Posted on 04/23/2012 12:18:44 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
CARACAS (Reuters) - Officials in President Hugo Chavez's government denied rumors that the leftist leader may have died while undergoing cancer treatment in Cuba six months ahead of an election in South America's top oil exporter.
In the nine days since he left for Havana to have two final radiation sessions for an undisclosed cancer, Chavez has only addressed Venezuelans by short messages on Twitter to cheer supporters and hail the advances of his socialist "revolution."
His unusually long silence - during previous trips to Cuba the verbose Chavez has made phone calls to state television - has stirred speculation about his health and doubts over his condition as he campaigns for re-election in an October 7 vote.
In the past, Havana published pictures and video of him meeting his mentor, former Cuba leader Fidel Castro. There have been no images released from this visit, so far.
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Twitter reporting that this MORNING FT I think the dude is ailing or at death door that I gather
The Venezuelans should consider themselves lucky to be governed by twitter rather than being governed, as we Americans are, by twits and nitwits.
He’s dead, Jim.
He’s had so much radiation probably looks like a raisin.
There’s a simple explanation........he’s sleeping...........really soundly............
He is not dead. On good authority that GOD has not yet made is spot in Hell hot enough....
Maybe he’ll be smelling sulfer before George W.Bush.That’s one less Commie Rat in the Western Hemispere.At least I can hope.
Pining for fjords.
Pining for the fjords.
Haven’t seen any “Miss me yet?” billboards with ‘Ugo on them. Maybe a FReeper can do a parody.
We all die.
Dictators just get a happier reaction when they croak.
He tweeted that he was really a fan of Ozzie Guillen.
I have the strange feeling this thread is about to turn into a Weekend At Bernie’s photoshop contest...
I guess this means Holder still allows him to vote for Obama in November’s election. /s
I lost my father to cancer back in February, swore then I wouldn’t want that on my worst enemy.
That being said I hope he felt a little regret that some of the best doctors in the world are up here in the “Land of Satan” and he removed that option for help himself.
Beautiful plumage, tho.
>> We all die. Dictators just get a happier reaction when they croak.
When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices;
when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.
— Proverbs 11:10
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