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- JDoorjam, on 10/26/2009, -7/+54... There are a number of reasons that Chavez sucks, but urging (not commanding, incidentally, not forcing, not using a rationing scheme) people to conserve water in a resource-strapped country doesn't seem that dickish to, out of touch, or authoritarian to me.
- Hetman, on 10/26/2009, -9/+55I am sorry but it takes me longer than three minutes to wack off. ***** Chavez I will not even have time to wash my hair.
- OverThere, on 10/26/2009, -13/+50While I always see Chavez's name attached to any article and wonder what the hell that nutcase is up to now.. I have no problem with the idea of conserving natural resources. It is something that people in countries not run by crazy dictators should be doing as well.
- RealmDown, on 10/26/2009, -2/+33A popular rumor going around is that you can have an additional 3 minutes for each additional person, and a bonus *15* minutes if you are broadcasting with a color webcam.
- cygnus2112, on 10/26/2009, -7/+30Hey, cut Hugo a break. At least he wasn't as crackpot to suggest using one piece of toilet paper every time you poop.
- Pxtl, on 10/26/2009, -1/+19Porn? In the shower? So, do you laminate your skin-mags or do you have a waterproof computer?
- T8erT0T, on 10/26/2009, -7/+25Sometimes when I can't sleep I let my shower run and the sound of cascading water lulls me to dreamland.
- Pinkertinkle, on 10/26/2009, -3/+20we should probably do that in california as well
- hughesw2, on 10/26/2009, -0/+16that sounds painful and there's no way he'd want to part with that. i'm not following you at all here.
wait, you meant his hair, didn't you? - niradg, on 10/26/2009, -2/+18a good idea then, and still a good idea now.
- EddiePotato, on 10/26/2009, -1/+16Me too! I also turn all the burners of my gas stove to high, and imagine it's a campfire.
- IphtashuFitz, on 10/26/2009, -1/+16No kidding. Countries like Australia have been suffering from droughts for quite some time and have been promoting this and many other ways of conserving water. Australia has actually gone a lot further. Among other things they now have a website that provides detailed information on conserving water in the bathroom (and not just showers, but older style toilets that can be responsible for as much as 20% of an average homeowners water usage), collecting and using rainwater, how to save water in businesses, etc. Want to learn how to install a grey water system to conserve even more by using water from your dishwasher, clothes washer, etc. to flush your toilets? They've got all sorts of useful information like that and links to products to help you out.
http://www.savewater.com.au/ - Hetman, on 10/26/2009, -0/+14Water rationing is a logical suggestion for a country that does not have the cash to clean and or turn salt water into drinking water. This is going to be a problem for a lot of regions in the world.
- zephc, on 10/26/2009, -1/+14You censored yourself saying 'ass'? Not even network TV bothers to censor the word ass. How old are you, eight?
- minoss, on 10/26/2009, -2/+12Price controls = shortages.
This isn't exactly a new economic concept. No company is going to invest in a more robust water supply system or energy infrastructure only to have Chavez take it when it's done. - Hetman, on 10/26/2009, -0/+10Yea now you are doing it wrong. Your comming off sounding mean not comical and light hearted like you are supposed to.
- monkeyrun, on 10/26/2009, -5/+15and SoCal's still on the verge of drought even with the billions of dollar Hollywood brings in each year...
- joculator, on 10/26/2009, -1/+10What's a shower.
- carabou, on 10/26/2009, -18/+27and the billions his country makes from exporting oil cant upgrade the water infrastructure?
Chavez = FAIL again - govsucks, on 10/26/2009, -8/+16Just nationalize Electricity and water...problem solved. /s
- alangf, on 10/26/2009, -0/+8No, we're not. Mainly because:
1. The economy going down the drain, because of the rampant corruption and incredibly bad administration (prices rise weekly or monthly, a used car costs twice the price of a new one as soon as it gets out of the dealership and a lot of etc.) and
2. Insecurity, Chávez is where he is because his promise was to take care of the opressed and ignored poor people, and that sounded really nice until you see that he's been our president for 10 years and everyone who's not working with the state is going basically poor. The private industry is getting more and more taxes and regulations at least they start to work with the government. So poor people have two choices: work with one of the missions, ministries or any of the "socialist" offices (and magically start earning tons of money) or going the robbing, express kidnapping, etc way. which they can do freely because police, guardia nacional (national guard), army and all the forces are as corrupt as you can imagine and, in fact, help them to orchestrate operations along bank insiders, cops, etc.
So, we're not doing well, in fact we're really screwed.
(Sorry for my bad english) - somberlaine, on 10/26/2009, -1/+8you need better porn
- KahRahTay, on 10/26/2009, -0/+7yes, they would like that very much
- Bloodwine, on 10/26/2009, -7/+13I'm sure it is the fault of us evil Americans not paying $150/barrel for oil
- IvanB, on 10/26/2009, -24/+30Aah, good old Chavez. :rolleyes:
- askantik, on 10/26/2009, -1/+7Obama isn't pushing single-payer. Please stfu. If Obama were pushing single-payer, I'd be skeeting. I am not skeeting.
- delprado, on 10/26/2009, -5/+11What's that crashing sound I hear... ah yes, Venezuela sliding down the chasm to failure and ineptness, just like Castro did in Cuba.
- ProfessorRiffs, on 10/26/2009, -1/+7Same here. I put experimental aircraft in my bedroom and get them to break the sound barrier, and pretend it's crickets.
- kthoma22, on 10/26/2009, -2/+8Maybe he should be spending less money trying to one up the US and more on providing his country with electricity and water. I'm not saying the US system is perfect but I have never had much of a problem getting clean water or electricity anywhere in the US.
- diggit83, on 10/26/2009, -1/+6**"Get a brain morans"
-this guy
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_040pI2We-d0/SjZaNupHY3I/AAAA ... - ziplizard, on 10/26/2009, -2/+7What if they're washing themselves in oil instead of water?
- Quisquis, on 10/26/2009, -3/+8Welcome to a Venezuela prison. Checkmate?
- askantik, on 10/26/2009, -1/+6Why do we say leftist/socialist Chavez in our news articles but not neo-con Bush/Cheney or moderate (or conservative in European terms) Obama??
- bobartig, on 10/26/2009, -0/+4Then turn the air conditioner on full blast, along with opening the windows to create a breeze, leave the car running so I can play the radio.
- kthoma22, on 10/26/2009, -1/+5I have. For the most part most of the US is pretty well connected.
- smashTasker, on 10/26/2009, -11/+15This is just nationalist propaganda. Venezuela is doing a lot better then what the US media tells you.
- alangf, on 10/26/2009, -0/+4actually they were private and he nationalized them, same as a lot of services and industries, just to place inept generals and colonels as managers and kicking out the people that worked there that really knew how to do their job.
- nabe, on 10/26/2009, -4/+8Have you seen before any news header that reads "Right wing president XXXXX deploys more troops in YYYY"...?. I wonder when this news agencies started using the political leaning of presidents like that.
Are we supposed to somehow associate that "left" equals Chavez? - JoeHague, on 10/26/2009, -0/+4What if I take a 12 minute shower every 4 days?/
- apackofmonkeys, on 10/26/2009, -0/+4How about sweater vests?
- erkokite, on 10/26/2009, -0/+4Better watch out, everyone! The left is coming to get you with its SCARY MEDICAL MARIJUANA MONSTERS!
- aywwts4, on 10/26/2009, -0/+4I love how so many people use this as a condemnation of his government and everything else, Which by the way, feel free to condemn all you want, but this is a silly reason to do it for a country as ***** up as they are.
But I specifically remember loads of advertisements targeted at children in the late 80s early 90s teaching us to shower for less time. I remember the ninja turtles telling me during their PSA time not to run the water while I brush my teeth and shower shorter, I remember the "Sing Shorter Songs" PSA ad campaign and the switch to low flow everything to the points that toilets didn't flush and showers were just a steam drizzle. Hell we didn't have energy star before 92.
Some economic systems are flawed and cause shortages yes, however, there are some things limited by things well outside the realm of capitalism or socialism, Sure California happens to be lucky enough to be able to afford a hundred mile straw that it dips into a lake and sucks it dry, its not sustainable, and delays the inevitable, and a day of reckoning will come for them when we get a predictable drought like we get every century, and no amount of capitalism can make it rain. In this case Hugo is planning for el nino, which apparently affects their rain supply negatively. Pretty smart if you ask me.
There are many things to criticize a him for, sensible conservation and 3 minute showers are not one of them. Don't be like fox news, every time someone you don't like sneezes it doesn't mean he is a witch. - ketedford, on 10/26/2009, -1/+5Ohhhhh, I'm telling on you!
- apackofmonkeys, on 10/26/2009, -0/+3To enforce this, they'd have to start showering first.
- TheCollective00, on 10/26/2009, -0/+3But...but that would create abundance, and we all know there's no profit in abundance! We need to keep our resources scarce so profit based corporations can be in charge of harvesting and distributing those resources....otherwise capitalism itself will collapse!!!
- EddiePotato, on 10/26/2009, -1/+4Oh my, now all I have to eat is crow.
It was but a jest, my friend! Be merry! - Colecoman1982, on 10/26/2009, -0/+3I believe the term you want to look up in Wikipedia is "Yellow Journalism". Not that I'm a fan of Chavez, but I have to admit you have a point.
- Napiertt, on 10/26/2009, -0/+3Male or female friend? If female, i suggest doubling up in the shower
- arpad, on 10/26/2009, -2/+5Oh, Chavez hasn't quite gotten that far along destroying Venezuela. Even a communist can't destroy an economy that fast. But he's trying.
He's reduced petroleum production by diverting investment funds to provide make-work jobs for his supporters.
See how clever that is? He buys political influence now by mortgaging Venezuela's future. If Chavez is a good, little communist he might manage to reduce Venezuela's economy to the same state enjoyed by Cuba's happy citizens.
Now, won't that be just fine? - Insightful, on 10/26/2009, -6/+9For people who are not familiar with the background:
It was a joke in a comedy schtick Sheryl Crowe performed in the Stop Global Warming College Tour in 2007 - which of course was no issue and receive no coverage. That show was performed at the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner where Karl Rove was in attendance.
Crowe approached Rove at the event to talk to him about Global Warming and touched Rove, which apparently got Rove very upset. http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b54960_Sheryl_Crow ...
Crowe thinks Rove got mad and wanted to get revenge by telling the press that "Sheryl Crowe wants you to use only one piece of TP."
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/27/magazine/27wwln- ...
Rove - you are such big tough man for standing up to a singer (cougar IMHO). -
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