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By: Daily Digest for 2009-01-15 | A Nail In His Place

Daily Digest for 2009-01-15 | A Nail In His Place — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 13:31:24 +0000

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By: adagioforstrings

adagioforstrings — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 03:26:15 +0000

Somewhat ott, but is the parrot in the photo wearing a little red Chavez beret, as well?

By: PersonalLiberty

PersonalLiberty — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 02:34:22 +0000

Five will get you ten that the French sell out and help him…

By: Loki

Loki — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 01:54:32 +0000

Ideally the oil companies would have instituted a Wyatt’s Torch strategy when the persecutions began, but since it’s too late for that not reinvesting in Venezuela is what I’m hoping for.

By: MirCat

MirCat — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:27:20 +0000

Let them collapse and then invest with the next guy. Who you make sure is in your pocket.

- The Cat

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Thu, 15 Jan 2009 22:24:36 +0000

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By: LegendHasIt

LegendHasIt — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:34:57 +0000

And dear ol’ Uncle Hugo nationalized some of the largest gold mines (foreign operated) in Venezuela just a couple of weeks ago:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Venezuela-to-seize-gold-apf-13922353.html

Although rumor has it that they have been turned over to a mining company owned by the Russian Mafia…. So production might actually increase…. not that the people of Venezuela will get any benefit from it.

By: Jaibones

Jaibones — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:23:29 +0000

I’m sorry – did that sound angry? I was actually grinning wickedly while I typed it.

By: Jaibones

Jaibones — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:22:46 +0000

Let the Venezuelans riot and remove his bullet-riddled fat little body from the capital after their bloody coup.

Then Chevron can negotiate terms of service with his capitalist successor.

By: jcila

jcila — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:45:28 +0000

This is rich…
He takes the cmpanies money
Then STEALS the oil fields back..

Turns to communism and communist countries to fix the problems communism caused..
Adn when that didnt work
Begs the west to come and save his sorrry countries ass..

No let him and all of venesuala ask russia for help..

Michael savage is right
Liberalism and communism is a mental illness..

By: OhEssYouCowboys

OhEssYouCowboys — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:45:17 +0000

Nothing would surprise me, about Western oil companies dealing with Communists.

I will NEVER forget how American oil companies drilled Angolan oilfields, creating revenue for the Communist leadership in Angola, allowing them to use Cuban [Cubern - if you're a Kennedy] military forces as mercenaries, while, at the same time, the American government was providing aid to the anti-Communist guerillas.

You just can’t make this stuff up.

By: Xolom

Xolom — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:28:08 +0000

The 8489484516th example of the failure of socialism.

When will people finally learn?

By: madmonkphotog

madmonkphotog — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:24:00 +0000

I read this on Drudge early this morning. The first question that came to mind?

“I wonder if Married… With Children is on?”

By: DL13

DL13 — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:29:43 +0000

Couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy….

By: Amazed

Amazed — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:28:06 +0000

Probably good old boy Hugo will be able to get his compadre Joe Kennedy to prevail on his family Teddy and Patches to get the US government to bail him out.

By: Liberty or Death

Liberty or Death — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:15:36 +0000

President Hugo Chávez, buffeted by falling oil prices that threaten to damage his efforts to establish a Socialist-inspired state, is quietly courting Western oil companies once again.

Heh, how’s it feel to want Hugo?!?!?! I say he made his bed know let him f-ing sleep in it, the cockroach!

By: BetseyRoss

BetseyRoss — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:48:09 +0000

I guess Bush Derangement Syndrome doesn’t pay off. Too bad, so sad. I just wonder how the dirty afiliation of Obama and Chavez is going to pay off for Chavez. After all, Bill Ayers and Chavez are good buddies. Marxism doesn’t work! Will we be stuck with bailing out these mental midgets?

By: NoDonkey

NoDonkey — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:47:33 +0000

Good to see he cheated the Chinese, if there are people who need to be cheated, it’s the worthless commies in the PRC.

Although I’m not sure I’d want to be the one who cheated them.

They may do a little more than just litigate.

By: Vashta.Nerada

Vashta.Nerada — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:28:59 +0000

I read a while back that China is building refineries to handle Venezuelan crude.

JiangxiDad on January 15, 2009 at 10:50 AM

I heard they postponed the project. Even with refineries, think of the logistics. Either many panamax tankers, or shipping around the Cape of Good Hope, or all the way around Africa and Asia. It would add at least 50% to the cost of the crude.

By: Kermit

Kermit — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:12:43 +0000

Heavy crude oil is a great bargain for the price if you want to make a lot of petroleum coke. Two of the main uses for this material is making carbon anodes for the alumina smelting industry (making aluminum) and cement kilns. It is difficult to use as boiler fuel because it burns so hot and requires higher alloys for the tubes.

We need to remember that PDVSA (the Venezuelan oil company) has put a lot of money into those refineries that refine their oil.

By: right2bright

right2bright — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:12:30 +0000

Are we looking into the future at Obama…not having the money to pull off his social programs so he begins courting “other sources”?

By: NoDonkey

NoDonkey — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:01:10 +0000

Wait. Socialism doesn’t work? How about that.

Who’d a thunk it?

Still, perhaps it just needs another chance.

Let’s give it the ol’ college try and make it work here, how ’bout it?

Signed – Great Leader

By: Ryan Gandy

Ryan Gandy — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:55:47 +0000

Screw him, let him and his hovel of a country drop dead.

By: JiangxiDad

JiangxiDad — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:50:14 +0000

Venezuela has extremely heavy and sour crude. Very few places can refine it, primarily in the US and Aruba. This makes it a harder sell.

Vashta.Nerada on January 15, 2009 at 10:10 AM

I read a while back that China is building refineries to handle Venezuelan crude. China is also building a pipeline west from China to the Caspian. For the first time,Caspian oil can flow east to China, instead of West to Europe. China also borders oil and gas rich rich, and people-poor Russia. China is busy while we’re dithering over wind power and other such stupidities. How long do you think it will take for China to build a refinery to handle Venez. crude? I’d guess they would have it done in ’09.

By: Sapwolf

Sapwolf — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:45:46 +0000

O/T Sarah Palin is going to be Glenn Beck’s first guest on his new show Mon. onFNC @5 p.m. EST

thomasaur on January 15, 2009 at 9:22 AM

Cool. I’ll be checking the ratings later to see how Glenn did. Good start though.