Socialism at work

[SteveInBrooklyn]

Thank you President Carter.

That clown went there and said the elections were fair back when there was a chance to have him voted out. We had to chance to be rid of him, but Carter had to interfere.

Maybe they ARE fair. Who is saying they aren't?

 

[Mr Man]

I agree...

And the vote was VERY close. What about the 47% who DIDN'T vote for this? Seems to me that nearly half the voters didn't get what they wanted so it's just too bad for them, right?

And whether or not anyone wants to admit it, there ARE parallels here to our own internal struggles.

I am thinking they will get no stimulus because of their dissenting vote......

I mean, Chavez "won". Fair is fair.

 

[moburg]

Thank you President Carter.

That clown went there and said the elections were fair back when there was a chance to have him voted out. We had to chance to be rid of him, but Carter had to interfere.

The only elections Carter will say were unfair are US elections where a Democrat lost.

 

[moburg]

Maybe they ARE fair. Who is saying they aren't?

The Venezuelan voter who said they were threatened into voting 'Yes'.

 

[hiwaygal]

Source

US urges respect for democracy in Venezuela
15 hours ago

WASHINGTON (AFP) — 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.

"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.

Venezuelans on Sunday voted 54 percent in favor of constitutional reform sought by President Hugo Chavez to run for unlimited reelection, in his bid to consolidate his brand of socialism critics compare to Cuba's communism.

Clay said that after the vote, "it is important that elected officials now focus on governing democratically and addressing the issues of concern to the Venezuelan people."

"We encourage all sectors of Venezuelan society to respect the diversity of use (of the vote) that is the strength of a pluralistic democracy," he added.

The US reaction to Venezuela's vote comes uncharacteristically before the complete tally has been announced. The country's electoral board has issued its first, 54-46 percent vote result with only 94 percent of precincts reporting.

US-Venezuelan relations have been steadily deteriorating since Chavez first took office in 1999. In September, they took a turn for the worse after Venezuela expelled the US ambassador and the United States responded in kind.

Does this help or hurt?