Venezuela opposition unites and vote candidate to face Chavez next October

Monday, February 13th 2012 - 07:17 UTC

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Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles easily won a primary election on Sunday to become the unity candidate against President Hugo Chavez, vowing to end 13 years of socialist rule that he said has left the country in deep crisis. Read full article

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ChrisR
State media immediately began describing Capriles as a “right-wing” candidate, with one prominent late-night commentator questioning the opposition's figure of 2.9 million participants.

Chavez has been taking lessons from the Old Crow of Argentina then.

Still, he will be gone in less than 12 months anyway.
Feb 13th, 2012 - 02:25 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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O gara
Christy You should know a little better than to insult other countries democratically elected leader.Old Crow is a very pejorative term for Argentinas president.Now if you want to go insulting leaders fine so be it but wishing death on another democratically elected leader no matter how much you dislike him is hardly going to get you respect from your opponents.
The media in Argentina has never been better balanced than now with Canal 13,Clarin,la Nacion,La Voz,Los Andes,Mitre,rtc totally opposed to the president and Canal 7,Pagina 12 Tiempo Argentino totally supportive and the likes of Telefe,Ambito Finaciero,Infobae,La Prensa in the middle.
I would call that healthy.I dont know enough about Venezuela to comment.
Feb 13th, 2012 - 05:43 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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ChrisR
2 O gara

I am NOT wishing death on Chavez even though he is a nutter and has run his country into the ground. All that oil and look was he is doing!

However, for all his protestations that 'he is cured' just look at the photographs over the last few weeks.

Steroid treatment if ever I saw it. Steroids are used as a 'final chance' when the cancer has been removed but chemo or radiation treatment is not possible.

It supercharges the immune system (among many others) but has real downside risks to it. But what do you do if you are in this position?

I know that he is in his late fifties but look at the massive jowls on his face. These appeared after his return from Cuba and don't forget that his own doctor had to flee for his life when he told the truth about the result of the treatment.
Feb 13th, 2012 - 06:19 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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O gara
As I said I dont know enough about Venezuela to comment.I have been to Cuba and it was an.amazing experience where everything that worked here was a disaster but on the other hand health,education and transport worked well.I imagine Venezuela would be a less extreme version.Listen the main reason for the lecture is the comments on here have become increasingly extreme on here and I think it is ruining some decent discussions.
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