Chavez easily wins Re-election

[gc1765]

Like him or not, he does seem to be popular in his country:

Incumbent Venezualan President Hugo Chavez has easily won re-election, giving the outspoken socialist six more years in office.

With 78 per cent of voting stations reporting Sunday, Chavez had 61 per cent of the vote, compared to 38 per cent for challenger Manuel Rosales, said Tibisay Lucena, head of the country's elections council.

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[reffric]

He better be real popular. Anyone who says he wants to rule for fifteen more years better be well liked.

[JerrySeinfeld]

He better be real popular. Anyone who says he wants to rule for fifteen more years better be well liked.

The only reason these criminals and thugs get the time of day is because they spout anti-american rhetoric.

The hilarious part is the same tactics work in places like Canada and France.

The new fallback for any politician during an election is to "stand up" to the USA

[reffric]

He better be real popular. Anyone who says he wants to rule for fifteen more years better be well liked.

The only reason these criminals and thugs get the time of day is because they spout anti-american rhetoric.

The hilarious part is the same tactics work in places like Canada and France.

The new fallback for any politician during an election is to "stand up" to the USA

It is an easy tactic to use. Us versus them. Convince everyone in your country that the rest of the world is against you and that all your problems are a result of outside forces. This will keep the masses thinking of other things rather then the domestic problems that they might be causing themselves.

[JerrySeinfeld]

He better be real popular. Anyone who says he wants to rule for fifteen more years better be well liked.

The only reason these criminals and thugs get the time of day is because they spout anti-american rhetoric.

The hilarious part is the same tactics work in places like Canada and France.

The new fallback for any politician during an election is to "stand up" to the USA

It is an easy tactic to use. Us versus them. Convince everyone in your country that the rest of the world is against you and that all your problems are a result of outside forces. This will keep the masses thinking of other things rather then the domestic problems that they might be causing themselves.

Well, with Paul Martin or Chavez or Ahmedinejad it's more about playing off their own citizen's irrational hatred of the USA.

[reffric]

It is actually a common tactic used by many political administrations and even sports teams for that matter. Look at any political movement and you will see the attempt to try and focus on outside problems rather than internal. The US is but one target that is used to generate fear. How many times was Iraq, North Korea and Iran used as a way to trumpet fear in the United States, Canada, Britain and various other parts of the world and force citizens to focus on potential outside source rather than looking at themselves and worrying about their own domestic issues. Media outlets love this stuff because it gives them more fear to ram down the throat of citizens who are more than willing to stay up to date with potential hollywood-esque problems.

[JerrySeinfeld]

It is actually a common tactic used by many political administrations and even sports teams for that matter. Look at any political movement and you will see the attempt to try and focus on outside problems rather than internal. The US is but one target that is used to generate fear. How many times was Iraq, North Korea and Iran used as a way to trumpet fear in the United States, Canada, Britain and various other parts of the world and force citizens to focus on potential outside source rather than looking at themselves and worrying about their own domestic issues. Media outlets love this stuff because it gives them more fear to ram down the throat of citizens who are more than willing to stay up to date with potential hollywood-esque problems.

sure - but I am also pointing out the inordinate number of thugs who choose the USA as the lightning rod...

[reffric]

sure - but I am also pointing out the inordinate number of thugs who choose the USA as the lightning rod...

It's an easy target. You aren't going to get the hearts and minds of citizens over the injustices of Portugal.

[Argus]

Like him or not, he does seem to be popular in his country:

Incumbent Venezualan President Hugo Chavez has easily won re-election, giving the outspoken socialist six more years in office.

With 78 per cent of voting stations reporting Sunday, Chavez had 61 per cent of the vote, compared to 38 per cent for challenger Manuel Rosales, said Tibisay Lucena, head of the country's elections council.

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Most of his support comes from the ignorant, illiterate herd who think he's going to give them lots of money. The man's a demagogue who has recently talked about banning private television.

[gc1765]

Most of his support comes from the ignorant, illiterate herd who think he's going to give them lots of money. The man's a demagogue who has recently talked about banning private television.

You think 61% of Venezuelan voters are illiterate?

You can make a claim that Chavez voters are ignorant, and it's pretty hard to disprove. But I could just as easily say that most of Bush's supporters are ignorant too. It doesn't mean either one is true.

[mcqueen625]

He better be real popular. Anyone who says he wants to rule for fifteen more years better be well liked.

The only reason these criminals and thugs get the time of day is because they spout anti-american rhetoric.

The hilarious part is the same tactics work in places like Canada and France.

The new fallback for any politician during an election is to "stand up" to the USA

It is an easy tactic to use. Us versus them. Convince everyone in your country that the rest of the world is against you and that all your problems are a result of outside forces. This will keep the masses thinking of other things rather then the domestic problems that they might be causing themselves.

Well, with Paul Martin or Chavez or Ahmedinejad it's more about playing off their own citizen's irrational hatred of the USA.

The problem with that thinking is that it is not the citizens who hate the U.S., it is the politicians from the Liberal and NDP Parties. Most Canadians do not have a problem with the U.S., in fact, many of us have close relatives who are either living in the U.S. or are actually American citizens.

I have no idea why the Liberals and the NDP have such an irrational hatred for the U.S., after all they are our largest trading partner and many of the jobs in Canada depend on a strong United States, since many of the corporations that that Canadians rely on for employment are owned by Americans, yet these two political parties sprout anti-American sentiments.

I would much sooner do business with the U.S. than with a country like France who seems to love doing business with every terrorist group and every totalitarian dictatorship in the world. I have no doubt that if this were 1939, with the present day politicians who are running France, they would be jumping on the Hitler bandwagon as did Mussolini during WW II. Socialism seemed like the good idea but has proven to be wrong-headed and actually makes people simply want to rely on government for everything. Sound familiar, because that is the vision both the Liberals and the NDP have for Canadians, to be all things to all people. The only chance we have for freedom and independance is through a government that makes people stand up for themselves, do for themselves, but be compassionate enough to have a social safety net for those who cannot accompilish this for themselves. The vast majority of Canadians and Americans do not need a government to be all things to all people, but will be our future under either a Liberal or NDP goverment.