I watched it on TV, I called my cousin crying. Funny, isn't it? Crying for a country that isn't even mine...
As reported by the CNE, and as celebrated by many in Venezuela:
Question 1:
NO: 50.7 %
SI: 49.29%
Question 2:
NO: 51.05%
SI: 48.94%
44.11% Abstention.
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Dedicated to my aunt, who has never stopped believing in her country, even in its darkest days.
Now he's talking about how he couldn't get what he wanted por ahora. Where have I heard that before? Oh right, after his coup attempt on 4F 1992. What is pissing me off about this speech is how he is still using bellicose terms for those of the opposition. The oppo crowd needs to call for reconciliation and try to press through this, peacefully. If not, it will lose any credibility and momentum it has right now.
Y si el despotismo levanta la voz, seguid el ejemplo que Caracas dio.
Monday, December 03, 2007
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he actually lost by around 5 points.
did you see the mess that Reuters' Saul Hudson caused? How much do you want to be he's out of there?
Reuters chairman and senior execs full aware of situation.
Anonymous, I posted the results as said by the Lucena.
And yeah, my guess is that Hudson is DONE.
Yay, Venezuela!
I hope this means folks are really getting tired of herr chavez's baloney that is on so many levels. I understand that he has already set things up for his "alibi", you know, that thing where if he doesn't get what he wants, it must be because of the nasty 'ol US meddling and not because the Venezuelan people have said "uh...no thanks".
We shall see, Plodon. Tonight, after it was announced, several prominent members of the opposition are already calling for reconciliation, which is probably the best move. Now it's just a matter of the follow through. The opposition have a tall task ahead of them and as long as they can stay away from nonsensical politicking and focus on the country --all sectors, not just the opposition-- I think they'll be putting themselves in a good position.
Greetings from DC.
I am excited but still wary. The por ahorra makes me nervous. But... It is a great moment none the less...is it not?!?!?!?!
Jungle Mom! How is Paraguay? Speaking Guarani yet? :)
I think your being wary is very wise, as we all know how things developed last time he said "por ahora" in a press conference. Definitely a great moment for democracy and for the Venezuelan people. I think even for those who voted for Si, Si, as I haven't heard of irregular situations involving clashes between the two blocs. As I said to Julia, I think last night is a great place to start for the opposition forces to really move forward.
Saludos!
Congrats to Kate and all others who continually get the word out regarding Chavez' actions and true intentions (even through the Saul Hudson/AP/NYT/CNN/Barbara Wawa/Sean Penn/Mother Sheehan/Naomi Campbell/Kevin Spacey smokescreen.)
I imagine that Kate's initial tears of joy were not only for "a country that isn't even mine..." but also for Latin America, freedom loving peoples, humanity as a whole, and the comforting reality that this red-shirted buffoon is not the "il dulce" he thinks he is.
Onward and upward, mi amiga.
BrianNY, I appreciate the congratulatory offer, but they should really go to bloggers like Miguel, Daniel, Alek, Julia and others both inside and outside the country who have been following this for much longer than I have. Also, congratulations to Venezuela for having voted to not implement these radical reforms which were nothing more than a centralization of powers farcically disguised as direct democracy.
My tears of joy...wow, where to start. You are right that they were for freedom-loving peoples all over but first I'll admit that they were for selfish reasons. They were for my best friend/cousin who hasn't been able to renew her passport or procure a cédula because of her last name, my aunt and uncle who have had to watch their country degrade from the US, for other relatives who have had to suffer because of the way they voted in the 2004 recall referendum, for my other cousin who was injured while peacefully protesting at her Caracas university. They were for my friends in Caracas, Maracaibo, San Cristobal, Yaracuy, Valencia. They were for the people who have never stopped hoping that their country can reach its potential. They were for the thousands students, 99.9999999999% of whom I will never have the privilege to meet, but appreciate --and envy-- their valor, action, and love for democracy.
This morning on my way to work, the first song that came on my iPod was by Carlos Baute...and the chorus goes: "No hay mal que dure mil años ni cuerpo que lo resista, yo me quedo en Venezuela porque yo soy optimista." It is my sincere hope and prayer that Venezuelans follow that advice, that they never stop losing the optimism and desire that their country can be better for all.
chavez insulted Tibi to no end yesterday. She was going to announce SI win. Auto-coup averted by Baduel.
Reuters internally investigating their incident. William Lara fed the info to Hudson just like he did during 3D.
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