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Caribbean-Latin America
Mao and Bolivar would have been mates, says Chavez
2004-12-25
Posted by:Fred

#7  AC, Ben Franklin?
Posted by: Jarhead   2004-12-25 11:13:32 AM  

#6  That should read "Tyranny is forced upON some..."
Oh hell, maybe it was right to start with.
Posted by: Atomic Conspiracy   2004-12-25 11:05:00 AM  

#5  Chavez's election victory reminds me of a quote I saw when Indira Ghandi was re-elected:

"Tyranny is forced up some, while others bring it upon themselves."

(Anyone know who first said that?)

Posted by: Atomic Conspiracy   2004-12-25 10:57:06 AM  

#4  Bernardo O'Higgins and Stalin as drinking buddies? Patrick Henry and Kim Jong Il in business together?

Btw, one of our now-retired Polaris submarines was named for Simon Bolivar. It's a safe bet that Mao will not be similarly honored.
Posted by: Atomic Conspiracy   2004-12-25 10:49:38 AM  

#3  What will we hear next from Fidel's trained monkey? Benito Juarez as Pol Pot?
Posted by: Atomic Conspiracy   2004-12-25 10:33:51 AM  

#2  This really calls for the graphic of Fflewddur Fflam, with the harp string breaking, if we ever get it.
Posted by: Phil Fraering   2004-12-25 9:42:27 AM  

#1  Ã¢Â€Â¦right before his lips fall off.
Posted by: Korora   2004-12-25 9:11:05 AM  

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