Comments on: Hugo and the Venezuelan Chocolate Factory http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/hugo-and-the-venezuelan-chocolate-factory/ Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:36:51 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Dan http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/hugo-and-the-venezuelan-chocolate-factory/comment-page-1/#comment-45255 Dan Sat, 24 May 2008 21:24:42 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/hugo-and-the-venezuelan-chocolate-factory/#comment-45255 Citgo is the only big presence by Chavez in this country. I would push my car with an empty tank before I would fill up there. Citgo is the only big presence by Chavez in this country. I would push my car with an empty tank before I would fill up there.

]]> By: Rational Animal http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/hugo-and-the-venezuelan-chocolate-factory/comment-page-1/#comment-43352 Rational Animal Thu, 22 May 2008 10:09:51 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/hugo-and-the-venezuelan-chocolate-factory/#comment-43352 You are exactly right, Rubicon. I would add, the second biggest problem of socialism is its disposition to impoverish its citizen. Again just the opposite of a free market system. Everyone should know by now, that socialism does not work. The Socialism of the 21st Century will be just as misarable as the Socialism of the 20st Century. I am just sorry for the poor and deceived people of the socialist countrys. You are exactly right, Rubicon. I would add, the second biggest problem of socialism is its disposition to impoverish its citizen. Again just the opposite of a free market system.

Everyone should know by now, that socialism does not work. The Socialism of the 21st Century will be just as misarable as the Socialism of the 20st Century. I am just sorry for the poor and deceived people of the socialist countrys.

]]> By: John Samford http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/hugo-and-the-venezuelan-chocolate-factory/comment-page-1/#comment-43111 John Samford Wed, 21 May 2008 23:25:11 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/hugo-and-the-venezuelan-chocolate-factory/#comment-43111 "The biggest problem is that in most cases, it leads to totalitarian rule." All cases. Socialism is the first step on the road to dictatorship. “The biggest problem is that in most cases, it leads to totalitarian rule.”

All cases. Socialism is the first step on the road to dictatorship.

]]> By: Rubicon http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/hugo-and-the-venezuelan-chocolate-factory/comment-page-1/#comment-42998 Rubicon Wed, 21 May 2008 20:16:26 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/hugo-and-the-venezuelan-chocolate-factory/#comment-42998 The problems of socialism are plentiful and historic. The biggest problem is that in most cases, it leads to totalitarian rule. Despots like Chavez end up forcing all to obey them & their dictates, or die. The free market is not fair. Some acquire great wealth while others suffer. However, the free market also tends to establish methods & organizations to help out those suffering. The "help" Hugo offers the Venezuelan people, will devour them once he has the power he wants. Note that not only did Jimmy Carter lend credibility to the fake elections, but numerous Hollywood types seeking fame. fortune, and attempting to use their acting careers as justification for their political ambitions, and now we have found out that a Democrat Congressman, named McGovern I think, was actually working covertly with Chavez & company, to undermine the freely democratically elected & freedoms promoting sovereign government of Colombia. Yep, now members of Congress covertly act to destroy democratically elected nations we count as allies. Socialism is a disease that spreads like cancer. Socialism is the AIDS of politics. Those who fall prey to the "government will do for you, government controls are the only way to protect you from the big, bad, corporations & anyone who has accumulated any level of wealth beyond that of desperate socialists, is a terrible person." The free market ain't perfect, but it has offered and continues to offer all people opportunity to aspire to whatever level they desire. Few other systems allow average people to accumulate wealth based on their own worthy endeavors. Once the taxation for the good of all types get in, freedoms tend to be limited, then more limited, then controlled, then eliminated! Think about it! Then, even if you do not like the man, vote for McCain & avoid the socialist trap we face! The problems of socialism are plentiful and historic. The biggest problem is that in most cases, it leads to totalitarian rule. Despots like Chavez end up forcing all to obey them & their dictates, or die.
The free market is not fair. Some acquire great wealth while others suffer. However, the free market also tends to establish methods & organizations to help out those suffering. The “help” Hugo offers the Venezuelan people, will devour them once he has the power he wants.
Note that not only did Jimmy Carter lend credibility to the fake elections, but numerous Hollywood types seeking fame. fortune, and attempting to use their acting careers as justification for their political ambitions, and now we have found out that a Democrat Congressman, named McGovern I think, was actually working covertly with Chavez & company, to undermine the freely democratically elected & freedoms promoting sovereign government of Colombia. Yep, now members of Congress covertly act to destroy democratically elected nations we count as allies.
Socialism is a disease that spreads like cancer. Socialism is the AIDS of politics. Those who fall prey to the “government will do for you, government controls are the only way to protect you from the big, bad, corporations & anyone who has accumulated any level of wealth beyond that of desperate socialists, is a terrible person.”
The free market ain’t perfect, but it has offered and continues to offer all people opportunity to aspire to whatever level they desire. Few other systems allow average people to accumulate wealth based on their own worthy endeavors. Once the taxation for the good of all types get in, freedoms tend to be limited, then more limited, then controlled, then eliminated!
Think about it! Then, even if you do not like the man, vote for McCain & avoid the socialist trap we face!

]]> By: Ciscokid http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/hugo-and-the-venezuelan-chocolate-factory/comment-page-1/#comment-42872 Ciscokid Wed, 21 May 2008 17:00:04 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/hugo-and-the-venezuelan-chocolate-factory/#comment-42872 Lets not forget it was Jimmy the appeaser Carter who oversaw the elections when Hugo came to power. Polls showed a far different outcome than what Carter put his approval stamp on. Hugo should’ve easily lost. This appeasement thing that’s going on is getting way out of hand. Jimmy Carter - Giving Panama to Omar Efraín Torrijos Herrera a corrupt dictator. Recognizing the communist People’s republic of China over our ally “against communism” the Republic of China. Screwing Taiwan in the process. IRAN is Jimmy’s handiwork letting Khomeini back in thinking he would become some sort of messiah to the Iranian people. Yeah, that sure worked out and now what’ve they become other than a state sponsor of terrorist. Brzezinski who’s on Obama’s team right now was part of all this not to mention the Afghanistan trap Ziggy engineered to keep the soviets busy like we were with Nam. Guess who we armed in the process and what that finally morphed into – the Taliban!!! Thanks Charlie Wilson. Haven’t they done enough yet to wake the country up to the fact they’re idiot’s masquerading themselves as change agents. Yeah, we can expect change all right if Obama gets elected. My God, Obama’s campaign posters are one and the same with what was used back in the days of Lenin. Hello MSM where’s the outrage!!! Is it to much for them to admit their mistake for the sake of their families? C’mon the history of all this is right there to read for those who’re not so far gone with their anti-Bush hate. Compare all you want McCain is the second coming of Bush ( which he’s obviously not) but Obama continuing in the footsteps of Carter isn’t enough. Obama would be far worse. Lets not forget it was Jimmy the appeaser Carter who oversaw the elections when Hugo came to power. Polls showed a far different outcome than what Carter put his approval stamp on. Hugo should’ve easily lost. This appeasement thing that’s going on is getting way out of hand. Jimmy Carter – Giving Panama to Omar Efraín Torrijos Herrera a corrupt dictator. Recognizing the communist People’s republic of China over our ally “against communism” the Republic of China. Screwing Taiwan in the process. IRAN is Jimmy’s handiwork letting Khomeini back in thinking he would become some sort of messiah to the Iranian people. Yeah, that sure worked out and now what’ve they become other than a state sponsor of terrorist. Brzezinski who’s on Obama’s team right now was part of all this not to mention the Afghanistan trap Ziggy engineered to keep the soviets busy like we were with Nam. Guess who we armed in the process and what that finally morphed into – the Taliban!!! Thanks Charlie Wilson. Haven’t they done enough yet to wake the country up to the fact they’re idiot’s masquerading themselves as change agents. Yeah, we can expect change all right if Obama gets elected. My God, Obama’s campaign posters are one and the same with what was used back in the days of Lenin. Hello MSM where’s the outrage!!! Is it to much for them to admit their mistake for the sake of their families? C’mon the history of all this is right there to read for those who’re not so far gone with their anti-Bush hate. Compare all you want McCain is the second coming of Bush ( which he’s obviously not) but Obama continuing in the footsteps of Carter isn’t enough. Obama would be far worse.

]]> By: Gringo http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/hugo-and-the-venezuelan-chocolate-factory/comment-page-1/#comment-42771 Gringo Wed, 21 May 2008 14:05:15 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/hugo-and-the-venezuelan-chocolate-factory/#comment-42771 Here is an <a href="http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/1404854/" rel="nofollow">update</a> as of April 21 on the dispute between Venezuela and Exxon. <blockquote> “Venezuela will go to court this month in the Netherlands to challenge a freeze imposed on the assets of state-owned Petroleos de Venezuela SA at the request of ExxonMobil Corp., the Venezuelan energy minister said here Monday. Earlier this year, ExxonMobil persuaded courts in Britain, the United States and elsewhere to freeze some $12 billion in PDVSA assets to ensure payment of the compensation the world's biggest oil company demands from Caracas for nationalization of oilfields in the Orinoco Belt. That case is now before an international arbitration board. The British court ruling authorizing the freeze was overturned last month by a judge in London.” </blockquote> More recent news than late April on the issue does not appear in Google News. Here is an update as of April 21 on the dispute between Venezuela and Exxon.

“Venezuela will go to court this month in the Netherlands to challenge a freeze imposed on the assets of state-owned Petroleos de Venezuela SA at the request of ExxonMobil Corp., the Venezuelan energy minister said here Monday.
Earlier this year, ExxonMobil persuaded courts in Britain, the United States and elsewhere to freeze some $12 billion in PDVSA assets to ensure payment of the compensation the world’s biggest oil company demands from Caracas for nationalization of oilfields in the Orinoco Belt.
That case is now before an international arbitration board.
The British court ruling authorizing the freeze was overturned last month by a judge in London.”

More recent news than late April on the issue does not appear in Google News.

]]> By: John Samford http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/hugo-and-the-venezuelan-chocolate-factory/comment-page-1/#comment-42724 John Samford Wed, 21 May 2008 12:52:18 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/hugo-and-the-venezuelan-chocolate-factory/#comment-42724 Small potatoes! wait 'til Ohhh.....BAMA takes over and tries doing that in the USA. Boycott the MSM! Small potatoes! wait ’til Ohhh…..BAMA takes over and tries doing that in the USA.

Boycott the MSM!

]]> By: Albert http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/hugo-and-the-venezuelan-chocolate-factory/comment-page-1/#comment-42708 Albert Wed, 21 May 2008 12:26:53 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/hugo-and-the-venezuelan-chocolate-factory/#comment-42708 The macaco is at it again !!! The macaco is at it again !!!

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