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The Chavez-Obama Book Club

The New Neo Posted on April 20, 2009 by neoAugust 28, 2009

Taking advantage of Obama’s naivete and burst of warm camaraderie, Hugo Chavez handed him a copy of Eduardo Galeano’s Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent, which Obama graciously accepted. That’s somewhat the propaganda … Continue reading →

Posted in Latin America, Obama | 50 Replies

Obama proves conclusively that the position he is best suited for is UN Ambassador

The New Neo Posted on April 19, 2009 by neoAugust 28, 2009

Aren’t they the ones who are supposed to be good at listening to hateful diatribes against the US and all its evils, sitting there looking bored while taking notes, and then pretending the whole thing never happened? Presidents, on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Latin America, Obama | 58 Replies

Obama, the Mexican guns, and Latin America: blame the US first

The New Neo Posted on April 18, 2009 by neoAugust 28, 2009

On his recent visit to Mexico, Obama offered the misleading statement that 90% of guns recovered in Mexico’s crimes come from the United States. It’s not true, although it’s a meme that will not die. The 90% figure represents: …only … Continue reading →

Posted in Latin America, Obama | 21 Replies

The Venezuelan referendum, and the perils of democratic tyranny

The New Neo Posted on February 16, 2009 by neoAugust 28, 2009

Yesterday the people of Venezuela voted to abolish term limits in their country, paving the way for Hugo Chavez to become president for life. Although we will never know the true extent of voter intimidation and/or outright fraud by Chavez … Continue reading →

Posted in Latin America, Liberty | 148 Replies

Chavez power grab: is this our future, too?

The New Neo Posted on February 15, 2009 by neoAugust 28, 2009

Hugo Chavez says “just give me ten more years, and everything will be great.” Today’s referendum on abolishing presidential term limits will allow him to seek those ten years and more, in the grand old tradition of predecessor and mentor … Continue reading →

Posted in Latin America, Liberty | 48 Replies

Obama the soft socialist

The New Neo Posted on October 13, 2008 by neoAugust 28, 2009

Bookworm has a piece at American Thinker in which she makes the point that it might be more instructive to divide ourselves on a continuum of Statists vs. Individualists rather than Liberals vs. Conservatives. Obama, of course, would be a … Continue reading →

Posted in Latin America, Obama | 66 Replies

Venezuela: the loser (and the winner) is—Chavez!

The New Neo Posted on December 3, 2007 by neoAugust 28, 2009

My first thought late last night on hearing the news of Chavez’s defeat in yesterday’s referendum was, “Great (and surprising)!” My second thought was a more cynical one: “How bad must the defeat really have been for Chavez to announce … Continue reading →

Posted in Latin America, Liberty, Politics | 13 Replies

Chavez: what a guy

The New Neo Posted on November 29, 2007 by neoAugust 28, 2009

That man of the people, Hugo Chavez, is up to his old/new tricks in Venezuela: using the democratic process to subvert the safeguards built into it (see this for my discussion of the perils involved). An upcoming referendum will let … Continue reading →

Posted in Latin America | 41 Replies

No surprise in Venezuela: all Chavez, all the time?

The New Neo Posted on August 16, 2007 by neoAugust 28, 2009

Venezuelan not-quite-President-for-life-but-getting-there Hugo Chavez announced that he’s asking for a few changes: an extension of the length of the Presidential term of office, and an end to limits on reelection. To those critics who suggest this is another step in … Continue reading →

Posted in Latin America | 10 Replies

Amending the Constitution: protection from the tyranny of democracy and republicanism

The New Neo Posted on July 16, 2007 by neoAugust 28, 2009

In the many posts I’ve written attempting to explain the basic neocon attitude towards the spread of democracy-(see this and this) I’ve tried to be careful to use the term “liberal democracy” to describe what is advocated. Why? Because democracy … Continue reading →

Posted in Best of neo-neocon, Latin America, Liberty | 31 Replies

Defending Chavez: enemy of their enemy

The New Neo Posted on June 4, 2007 by neoAugust 28, 2009

I was thinking of Hugo Chavez recently because I was at a party Saturday night and his name came up in a rather odd context. I noticed a youngish women carrying a fluffy white dog in her arms. I went … Continue reading →

Posted in Latin America, Liberals and conservatives; left and right | 21 Replies

Once again, do cry for Venezuela

The New Neo Posted on May 29, 2007 by neoAugust 28, 2009

Chavez, that populist champion of the common man, has followed the path of hubris to close the most popular TV station in Venezuela, the 53-year-old RCTV. Why? He accused the station of supporting the 2002 coup against him, of some … Continue reading →

Posted in Latin America | 5 Replies

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