Posted on 10/05/2015 3:53:15 PM PDT by lowbridge
And as bad luck would have it, we have Francisco Rangel, governor of the state of Bolívar, to provided us with an ample example of such absurdity in a single phrase. In response to widespread food shortages across Venezuela–a product of inflationary policies and price controls–Rangel had this to say to the struggling Venezuelan people:
“Let them take away whatever they want. We are capable of eating a stick, or instead of frying two eggs, fry two rocks, and we will eat fried rocks, ” he said, “but no one can beat us.”
I wonder if Mr. Rangel has any intention of following his own advice. Will he be frying up his own eggs while rocks sizzle in the mouths of “his” people? Or, will he join them in gnawing on a stick like a domesticated dog?
Hopefully, this bitter pill of a statement will signal the apogee of Venezuela’s economic catastrophe brought about by their “petro-socialism.” I could be wrong, but with an election on the horizon, my guess is people will tend to loathe being told not to “yield to temptation” when the “temptation” in question is simply “eating.” But whether or not strongman Nicolás Maduro would willingly abdicate power is another question.
The Economist reports:
“The public is enraged by shortages of everything from poultry to pharmaceuticals, by inflation approaching 200% and by rampant corruption and crime. Recent polls find that 70% of respondents expressing a preference will vote for opponents of the Socialist government led by Nicolás Maduro, Chávez’s hand-picked successor.”
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And I bet he neither misses any meals nor has ever eaten any rocks.
Like to see his subjects make him eat rocks and dirt, though.
I think I’d prefer cake.
vote? ha,ha,ha
Sounds as crazy!
If he looks like a beached whale, then he is related to Caribbean Charlie.
Instead of this Marxist governor “eating dirt”, I’d prefer it if he was planted in it, preferably head first. It is called recycling the commie trash.
Hmmm...with rhetoric like that, one wonders if there will be a joke in the near future about Governor Francisco Rangel still being dead.
The people down there are probably telling this Chavista governor to “Coma Mierda!”
Sounds more like he was saying “We’re so tough we can endure anything.”
Sorta like “We have done so much with so little for so long that we are now capable of doing anything with nothing.” I believe that quote came from the “Battling Bastards of Bataan.”
They voted, and got what they voted for. (Not all, of course.)
Be careful what you ask for!
I noticed that, too. There’s a connection, no doubt.
YUM yum, fried rocks... now if they only had some butter and gas to fry them with 
If we had some ham, we’d have ham and eggs, if we had some eggs.
100% and if there's nothing to eat, they don't need toilet paper...
Now that’s funny!
Like.
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