Here is his “message of love to the people of my Venezuela“. I do not know if this is to cry or to laugh…
This, for English-speaking readers, is what Chavez says in the video:
Always, I have done everything out of love.
For the love of trees and rivers, I became a painter (a painter? what? canvas or brick walls? did he exhibit somewhere?)
For the love of knowledge, studies, I left my dearest village, to study
For the love of sports I became a ball player
For the love of the fatherland I became a soldier
For the love of the people I became President, you made me President (who comes up with these lines? Besides, note the capital P in President which in Spanish is not required and which is a way to increase the symbolism of the job)
I have ruled these years out of love (Please!)
For love we did Barrio Adentro
For love we did Mision Robinson
For love we did Mercal
We have done everything for love (note that these 4 last lines are grouped together and represent the only three social programs that have found wide acceptance and some measure of real success even if the efficacy and real reach is more and more questioned)
There is a lot left to do. I need more time. (observe two important implications, Chavez implicitly acknowledges that this is all he has to show for, and that whomever wrote this should be fired: justifying 8 years on three “achievements” is rather lame, actually demeaning for the reader that is able of second thought process)
I NEED YOUR VOTE. YOUR VOTE FOR LOVE.
Found at Fausta’s blog, translated by Daniel from Venezuela News and Views. He remarks probably is a measure to encourage females’ votes, because in his rallies there are not a lot of women…
Trackbacked to The Dumb Ox and Basil’s Blog.
Para los que entiendan español: simplemente presionen el play… No sé si reír o llorar… Según algunos esto puede ser una estrategia para hacer que las mujeres le voten 😦
Por amor….
Ma chi glieli scrive i testi al gorilla? ().
Este será todo su programa electoral…
[A ver si ahora sale el comentario… 😦 ]
Yo sólo he pensado esto al oirlo…
Too much love will kill you
If you can’t make up your mind
Torn between the lover
And the love you leave behind
You’re headed for disaster
‘cos you never read the signs
Too much love will kill you
Every time
Happy Friday
Well, I am just finishing out the work week, which was quite amazing because it was shortened, and within a few hours I’ll be headed up to NYC to celebrate Anisha’s birthday yay!
And for the love of power…?
somlliures: Pues sí, seguro que no tiene mucho más que decir. 😦
Chesk: he, he, he 🙂
D.Ox: That is the one he has forgotten to insert in the ad. But I fear the effect on the women would have been different to the one he wanted.
[…] So where is the love? […]
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The slant of this page and the views presented herein of Hugo Chavez is doubtlessly biased. Even if one does not support a person, it would be laudable if one reads more to try and understand about the person, his policies, what the person stands for and why he stands for these before making up one’s mind or letting prejudice set in.
If one wants to take an election campaign ad as a target for criticism, I think one need not look further afield than the GOP campaign ads for the congressional elections of 2006 for its childishness or lewdness (see, for example, http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003286540)