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July 26th, 2007, 10:36 AM
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July 26th, 2007, 12:59 PM
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Ohhh theo... you aren't coming to the defense of Chavez now are you??? You do recall that he closed down opposition media, don't you? He isn't far behind Castro.
Ahhh, chavez.... the last king of scotland...
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July 26th, 2007, 01:11 PM
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Originally Posted by cyphen  Ohhh theo... you aren't coming to the defense of Chavez now are you??? You do recall that he closed down opposition media, don't you? He isn't far behind Castro. | No, I'm simply declining to accept the equation Chavez = Saddam. Or, for that matter, Castro = Saddam. As for Chavez = Castro, that remains to be seen; but he hasn't locked up or executed his opponents the way Fidel has. | |
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July 26th, 2007, 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Theophylact No, I'm simply declining to accept the equation Chavez = Saddam. Or, for that matter, Castro = Saddam. As for Chavez = Castro, that remains to be seen; but he hasn't locked up or executed his opponents the way Fidel has. | As we know of. 
I'm not a big fan of Chavez, but I'll wager there have been worse leaders. And will be. | |
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July 27th, 2007, 05:23 AM
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Originally Posted by cyphen Ohhh theo... you aren't coming to the defense of Chavez now are you??? You do recall that he closed down opposition media, don't you? He isn't far behind Castro.
Ahhh, chavez.... the last king of scotland... | How long do you think that the main US commercial TV channel would keep it's licence if it constantly called for an armed coup against Bush.
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August 1st, 2007, 05:56 PM
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Haven't they done that already? I think every network but fox has done that... | |
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