Chavez providing foreign aid

[Shannow]

http://www.stateline.org/live/details/story?contentId=299079

Quote:
Close to 200,000 poor families in 15 cold-weather states – in every Northeastern state except New Hampshire – can thank controversial Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez for helping them heat their homes this winter.

The Venezuelan-controlled oil-refining company, Citgo Petroleum Corp., donated 45 million gallons of free home heating oil this winter

 

[Pablo]

This is old news. Just a political showboat and duped libs.

Meanwhile people starve in Venezuela. I loved the coverage of the "native" eskimo gal in Alaska (think about that for a second - both the native part and lack of oil in Alaska) - SHE had the one fingered nerve to flip Dicktator Chavez the che finger of middle fate!!

 

[MarkC]

Fewer people are starving in Venezuela than in most other places in South America, they have the highest standard of living on the continent. Of course, that's not saying much, and there is a vast inequality of wealth. But...gas is cheap!

 

[Pablo]

Originally Posted By: MarkC
Fewer people are starving in Venezuela than in most other places in South America, they have the highest standard of living on the continent. Of course, that's not saying much, and there is a vast inequality of wealth. But...gas is cheap!


Can I see the stats on that?

Higher than Brazil? Argentina? Uruguay? Chile?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Development_Index

 

[MarkC]

Ooops, I was reading old data.
Nevertheless, Venezuela is doing pretty well for itself.
http://www.venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/2299

And though Chavez is a nasty buffoon, conditions have to be right to allow such as him to get into power....

 

[Tempest]

Dictatorships and Communisms often do well...in the sort term. It's long term where they have their problems.

 

[firemachine69]

Ten more years before that country goes to [censored].


Fine by me, they can pay the price for their own stupidity.

(Unlike myself in Canada, I still owe money for someone else's 'Trudeau-mania' of thirty years ago.)

 

[Max_Wander]

it doesnt matter! Chavez is a bad guy, because he won't let globalists do what they want. How DARE he slightly impede the globalists!! GRR!! TERRORIST LIBERAL HIPPIES!! MY OPINION IS FAIR AND BALANCED !!!! EVERYTHING IS TERROR!!!! USA IS THE STANDARD FOR EVERYTHING, CAT DANGIT!

 

[Cheesehead]

Max_wanderer, try a downer dude.

 

[Steve S]

Originally Posted By: Max_Wander
it doesnt matter! Chavez is a bad guy, because he won't let globalists do what they want. How DARE he slightly impede the globalists!! GRR!! TERRORIST LIBERAL HIPPIES!! MY OPINION IS FAIR AND BALANCED !!!! EVERYTHING IS TERROR!!!! USA IS THE STANDARD FOR EVERYTHING, CAT DANGIT!