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Title: Is Hugo Chavez Dying?
Post by: bijou on June 22, 2011, 02:46:19 PM: Quote
As the eternal optimist, we can hope for the best, and reports trickling out seem to indicate the Venezuelan psychopath may be in much worse condition than has been reported.

Venezuela's voluble and ubiquitous President Hugo ChÃ¡vez hasn't returned to the public eye after a surgery in Cuba that has friends and foes alike speculating about the state of his health and the future of his rule.

Mr. ChÃ¡vez has been in Cuba since June 8, when he was felled by a pelvic abscess for which he underwent an operation two days later. Soon after, Venezuelan officials said the flamboyant leader was in good health but would recuperate in Havana for a "few days."

Those few days have stretched to 11, punctuated by false alarms over the date of his return. On Monday, a ruling party lawmaker said Mr. ChÃ¡vez was hours from touching down in Caracas and urged his supporters to prepare a "tremendous" welcome for him. The claim was quickly refuted on the Twitter account of Venezuela's Communications Minister Andres Izarra. ...
http://jammiewearingfool.blogspot.com/2011/06/is-hugo-chavez-dying.html
Title: Re: Is Hugo Chavez Dying?
Post by: Rebel on June 22, 2011, 02:52:58 PM: I was wondering where that little chipmunk had been.
Title: Re: Is Hugo Chavez Dying?
Post by: franksolich on June 22, 2011, 02:53:19 PM: One can hope.
Title: Re: Is Hugo Chavez Dying?
Post by: Chris_ on June 22, 2011, 02:57:54 PM: Fidel Castro has been dying for the last twenty years. The old bastard needs to go and take Hugo with him.
Title: Re: Is Hugo Chavez Dying?
Post by: namvet on June 22, 2011, 04:41:50 PM: not to go off topic but I noticed the mongoloid in Iran has gone under the radar.
Title: Re: Is Hugo Chavez Dying?
Post by: DumbAss Tanker on June 22, 2011, 05:28:58 PM: A dictator like Hugo being gone for two weeks is the kind of thing that could lead to serious job security problems for him, all outcomes of any health issue aside.

:popcorn:
Title: Re: Is Hugo Chavez Dying?
Post by: FreeBorn on June 22, 2011, 05:38:14 PM: Quote from: namvet on June 22, 2011, 04:41:50 PM
not to go off topic but I noticed the mongoloid in Iran has gone under the radar.
I think he's on a junket to Beijing presently.
Title: Re: Is Hugo Chavez Dying?
Post by: SSG Snuggle Bunny on June 22, 2011, 10:37:41 PM: Damn that BushCo and their JSOC assassination squads!</EFerarri>
Title: Re: Is Hugo Chavez Dying?
Post by: NHSparky on June 23, 2011, 08:31:08 AM: Quote from: chris_ on June 22, 2011, 02:57:54 PM
Fidel Castro has been dying for the last twenty years. The old bastard needs to go and take Hugo with him.

Reminds me of that line in Godfather II--"Hyman Roth has been dying from the same heart attack for the last twenty years."
Title: Re: Is Hugo Chavez Dying?
Post by: DefiantSix on June 23, 2011, 02:50:13 PM: Quote from: SGT Snuggle Bunny on June 22, 2011, 10:37:41 PM
Damn that BushCo and their JSOC assassination squads!</EFerarri>

:hi5:
Title: Re: Is Hugo Chavez Dying?
Post by: CG6468 on June 23, 2011, 03:06:16 PM: Is Hugo Chavez Dying?

With any luck at all.
Title: Re: Is Hugo Chavez Dying?
Post by: DefiantSix on June 23, 2011, 03:14:38 PM: Quote from: CG6468 on June 23, 2011, 03:06:16 PM
Is Hugo Chavez Dying?

With any luck at all.

Obviously. I haven't met anybody - yet - who's been able to get out of this life alive.

The real question though, is will he be accommodating to those of us who wish him to "just drop dead" in a timely manner?

So far, the answer has been a resounding "no".