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Feeling unhappy, try Orwellian Venezuela: Maduro creates the “Supreme Happiness” office

Friday, October 25th 2013 - 14:07 UTC
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced the creation of the “Supreme Happiness Under Secretary” to address social debt shortcomings and which was in honor of the late Commandant and president Hugo Chavez and the country's liberator, Simon Bolivar. Read full article

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  • yankeeboy

    Unhinged
    Bat Sh*t Crazy

    any other descriptors come to mind?

    Oct 25th, 2013 - 02:32 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • trenchtoast

    Congratulations to Chairman Maduro on making the leap from bus driver to loony despot. Anyway, I think I prefer the Google translation, “The Ministry of Ultimate Bliss”.

    Oct 25th, 2013 - 02:51 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Troy Tempest

    “Office of Orgasms”???

    Oct 25th, 2013 - 03:16 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Conqueror

    Congratulations to the MAD urinator. First there was a little bird. Then there's the innumerable assassination “plots”. Now there's “supreme happiness”. Meanwhile, Venezuela imports “oil” products. No trouble with the lack of bog paper. You don't need bog paper if you aren't eating. And just look, “Comrade Rafael Rios”. And check the intentions. Doesn't commie China, commie North Korea, commie Cuba have the same aspirations? Couldn't someone with intelligence trot along and shoot the wanker?

    Oct 25th, 2013 - 03:21 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • ElaineB

    LOL. Surly there will be a film made about this man? Comedy all the way.

    Oct 25th, 2013 - 04:05 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Britninja

    Say what you like about the guy, but he's a snappy dresser!

    http://www.megafancydress.co.uk/39298-mens-deluxe-shellsuit-scouser-fancy-dress-costume.html

    Oct 25th, 2013 - 04:06 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Captain Poppy

    Mandatory goose step classes will surely follow once everyone is aware that they are supremely happy and merely needed a subtle reminder from the central committee.

    Are they issuing the bullet with his name on it yet.....or will he just disappear?

    Oct 25th, 2013 - 04:09 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • knarfw

    Mad as a box of frogs.

    Oct 25th, 2013 - 06:35 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Britworker

    There is a really lovely pic of our Royal Family on the BA Herald website with the new king. And then you see a picture here what the Venezuelan's have to admire. No wonder they are up the creek.

    Oct 25th, 2013 - 07:21 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • ChrisR

    Really loved the Scouser Shell Suit!

    But I have found one for the ranking naval officer detailed to advise TMBOA on her “Navy”.

    It would suit A_Voice down to the ground!

    http://www.megafancydress.co.uk/3218-pink-navy-officer-costume.html

    Oct 25th, 2013 - 07:34 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Pirate Love

    Krusty the clown has just been announced grand wizard for giggles and supreme happiness by the dear father Maduro and his imaginary god like pet bird “chubby”.

    whats next a ministry for Straw hats??

    Oct 25th, 2013 - 09:48 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • GFace

    Will they soon be blocking “Grumpy Cat” memes in Venezuela?

    Oct 25th, 2013 - 11:09 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • redp0ll

    Orwellian yes.
    Big brother is watching you.
    For those who have read Orwells novel Winston exclaimed to his lover Julia, an ardent member of the Antisex League “you are only a rebel below the belt”
    So female circumcision the next step in what that little bird told Maduro?

    Oct 26th, 2013 - 05:07 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • reality check

    Suggestions for a new name for his identical palace.

    “Inn of the Sixth happiness.”

    The, “Mad house” is disqualified on the grounds it is to obvious.

    Oct 26th, 2013 - 10:55 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • War Monkey

    I think he might have succeeded in his purpose because I am p!ssing myself laughing here.

    Perpetual Commandant?! Supreme Happiness Under Secretary? All delivered wearing a nuclear vomit coloured shell suite?

    Love those tweeds.

    Oct 26th, 2013 - 12:36 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Casper

    I think MercoPress's Art Director has an excellent sense of humour.

    Oct 26th, 2013 - 06:08 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Brit Bob

    Didn't Ken Dodd have a hit with a song called 'Happiness?'

    Perhaps Doddy should be made Venezuelan Minister of Happiness...

    And the Diddymen could help the Venezuelans produce more toilet rolls...

    Oct 26th, 2013 - 06:16 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • ElaineB

    @16 I completely agree. The photo editor never fails to make me laugh.

    Oct 26th, 2013 - 06:32 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Musky

    @17 Brit Bob
    I'd rather live in Knotty Ash than in a country controlled by this idiot of a man. What in the name of Zarquon is going on? How can this guy be a president.. or is this insanity a pre-requisite for Venezuelan leaders.

    Oct 27th, 2013 - 02:48 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Brit Bob

    @19 I concur with you thoughts entirely.

    Oct 27th, 2013 - 03:22 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Gordo1

    This is very amusing!

    http://www.clarin.com/mundo/Maduro-rostro-Chavez-aparecio-trabajadores_0_1021098159.html

    Oct 31st, 2013 - 07:35 pm - Link - Report abuse 0

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