> By: DWBartoo http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/02/16/presidents-day-down-south/#comment-135761 DWBartoo Tue, 17 Feb 2009 05:41:05 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/02/16/presidents-day-down-south/#comment-135761 <p>A grand and glorious nocturnal passage to you as well, oh bmaz of wheel-dom.</p> <p>A pleasure to hang out with such clever monkeys as gather hereabouts.</p> <p>;~D</p> A grand and glorious nocturnal passage to you as well, oh bmaz of wheel-dom.

A pleasure to hang out with such clever monkeys as gather hereabouts.

;~D

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