Observations focused on the problems of an underdeveloped country, Venezuela, with some serendipity about the world (orchids, techs, science, investments, politics) at large. A famous Venezuelan, Juan Pablo Perez Alfonzo, referred to oil as the devil's excrement. For countries, easy wealth appears indeed to be the sure path to failure. Venezuela might be a clear example of that.
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The Chavez Disney style doll that goes around Venezuela (still has hair), was on TV this morning and lo and behold the dolls pants fell down. You can watch the movie here, but this would make this blog XXX if I posted the whole grotesque incident. Reality is stranger than fiction in the revolution.
Only in the revolution!!!
The Devil's Excrement 
October 21, 2011 at 5:42 pm
The Emperor’s new clothes, indeed.
October 13, 2011 at 8:33 am
Charles C,
Some people are disagreeing and debating…others are bullying and showing off.
I don’t know if it does any good or not, of course one would hope so.
I feel your pain and also my own…. though I basically come here to feel the pulse and to get the news…
All the best to you! And remember it does no good to encourage aggressive behavior.The blog will be a lot better without it…..We can talk about issues without disqualifying, which a few people here have been doing.
October 13, 2011 at 7:50 am
In Venezuela as with anywhere-you either have to stay or leave.
I am not there-but, I believe to be in a daze, zombied trance of life
is a terrible thing.Senses benumbed- loss of sense of self,
right and wrong doesn’t seem to matter.
Very strange and sad-the answer is to wake up!
Learn to feel, to taste the truth, look straight and begin to see the
truth- beyond the lies. Again- you either stay or leave…
October 13, 2011 at 2:32 am
Was it Laureano Marquez who said that really, satirists had a hard time with this government? Deadpan reporting of fact was weird enough!
How can you exaggerate when you have professional hams 24/7? How do you ridicule people with no sense of… the ridiculous? How do you make self-conscious persons who simply don’t mind themselves? How do you shame folks who don’t have any sense of…?
El Chiguire tries bravely even in front of this…
http://www.elchiguirebipolar.net/11-10-2011/muneco-de-chavez-se-mojonea-se-baja-los-pantalones-y-se-lanza-como-candidato-del-psuv/#more-6747
…and the only thing you can come up is that the muñeco wants to be President instead of Chavez, and will beat him. Next we know, that happens.
October 12, 2011 at 11:13 am
Charles C,
Do not ingratiate
1. knowledge ( factual details) is Not the same as intelligence…anyone can copy and paste this stuff
2. knowledge is often subjective believe it or not….there is such a thing as stretching a detail to fit into an emotional stance 🙂
How many economists disagree on “facts”? How many historians disagree on on “facts’??
and how many analysts reach opposite conclusions with the same set of facts ?
October 12, 2011 at 9:36 pm
I kind of hope we “play school” here
sort of like a all for one(- yet not group think)
I really believe-contrary to what many may think
that we re doing something good here -writing
and even disagreeing and debating-
Firepigette- I have no children -but I hope we are
influencing people that influence children
as Caprilles said today ” I believe there is a better
path and we can find it for Venezuela” paraphrased.
I like so much his emphasis of power in a positive,
united way.
If I die tonight-remember one thing- I feel a need to be
with you and others here, and we want to give something
to Venezuela that is weakening -love, understanding,
caring, doing right, building for the future, cleaning up
the present. A few generations of evil and you’r e doomed-
no doubt about it. THis is what worries me when I see the gangs
and drugs and crime, lawlessness-imagine the next and the next
generation -it will become genetic. Maybe people like Chavez
will be identified in the future and sterilized.
October 12, 2011 at 10:43 am
El presidente Hugo Chávez afirmó el martes que los superhéroes de historietas como Superman y Batman han sido utilizados como medio de promoción de los Estados Unidos, y alabó la utilización de un muñeco alusivo a su persona que un joven creó en apoyo a la campaña electoral del mandatario.
October 12, 2011 at 11:01 am
Kim II sung -N. Korea-
“established the most pervasive personality cult in history, characterized by deification” New World Encyclopedia.
Chavez dreams of this-I am sure…
October 12, 2011 at 2:47 pm
it never ceases to amaze me how narcissists and the like do everything they can to avoid accountability for their preposterous comments and actions, finding new manipulations to cover their tracks and to promote themselves.
The muñeco was designed as an electoral ploy, now since Ch is not looking as strong as he did before.
The allusions to superman and Batman are a pretext to aid the promotion of the Ch. electoral doll, and to keep spurring phony anti-imperialist sentiments..
October 12, 2011 at 9:25 pm
I would like to see a practical joke on TV
=the muneco is “acting out ” -on a TV show being filmed
la muneca comes out and proceeds to beat the tar out
of him and kicking him in the rear-that would be funny..
Maybe have x -wife written on her shirt//
October 12, 2011 at 9:30 pm
Maybe have ‘oposición’ written on her shirt.
October 13, 2011 at 7:36 am
I actually wanted to say that, but
thought about Chavez’s past…
October 12, 2011 at 9:03 am
This dummy that has been creating endless merriment since yesterday, has been baptized the chavitubbie today on twitter.
Larga vida al chavitubbie!
October 12, 2011 at 7:51 am
My questions: Why is Abbas in Vzla? Surely he did not invite himself.
October 12, 2011 at 8:06 am
Do Palestinians (and Iranians) even need a Passport to visit
Venezuela? You think Abbas signed a deal promoting tourism
to Palestine with Venezuela? (Sorry, I am being sarcastic..)
October 12, 2011 at 10:56 am
O/T -but- You can’t make this stuff up!
“1027 Palestinian prisoners swapped for 1 Jewish soldier.
(Over 300 of the palestinians were serving life sentences…)”
October 12, 2011 at 12:33 pm
Syd,
Abbas is not only going to Venezuela. In fact: I think that is one of the countries where he is at this stage least interested in being associated with.
Why? Because of Palestine. He is looking for as many countries to support his bid. And the Israelis and above all the US in the name of the Israelis are pushing against that.
October 12, 2011 at 9:33 pm
thx Kep. The israeli/palestine issue is much bigger than I can fully comprehend. So I learn little bits here and there.
October 11, 2011 at 9:32 pm
What does Venezuela get in this deal-more Hezbullah fighters
-maybe a Hezbullah training base?
How many Venezuelans can find Palestine on a map?
Just how much political pull do moslems have in Venezuela
these days?
I suppose the Assembly will unanimously approve of it…
October 11, 2011 at 9:36 pm
I know- Abbas is Hamas and they hate Hezbullah.
Chavez loves them all. Shiite Sunni, terrorists, FARC-
Mugabe, N. Korea-(Chavez supposedly has been trying
for 4 years or more to arrange a visit to N. Korea-just
dying to kiss Kim..)
October 12, 2011 at 1:17 am
Charles, can you try to avoid opinionating when you haven’t got, to say it mildy, a single clue?
Abbas is Fatah. Hamas and Fatah hate each other. Hamas is Israel’s right wet dream as it has enabled them to occupy, steal aware more and more…Hamas is doing what Jewish Irgun and many others were doing before the Jews got their state.
Get yourself a book of history.
I have read every book on the topic that was at the Israeli community library in Caracas. But I have also read the other versions. I have drawn my conclusions based on that and on extensive talks to both Jews and Palestinians and on people visiting both places.
It’s quite different from what you get in Florida, man.
October 12, 2011 at 7:03 am
I agree you are an expert on the subject of
Israel-Palestinian issue.Sorry for being sloppy.
Question is-Why does Chavez involve in this?
Question is-Who gives Chavez authority to donate
a hospital to anyone? Esp. when more clinincs, medical
equipment -etc. is needed in Venezuela..
I agree you are a genius Mr. Kepler- I applaud you for
your diligent study of so many subjects.
Is this some dramatic overture just because Mr. Abbas
came to visit-the evil, pschotic dictator Chavez?
Also-would you call it another example of Chavez
“grandstanding” before the media? Just a very expensive
show..
Concluding- does Chavez really,really care- or is he just
exploiting the issue at the moment and everyone around him,
again-this is my opinion. I suppose -thereis a reference somewher
to this type of behavior-but anyway-how do you describe it?
P.S. I don;t hate you. and I do know quite a lot about Israel-
much less about Palestine..
October 12, 2011 at 7:14 am
Since you are quite the anthropologists-would you agree that
many more moslems are immigrating into Venezuela -welcomed
and assisted by Chavez-whereas Jewish?-well, you tell me-I am
sure-some others besideyourself already know the answer.
October 12, 2011 at 7:16 am
anthropologist -by the way I am impressed
with your knowledgeof different tribes.
(I think I needed 3 courses or so to get a degree in Anthropology)
but, again my knowledge pales in comparison to yours.
October 12, 2011 at 8:01 am
And, thanks so much for Venezuela and Europa-
I love it. (I am most interested in Agriculture -believe it or not.)
And I have saved many great nature photos and sent to friends
from your blog. You really are one of the most incredible
Venezuelans I have ever encountered.
October 13, 2011 at 9:27 am
Charles, not really. The threat is not materializing. Mosques in Colombia and Venezuela are empty…they are loosing people. The ones that immigrated in the last century are it…no new immigration. Who the hell wants to immigrate to Venezuela land of opportunity and freedom?
October 11, 2011 at 9:31 pm
Just imagine Obama using tax money to promote himself at PBS or NPR but in the most ridiculous way…another sad day for Venezuela
October 11, 2011 at 8:49 pm
Coño, que cínico es este Sr. Presidente, construirá un Hospital en Palestina y los nuestros totalmente abandonados y otros en remodelaciones que duran mas de 3 años, y jamas terminan, el Hospital Vargas en Caracas es un ejemplo de esto.
Damn, that cynic is this Mr. President, will build a hospital in Palestina, and our totally abandoned and others in renovations lasting more than 3 years, and never completed, the Vargas Hospital in Caracas is one example.
October 12, 2011 at 2:36 am
That’s absolutely nuts. Now, how do we package that?
We have to find out several regions in Venezuela with relatively high Chavista density and particularly disastrous health conditions. We distribute flyers there: Chávez prefers to build a hospital abroad, not here. For him, politics goes before YOU.
October 11, 2011 at 7:48 pm
Ah, shit man, Its the little skinny legs that get you!!!!!!!!
October 11, 2011 at 7:33 pm
El Presidente de la República, Hugo Chávez, anunció este martes que la reunión con su homólogo de Palestina, Mahmud Abbas, fue fructífera y que llegaron a diferentes acuerdos bilaterales, uno de ellos consiste en realizar la construcción de:
un hospital venezolano en … Palestina! Que Olassssssssss!!!!!!
October 11, 2011 at 8:29 pm
Does that mean Chavez is going to the West Bank for his next round of treatment?
October 11, 2011 at 4:20 pm
It seems to me that the “muñeco” is wearing red adult diapers. As you said, you just can’t make this sh*t up. Amazing!
October 11, 2011 at 3:32 pm
We interrupt this hilarity for breaking news
New bond issue:
La emisión tendrá un cupón (intereses) de 11,75% anual pagadero semestralmente.
Los bonos podrán ser adquiridos en moneda local, el bolívar, al tipo de cambio oficial de 4,30 por dólar y a un precio de 95% del valor del papel.
http://www.lapatilla.com/site/2011/10/11/venezuela-emite-bonos-de-deuda-por-3-000-millones-de-dolares/
Wow! that sounds like a hell of a deal.
11.75% interest & bought at 95% of value at BsF.4,3.
They must really be in financial trouble.
October 11, 2011 at 4:53 pm
Miguel please post something about the new bond…
October 11, 2011 at 3:28 pm
makes me wonder if the news babe is gonna get sent to a Cuban work camp for laughing…… but seriously…when are you people gonna get rid of this buffoon?
October 11, 2011 at 2:53 pm
Solo en Revolucion se puede hacer esto, compañeros!!
October 11, 2011 at 2:25 pm
Que noticia! Todos ya sabemos que este carajo no tiene los pantalones bien puestos.
October 11, 2011 at 5:35 pm
You just won the award to the best comment of all!
October 11, 2011 at 2:19 pm
How can we tolerate this shit happening with our money on the state television is maddening. They are constantly doing campaign on the state TV with our taxes.
October 11, 2011 at 2:13 pm
errata: “,the doll will run…”
October 11, 2011 at 3:01 pm
Yeah, I understood you.
On the other hand, if Ch. is really sick, he will have the runs. And I don’t want to be anywhere near him when that happens.
October 11, 2011 at 2:12 pm
Tan patetico el muneco como el original
October 11, 2011 at 2:00 pm
Do not laugh!, if something happens to Chavez, the doll bill run for the next election, and we have a doll president. I am very certain then Venezuelan will vote the doll.
October 11, 2011 at 2:58 pm
I was thinking the same thing!!!
October 11, 2011 at 5:34 pm
We already have Fidel’s puppet so things won’t change.
October 11, 2011 at 1:51 pm
El Rey esta desnudo!
October 11, 2011 at 1:55 pm
You don’t know how many times throughout all these years of revolution I have thought about that tale…
October 11, 2011 at 1:49 pm
Watch out! Personality cults promote severe brain rot.