Posted on 06/12/2007 7:16:33 AM PDT by tlb
CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez told his supporters to give away possessions they do not need such as an extra refrigerator because he only wants true socialists to be members of a new single party he is forming.
"Whoever has a fridge they do not need, put it out in the village square. Whoever has a truck, a fan or a cooker they do not need, give something away. Let's not be selfish. I demand you do it," Chavez said at a milk producing cooperative, in remarks released on Monday.
The anti-U.S. president who calls Cuban leader Fidel Castro his mentor denies he is turning the OPEC nation of avid consumers into another communist state as his critics say.
"I only want to be accompanied by true socialists," he said.
Chavez's critics complain his constant railing against U.S.-promoted consumerism contrasts with the behavior of senior government officials who can can be seen dining out at fancy restaurants or riding around in expensive cars.
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A man after Hillary’s heart. Maybe it’s a socialist mating ritual.
"We are going to take things from you for the common good"
Ring a bell?
“We are going to take things from you for the common good”
Hilda Clintonista?
i was just thinking Hill is probably moist right about now ;)
Doesn’t he, though. “We’re just taking your refrigerator, TV and microwave oven for the larger common good.”
Chubby is beginning to act more and more like Jim Jones everyday.
Pretty soon he’ll start demanding people worship little plastic icons of himself.
sounds like you teach a great course - what subject are you teaching?
I don’t know if it’s next, but if the Venezuelans don’t cooperate, if they keep seriously protesting, there’s going to be blood in the streets. It’s time for people in V to start seriously considering sacrificing their lives to stop this madman. Easy to say, I know.
That is why all the university students are demonstrating. Only not the Cambodia model, the Cuban model of sending them to the countryside.
Venezuela needs their “Pinochet.”
It’s only 10:30 EDT and you are in the lead for the eeeeeeeeeeewwww! of the day post
Nuts, AND drunk on power.
“Anyone else reminded of “Dr. Zhivago” when Zhivago returns home after the Revolution to find several families living in his house?”
I was thinking about that movie recently, not only in reference to Chavez, but to Her Heinous. Remember the old hag who was manning the door? Her Heinous in the flesh!
Countdown to The Year Zero.
This is what happens when you let ignorant, undeducated masses vote.
Good reason why the Founders of this country wanted only literate land owners to vote.
Mob rule is what you get from universal suffrage.
Spare underwear... loose change...
...it's easy if you try...
... no more wealth among us...
...nothing more to buy...
...imagine all the people...
...giving things away, (hoo-hoo...)...
...you may say that he's a schemer...
...but he's not the only one...
...there are commies in all nations...
...who won't quit till we're all done...
Hillary reminds me more of Strelnikov.
it takes a village...to take things away from you for common good.
Excellent!
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