Thread to watch: Bamo to undercut Hugo

[SSG Snuggle Bunny]

ensho (1000+ posts)      Wed Feb-23-11 04:59 PM
Original message
disgusting! - Obama Requests Funding For Venezuelan Opposition in 2012 Budget
 
http://axisoflogic.com/artman/publish/Article_62316.sht...


The US government is setting the terrain for the 2012 presidential elections in Venezuela, soliciting funding to back anti-Chavez groups and help prepare a "candidate" to oppose Chavez. Republicans call for an "embargo" against the oil-producing nation

This week, US President Barack Obama presented Congress with a $3.7 trillion dollar budget for 2012, the most expensive budget in United States history. Within his massive request, which proposes cuts in important social programs and federal jobs throughout the country, is a partition for special funding for anti-Chavez groups in Venezuela.

Included in the whopping $3.7 trillion request is over $670 billion for the Pentagon's ever-increasing annual budget, nearly $75 billion for the intelligence community and $55.7 billion for the State Department and the US Agency for International Development (USAID).

For the first time in recent history, the Foreign Operations Budget (State Department) openly details direct funding of at least $5 million to anti-Chavez groups in Venezuela. Specifically, the budget justification document states, "These funds will help strengthen and support a Venezuelan civil society that will protect democratic space and seek to serve the interests and needs of the Venezuelan people. Funding will enhance citizens' access to objective information, facilitate peaceful debate on key issues, provide support to democratic institutions and processes, promote citizen participation and encourage democratic leadership".

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Nonetheless, the Venezuelan head of state retains a near 60% popularity at home and is one of the most admired leaders worldwide.

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this is so upsetting - can't find any decent words to say

what is wrong with Obama?

Typical rage ensues:

robdogbucky  (970 posts)         Wed Feb-23-11 05:06 PM
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3. This just reinforces previously held beliefs that this president
 Edited on Wed Feb-23-11 05:07 PM by robdogbucky
campaigned and was elected on false premises.

The Bolivarians stand for real freedom in this hemisphere.

This "fierce advocate," not so much.

See "South of the Border," Oliver Stone's most recent film and get back to me on which continent is closer to the freedoms this country was founded upon.

Too bad we are not close to kicking the banksters out of the US, like they did down there with the IMF. Oh, look, no more debt to foreign oppressors seeking control of indigenous natural resources. Oh, look, no more persecution of workers and their representatives by death squads paid for with foreign money.



Hands off my Social Security!
Hands off Latin America!



rdb

xchrom  (1000+ posts)        Wed Feb-23-11 05:10 PM
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6. cause we have budget problems, debt, and a deficit and poor people to
 deprive of human services so funding an opposition in venezuela is such a good idea.

This is weird because everytime the GOP claims to want to tackle the debt the DUmbasses scream it is just a myth.

Or maybe DUmbasses have no principles.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x489648#489877

[Freeper]

Poor stupid Beth hasn't showed up yet.

lol

[JohnnyReb]

Poor stupid Beth hasn't showed up yet.

lol

Maybe she hitched a ride in "The Buick".

[BlueStateSaint]

Maybe she hitched a ride in "The Buick".

And kicked Bobbo the Hobo out of the back seat?!?  I don't think so!!!!

[AllosaursRus]

Chavez is admired by 60% of the worlds people? Where the hell is that poll?

Hogwash! Little Hitler is just that! I think DUmmies better research how much better off the people of Venezuela are, since he took over and appointed himself dictator for life!