Posted on 10/08/2006 7:05:17 AM PDT by AmericanMade1776
Tens of thousands of people have marched through the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, in support of the main opposition candidate, Manuel Rosales. Mr Rosales will face President Hugo Chavez in December's presidential poll.
The march, which filled the main avenues of the city centre, was the biggest opposition rally Venezuela has seen since early 2004.
Then, protesters made an unsuccessful bid to oust Mr Chavez from power in a recall referendum.
Chance to unite
Young and old took to the streets to throw their weight behind the campaign of Mr Rosales, a middle-class Social Democrat who governs the state of Zulia, on the Colombian border.
Many claimed that they were seeking liberty and democracy and that made Mr Rosales their only option:
(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...
In this handout image released by Comando Rosales, supporters of opposition presidential candidate Manuel Rosales gather for a campaign rally in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday Oct. 7, 2006. Thousands marched in the biggest show of public support seen yet in presidential campaigning for Venezuela's main opposition candidate, who pledged to undo what he called the ills of President Hugo Chavez's government. (AP Photo/Comando Rosales/HO)
Supporters of Venezuela's opposition presidential candidate Manuel Rosales march during a campaign rally in Caracas October 7, 2006. REUTERS/Christian Veron (VENEZUELA)
Opposition presidential candidate Manuel Rosales waves to supporters as he arrives with his wife Eveling Trejo de Rosales and 7-month-old daughter Alejandra at a campaign rally in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday Oct. 7, 2006. Thousands marched in the biggest show of public support seen yet in presidential campaigning for Venezuela's main opposition candidate, who pledged to undo what he called the ills of President Hugo Chavez's government. (AP Photo/Leslie Mazoch)
A very colorful crowd.
It won't belong before Chavez turns his thugs loose and the killing of protesters in the street begins.
Rats! I misread the headline. I thought it said "Miss Venezuela opposition rally (Against Chavez)", and was hoping for some pictures.
The Vennies brought Chevy to power and in power he will remain for life.
They can march and pout all they like.....
was the biggest opposition rally Venezuela has seen since early 2004.
We'll be keeping an eye on this.
Via con dios, Sr. Rosales.
unfortunately, to paraphrase vladimir illyich lenin what counts is who counts the votes...
The Vote for Venzuela President is December 3.
Yes...it is all in the Voting Process.
The Social Democrat challenger is the governor of Venezuela's oil-rich Zulia state. Mainstream opposition leaders chose him in August to be their unity candidate to take on the fiery Chavez at the polls. An opposition activist in Miami, Ernesto Ackerman, explains why the motto of the rally was "Dare to be vigilant"
"We already had one election that was stolen (from) us," he said. "I think this is the last chance that Venezuela becomes democratic again. And that is why we are vigilant, that this election should end up the right way, throwing out Chavez."
http://www.voanews.com/english/2006-10-08-voa9.cfm
"what counts is who counts the votes"...... No problem, Jimmah will be there to verify everything is in order. (sarc.)
Activist Ernesto Ackerman says the opposition does not trust Mr. Chavez' voting machines, and would prefer that each vote be counted by hand.
"What Chavez doesn't accept is a manual counting," Ackerman said. We want to count the votes one by one, manually. We don't want his machines."
U.S. Census figures indicate that more than 40,000 Venezuelans live in South Florida, and a total of 18,000 Venezuelans across the United States are registered to vote in the December elections.
http://www.voanews.com/english/2006-10-08-voa9.cfm
I googled and found my answer. He's just another Socialist!
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601086&sid=alLgjzXqLs5w&refer=latin_america
Exerpt:
"Rosales also criticized Chavez's foreign policy, saying oil and economic agreements entered by the government since 2000 go against the national interest. Another Chavez term would oversee the ``curtailing of our freedoms'' and the teaching of Marxist and other ideologies in schools, Rosales said."
Is he for or against Marxism???
I'm afraid of that too. But Go protects the just, if not form death then from everlasting darkness. Their names will shine brightly on and will serve as a rallying cry.
he is a Socialist.
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