Posted on 04/10/2015 6:32:12 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was greeted with a din of banging pots as he arrived for the start of the Summit of the Americas.
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Banging pots is a popular form of protest in Latin America. Residents in adjacent high-rises also toggled their apartment lights on and off as Maduro and first lady Cilia Flores were shown on television walking onto the red carpet to the waiting host, Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela.
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Halfway through his first full day in Panama for the Summit of the Americas, President Barack Obama appears to be losing steam. His eyes glazed over while sitting onstage listening to other heads of state during a CEO summit, and on a few occasions he seemed to rest his chin on his fingertips in an attempt to stay awake.
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If Maduro was to come to the US for a visit, he would be greeted by his supporters, the Pot Smokers, in a silent (i.e. stoned) demonstration.
Other Maduro supporters would attempt to serenade him with a version of “Bang a Gong”.
If I remember correctly, the downfall of Salvador Allende of Chile began with women banging pots. It ended with him cowering in the Presidential Mansion with a helmet on and a sub machine gun in his hand.
He might like to be TPed.....LOLOL!!!!
I like those lyrics - they’re poetic.
“Obama appears to be losing steam”
Ahhhhhh.....The Little Engine That Couldn’t.
Coke....It’s The Real Thing!
Soon Maduro will outlaw pots, just like he outlawed standing in line too early to buy food. Once pots are outlawed, only outlaws will have pots. And the socialist overlords, of course.
It’s a catchy tune, and quite simple to play. I really need a drummer, though. :)
too bad there is little chance of a peaceful revolution
No, the story ended with Allende shooting himself (in the back?). The only question is how many times he might have had to stop and re-load. (He had bad eyesight and needed thick glasses).
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