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    Venezuela Launches Imprudent Assault on Video Games

    Commie Bastard Saves Nation From Golf

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    Image of Pope John Peeps II Pope John Peeps II
    08/28/09

    In reply to Venezuela Launches Imprudent Assault on Video Games
    Andrew, considering that at the start of Chavez's presidency he was briefly removed from power by a coup sponsored and implemented by the US, I kind of don't think that he would want US military forces in Venezuela.

    Also, as has been pointed out, you linked to an article about Columbia. And even in that article, Chavez opposed US military presence.
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    Image of Thomas Paladino Thomas Paladino
    08/28/09

    In reply to Venezuela Launches Imprudent Assault on Video Games
    Or maybe its that Chavez is a megalomanical lunatic who just wants to control everything, and video games are fast becoming web-based and therefore a new communication/organizational tool, thus requiring him to quickly stamp them out in the name of 'violent content' before anyone realized their potential?
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    Image of Pope John Peeps II Pope John Peeps II
    08/28/09

    @Thomas Paladino: Well, that's about the most fucking typical thing i've read all day. Do you just write down this shit verbatim from Bill O'Reily's show? Or do you scrawl this crap in a notebook while sitting on the can?
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    Image of celery celery
    08/28/09

    @Pope John Peeps II: You sure showed him, Chavez.
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    Image of gooneruk gooneruk
    08/28/09

    In reply to Venezuela Launches Imprudent Assault on Video Games
    In this case, as in so many others, it seems that politicians are blind to the difference between causation and correlation. It's really not a difficult concept...
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    Image of ChillbearLatrigue ChillbearLatrigue
    08/12/09

    In reply to Commie Bastard Saves Nation From Golf
    My Spanish sucks (non-existent) and I love freedom, but I may move to Venezuela.
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    Image of scroggzilla raids again scroggzilla raids again
    08/12/09

    In reply to Commie Bastard Saves Nation From Golf

    Country clubs and cemeteries are the biggest wasters of prime real estate! - Al Czervik
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    Image of J. Henry Waugh J. Henry Waugh
    08/12/09

    In reply to Commie Bastard Saves Nation From Golf
    Why not go with this picture?
    [www.noquarterusa.net]
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    Image of DaveCrabtree DaveCrabtree
    08/12/09

    @J. Henry Waugh: Or if not a picture of Obama, how about one of Bill Clinton? He loves the game, too.
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    Image of Quake 'n' Shake Quake 'n' Shake
    08/12/09

    In reply to Commie Bastard Saves Nation From Golf
    See, Chavez has this all wrong. He needs to ask himself What Would Mugabe Do?
    He should confiscate the golf course from the rich, and presumably white, owners, and redistribute it to the poor mulatto families. Each course can be split up among 18 families.
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    Image of 92BuickLeSabre 92BuickLeSabre
    08/12/09

    @Quake 'n' Shake: ...and then after they build their dwellings, he should show up with bulldozers and knock them all back down, re-appropriate the land, and then turn it back into golf courses for his own private use.
    He should also deny the existence of AIDS.
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    Image of lobstr lobstr
    08/12/09

    In reply to Commie Bastard Saves Nation From Golf

    Mista Hugo needs a lesson in Famous Commie Hero Pasttimes, as his pal Castro and idol Che were big fans of the game...
    [amateureconblog.blogspot.com]
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    Image of DaveCrabtree DaveCrabtree
    08/12/09

    @lobstr: I can't find a link, but there's a story about Che beating Castro in 1962, in response to which Castro (a notorious sore loser) closed and built over two Havana golf courses. Any chance that Sr. Chavez is reacting to a bad round of his own?
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    Image of Nic Fit Nic Fit
    08/12/09

    In reply to Commie Bastard Saves Nation From Golf
    Not to go too bleeding heart here, but golf is actually *terrible* for the environment.
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    Image of Whitey Fisk Whitey Fisk
    08/12/09

    In reply to Commie Bastard Saves Nation From Golf
    "Let's leave this clear," Mr. Chávez said...
    Damn, he even talks like Obama.
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    Image of bytememehard bytememehard
    08/12/09

    @Whitey Fisk: Lost in translation -- he was speaking Spanish.
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    Image of Chris Hanson's Axe Chris Hanson's Axe
    08/12/09

    In reply to Commie Bastard Saves Nation From Golf
    George Bush plays golf. George Bush is evil. Golf is evil. Bears. Beets. Battlestar Gallactica.
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    Image of Kid Canada Kid Canada
    08/12/09

    In reply to Commie Bastard Saves Nation From Golf
    "I call upon all nations to do everything they can to stop the spread of imperialist capitalist policies. Gracias. Now watch this penalty kick!"
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    Image of ___ ___
    08/12/09

    In reply to Commie Bastard Saves Nation From Golf
    What surprises me is that golf is dying a slow death here in Americaa: the number of people who play golf regularly or at all has been declining over time. And a lot of golf courses are going bankrupt. This trend was in place even before the Great Recession.
    Plus I've seen reports that golf pros are the most overpaid sports figures in america. They get paid much more than advertisers get out of them.
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    Image of m4ximusprim3 m4ximusprim3
    08/12/09

    @Big Poppa: Then why do they get paid that much? They're not the recipients of government largesse (well, except for the ones who live in florida to avoid income tax). If companies are paying them more than they're getting back, it's not the golfer's fault.
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    Image of ___ ___
    08/12/09

    @m4ximusprim3: I completely agree. My only point is advertisers get much less bang for their buck getting Tiger Woods and other golf pros to endorse their products. The same study said tennis pros are the most underpaid.
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    Image of hypocriteoath hypocriteoath
    08/12/09

    @Big Poppa: so... was this a study on country club sports only? and where did drinking bloody marys come in on the list?
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    08/12/09

    @hypocriteoath: the article included all the big sports too...the issue was whether the massive amounts paid to advertise for football and baseball relative to the smaller amounts paid to advertise lesser sports paid off. Golf was totally out of sync with every other sport.
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    Image of Bobby Big Wheel Bobby Big Wheel
    08/12/09

    In reply to Commie Bastard Saves Nation From Golf
    Also, Chavez is going to buy a farm, and all his buddies could like live there. They could all grow their own food, they wouldn't have to worry about money or anything, and they could just smoke pot and watch Simpsons DVDs all day.
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    Image of Dickdogfood Dickdogfood
    08/12/09

    In reply to Commie Bastard Saves Nation From Golf
    Will they replace miniature golf courses with housing for little people?
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    Image of m4ximusprim3 m4ximusprim3
    08/12/09

    @Dickdogfood: Only if they replace Bethpage with housing for extremely tall people.
    PS: There's a "black course" joke in there, but I didn't want to make it. So ill just allude to it at the end.
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