August 30, 2005


Hurricane Hugo Chavez

In what has to be one of the most ironic offers ever made in the western hemisphere, Hugo Chavez of Venezuela has made everyone but the 1600 Crew an offer that, well, is interesting.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez offered to send food and fuel to the United States after the powerful Hurricane Katrina pummeled the US south, ravaging US crude production.

The leftist leader, a frequent critic of the United States and a target himself of US disapproval, said Venezuela could send aid workers with drinking water, food and fuel to US communities hit by the hurricane.

"We place at the disposition of the people of the United States in the event of shortages -- we have drinking water, food, we can provide fuel," Chavez told reporters.

I think Chaves will probably even help out Fundie-Wackos. Because it's the humanitarian thing to do...most other countries don't ask about politics or religion when coming to the aid of others in crisis. That seems to be a particularly republican/1600 Crew thing to do.

Can you imagine if Chavez made this offer the way that the 1600 Crew offers assistance: you can't have any water, food or fuel if you voted for Beloved Leader. Sort of like how the 1600 Crew (in real life) appropriates aid to countries ravaged by AIDS and stuff...abortion? No aid, the shelter's closed, the bank's empty, the lights in the clinic are off. Sorry (not really).



Update: I added a link above to Scotland On Sunday, because a troll claimed that such evidence does not exist. Poor troll, learn to use Google; it will keep you from looking too stupid. (It was the first article that popped up from this search). That is all.

posted by Jo Fish on 08.30.05 at 04:52 PM





Comments:

Hey Joe, do you know if GWB ever paid the $10. Million he pledged personally to the Tsunami victims? If not, maybe he could double dip and pledge it again for another tax break.

posted by: carson on 08.30.05 at 05:17 PM [permalink]



This comment is so ignorant. Name a single instance of the Bush administration holding up aid to a country because of its politics.

Don't even bother looking, because you won't find any examples. Yet another example of the incredible ignorance one finds on this site.

posted by: bean on 08.30.05 at 05:23 PM [permalink]



Owned!

posted by: brittney on 08.30.05 at 05:59 PM [permalink]



Like the artillery guys used to say, 'it's good to have the high ground'.

posted by: The Fixer on 08.30.05 at 05:59 PM [permalink]



Hey Bean,

How about holding up aid money for organizations because they perform or even suggest abortions anywhere in the world? How about Bush using foreign aid as a carrot to push countries toward U.S. friendly political and economic "reforms"? How about threatening little countries with the withdrawal of aid if they didn't give Americans immunity from the International Criminal Court?

Definition:

Ignorant 1 a : destitute of knowledge or education ; also : lacking knowledge or comprehension of the thing specified b : resulting from or showing lack of knowledge or intelligence

2 : UNAWARE, UNINFORMED (see BEAN)

posted by: nitpicker on 08.30.05 at 08:27 PM [permalink]



just more than 50% of the voters in the last election voted for this guy. BEA isn't alone. We are so screwed if we can't improve their gene pool.

posted by: MMichaelAK on 08.31.05 at 08:11 PM [permalink]



In this country the oil companies have daily profits of $1 billion dollars or more, that breaks down to over $150,000 they take in for PROFIT EACH SECOND!!! Why does our gov't then give those same oil companies another $2 billion in the energy bill when the gas prices continue to rise? The people of this country have to come together and let the gov't and oil companies know this is unacceptable.

posted by: pat on 09.02.05 at 01:48 PM [permalink]






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