Mental Health Break: La Reina del Rock Nacional
Juan Cristóbal says: – http://www.youtube.com/v/ODL9NlGlncs&hl=en&fs=1& Post 37 of 100… nothing like a cheesy 80s video to lighten the mood.
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On cue: "Venezuelan Diplomats Refuse to Leave Honduras"
Quico says: Boy, that was predictable. So, if I’m following this, Venezuela’s position now is that its diplomats must remain in Tegucigalpa so they can continue to represent...
Teodoro, the wuss
Juan Cristóbal says: Teodoro Petkoff is a favorite of Quico’s, but I have to bring him to task for today’s Tal Cual editorial. Petkoff devotes it to a...
Post-Coup Etiquette Conundrums
Quico says: What do you do when a government you don’t recognize expels your diplomatic delegation? Come to think of it, given that you didn’t recognize them, what...
Chávez calls Mono Jojoy and/or the late Tirofijo Big Fat Liars
Quico says: How else to interpret Chávez’s declaration that the stories about FARC funding Rafael Correa’s election campaign are “a great falsehood”? After all, it’s Mono Jojoy on...
Mental Health Break: Fiat Uno
http://www.youtube.com/v/dNOyp3OEiqg&hl=en&fs=1&No comment… Post 32 of 100. Are we having fun yet?
The Filipina Tibisay
Juan Cristóbal says: – Alek Boyd sends us this link about Smartmatic’s latest “business ventures.” It appears our friends with the magical machines have been hired to provide...
Chavista meritocrats
Juan Cristóbal says: – Sounds like a misnomer, right? But there they are, people in the oil industry who stuck it out, did not join the oil strike...
Chavocracy in Barinas
Quico says:In today’s NYTimes, Simón Romero has a lovely take on Barinas as Chávez family fiefdom. To wit… In an election last year marred by accusations of fraud,...
The Culture of Permanent Provisionality
Quico says: Probably the most shocking aspect of the Supreme Tribunal’s unceremonial dumping of Judge Alicia Torres is that no laws were even broken in this travesty of...
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