alphamale

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,194519,00.html

Libs - what do you think of your hero now?

Iriemon

I certainly do not think unlimited tenure is a good idea, even if approved by popular referendum.

Cons -- how is your hero King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia doing

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alphamale

One has periodic elections at least because (1) people change their minds, and (2) due to people entering and exiting the election register, the electorate is always changing - hence there is no such thing as a popularly-approved permanent leader.

Cons deal with Abdullah solely because he's sitting on an ocean of oil, out of pure necessity, but libs actually viscerally love Chavez.

Iriemon

No, Libs support Chavez's reforms to bring some degree of equality to a nation were a few control the money and power and the many live in abject poverty.

The cons viscerally love Abdullah. I've seen pictures of them kissing him.

RightinNYC

Moderator's Warning:

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My_name_is_not_Larry

I wonder who would win if Chavez and Abdulluh were running for president here......

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Iriemon

I think the title was changed after the posts were entered.

RightinNYC

I know, I was the one who changed it. I was just posting the rules to remind everyone how to format your posts when you set them up.

python416

Who is the liberal hero?

Chavez must be a republican favorite since it is GOP policies that strengthen the position of dictatorships in oil producing countries - like Chavez.

Liberal and communist are not the same thing.

danarhea

This lie has been debunked, but I cant blame you for posting this thread. After all, you got your story from a respected mediawhore, FOX News, who in turn got their information from another mediawhore known as AP.

The true story is that the opposition, unable to strengthen their position honestly, threatened to pull out of the democratic process in Venezuela unless Chavez made some concessions to them. Chavez made every concession asked for, and the opposition went back on their word and pulled out anyways.

Chavez did not say he wanted a 25 year term. He merely stated that, if the opposition were to pull out, he would end term limits. There still would be an election every 6 years for the next 25 years, and he would run each term. This was an inducement to get the opposition back into the process. But dishonestly knows no bounds. Since the opposition cannot win a majority honestly in government due to their unpopularity, they pulled out of the process, then attempt to brand Chavez as a dictator.

I will say the magic word once more - Mediawhores.

Article is here.

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