i bet you didn't know that, in his first year in office, pres chavez PRIVATIZED aluminium, electric-power distribution and telecommunications. he hadn't even turned 'socialist' before the country's elites decided to ditch him, and overthrow the new constitution and the democratically elected gov!! #5 - September 4, 2010 at 1:53pm by riothero

just as teabaggers allege that the federal gov now controls "80%" of the u.s. economy, the nytimes and WSJ would have you believe that chavez controls at least that much in venezuela. but, guess what, venezuela controls less of its economy today than it did under chavez's 'capitalist' predecessor!! #3 - September 4, 2010 at 1:49pm by riothero

odd behavior for a 'dictator': president chavez suspends his own weekly radio-tv program out of respect for electoral rules. bit.ly/dz5I9V #2 - August 22, 2010 at 8:06pm by riothero