Comments on: Winning In Slow Motion http://12angrymen.wordpress.com/2007/11/30/winning-in-slow-motion/ Sermo humanus per verba irata Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:46:13 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: A Chavez Update « The 12 Angry Men Blog http://12angrymen.wordpress.com/2007/11/30/winning-in-slow-motion/#comment-11594 A Chavez Update « The 12 Angry Men Blog Sat, 14 Feb 2009 15:33:18 +0000 http://12angrymen.wordpress.com/2007/11/30/winning-in-slow-motion/#comment-11594 [...] under Uncategorized   It was a little over a year ago I wrote about Ugo Chavez’s dramatic ability to run a fine country into the ground. Well the speculative bubble that held oil prices at record highs last year has popped and, with [...] [...] under Uncategorized   It was a little over a year ago I wrote about Ugo Chavez’s dramatic ability to run a fine country into the ground. Well the speculative bubble that held oil prices at record highs last year has popped and, with [...]

]]> By: A Veritable Plethora of DotW « The 12 Angry Men Blog http://12angrymen.wordpress.com/2007/11/30/winning-in-slow-motion/#comment-9784 A Veritable Plethora of DotW « The 12 Angry Men Blog Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:48:10 +0000 http://12angrymen.wordpress.com/2007/11/30/winning-in-slow-motion/#comment-9784 [...] August 8, 2008 A Veritable Plethora of DotW Posted by mildlypiquedacademician under Mildly Piqued Academician Rants | Tags: Douche of the Week |   Oops… He Did It Again : Hugo Chavez went and did it… he gave himself the powers he didn’t win in the election last December. As Megan McArdle so dryly put it, “One might have asked why Chavez needs emergency decree powers during an oil boom when his country is at peace.” We have already said what needs to be said about good old Hugo Chavez, who continues to win in slow motion. [...] [...] August 8, 2008 A Veritable Plethora of DotW Posted by mildlypiquedacademician under Mildly Piqued Academician Rants | Tags: Douche of the Week |   Oops… He Did It Again : Hugo Chavez went and did it… he gave himself the powers he didn’t win in the election last December. As Megan McArdle so dryly put it, “One might have asked why Chavez needs emergency decree powers during an oil boom when his country is at peace.” We have already said what needs to be said about good old Hugo Chavez, who continues to win in slow motion. [...]

]]> By: mildlypiquedacademician http://12angrymen.wordpress.com/2007/11/30/winning-in-slow-motion/#comment-8910 mildlypiquedacademician Mon, 03 Mar 2008 04:39:01 +0000 http://12angrymen.wordpress.com/2007/11/30/winning-in-slow-motion/#comment-8910 AI wrote: <em>I’m betting for a sudden state of emergency and claims of an attempted coup to blame the US for something again.</em> Good call: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/03/world/americas/03farc.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin AI wrote:

I’m betting for a sudden state of emergency and claims of an attempted coup to blame the US for something again.

Good call:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/03/world/americas/03farc.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin

]]> By: The Sixteen Year “Plan” « The 12 Angry Men Blog http://12angrymen.wordpress.com/2007/11/30/winning-in-slow-motion/#comment-8801 The Sixteen Year “Plan” « The 12 Angry Men Blog Sat, 09 Feb 2008 21:13:00 +0000 http://12angrymen.wordpress.com/2007/11/30/winning-in-slow-motion/#comment-8801 [...] It’s the kind of thing that shows up in Latin America, cf. Puntofijismo. It might have been OK for a while but lead to the inevitable stagnation down the road that gave the world my buddy Hugo Chavez. [...] [...] It’s the kind of thing that shows up in Latin America, cf. Puntofijismo. It might have been OK for a while but lead to the inevitable stagnation down the road that gave the world my buddy Hugo Chavez. [...]

]]> By: mildlypiquedacademician http://12angrymen.wordpress.com/2007/11/30/winning-in-slow-motion/#comment-6308 mildlypiquedacademician Thu, 06 Dec 2007 21:48:51 +0000 http://12angrymen.wordpress.com/2007/11/30/winning-in-slow-motion/#comment-6308 More on the Chavez petro-state: http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/gustavo_gorriti/2007/12/chavez_only_needs_one_yes_vote.html There are several other nice articles on good old Chavez there. More on the Chavez petro-state:

http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/gustavo_gorriti/2007/12/chavez_only_needs_one_yes_vote.html

There are several other nice articles on good old Chavez there.

]]> By: mildlypiquedacademician http://12angrymen.wordpress.com/2007/11/30/winning-in-slow-motion/#comment-6130 mildlypiquedacademician Mon, 03 Dec 2007 23:52:04 +0000 http://12angrymen.wordpress.com/2007/11/30/winning-in-slow-motion/#comment-6130 One other point: Because of the massively subsidized gasoline domestically, internal consumption has gone way up, which means less oil to the market. Iran has the same problem. Of course, you can drive all you want but can't get milk, eggs, chicken, etc. One other point: Because of the massively subsidized gasoline domestically, internal consumption has gone way up, which means less oil to the market. Iran has the same problem. Of course, you can drive all you want but can’t get milk, eggs, chicken, etc.

]]> By: mildlypiquedacademician http://12angrymen.wordpress.com/2007/11/30/winning-in-slow-motion/#comment-6129 mildlypiquedacademician Mon, 03 Dec 2007 23:50:28 +0000 http://12angrymen.wordpress.com/2007/11/30/winning-in-slow-motion/#comment-6129 AM wrote: ###Oh come on now, if he stopped selling us oil, how would he convince greedy Northeasterners that it’s a good thing he is suppressing his populace?### Actually I did some looking recently. He's been directing the Venezuelan oil companies away from the US market already. This is, admittedly, going to be pretty small for a while, but Chavez does seem to be getting out of the US oil market as much as he can. For instance, he's pushed for selling Citgo. Not sure what that means, or on the other side what the electoral rebuke he just received means, but at least some people are starting to go "Hey!" AM wrote:

###Oh come on now, if he stopped selling us oil, how would he convince greedy Northeasterners that it’s a good thing he is suppressing his populace?###

Actually I did some looking recently. He’s been directing the Venezuelan oil companies away from the US market already. This is, admittedly, going to be pretty small for a while, but Chavez does seem to be getting out of the US oil market as much as he can. For instance, he’s pushed for selling Citgo.

Not sure what that means, or on the other side what the electoral rebuke he just received means, but at least some people are starting to go “Hey!”

]]> By: Angry Midwesterner http://12angrymen.wordpress.com/2007/11/30/winning-in-slow-motion/#comment-6127 Angry Midwesterner Mon, 03 Dec 2007 23:22:12 +0000 http://12angrymen.wordpress.com/2007/11/30/winning-in-slow-motion/#comment-6127 <I>I’m betting for a sudden state of emergency and claims of an attempted coup to blame the US for something again. Then he can... stop selling [oil] to the US</I> Oh come on now, if he stopped selling us oil, how would he convince greedy Northeasterners that it's a good thing he is suppressing his populace? I’m betting for a sudden state of emergency and claims of an attempted coup to blame the US for something again.
Then he can… stop selling [oil] to the US

Oh come on now, if he stopped selling us oil, how would he convince greedy Northeasterners that it’s a good thing he is suppressing his populace?

]]> By: Angry Immigrant http://12angrymen.wordpress.com/2007/11/30/winning-in-slow-motion/#comment-6126 Angry Immigrant Mon, 03 Dec 2007 23:15:06 +0000 http://12angrymen.wordpress.com/2007/11/30/winning-in-slow-motion/#comment-6126 I was surprised it got shot down. I thought he had it for sure, one way or another. The worst case would be a close Chavez victory, where everyone would scream tampering. It's probable that there was tampering, but the opposition was just better at it this time around. Still losing an important election after you've censored all opposition media is pretty embarrassing. It's like a Democrat losing an election in San Francisco. The only thing that would keep surprising me would be a continuation of sanity breaking out there. I'm betting for a sudden state of emergency and claims of an attempted coup to blame the US for something again. Then he can dictate his own referendum results, stop selling to the US, redistribute all of the industry and farm land to his non-business-or-farmer cronies and enjoy Zimbabwe-style national economic abundance. -AI I was surprised it got shot down. I thought he had it for sure, one way or another. The worst case would be a close Chavez victory, where everyone would scream tampering. It’s probable that there was tampering, but the opposition was just better at it this time around. Still losing an important election after you’ve censored all opposition media is pretty embarrassing. It’s like a Democrat losing an election in San Francisco.

The only thing that would keep surprising me would be a continuation of sanity breaking out there. I’m betting for a sudden state of emergency and claims of an attempted coup to blame the US for something again.

Then he can dictate his own referendum results, stop selling to the US, redistribute all of the industry and farm land to his non-business-or-farmer cronies and enjoy Zimbabwe-style national economic abundance.

-AI

]]> By: Angry Midwesterner http://12angrymen.wordpress.com/2007/11/30/winning-in-slow-motion/#comment-6124 Angry Midwesterner Mon, 03 Dec 2007 23:13:24 +0000 http://12angrymen.wordpress.com/2007/11/30/winning-in-slow-motion/#comment-6124 <a HREF="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=ahM49MdnqNSs&refer=home" rel="nofollow">Chavez has admitted defeat:</A> ..."For now..." Anyone else surprised that Chavez's ideas got shot down? Will he become El Presidente for life some other way? Chavez has admitted defeat:

…”For now…”

Anyone else surprised that Chavez’s ideas got shot down?

Will he become El Presidente for life some other way?

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