Venezuela bypasses Bush, offers help here (Milwaukee, WI)

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ^ | June 15, 2006 | Larry Sandler

[sbMKE]

In a city that had it's string of socialist mayors snapped only in 1960, we now have another socialist in the Mayor's seat - marching with illegals in the streets and making deals with dictators to buy votes.

[TexasCajun]

Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A.

[The South Texan]

OK. When in the heck is the White House going to step in and put a stop to this? Don't we have a clause in the constitution that gives the Federal Government the power over commerce between nations?

[oldleft]

Don't worry. There's a ton of poverty in Venezuela and I don't think starving Venezuelans (Chavez's base) are going to be thrilled about give aways to "rich" Americans.

Just give him enough rope.

[TexasCajun]

The company is owned by PDV America, Inc., an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A., the national oil company of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

Hugo's Golden Goose

America should not be financing this dictator.

I'm usually not for boycotts, but I make an exception in this case.

[newconhere]

What are they going to do, vote him out?

[oldleft]

Or drag him out in the street and hang him from a light post. Either one works for me.

[pissant]

Better yet, let's ship all the Chicago and Milwaukee residents to Venezuela and start over.

[VeniVidiVici]

Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. can KMA.

Wonder if Chavez will be kind enough to ship some of our poor Democrat voters down to Venezuela for aid.

With any luck maybe they'll get to stay there.

[ClaireSolt]

Just keep making that ethanol so we can blow him the raspberry.

[jagusafr]

Once they get down there, they won't be able to make enough money on the Venezuelan economy to buy a plane ticket back. Happened to a number of expat friends of mine who live in Caracas - stranded because they can't afford to leave. Chavez is killing a gorgeous country - he's following his hero, Castro: a beautiful country that is dying of neglect.

[livius]

I believe Milwaukee has "Bolivarian Circles." These are Chavez neighborhood spying and instigation groups, and I honestly don't know why the State Dept even allows them to be set up in this country. Mostly, I suppose, because the leaders of the Bolivarian Circles are actually native-born American leftists that he has recruited to his cause. He sends Spanish speaking members, however, so that he can keep tabs on VZ citizens in this country, instill fear in them, and try to stir up trouble.

Chicago also has "Bolivarian Circles."

[Navy Patriot]

Oooh, oooh, Navy Patriot brilliant scheme #2: US govt should promote this eye surgery, implement Chavez and Castro's little plan. They are bound to have some cases that don't work out so well. Get shyster lawyers to sue Venezuela and Cuba in US strike it rich courts and use US military to collect damages and collection fees from those nations. Bingo we get Venezuelan oil for free, Hugo gets shot resisting law enforcement.

[hauerf]

"Barrett said. 'My view is that if we can improve communications and help our people at the same time, I would support that, with the emphasis on helping our people.'"

Who cares about "improving communications" with a Venezuelan dictator? Just take all the free stuff he offers. Demand a lot more. If he fails to cough up an ever increasing amount of free stuff, whine and complain like crazy and point out that his behavior is both immoral and very detrimental to good communications.

[kublia khan]

It appears that the largess of Chavez is reserved to blue states from the 2004 election cycle.

[Ladysmith]

"Yeegads! Like we don't have enough problems with liberals in Madistan" ping.

[YOUGOTIT]

NO ONE should buy CITGO or let their cities issue any business license for these communist scum.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

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[Diana in Wisconsin]

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