I have been waiting for someone to mention his death and comment on it. To me he was another in a long line of south american strong men who subvert the rule of law for their own ideals or benefit. There have been many since Juan Peron in Argentina of both stripes, left & right. The result is that as a whole central and south america have been retarded in their growth and prevented from reaching its potential. I listened to a talk show on NPR and two reporters, one from The Nation and one from National Review comment on him and what he had done. To listen to the way they described him and the country he left you would have thought they were talking about entirely different people & countries. Whatever the sincerity of his ideas he subverted the working government and by increasing steps became a thug and hurt those he was supposed to be helping. Is it worth sacrificing your principles to get what you want? Is it better to risk losing but keeping you principles and if you then win have a chance to really make change work. With every story like this that happens elsewhere I am ever more thankful for the group of leaders we had 200+ years ago that set the US on its course. They were truly a magnificent collection of giants.
His fiscal policies kept his countries economy at a stand still didn't it? I saw where Jesse and sean penn and a democrat congressman went to the funeral though.
He was mentioned in the celebrity death thread a week ago. http://www.tigerfan.com/threads/next-celebrity-death.81768/page-73#post-1323621
He was an example of what has troubled the entire continent since Simon Bolivar. He also arroused great passions for and against.
he was useless and a tyrant who sold oil to Cuba at a discounted price and they turned around and sold it at a premium in exchange for doctors and teachers. Cuban doctors and teachers, imagine that trade off.
He may not have been smart enough to stay out of a Cuban hospital. But he was smart enough to see what Barry is doing to America. http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1211/70694.html
He helped millions of poor in a significant way. To me, that's something, and I'm assuming the previous prez didn't do that. I don't think he preemptively invaded another country either. So, he was a dictator and a bad guy, but not bad as far as dictators go.
When I saw that resident idiot has made a post in this thread I just knew he wouldn't disappoint. Had it nailed before I even read it. You know who you are Dumbo