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Well, I'll be damned! He's started it already!

I'd love to know the name of this Nicarguan-inspired socialist grassroots organization.

Johnny Huang might want to know that I got into an altercation once with one of those members of the 'divine mobs' (turbas divinas). Probably 'nuff said....

(July 17, 2001)--Christian Science Monitor Chávez support fragile, but remains intact (growing unease of drift toward dictatorship) In an effort to keep the fires of popularity burning, Chávez has taken recent controversial steps that have kindled fears of a return to dictatorship in Venezuela. Last month, for example, Chávez announced a plan to form "Bolivarian circles," neighborhood clubs that would instill the principles of the 19th-century hero such as moral character, love of country, and solidarity. That plan immediately stoked fears that Chávez, feeling besieged, really wants a network similar to Cuba's Revolutionary Defense Committees.

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(January 11, 2002)-AP- Chavez Marks Election Anniversary with Bolivarian Revolutionary Movement neighborhood committees CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Singing ``Happy Birthday'' and holding a single candle, President Hugo Chavez celebrated the anniversary of his re-election Thursday with a call to supporters to continue his ``revolution,'' dampened recently by his fading popularity. At a political rally Thursday, Chavez inaugurated the leaders of the new Bolivarian Revolutionary Movement, an organization composed of thousands of neighborhood committees aimed at maintaining ties between citizens and the government.