omgwtf!

Benazir Bhutto was assassinated yesterday as she was leaving a political rally. She stood up to wave at the crowd through the sunroof of her bulletproof transport and was prompted shot three times. The gunman, a suicide bomber, self-detonated right next to her vehicle immediately following the shooting. Prime Minister Bhutto was soon afterwards pronounced dead at a local hospital, and today was buried in her ancestral home, next to her father.

I expected this to happen since the moment she set foot back in Pakistan. It was like I was holding my breath the whole time, just waiting for that other shoe to drop. I have many, many things to say about this, but to be honest, this is the quote that really hit home with me. It’s from this article and was brought to my attention by someone on a forum I moderate:

At a human level this is a tragedy like no other. Only a few days ago I was mentioning to someone that the single most tragic person in all of Pakistan - maybe all the world - is Nusrat Bhutto. Benazir’s mother. Think about it. Her husband, killed. One son alledgedly poisoned. Another son assasinated. Daughter rises to be Prime Minister twice, but jailed, exiled, and finally gunned down.

Today, in shock, I can think only of Benazir Bhutto the human being. Tomorrow, maybe, I will think of politics.

Al Qaeda has purportedly claimed responsibility for the assassination.

What a horrible, horrible waste of hope and potential and future.

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I’m surrounded by idiots, with barely a gem or two in the firmament to guide my way through the madness. It just seems like lately every time I turn around, someone is being an asshat and then when their asshattery is pointed out to them suddenly I’m the one to blame for it, even when it turns out I’m completely right AND I’m not the only one that points it out. This is happening everywhere I turn right now. Tis the season to be stupid, or what?

This shit is getting OLD.

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When Hugo Chavez was elected president of Venezuela, I was happy. I like the idea of socialism - at least a certain kind of socialism which roughly equates to democratic socialism. Though I’m of the firm belief that no one “ism” is ever good enough to run a country on, and that good government relies on the proper mix of pretty much every “ism” (something that we have yet to see in human history), I think socialism is a good place from which to start because it takes the needs of ALL people into account and gives everyone equal status and importance, no matter who you are or where you come from. At least, that’s on paper. We all know that it’s not the “ism” that is ever the problem. It’s the people behind the implementation of any given “ism” that are always causing the huge issues.

Well, it looks like old Hugo is no different. I am very disappointed in this. Since his election I watched him go from a well-meaning man, at least on the surface, to someone who has rapidly propelled himself into the position of dictator of Venezuela. Because that’s what “no term limits” means: dictatorship. Even the most benevolent, kindest of dictators is still a dictator, and a dictatorship is antithetical to democracy. So he’s gone from being someone I admired to someone that I now wish to see put down as fast as possible

Maybe not as fast as Dubya and Cheney, or good old Vlad Putin, or Kim Jong-Il - you get what I’m saying here - but fast. Like so many socialists before him, he has besmirched and smeared what socialism stands for, what socialism is, and as a result he should pay. He won’t - at least not right away - but he should. I’m very, very disappointed in him

And I hope this doesnt give Bernie Sanders, whom I adore, any wild ideas.
Shame on you, Hugo. You could have been a great man. Now, you’re just as much a devil as you accused Bush of being. Pot, meet kettle. I dont care if you want to send everyone to college. You also want to be a dictator.

Keep your fucking oil, you double-crossing traitor. I’ll walk.

I’ve always wanted a horse, anyway.
Chavez threatens to cut oil if U.S. questions vote - CNN.com

Edit: Wordpress is making me crazy with the bad formatting. UGH.

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