Posted on 12/03/2006 6:58:47 PM PST by ARealMothersSonForever
CARACAS, Venezuela - President Hugo Chavez, an outspoken opponent of the United States who has used Venezuela's oil wealth to give handouts to the poor, won re-election to another six-year term by a wide margin on Sunday, official results showed.
With 78 percent of voting stations reporting, Chavez had 61 percent to 38 percent for challenger Manuel Rosales, said Tibisay Lucena, head of the country's elections council. Chavez had nearly 6 million votes versus 3.7 million for Rosales, according to the partial tally.
Turnout was 62 percent, according to an official bulletin of results, making Chavez's lead insurmountable.
Is Cindy Sheehan going to be there for a prize for winning the election? Hmm?
She will be in the photographs tomorrow evening.
That comes from a friend of mine from Venezuela. She says that most people hate Chavez, but are afraid to vote against him because they fear retaliation.
Really? I am shocked..
You're mistaken here.El Commandante Pocito has done quite poorly today.But rest assured that by the next "election" he will have ensured that he'll get 98% of the vote....just like Mao,Stalin,etc.
Prison camps, death?
If that's the case, it's hard to explain why he had Telemundo shut down from broadcasting from his country.
Maybe when the Telemundo reporters make it back to the US, we'll get the real story ... and maybe not, they are after all part of the same group withing GE that runs PMSNBC.
Much focus is placed upon all things Middle East, while our friends and neighbors are crapped on and derided. This opinion earns one a label here. It is FROBL. Such statements as I have made usually draw out a "he11 yeah!" crowd.
Fortunately, you are paying attention. If indeed you are offended, I have no problem with you requesting that the post be pulled.
Hugo Chavez emulated Vladimir Putin in winning Re-election through fradulent means.
I guess Hu"Gore" won't be demanding a recount...
This one's going to get the stamp of approval from MSM. We won't see "voting irregularity" stories, I'm sure.
No more than Argentina by Peron, Uruguay by Batlle, Mexico by the PRI....wait a minute.
So the ignorant masses march down the socialist road.
A communist is someone who reads Marx. An anti-communist is someone who understands Marx. -Ronald Reagan
It's going to be a long road with no end in sight.
But...but e-voting is impossible to tamper with! Everyone here tells me so.
There is something about fingerprint machines mentioned on this thread...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1747766/posts
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