Hundreds Of Thousands Protest Chavez
Mass Venezuela opposition rally
The rally was on a scale not seen since 2004
Tens of thousands of people have marched through the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, in support of the main opposition candidate, Manuel Rosales.
Mr Rosales will face President Hugo Chavez in December's presidential poll.
The march, which filled the main avenues of the city centre, was the biggest opposition rally Venezuela has seen since early 2004.
Then, protesters made an unsuccessful bid to oust Mr Chavez from power in a recall referendum.
Young and old took to the streets to throw their weight behind the campaign of Mr Rosales, a middle-class Social Democrat who governs the state of Zulia, on the Colombian border.
Many claimed that they were seeking liberty and democracy and that made Mr Rosales their only option:
Rosales criticised Chavez's policy on Venezuela's oil
"The problem of the opposition is that before we had a lot of candidates and people couldn't make up their minds whom to support," one woman said.
"Right now we have just one candidate and I believe that we have a better shot if we have just one candidate against Chavez."
For some it was simply a day out to enjoy the sunshine, but for most it was a chance to listen to a speech by Mr Rosales, who declared that Venezuela was "at a crossroads".
Mr Rosales condemned what he called the cheque book diplomacy of Mr Chavez, accusing him of giving away Venezuela's oil wealth to foreign powers.
If Mr Rosales can keep up this kind of pressure against his rival, the election results may not necessarily be a foregone conclusion.
But for now, Mr Chavez still enjoys a clear lead in opinion polls because of a sense of loyalty that poor and working-class voters feel towards him.
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Looks like this America hating Head of State felt the pressure once his people found out what he has been up to no matter how much he tried to keep it a secret! All these nut's with the exception of Iran and North Korea seem to regret thier voting choices once they vote in someone that hates the United States with a vengence and starts carrying on and getting all weird after they have been voted in. At least the people dont hate us. Alot of these Countries are trying to elect leaders friendlier to the United States. We have seen this in several Countries now, with only a few hold outs. I guess they are getting the hint its not wise to have thier leaders on America's "**** List". It appears to me these people see Democracy taking hold throughout the world slowly, and they want a taste of it, and they will throw out anyone who gets in thier way! Gee isnt that what President Bush said was going to happen?
The rally was on a scale not seen since 2004
Tens of thousands of people have marched through the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, in support of the main opposition candidate, Manuel Rosales.
Mr Rosales will face President Hugo Chavez in December's presidential poll.
The march, which filled the main avenues of the city centre, was the biggest opposition rally Venezuela has seen since early 2004.
Then, protesters made an unsuccessful bid to oust Mr Chavez from power in a recall referendum.
Young and old took to the streets to throw their weight behind the campaign of Mr Rosales, a middle-class Social Democrat who governs the state of Zulia, on the Colombian border.
Many claimed that they were seeking liberty and democracy and that made Mr Rosales their only option:
Rosales criticised Chavez's policy on Venezuela's oil
"The problem of the opposition is that before we had a lot of candidates and people couldn't make up their minds whom to support," one woman said.
"Right now we have just one candidate and I believe that we have a better shot if we have just one candidate against Chavez."
For some it was simply a day out to enjoy the sunshine, but for most it was a chance to listen to a speech by Mr Rosales, who declared that Venezuela was "at a crossroads".
Mr Rosales condemned what he called the cheque book diplomacy of Mr Chavez, accusing him of giving away Venezuela's oil wealth to foreign powers.
If Mr Rosales can keep up this kind of pressure against his rival, the election results may not necessarily be a foregone conclusion.
But for now, Mr Chavez still enjoys a clear lead in opinion polls because of a sense of loyalty that poor and working-class voters feel towards him.
Read Story Here
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Looks like this America hating Head of State felt the pressure once his people found out what he has been up to no matter how much he tried to keep it a secret! All these nut's with the exception of Iran and North Korea seem to regret thier voting choices once they vote in someone that hates the United States with a vengence and starts carrying on and getting all weird after they have been voted in. At least the people dont hate us. Alot of these Countries are trying to elect leaders friendlier to the United States. We have seen this in several Countries now, with only a few hold outs. I guess they are getting the hint its not wise to have thier leaders on America's "**** List". It appears to me these people see Democracy taking hold throughout the world slowly, and they want a taste of it, and they will throw out anyone who gets in thier way! Gee isnt that what President Bush said was going to happen?
posted by Marie's Two Cents | 9:10 PM
4 Comments:
Maria i not from us but i tell you ther more peepl you like us you never seen peepl want to come us all tim peepl love us dont never foget dat
Jyordin,
Maria i not from us but i tell you ther more peepl you like us you never seen peepl want to come us all tim peepl love us dont never foget dat
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I know this and thank's Jyordin.
I am pretty sure you said more people than I know Love the US and want to come here?
Correct me if I am wrong lol
I wont forget that Thank's!
The trouble with the "people must love the US-look how many of them want to come here" idea is obvious when you look at our good neighbors to the South, the Mexicans.
They want to come here, but once they get here, they get all nostalgic and want this country to be just like Mexico. Which if you ask me (not that anybody did), kinda defeats the purpose of coming here in the first place.
Uncle P,
The trouble with the "people must love the US-look how many of them want to come here" idea is obvious when you look at our good neighbors to the South, the Mexicans.
They want to come here, but once they get here, they get all nostalgic and want this country to be just like Mexico. Which if you ask me (not that anybody did), kinda defeats the purpose of coming here in the first place.
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Y'know Uncle P, that's true. Somehow I am getting the feeling from this particular person that I/We in this Country think we are Unloved and he/she (Seems more like a he) is trying to tell me/us we are! If I am getting this. Maybe he'll come back again when he knows more English.
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