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stevenleser

(32,886 posts)
6. This offer to help him came on the day this news story was reported
Sun Mar 20, 2016, 08:59 PM
Mar 2016
http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/03/world/americas/venezuela-chavez-health/

And is apparently a week after Rather reported that Chavez' situation was dire.
 

stevenleser

(32,886 posts)
8. Americas relationship with Venezuela during the Chavez period was not one dimensional
Sun Mar 20, 2016, 09:01 PM
Mar 2016

We purchased a lot of oil from them on a regular basis, for instance, and that's during both the 'w' years and the Obama years.

Hekate

(90,765 posts)
9. Because he's a suffering human being? and helping him live might change his mind about us?
Sun Mar 20, 2016, 09:05 PM
Mar 2016

Why do you think?

 

insta8er

(960 posts)
11. Yes...I forgot that we had experts on South America as well, while he might have not called himself
Sun Mar 20, 2016, 09:14 PM
Mar 2016

That he could be seen as being a dictator. Here is an excerpt of the wiki page on him. And here is a link to the wiki page itself.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Ch%C3%A1vez



On 12 August 1999, the new constitutional assembly voted to give themselves the power to abolish government institutions and to dismiss officials who were perceived as being corrupt or operating only in their own interests. Opponents of the Chávez regime argued that it was therefore dictatorial.[185][186] Most jurists believed that the new constitutional assembly became the country's "supreme authority" and that all other institutions were subordinate to it.[187] The assembly also declared a "judicial emergency", granting itself the power to overhaul the judicial system. The Supreme Court, which ruled that the assembly did indeed have such authority, was eventually replaced by the 1999 Constitution, which created the "Supreme Tribunal of Justice" in its place

 

Mika

(17,751 posts)
12. And then he was reelected and reelected again.
Sun Mar 20, 2016, 09:48 PM
Mar 2016

Even the Carter institute called those elections as clean and transparent.
You must think that the Carter Institute was fronting for/appeasing a dictator.




 

insta8er

(960 posts)
13. I guess naming his successor is something that is also done in a democracy. But please feel free
Sun Mar 20, 2016, 09:52 PM
Mar 2016

to disagree...not that it makes any difference as to what happened in Venezuela.

gabeana

(3,166 posts)
17. It seems to be getting a little scary here
Sun Mar 20, 2016, 10:21 PM
Mar 2016

Bush Family, Clinton husband and wife, not their fault, if people vote for them what can you do

Response to insta8er (Reply #3)

gabeana

(3,166 posts)
16. Good job
Sun Mar 20, 2016, 10:06 PM
Mar 2016

with RW talking points
The guy actually was elected more so than Bush and came back from a Bush sponsored coup

this is why people have issues with Hillary believing she is Republican lite

Octafish

(55,745 posts)
18. This is sick. If State didn't do anything to help Chavez, that's more than a sign.
Tue Mar 29, 2016, 10:26 AM
Mar 2016

Ms. Clinton, like many if not most in the Establishment, so fear socialism they are willing to let a human die -- and make war on innocent people -- just to defeat it.



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