BN wrote:
Aenima_Eyes wrote:
Yeah, nice of him to give cheap oil to Americans which he denounces daily while 85% of his country lives in poverty and starves. Swell guy that Chavez.
With 60% the vote Venezuelans seem happy with him.
on a poverty note:
"WASHINGTON — The number of Americans living in poverty rose by 1.1 million to 37 million last year, including 12.9 million children (2004)"
That is greater than the population of Venezuela.
The mess from Hurricane Katrina is still not cleaned up
Sends $3 billion in aid to israel each year ahead of his own people
Which leader is a swell guy?
What did you not get about 85%? Last time I checked 37 million doesn't come anywhere close to that in relation to the US population.
Yeah, because 60% in a country full of uneducated people is a landslide. . .they don't know any better so you can't really blame them.
Also, last time I checked. . .Bush approved $200 BILLION for the cleanup and restoration of New Orleans. If it isn't cleaned up yet, I hardly see that as his fault. Now, I could definitely see it being Ray Nagin's fault. Maybe if he spent less time with the "chocolate" remarks and more time doing stuff then it would get fixed.
So what if we send $3 billion to Israel? We send billions to the U.N. and to African countries and everywhere else because we generate trillions of dollars each year with our GDP.
On a final note. . .have you ever heard about the rich man in the temple? I'm not a religious crazy but I've heard the story and it applies here and I know you've probably denounced God altogether as smart as you are. Anyway. . .Jesus was chillin' in the temple and a rich guy comes in and loudly drops each of his gold coins into the collection box while looking around to make sure everyone notices. Then, an old destitute lady comes in and gives the equivalent of half a penny. . .but it is all she owns in the world. So what if Hugo hands out some cheap oil? He owns freaking Citgo and he has PLENTY of it. It means almost nothing to him to give out a few cheap barrels. However, he knows it will garner some sympathy from poor blacks in Harlem who hate Bush anyway. It was a fairly obvious P.R. stunt.
Please, keep going on trying to defend Hugo. Most sane people, liberal and conservative alike, have already seen he's a buffoon.