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| State Department Congratulates Chavez On De Facto Dictatorship |
| 2009-02-17 |
| US urges respect for democracy in Venezuela The United States Tuesday welcomed Venezuela's "civic" referendum lifting term limits for the president and all politicians, but urged support for democracy and tolerance in the country. I guess the big 0 approves of the way Huge-0 consolidates power. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery ... "We congratulate the civic and participatory spirit of the millions of Venezuelans who exercized their democratic right to vote," State Department spokesman Noel Clay told AFP. Why no mention of the vote-rigging and intimidation? Oh, right... I guess this is supposed to be the "change we can believe in." |
| Posted by:eltoroverde |
| #3 Read down. It's crap. Panetta doesn't even have a daughter. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2009-02-17 16:06 |
| #2 Others undoubtedly issuing congrats. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-02-17 16:00 |
| #1 Forget it, Jake. It's the State Department... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2009-02-17 15:21 |