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politicat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-05 06:48 PM
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Hugo Chavez on Democracy Now!
They just gave him his lead and let him talk....

http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=05/09/19/1336214 Show is available for download.

Highlights:

Out of a hundred cars, ninety-nine were occupied by a single person, the driver only. Cars occupying the highways, and burning fuel, how many gallons of fuel were burned yesterday morning, polluting the environment? That's the extreme of individualism. And public transportation, we don’t see large buses coming from the airport here.

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This planet cannot stand this model any longer. I think developed countries-- so-called developed countries should reflect upon the way of living and the waste of energy. And the government knows this. The big trans-nationals know this. The U.S. only has 20 billion barrels of oil in reserve. It seems as though there is no more oil around. Venezuela has 300 billion barrels of oil in reserves. Iraq has like 150 billion barrels of oil. Iran, close to 300 billion barrels of reserve. Oil for 200 years of course. Now, it is clear that the U.S. government wants that oil. That's why they planned, first they tried to get the Venezuelan oil and, of course the coup, they staged against us. That was an oil-motivated coup.

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In all these committees, cooperatives, the women play a major role. Without women there would be no revolution. Artists are never wrong when they paint revolution with the beautiful dress and with the sword. On the horse or by foot. Because revolution is a woman. A woman is the revolution. But the poverty also is the face of the woman. And the hopes is also woman. And nature is also woman. There will be no probability of success without the creative participation and the powerful participation of women.
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reprehensor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-05 07:07 PM
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1. Viva Hugo.
I wanna party with that dude.
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DrunkenMaster Donating Member (582 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-05 07:10 PM
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2. its a great interview
I nearly sprayed coffee all over my cat when I heard the word "Chomsky" in the middle of a Spanish sentence...
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madokie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-05 07:13 PM
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3. I don't speak spanish, Don't they have volume controls
one ear and two voices. I guess I'll read instead. Damm
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JitterbugPerfume Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-05 07:39 PM
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4. He was Awesome
The "Chomsky" reference threw me for a loop too .

More Hugo on Democracy Now tomorrow, Amy Goodman said

Man ,Ilove that program


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