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Caribbean-Latin America
Venezuela: Chavez hit by new, severe infection
2013-03-05
Shouldn't be long now.
Chavez is suffering from "a new, severe infection." The state news agency identified it as respiratory.
Villegas said Chavez was "standing by Christ and life conscious of the difficulties he faces."
True, except for the Christ part, and the conscious part, and maybe the life part.
He's awfully religious for a dying socialist...
He called on Chavez's supporters, who include thousands of well-armed militiamen, to be "on a war footing."
Sounds like there's concern it won't be a peaceful transition.
Upon Chavez's death, the opposition would contest the government's candidate in a snap election that it argues should have been called after Chavez was unable to be sworn in on Jan. 10 as the constitution stipulates.

Indeed, the campaigning has already begun, although undeclared, with Vice President Nicolas Maduro, who Chavez has said should succeed him, frequently commandeering all broadcast channels Chavez-style to tout the "revolution" and vilify the opposition.

Posted by:Glenmore

#19  "Hugo is now Hugone."

That's a winner, DB.

I am sooooo stealing that. ;-p
Posted by: Barbara   2013-03-05 19:53  

#18  Hugo is now Hugone.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2013-03-05 18:41  

#17  Johnson! Hold that order for more ice!!
Posted by: tu3031   2013-03-05 17:59  

#16  I shall ride around the walls of Rantburg in my Triumph.
Posted by: Shipman   2013-03-05 17:52  

#15  Shipman, looks like you won. Congrats!!


Or maybe they just ran out of ice.
Posted by: Alanc   2013-03-05 17:29  

#14  Bad news guys -- I just heard the infection's rejected Chavez.
Posted by: Rob Crawford   2013-03-05 16:42  

#13  Shoot. I had him shuffling off this mortal coil (?) today. Oh well.
Posted by: Shipman   2013-03-05 16:29  

#12  Oh gee darn that's too bad.

Hope its painful.
Posted by: DarthVader   2013-03-05 16:10  

#11  He's got a FEVER, and the only prescription is MORE COWBELL!
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain   2013-03-05 15:57  

#10  Venezuela accused the domestic and foreign enemies of Venezuela of poisoning ailing President Hugo Chavez

Has he been eating radioactive sushi recently?
Posted by: trailing wife   2013-03-05 15:23  

#9  MORE ICE!!!
Posted by: tu3031   2013-03-05 14:53  

#8  update
Venezuela accuses enemies of poisoning ailing Chavez
Venezuela accused the domestic and foreign enemies of Venezuela of poisoning ailing President Hugo Chavez and expelled a U.S. Embassy attache who was seeking military support for a plot against the government, Vice President Nicolas Maduro said Tuesday.

Maduro made the remark to reporters after he met with the country's top officials Tuesday about Chavez's worsening health condition.

Some day, he told the press in a lengthy statement, there will be "scientific proof" that Chavez, fighting a battle with cancer, was poisoned. He also called Venezuela's right-wing forces an "oligarchy" and an "enemy of the nation."
Posted by: tipper   2013-03-05 13:58  

#7  Random JD, you took the words right out of my mouth.

Poor Hugo is dead, He looking all so peaceful and serene, it's a shame that he won't keep, it looks like he's asleep but its summer and we're almost out of ice.
Posted by: Bill Clinton   2013-03-05 10:30  

#6  Zombie.
Posted by: Iblis   2013-03-05 10:23  

#5  Perhaps it's a convenient moment to not have a Pope.
Posted by: Besoeker   2013-03-05 09:56  

#4  Body rejecting the formaldehyde?
Posted by: Procopius2k   2013-03-05 08:39  

#3  $10 day-of-death pool, anyone?
Posted by: 2sealys   2013-03-05 08:13  

#2  Upon Chavez's death, the opposition would contest the government's candidate in a snap election that it argues should have been called after Chavez was unable to be sworn in on Jan. 10 as the constitution stipulates.

RNC, jot down this so-called "opposition tactic". It could come in handy some day.
Posted by: Besoeker   2013-03-05 07:55  

#1  Uh oh. Decomposition?
Posted by: RandomJD   2013-03-05 07:36  

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