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Related: About this forumVenezuela’s Capriles Closes Caracas Campaign as Thousands March
Venezuela's Capriles Closes Caracas Campaign as Thousands March
Venezuelan opposition candidate Henrique Capriles Radonski symbolically closed his Caracas campaign against President Hugo Chavez yesterday with a march attended by thousands of supporters.
Capriles, dressed in a shirt styled with the three colors of Venezuelas flag, promised to confront growing violence in the South American country and asked undecided voters if they were happy with their lives today.
This government gives away resources to every other country, Capriles said. There is no gauze in hospitals here, but they give money away to sponsor samba dancing at the carnival in Rio.
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This has to be one of the largest marches in the history of Caracas, Capriles said yesterday.
Venezuelan opposition candidate Henrique Capriles Radonski symbolically closed his Caracas campaign against President Hugo Chavez yesterday with a march attended by thousands of supporters.
Capriles, dressed in a shirt styled with the three colors of Venezuelas flag, promised to confront growing violence in the South American country and asked undecided voters if they were happy with their lives today.
This government gives away resources to every other country, Capriles said. There is no gauze in hospitals here, but they give money away to sponsor samba dancing at the carnival in Rio.
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This has to be one of the largest marches in the history of Caracas, Capriles said yesterday.
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Venezuela’s Capriles Closes Caracas Campaign as Thousands March (Original Post)
joshcryer
Oct 2012
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joshcryer
(62,276 posts)1. LOL! VTV shows the march:
I'm cracking the fuck up.
joshcryer
(62,276 posts)6. VTV shows Chavez' march:
The marches were similar in numbers but watch how Chavez' numbers are praised and cheered while VTV deflected for Capriles' march.
And Capriles didn't even have to bus people in from other states.
Bacchus4.0
(6,837 posts)2. damn, thats a huge crowd. n/t
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joshcryer
(62,276 posts)3. Capriles closes in Barcelona, Anzoategui state.
joshcryer
(62,276 posts)4. Sea of people in Zulia right now (will post better pics later, this is live):
joshcryer
(62,276 posts)5. Better picture of Zulia:
joshcryer
(62,276 posts)7. Barquisimeto (Lara)
No album yet but this is the last rally until Capriles wins.
SESKATOW
(99 posts)8. Capitalists?
right?
joshcryer
(62,276 posts)9. Venezuelans.
SESKATOW
(99 posts)10. only thing that matters is class. Everything else is superfluous
there is no room for democracy in the born to rule capitalist class.
joshcryer
(62,276 posts)11. Oh I agree.
Which is why Chavez' creation of the boligarchs is unforgivable.
SESKATOW
(99 posts)12. So the revolution goes deeper