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ButterflyBlood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 09:23 PM Original message |
My opinion of Chavez was declining for awhile, but I can say I am DONE with him now |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 09:24 PM Response to Original message |
1. hmmm |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 09:28 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. I got extra butter...... |
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bbinacan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 09:26 PM Response to Original message |
2. I've been done with him |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 09:26 PM Response to Original message |
3. LOL! |
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ProudToBeBlueInRhody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 10:12 PM Response to Reply #3 |
37. Just out of curiousity..... |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 10:13 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. No, I'm just reading DU. But, thanks for asking. |
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Billy Burnett (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 10:21 PM Response to Reply #37 |
44. Whatever, a much needed ray of sunshine appears when she does post. |
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PM7nj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 09:26 PM Response to Original message |
4. Just one dictator supporting another. nt |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 06:12 AM Response to Reply #4 |
106. Chavez is no dictator |
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Waco83 (2 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 08:43 PM Response to Reply #106 |
175. Hitler was elected too....n/t |
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Billy Burnett (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 09:15 PM Response to Reply #175 |
177. Welcome to DU |
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Petals (21 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 10:08 PM Response to Reply #177 |
178. Yes welcome Waco! |
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DavidDvorkin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 09:27 PM Response to Original message |
5. Has he actually come out in support of Ahmedinajad? |
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Drunken Irishman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 09:28 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Yes. He called Ahmedinajad his greatest ally. |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 09:37 PM Response to Reply #6 |
15. I remember reading that somewhere but can't find it. Here's a quote from today. |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 10:12 PM Response to Reply #15 |
38. Here's an endorsement of Ahmadinejad by Chavez from a day before the election. |
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ButterflyBlood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 09:30 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. He was the first world leader to call Ahmadinejad and congratulate him on his "victory" |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 09:38 PM Response to Reply #10 |
17. Do you have a link for that or did he say that on his way to deploy Big Foot |
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ButterflyBlood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 09:41 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Here you go: |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 10:00 PM Response to Reply #18 |
28. So, your link is to a state owned outlet? |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 10:07 PM Response to Reply #28 |
33. Here's one from the Telegraph: |
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devilgrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 10:20 PM Response to Reply #33 |
43. Oh. the TORYgraph!!!!! |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 10:28 PM Response to Reply #43 |
46. Yes, their editorials can be pretty slanted. I don't recall them making up quotes. nt |
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Garbo 2004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 10:55 PM Response to Reply #28 |
53. From Venezuela's gov't site, the presidential press release: |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 12:11 AM Response to Reply #53 |
67. Well, that's a bit problematic for the huffers and puffers who insist he'd never do such a thing. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 04:00 AM Response to Reply #53 |
88. That's from Saturday morning, describing a Friday night phone call. |
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Garbo 2004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 04:24 AM Response to Reply #88 |
99. You asked if there was any source from Venezuela and there is: the President's own web site. n/t |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 06:19 AM Response to Reply #99 |
111. Yes. And the link provides the context of a pro forma call |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 12:57 PM Response to Reply #111 |
148. That wasn't pro-forma; that's fulsome praise. NT |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 12:08 AM Response to Reply #5 |
65. Yep, he has--maybe he'll send him one of his Penis Phones so they can chat! |
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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 09:28 PM Response to Original message |
8. link? n/t |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 09:29 PM Response to Original message |
9. No fan of Chavez, but you're not reading that Pajamas article? |
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Drunken Irishman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 09:34 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. No. I think it's from a quote where he called Ahmedinajad his greatest ally. |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 09:35 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Oh. I saw that, too. |
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ButterflyBlood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 09:49 PM Response to Reply #9 |
20. Linked above |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 09:51 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. Thanks - yes. |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 09:31 PM Response to Original message |
11. I might have liked one of his actions, once, but the day he |
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Cessna Invesco Palin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 09:36 PM Response to Original message |
14. Source, other than pajamasmedia? n/t |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 09:58 PM Response to Reply #14 |
27. Tehran Times, a pseudo-state-run newspaper from Iran. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 12:12 AM Response to Reply #14 |
68. Look upthread at the VZ government press release. He's OVERJOYED. nt |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 09:38 PM Response to Original message |
16. Meh. It's called international politics. Chavez is short on allies against America |
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ButterflyBlood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 09:42 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. What exactly does he have to fear from America? |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 06:16 AM Response to Reply #19 |
108. imperialistic capitalism |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 09:50 PM Response to Original message |
21. Is there a real source on this story? Otherwise, I'm calling bullshit. n/t |
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ButterflyBlood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 09:51 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. READ THE THREAD |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 09:58 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. Tehran Times: Hmm, an Iranian mainstream outlet still publishing after Bushmedinajad's coup? |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 10:01 PM Response to Reply #26 |
30. That's pretty desperate as far as denial goes. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 12:14 AM Response to Reply #26 |
69. Why don't you look at the Government of Venezuela press release. |
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Garbo 2004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 10:31 PM Response to Reply #21 |
47. How about the press release on Venezuela's President's website? |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 10:32 PM Response to Reply #47 |
48. Thanks. That completely settles it. Right from the horse's ass. |
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ButterflyBlood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 10:44 PM Response to Reply #48 |
51. Really the denial and excuses here remind me of creationism |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 12:21 AM Response to Reply #51 |
70. Many of the usual exhorters are giving this topic a miss |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 06:17 AM Response to Reply #70 |
109. please |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 09:34 AM Response to Reply #109 |
142. You're missing the point. They're Birds of a Feather. |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 02:05 AM Response to Reply #142 |
154. one is demoncrratically elected |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 10:29 AM Response to Reply #154 |
161. I'll agree with that "demon" crratically view! NT |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 02:12 PM Response to Reply #161 |
163. what are you getting at? |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 02:39 PM Response to Reply #163 |
166. Chavez is a dictator who keeps the serfs happy--so long as they remain serfs. |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 04:01 PM Response to Reply #166 |
170. I hardly think that people who get out of slums |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 07:37 PM Response to Reply #170 |
173. Yeah, he rewrites that constitution anytime it says something he doesn't like. |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-18-09 01:20 PM Response to Reply #173 |
184. when did he rewrite the constitution? |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-18-09 02:51 PM Response to Reply #184 |
187. He gives people a spare day off to vote the way he wants them to. |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-18-09 03:05 PM Response to Reply #187 |
188. Sarkozy |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-18-09 06:49 PM Response to Reply #188 |
189. I think Sarkozy's a tool. I "sorta kinda" followed that election, and I liked the |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 11:51 AM Response to Reply #189 |
190. Ségolène Royal |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 01:27 PM Response to Reply #190 |
191. That's the one! I thought she was plain-spoken, sharp and made sense. |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 10:35 AM Response to Reply #191 |
192. she was and she did |
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roody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 11:09 PM Response to Reply #166 |
182. How about a DU meetup in Venezuela? I like to see for myself. |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-18-09 01:20 PM Response to Reply #182 |
185. that would be cool |
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Waco83 (2 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 08:46 PM Response to Reply #154 |
176. Hitler was elected too.... n/t |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 04:08 AM Response to Reply #51 |
94. That press release was posted Saturday morning |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 01:04 PM Response to Reply #94 |
149. Gee, I knew there was a BIG PROBLEM on Saturday morning. |
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peacetalksforall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 09:51 PM Response to Original message |
23. I somehow do or want to believe that there is distortion in the alleged |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 12:27 AM Response to Reply #23 |
71. There is no Santa, and Hugo is an asshole who backs a dictatorial thug |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 06:19 AM Response to Reply #71 |
110. how is he a thug and an asshole? |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 09:31 AM Response to Reply #110 |
141. Line up for your Vergatario, then, and don't forget to watch El Presidente's tee vee show, now! |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 02:06 AM Response to Reply #141 |
155. like Berlusconi does not control the media in Italy |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 10:37 AM Response to Reply #155 |
162. Uh, Berlusconi is a fascist. Using him to prove your point probably wasn't a strong move. |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 02:17 PM Response to Reply #162 |
164. How is Berlusconi a fascist? |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 02:36 PM Response to Reply #164 |
165. OhhhhKay.... fine! Silvio's a pot smoking liberal hippie, then who doesn't steal from the treasury |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 04:04 PM Response to Reply #165 |
171. when does Chavez lie |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 07:40 PM Response to Reply #171 |
174. You apparently missed the riots last year? You know, where he sent |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 07:26 AM Response to Reply #71 |
129. Soon Obama will be issuing congratulations to Ahmedinejad, too. |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 07:32 AM Response to Reply #129 |
131. Don't hold your breath for that. |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 07:34 AM Response to Reply #131 |
132. As your track record is impeccable, I defer! |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 07:51 AM Response to Reply #132 |
135. thank! well, not impeccable, but pretty damn good. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 09:29 AM Response to Reply #129 |
140. You're funny nt |
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question everything (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 09:54 PM Response to Original message |
25. But.. but.. Chavez can do no wrong on DU |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 10:03 PM Response to Reply #25 |
32. You forgot the part where he eats the hearts of tabbies on television. |
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peacetalksforall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 07:48 AM Response to Reply #25 |
134. Anti-Israel or Anti-Israle policy towards their neighbors and their obnoxiously and deathly |
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devilgrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 10:01 PM Response to Original message |
29. I heard that Hugo Chavez backs Michael Vick and that cat killer kid in Florida!!!!! |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 10:02 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. I heard he's sending samba bands to Iraq to seduce the people with maracas. |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 10:08 PM Response to Reply #31 |
35. There are like dozens of major media outlets reporting this. |
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devilgrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 10:15 PM Response to Reply #35 |
40. Are these the same media outlets that are doing an amazing job covering what's happening in Iran? |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 10:17 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. Chavez backed Ahmadinejad in public before the election. |
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devilgrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 10:19 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. You got that on tape and interpreted by someone you trust? |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 10:22 PM Response to Reply #42 |
45. Yes. I trust the Associated Press to accurately translate the speeches of heads of state. |
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Garbo 2004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 10:46 PM Response to Reply #42 |
52. The press release re: Chavez congratulating Ahmad is on Chavez's official gov't website. |
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devilgrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 12:52 AM Response to Reply #52 |
81. I stand corrected. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 04:10 AM Response to Reply #81 |
95. The EU are schmucks, too then, because they also recognized the results |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 01:16 PM Response to Reply #95 |
151. Well, the Socialist Workers think they are schmucks--oh, and racists, too. |
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a la izquierda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 07:37 AM Response to Reply #31 |
133. lol |
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Billy Burnett (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 10:07 PM Response to Reply #29 |
34. Hugo Chavez is a Somali pirate. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 10:08 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. LOL! |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 10:34 PM Response to Original message |
49. Chavez is dead to me. |
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Prometheus Bound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 10:37 PM Response to Original message |
50. I don't get this. Why wouldn't Chavez congratulate Ahmadinijad? |
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Kurska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 11:02 PM Response to Reply #50 |
54. Hmm I don't know, the murder of college kids and burning of ballot boxes might be a reason |
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Prometheus Bound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 11:53 PM Response to Reply #54 |
57. And how many college kids has Ahmadinejad murdered then? |
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Kurska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 01:11 AM Response to Reply #57 |
84. Couples of hours ago I saw the Bloody body of university kids and bullet holes In dorm doors online |
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Prometheus Bound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 03:50 AM Response to Reply #84 |
87. OK, so you don't know anything. You're just making this shit up. Very helpful. |
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Kurska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 06:19 AM Response to Reply #87 |
112. Pictures of aftermath of police raid on University of Iran |
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Prometheus Bound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 06:29 AM Response to Reply #112 |
121. You seem to be trying a bit hard to find dead bodies but there are none there. |
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Kurska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 07:17 AM Response to Reply #121 |
126. The kid in the first pic is supposedly dead now |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 04:00 AM Response to Reply #84 |
89. None of that had happened ON FRIDAY n/t |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 06:21 AM Response to Reply #54 |
113. how many college kids did chavez kill? |
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Garbo 2004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 11:22 PM Response to Reply #50 |
56. You're being logical. Others however apparently are "shocked, shocked" that Chavez is a politician |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 12:10 AM Response to Reply #50 |
66. Good points n/t |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 07:28 AM Response to Reply #50 |
130. Wait until Obama issues congratulations too - that should blow a few minds. |
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Kitty Herder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 08:11 AM Response to Reply #50 |
136. Hey, stop making sense. |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 11:16 PM Response to Original message |
55. Of Course He's Not A Progressive. He's A Scumbag Piece Of Fucking Dictator Filth. |
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Prometheus Bound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 11:55 PM Response to Reply #55 |
58. Not as bad as one of the other candidates |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 12:06 AM Response to Reply #55 |
64. unlike, of course, the noble mousavi, who as ayatollah khomeni's prime minister, enforced this: |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 12:38 AM Response to Reply #64 |
74. Wow, that's a bit of a desperate stretch. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 05:19 AM Response to Reply #74 |
103. i don't think there's a single person in any government with clean hands. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 09:29 AM Response to Reply #103 |
139. Which folks would those be? nt |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 01:58 AM Response to Reply #55 |
85. I'm wondering why none of the Chavez supporters on this thread mention the coup of 1992 |
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killbotfactory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 05:14 AM Response to Reply #85 |
102. Because the Venezuelan people elected him after it happened |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 06:23 AM Response to Reply #85 |
116. a coup d'état can be justified you know |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 09:28 AM Response to Reply #116 |
138. ..... |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 02:07 AM Response to Reply #138 |
156. When there was a coup in 1776 it did not degenerate |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 02:59 PM Response to Reply #156 |
167. That wasn't a coup. That was a REVOLUTION. |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 04:06 PM Response to Reply #167 |
172. ok, no one co opted the british military |
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Petals (21 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 10:42 PM Response to Reply #172 |
179. not precisely true... |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 06:22 AM Response to Reply #55 |
115. how can you call someone who won fair elections |
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Petals (21 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 11:00 PM Response to Reply #115 |
181. It's quite easy actually.... |
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Prometheus Bound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 11:58 PM Response to Original message |
59. Indonesia welcomes Ahmadinejad`s victory |
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Prometheus Bound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 11:59 PM Response to Original message |
60. Syria welcomes Ahmadinejad win, looks to stronger ties |
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Prometheus Bound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 12:01 AM Response to Original message |
61. Iraqi President Congratulates Ahmadinejad on Re-Election |
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Prometheus Bound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 12:03 AM Response to Original message |
62. Karzai congratulates Ahmadinejad in phone call |
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Prometheus Bound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 12:05 AM Response to Original message |
63. HH the Amir congratulates Ahmadinejad on winning presidential elections |
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ButterflyBlood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 12:35 AM Response to Reply #63 |
72. I'm not sure what type of point you're trying to make |
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Prometheus Bound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 12:39 AM Response to Reply #72 |
75. The Indonesian government is a despot????? |
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ButterflyBlood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 01:07 AM Response to Reply #75 |
83. President is a former Suharto-supporting general who served in East Timor |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 04:04 AM Response to Reply #83 |
92. The EU also recognized the election results ON FRIDAY. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 12:56 PM Response to Reply #92 |
147. The EU, a powerless bunch of asswipes in the big scheme, recently elected a bunch of rightwing |
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EndersDame (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 12:37 AM Response to Original message |
73. Absolute power corrupts... I used to be a fan too |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 06:26 AM Response to Reply #73 |
117. how is he a dictator? |
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Petals (21 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 11:31 PM Response to Reply #117 |
183. He may not be....now |
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Baikonour (979 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 12:41 AM Response to Original message |
76. Not to sound condescending.. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 04:05 AM Response to Reply #76 |
93. That doesn't sound condescending. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 01:07 PM Response to Reply #76 |
150. Not everyone needed this push. A few, though, were solidly camped in either the |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 12:41 AM Response to Original message |
77. he is merely making our favorite foreign policy error: the enemy of my enemy is my friend |
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Prometheus Bound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 12:42 AM Response to Original message |
78. Turkish President and Premier Congratulate Iranian President |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 12:43 AM Response to Original message |
79. this is a great thread for all the PR shills to pat each other on the back and collect their nickel |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 12:50 AM Response to Original message |
80. Whoever said was Chavez was a progressive? He's a socialist and a populist. |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 04:58 AM Response to Reply #80 |
100. Ahmedinejad is a fake populist,--a lot like George Bush |
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Kitsune (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 12:58 AM Response to Original message |
82. If true, this is tremendously disappointing. *nt* |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 03:48 AM Response to Original message |
86. Well done. His most vocal supporters are speechless and/or resorting to jokes |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 04:03 AM Response to Reply #86 |
91. Not really. It's just tiring to constantly be pointing out the obvious. |
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Garbo 2004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 06:28 AM Response to Reply #91 |
119. Well it's not news that Iran has had a repressive regime before Friday. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 06:35 AM Response to Reply #119 |
123. Are you kidding? Of course it is about business. |
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Garbo 2004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 09:43 AM Response to Reply #123 |
143. Exactly, it's bidness and just like any other politician that supercedes ideology and values. Which |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 04:14 PM Response to Reply #143 |
153. Because I didn't have the context. There were at least three OPs here |
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Prometheus Bound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 04:02 AM Response to Original message |
90. Ahmadinejad to meet with Presidents of Russia and China this week. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 04:12 AM Response to Reply #90 |
96. I'm sorry I didn't get back to this thread sooner but |
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Prometheus Bound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 04:17 AM Response to Reply #96 |
97. There's something about leaders who want to spread the wealth that drives a certain crowd crazy. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 04:20 AM Response to Reply #97 |
98. Americans in particular like cartoons more than they enjoy real foreign leaders. |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 06:29 AM Response to Reply #97 |
120. we cannot let such ideas of wage redistribution |
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killbotfactory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 05:03 AM Response to Original message |
101. Chavez isn't in charge of Iran |
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Kickin_Donkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 05:40 AM Response to Original message |
104. Yawn ... I'm sure Chavez was waiting ... |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 06:11 AM Response to Original message |
105. so did the leaders of the EU, so did the leader of France |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 06:15 AM Response to Original message |
107. Why, that guy Chavez is downright unAmurkan! |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 06:21 AM Response to Original message |
114. He kind of lost me when he was made Presidente for life |
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Prophet 451 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 06:28 AM Response to Reply #114 |
118. At least that works |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 01:39 PM Response to Reply #118 |
152. That will be enough out of you ya freakin limey! |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 06:32 AM Response to Reply #114 |
122. Except that didn't happen. They lifted term limits. |
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Jester Messiah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 07:14 AM Response to Original message |
124. Events in Iran can be followed as they happen, follow #iranelection on twitter. |
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Jester Messiah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 07:16 AM Response to Reply #124 |
125. The university of Tehran was attacked by pro-gov't forces. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 07:18 AM Response to Reply #124 |
127. And anyone who listens to hysterial ignorant smears like yours |
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Jester Messiah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 08:19 AM Response to Reply #127 |
137. I hope you're being paid well to say so. [nt] |
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BolivarianHero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 07:18 AM Response to Original message |
128. Chavez is wrong about Iran... |
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Vidar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 10:50 AM Response to Reply #128 |
145. Welcome to DU. |
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Vidar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 09:46 AM Response to Original message |
144. He's wrong about Iran & right about most other things. |
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blindpig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 11:42 AM Response to Original message |
146. They are both anti-imperialists, what's so hard to figure out? |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 06:22 AM Response to Reply #146 |
158. Ahmadinejad is a religious nut and a bigot. |
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blindpig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 08:47 AM Response to Reply #158 |
159. I wouldn't dispute that.. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 03:25 PM Response to Reply #158 |
169. He's not an anti-imperalist, either--ask the Lebanese! Among others... nt |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 03:22 PM Response to Reply #146 |
168. What? You seem to be ignoring Ahmadinejad's imperialist designs on |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 06:20 AM Response to Original message |
157. it is about oil |
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blindpig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 08:49 AM Response to Reply #157 |
160. Stop making sense. n/t |
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subcomhd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 10:59 PM Response to Original message |
180. hasn't |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-18-09 01:26 PM Response to Original message |
186. People are missing the obvious on this one. If Iraq and Iran are both knocked out of the... |
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