Criminals just wait until they know power will be off for two hours.

No relief in sight.

AE on February 9, 2010 at 8:32 PM

Yikes.

Do even the landline phones even work during the outages? The ones w/o onboard electronics have always worked in my city unless the actual phone line got severed.

If it were the real deal it would have went and crapped all over Chavez`s shoulder.

Then executed for the crime of crapping all over Chavez`s shoulder.

Then stuffed.

Vicious circle/cycle.

Didn’t he say “..electricity prices will skyrocket..” or words to that effect?

Or was that The One?

Easy to confuse ain’t they?

If i use more than 500Kwh per month then ill get a 100% increase in my bill , if i do it again then its 200% increase if i repeat a third time then its no power for 24- to 48 hrs

Criminals just wait until they know power will be off for two hours.

No relief in sight.

a show on state radio air waves called “Suddenly Chavez.”

“Su–ddenly Cha—ve—-z…

…is here to provide you…
…sweet “understanding”…
…Hugo’s your friend!”

Someone needs to do a parody of “Suddenly Seymour” from Little Shop of Horrors. Heck – then entire show.

pablo5108 on February 9, 2010 at 3:17 PM

I don’t know if Chavez is Seymour, but his fiefdom is definitely the Little Shop of Horrors.

…a show on state radio air waves called “Suddenly Chavez.”

.
Great. Now I have that song stuck in my head.
.
Suddenly Seymour
Is here to provide you
Sweet understanding
Seymour’s your friend.
Suddenly Seymour
He purified me
He purified you
Suddenly Seymour showed me I can
Suddenly Seymour showed you you can
.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DD7VIKZnGA

Ed why do you always link to these Chavez pieces? I mean i love the pic, and OOgo is always good for a laugh, but really I don’t get it.

snoopicus on February 9, 2010 at 5:04 PM

Yeah, I know. A story of an election of a radical. Followed by nationalization of the basic industries. Followed by nationalization of the banking systems. Deficit spending causes massive inflation. Unemployment rises. Crime rises. Rationing is instituted. The radical shows up on the radio and television daily. Free speech and communication are outlawed. Fat cats are demonized. Investors are demonized. Detractors are demonized. Such is the story.

Now, on the other hand, in this country, where we just elected a radical…

Replace ‘Chavez’ with ‘Obama’ in that story.

Hmmm, I think we should all strongly support Obama running for the president of Venezuela! He could gracefully give up his job here and go down there and look like a winner.

“Suddenly Chavez” broadcasts whenever Chavez feels like talking, which is why Venezuelans have been instructed to listen for the harp music.

Hear a harp = turn off the radio!

Chavez treats his people like mushrooms–feed ‘em BS, now keep them in the dark.

He’ll probably go begging the Haitians to send him water for his hydro dams!

Time for Uribe of Colombia to propose some free trade–Colombian kilowatts for free oil.

Is that brilliant, or what.

….do teleprompters have sound systems?

daesleeper on February 9, 2010 at 2:57 PM

I’m willing to let them replace Chavez with Obama,after all who are we to deny the Venezuelan people thier chance at Utopia.

BTW, on a trip to Panama two years ago, I was informed by a local that there was a new insult in use: chavello, meaning a fat little prick. Chavellito makes it a little worse.

MSM already filling that position.

Midas on February 9, 2010 at 3:08 PM

They are perched a bit lower.

GinaE on February 9, 2010 at 4:03 PM

Sssshhhh..if the floor mat lie doesn’t work. Ole Toyota is going to the tire inflation thing.

I have family that just came into town from Maracaibo (where the Venezuelan oil industry is concentrated) and things for the everyman on the street are much worse than what gets out via news reports. (keep in mind Venezuela had the highest standard of living of any country South of the border – so this collapse is that much more visceral)

There is water rationing across the country. The water comes on for about 3 hours a day if at all. Sometimes its off for 2 or 3 days straight.

There is a shortage of milk, cooking oil, eggs, beef, pork rice, and some vegetables and fruits. A barter economy is springing up for those enterprising enough to have a plot of land producing some food.

When they can find milk it is a powdered “milk” packaged in a plastic bag by the marxist government which dutifully puts pro Chavez Marxist statements on the outside. (although i wouldn’t mind seeing Obama’s face on the back of a milk carton here I don’t think its the same thing)

the grocery stores that remain open had bare shelves before the forced currency devaluation last month which has now really sent the economy into a death spiral. the forced devaluation has been the kiss of death for the Venezuelan economy.

in an effort to “prevent inflation” after his forced currency devaluation, Chavez said he would seize any business that charged more for the goods it sold. It was all a pretext. Inflation has exploded and he has taken the opportunity to “nationalize” a number of international big box retailers such as “exito” stores and “carrefour” (both french owned by the way).

Chavez is seizing any business now that his thugs finger. He has closed the remaining radio and TV channels that don’t spout his propaganda and he went after Twitter a few days ago.

Students are out on the streets daily.

the labor unions are now out in the streets protesting Chavez too. He nationalized many of them and now he’s unable to pay employee salaries let alone deliver on the pie in the sky promises he made them. ( I love it when socialists get their comeuppance)(Obama)

Robbery and murder are off the charts especially in Caracas, like they never were before.

Caracas is now more dangerous than Baghdad and Chicago.

And Chavez has roving bands of thugs (think of them as the Venezuelan equivalent of the Iranian Basiij militia) “patrolling” the streets intimidating and harassing anyone they deem “counter-revolutionary” (which includes anyone voicing anti chavez sentiments or not complying with government edicts.)

so if you are a small business owner not only do you have to put up with ridiculous shortages of basic necessities but the economy is wrecked and your families physical security is endangered by unchecked crime and and unchecked government.

its an untenable situation.
things are bad.