MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Blackout leaves Maduro speechless; blame falls on the fascist opposition'
A huge power outage that darkened Venezuela's capital and parts of the country was a conspiracy to sabotage the Socialist government, according to Venezuela's President Nicholas Maduro. The blackout came five days ahead of Sunday's municipal elections. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rules'Speechless', indeed. As The Hollies once sang, in four- part harmony, He's King Midas in Reverse.
Dec 04th, 2013 - 06:13 am - Link - Report abuse 0I don't know what Maduro is worried about.
Dec 04th, 2013 - 06:45 am - Link - Report abuse 0Surely all those dead people who voted for him to become President will vote for him again!
But blaming the opposition for this blackout makes Maduro look even more insane, and weak, and not in control and to have an inability to take any sort of responsibility like a President is supposed to do.
The sad thing is that his supporters continue to believe him!
Dec 04th, 2013 - 07:17 am - Link - Report abuse 0I love this guy, he's Venezuela's gift to comedy. Nyuk-nyuk-nyuk, woob-woob-woob.
Dec 04th, 2013 - 07:44 am - Link - Report abuse 0Wasn't there a story that the army were now running the power supply?
Dec 04th, 2013 - 08:31 am - Link - Report abuse 0Silly bugger, it's not sabotage, it's a coupe.
Had to laugh at the woman in the picture trying to plug into a candle in one of the most oil rich countries in the world.
Dec 04th, 2013 - 08:40 am - Link - Report abuse 0The fact is that this man is no more insane than the leadership of Spain or Italy. The difference is that in Europe, the economies of Spain and Italy are managed elsewhere, mostly by Germans. There must be a sensible country in Latam that can run all of their economies and people like Maduro can simply act as an eccentric figurehead, crazy but can't actually do any harm.
Chile?
This is like a comedy skit from MAD TV when Bobby Lee use to do Kim Sun Il.....priceless. The only problem here is some innocent business owner is going to be blamed and jailed over this.
Dec 04th, 2013 - 10:22 am - Link - Report abuse 0Cuba, North Korea, and now starring: VENEZUELA - when the light comes back, of course!
Dec 04th, 2013 - 11:10 am - Link - Report abuse 0If I were living in Guyana then I'd be getting really nervous about now.
Dec 04th, 2013 - 11:48 am - Link - Report abuse 0If Maduro decides that the best way to be popular (i.e. stay in power) is to “liberate” (invade) one of his neighbours then I'd put long odds on it being Brazil, and only slightly shorter odds on being Columbia that he picks a fight with.
But at least they'll have the support of the Commonwealth, probably to a far greater degree than they appear to be willing to offer to other members (like the Falklands) if they have to deal with their large, agressive neighbour.
we knew the corrupt government was up to something,
Dec 04th, 2013 - 03:38 pm - Link - Report abuse 0when they stole millions of toilet rolls,.lol
I wonder when he will start blaming the little bird; he's blamed everbody else!
Dec 04th, 2013 - 03:46 pm - Link - Report abuse 0'Maduro and his government did not present evidence of the charges against his political opponents but had warned days before that they might try to attack the electrical grid.'
Dec 04th, 2013 - 05:09 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I make absolutely no comment about who is in charge of the presence or absence of electricity in Venezuela.
What is truly a wonderment is how long they powers that be allow this to continue? Besides stealing from stores and forcing ridiculous price cuts, now he is capping car prices. The influence that Veneztina once had is at best waning due to the sputtering Chinese economy and the US oil boom, further diminishing demand. Veneztina once gave low interest oil loans and payments to it's fellow commies and now has reneged on them due to the serious mismanagement.
Dec 04th, 2013 - 08:27 pm - Link - Report abuse 055% inflation......a serious shortage of everything.......ironically......even gasoline because they cannot refine it. Brazil even cancelled a joint refinery because Veneztina missed payments.
Business leaders have increased their criticism of his failed policies and absent leadership. Of course they run the risk of being jailed.
People are starting to take to the streets, banging pots....outright anger.....can we blame them? The only ones comfortable are the ones with their foot on the throats of the people. How long will the (obviously incompetent) military allow this to continue? Apparently the military machine can;t even control a rogue bus driver.
chavez sunbathing was the last time something darkened 70% of the country.
Dec 04th, 2013 - 09:39 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@6
Dec 05th, 2013 - 03:27 am - Link - Report abuse 0This “economic” sermon from the citizen fof a country that was fixing interest rates to benefit big banks and screw the population? That took the taxes of middle and low-income people, and from schools and hospitals, to redestribute it UP to the wealthy that had made some “unfortunate” bets? That had a TRIPLE-dip recession? Where bicycles now outsell cars and nt because it's cool or fashionable?
LOL, what a laugh this guy is.
BLAH BLAH BLAH
Dec 05th, 2013 - 10:13 am - Link - Report abuse 0Something about a blackout…. nope… nothing.
The Venezuelan government stealing from its citizens is so much more acceptable.
Poor Nostrils having so much trouble finding the silver lining in any news out of Argentina or Venezuela at the moment.
Bolivarian governments stealing for the people is an accepted norm and nothing less than “business as usual”. It makes no sense for the trolls to post anything about SOP's. lol
Dec 05th, 2013 - 12:15 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Commenting for this story is now closed.
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