[ridenrain]

Lol. The only thing separating Venezuela from Zimbabwe is time.
The house of cards that blowhard has built can't stay up and pretty soon the gulags and death squads will be out to counter the counter-revolutionary program.

[dog77_1999]

A former co-worker wife used to live in Venezuela. She ended up leaving with him to America, but her family stayed behind. As time went on, he kept on saying how one of her uncles had to give up a factory for the socialist revolution. He also had to put a house under he sister's name, because nobody was allowed to own more than one house because that would be greedy.

When the wife was expecting a baby, she wanted her mom to be there to see it being born. This required a trip to the US embassy. There was an incredibly long line going blocks for people trying to claim asylum in the US. They had to provide countless documents to ensure that she wasn't just going to stay in the country after the visa expired, because it happened so many times before.

Last I heard, 2 years ago, her mother was complaining about how there was no milk or vegtables in the stores. Crime was bad, but it always was. I hope that she might be able to live in the US and escape that "socialist paridise".

[xerxes]

ridenrain ridenrain:

Lol. The only thing separating Venezuela from Zimbabwe is time.
The house of cards that blowhard has built can't stay up and pretty soon the gulags and death squads will be out to counter the counter-revolutionary program.

Again, Zimbabwe is nothing like Venezuela.

[Donny_Brasco]

I heard the same story from my mother's sister's ex-husband's housekeeper's brother's friend's co-workers' uncle.

So sad that happens.

Still unemployment down by 10 percentage points...

[CanAm1]

Thanos Thanos:

Populist demagogue would be the most accurate term to describe Hugo the doofus.

Friend to the Stars of Hollywood also.

[fifeboy]

ManifestDestiny ManifestDestiny:

I have yet to see any of these brown skinned people any better off under Hugo

I know exactly what your are talking about. I mean, how could they after having been treated so well for the last 500 years.

[CanAm1]

dog77_1999 dog77_1999:

A former co-worker wife used to live in Venezuela. She ended up leaving with him to America, but her family stayed behind. As time went on, he kept on saying how one of her uncles had to give up a factory for the socialist revolution. He also had to put a house under he sister's name, because nobody was allowed to own more than one house because that would be greedy.

When the wife was expecting a baby, she wanted her mom to be there to see it being born. This required a trip to the US embassy. There was an incredibly long line going blocks for people trying to claim asylum in the US. They had to provide countless documents to ensure that she wasn't just going to stay in the country after the visa expired, because it happened so many times before.

Last I heard, 2 years ago, her mother was complaining about how there was no milk or vegtables in the stores. Crime was bad, but it always was. I hope that she might be able to live in the US and escape that "socialist paridise".

The Statue of Liberty says bring us your tired and your poor. I know that we have room, lets get them here and get them employed and making a life for themselves.

Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me.
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!

Kinda doesn't go with modern thinking right now of most of the people here in the US. People of both parties also. Most politicians have their private thoughts and talk publically another way. The people themselves I think are mostly against opening the flood gates. There is so much wealth here in the US I just think we can get them here we can make them good members of society paying taxes and contributing instead of being a net drain, then we all benefit. I know that flies in the face of my conservative roots although I also preached helping the poor, and until a few months ago I didn't want the immigrants here unless they came in legally. I do however insist that they be net contributers to society and not takers only. Most of the ones I see are extremely hard working and nice people. If you go to any country just to take and to make it shape to your life and not want to learn it's traditions and culture and only simmer in your own culture and traditions, then you need to stay home.

[ridenrain]

Good post!

I think much of the knee jerk reaction against immigrants or refugees is because the only examples we see are the bad ones. Many immigrants and refugees do make good and I'd welcome them.. but I question the bureaucrats to make that decision.
In the past, it looked like the only qualification they needed was the ability to vote Liberal.

[Donny_Brasco]

Meanwhile back at the ranch:

George "Dubya" Bush spent a trillion dollars on a failing, unnecessary war, drove up the countries debt, drove up unemployment and created a financial crisis.

In about the same period of time Hugo Chavez nationalized his countries oil resources and spent the money on his people, more people got jobs, literacy is on its way up and poverty is on its way down.

It is odd that when you’re a conservative Bush's legacy is a success...

[ridenrain]

Not to mention that he had enough money left over to help out Colombian FARC gorillas and ramp up their military.

$1:

CARACAS, Venezuela, Feb. 24 — Venezuela’s arms spending has climbed to more than $4 billion in the past two years, transforming the nation into Latin America’s largest weapons buyer and placing it ahead of other major purchasers in international arms markets like Pakistan and Iran.

Viva the revolution, Comrade.

[C.M. Burns]

ridenrain ridenrain:

Not to mention that he had enough money left over to help out Colombian FARC gorillas and ramp up their military.

Got any proof of that or are you just FOX-styling?

[commanderkai]

C.M. Burns C.M. Burns:

ridenrain ridenrain:

Not to mention that he had enough money left over to help out Colombian FARC gorillas and ramp up their military.

Got any proof of that or are you just FOX-styling?

Is the New York Times good enough for you?

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/03/ ... z-FARC.php

[fifeboy]

commanderkai commanderkai:

C.M. Burns C.M. Burns:

ridenrain ridenrain:

Not to mention that he had enough money left over to help out Colombian FARC gorillas and ramp up their military.

Got any proof of that or are you just FOX-styling?

Is the New York Times good enough for you?

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/03/ ... z-FARC.php

Does the term Contra ring a bell. I bet it was that Black Devil Chavez who funded them too, eh!

[CanAm1]

commanderkai commanderkai:

Is the New York Times good enough for you?

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/03/ ... z-FARC.php

Does the term Contra ring a bell. I bet it was that Black Devil Chavez who funded them too, eh![/quote]

I bet he was too. Or he was upset that the US government didn't give him any money. This guy is a friend of Sean Penn, nuff said.

[fifeboy]

CanAm1 CanAm1:

I bet he was too. Or he was upset that the US government didn't give him any money. This guy is a friend of Sean Penn, nuff said.

Who the hell is Sean Penn, is he related to William?