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In Elections, Honduras Defeats Chávez
WSJ ^ | DECEMBER 1, 2009 | MARY ANASTASIA O'GRADY

Posted on 11/30/2009 5:24:31 PM PST by tflabo

National Party candidate Porfirio Lobo was the favorite to win in pre-election polls. Yet the name of the victor is almost beside the point. The completion of these elections is a national triumph in itself and a win for all people who yearn for liberty.

The fact that the U.S. has said it will recognize their legitimacy shows that this reality eventually made its way to the White House. If not Hugo Chávez's Waterloo, Honduras's stand at least marks a major setback for the Venezuelan strongman's expansionist agenda.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: honduranelection; honduras; lobo; manuelzelaya; porfiriolobo
Down with Chavez, El Puerco de Venezuela! Viva Honduras!
1 posted on 11/30/2009 5:24:34 PM PST by tflabo
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To: tflabo

yes we did.


2 posted on 11/30/2009 5:29:38 PM PST by HonCitizen (if to live, the fewer the men, the greater share of honor (Sheakspeare, Henry V))
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To: tflabo
In Elections, Honduras Defeats ChávezObama
3 posted on 11/30/2009 5:31:28 PM PST by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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To: HonCitizen
congratulations !!

:)

4 posted on 11/30/2009 5:45:13 PM PST by Irish Eyes
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To: tflabo

Another blow to Obama and his marxist plans. America can take a lesson from the freedom loving people of Honduras.


5 posted on 11/30/2009 5:49:51 PM PST by Brytani (Support Lt. Col Allen West for Congress - www.allenwestforcongress.com)
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To: tflabo

Best news in awhile! Viva Free Honduras!


6 posted on 11/30/2009 5:52:51 PM PST by Freedom'sWorthIt (Obama's Deathcare ---- many will suffer and/or die unnecessarily.)
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To: tflabo

I am so happy for Honduras. And bravo to Roberto Micheletti for standing firm against the scumbags and the schmucks.


7 posted on 11/30/2009 5:52:59 PM PST by Yardstick
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To: Brytani

Another “fipped the bird” to Barry.


8 posted on 11/30/2009 5:56:21 PM PST by Eric in the Ozarks (Impeachment !)
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The next trip we take to the Caribbean...its for sure it will be to Honduras....

...absolutely......

...Viva Honduras!

9 posted on 11/30/2009 6:04:29 PM PST by B.O. Plenty (Give war a chance...)
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To: tflabo

Though a milestone has taken place, the situation still needs resolution. Will Brazil still keep Zelaya in their embassy? Honduras must strike back, as it were, diplomatically, at those who threatened their sovereignty.

Zelaya needs to stand trial, whether or not he attends, and needs to face some sanction if convicted. The ultimate punishment for him would not necessarily be prison, but to be stripped of his citizenship and exiled. Unlike the typical dictator, I have a feeling that he unwisely did not squirrel away of lot of his nation’s wealth, as an insurance policy.

In truth, the best punishment might rhetorical emasculation, to proclaim him “less than a man” and a “person of no honor”, for wanting to be a dictator (also a none too subtle jab at Chavez, his cronies, and even Castro). The complexity and subtlety of Spanish curses are such impugning his masculinity could be agonizing.


10 posted on 11/30/2009 6:05:18 PM PST by yefragetuwrabrumuy
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To: tflabo

Fantastic! Great job!


11 posted on 11/30/2009 7:10:50 PM PST by RedMDer
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