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- jinki, on 10/12/2007, -16/+58"He obviously lacks the professional mindset to lead a country."
I couldn't agree more. Why can't he be more like Bush? - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -12/+44Imagine if a White politician said "Spics, go to hell."
The press wouldn't even say the word "spic" or ""wetback" or "cockroach", the press would say "a derogatory term used for hispanics that implies them crossing the rio grande or breeding like a populous, unwelcome household insect." - aidang, on 10/12/2007, -8/+40"Someone should definitely kill him (assassination anyone?). He obviously lacks the professional mindset to lead a country. That isn't to say you should be too professional, but he's obviously a loose cannon."
You're kidding me right? Have you ever looked at the leader of your country? He tells entire groups of countries that they're pure evil, and he invades countries and kills hundreds of thousands of people for zero reason, holds and tortures people for years without any semblance of a trial. Chavez tells your country to stop interfering in their politics and your response is to suggest an assassination?
Seriously. It's because of this attitude that the rest of the world looks on you with contempt. - Akaji, on 10/12/2007, -2/+26Other than, you know, the fact that the UN is about as influencial as a castrated milkman.
Or, on a more serious note, that we ought not force political ideas on other nations, except in cases in which those nations' governments are causing grave acts of violence or brutality towards their citizens or other countries' citizens. - Kavok, on 10/12/2007, -15/+39@Ignignokt01
If Venezuela denied oil to America what do you think America would do? - Ignignokt01, on 10/12/2007, -21/+43I love the hypocrisy. Chavez loves to talk ***** about the U.S. to get approval of the Venezuelan people, yet Venezuela remains one of the biggest oil exporters to the U.S.
Just goes to show you that politics are corrupt wherever you look. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -4/+24As a Swede living abroad I find it shocking that so many people bash on the U.S. and yet seem to maintain their own patriotic dedication to their own countries.
I suspect it's because the U.S. is in the media so much. The U.S. and many other countries are doing nothing more than business as usual. The difference now is just the media attention.
I'd like to remind the non-U.S. digg community that they might want to pay attention to what their politicians are doing while the focus is on the U.S.
Glass houses and all. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+15Thanks to Bush? I think not.
The uselessness of the U.N. was inevitable from the onset. Just like the League of Nations.
You start putting too much importance on the opinions of one country and you are no longer a "League" or "United" and thus, will be dissolved.
The U.N. is not a fair and evenly distributed power system.
The fact that you blame Bush shows what little you know of how the U.N. works. The U.N. did not approve of the war in Iraq.
Bush, whether you like him or not, was not the cause of distrust of the U.N. Most politically aware people know the U.N. was useless long before Bush came into power. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -11/+24"And if you do believe in democracy, then shouldn't you support Chavez after being overwhelmingly re-elected in his country after millions of dollars were spent by the US on a propaganda campaign to defeat him"
You think Chavez actually won the elections fairly? You bash America, the greatest democracy in the world yet you heap praise on Chavez as he seeks to abolish the checks and balances and gain all the trappings of a despot? You fell for his propaganda campaign and he didn't even have to spend a dime. That makes you a huge sucker. You have so much hate for America, if you live here you should leave already. Though you sound like you're 15 and you'll probably grow out of your typical manufactured, unoriginal rebellion stage enough. - dk911, on 10/12/2007, -1/+14http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/gringo
1) Usually Disparaging. (in Latin America or Spain) a foreigner, esp. one of U.S. or British descent.
2) Used as a disparaging term for a foreigner in Latin America, especially an American or English person.
Wow, sounds pretty inflammatory to me... - Ignignokt01, on 10/12/2007, -5/+18Yeah, I know. Notice the last sentence in my comment?
"politics are corrupt wherever you look."
When I wrote that I wasn't excluding the U.S. - sotopheavy, on 10/12/2007, -11/+24Nobody should kill him! It seems like he is promising a lot to his countrymen. Nationalizing many industries. Community building projects. Raising Oil export prices... uh oh I have a feeling something bad is going to happen to him :-O
This guy also reminds me of Scarface. But with politics instead of drugs... maybe both - voteforblank, on 10/12/2007, -18/+31Chavez does not have a problem with the American People... who he has helped out with fuel assistance... It the American Government that he is bashing.
Our State department has done such a fine job of working with other governments.... Communism on the rise... Terrorism has set in... Pat yourselves on the back Bush Administration.... more Gringo News to follow! - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -11/+23I wish I could boycott Citgo even more. As it is, I haven't bought gas from Citgo in 4 years.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -6/+18Yeah it is. Addressing people by their race or culture is almost always offensive. And the way he said it is so obvious you retard. He didn't even say "gringos we love you"
- niczar, on 10/12/2007, -1/+13The UN was never meant to tell countries how often they should hold elections, nor if they should hold elections at all. So yeah, it's useless in that respect, just as a broomstick is useless for flying, even if you believe in witches.
Besides, Chavez just got reelected in a landslide. - technoticau, on 10/12/2007, -3/+15Business is business, politics is just another business.
- howea, on 10/12/2007, -1/+12He's just doing it to get press.
I love this statement "... charging he has used the nation's oil wealth to meddle in the affairs of neighboring countries."
The U.S. has flexed their wealth to meddle in the affairs of as many countries as they can. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -17/+28Yeah how dare Chavez, as a democratically elected leader, do ANYTHING without our say-so and approval.
AMERICA OWNS THE WORLD, PEOPLE!!!!! - 15charmaxwtf, on 10/12/2007, -20/+31"Chavez is a great man."
He is obviously not so great at history, watch his country fall. It must be a huge sense of arrogance that makes him think he will succeed where every other socialist country has failed, or has large cracks in it. - jerkfaceirl, on 10/12/2007, -7/+18I support this statement.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -18/+29@Ignignokt01
shows the hypocrasy of the US to. They are lining Chavez pockets with US currency, and lots of it. - Rfriaz, on 10/12/2007, -5/+15It fills me with despair every time someone posts a story in regards to Latin America, and stereotypes and prejudiced comments are Dugg up.
- AniceAtheist, on 10/12/2007, -16/+25Someone should kill him because "He obviously lacks the professional mindset to lead a country."
on that logic how come Bush is still terrorizing the world?
Disclaimer for the NSA:
I am not condoning assasinating anyone just pointing out the dumb logic. please don't knock on my door.
Disclaimer for those without humor:
It is called satire - keyrat, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9@erikf
Something like 70% of Venezuela lives in poverty. He panders to that majority. The other 30% couldn't even come together under a single candidate, so you had two choices for his opposition. How could Chavez lose? It would have been impossible. Not only that, he's won the elections twice, and once under US and international scrutiny. - niczar, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10No *****. The US has been supporting dictators all over South & Central America for over a century now, overthrowing democratically elected governments on a whim.
- mogydy, on 10/12/2007, -2/+10WTF does the US has to say anyway in Venezuela? the Venezuelan people have willingly voted for Chavez for a second time.
i don't give a rat's us what the US administration thinks about this. - jger82, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8Well it's a classic move. Unite the people by creating a phantom enemy while you dismantle the government piece by piece.
This is not just happening in Venezuela...hint, hint. - dopplerdog, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7@elamer
In Animal Farm, the horse was symbolic of the factory worker. He was the hardest working animal in the farm, but as soon as he became injured and unable to work, the pigs (the political class) sent him off to the glue factory. - KnightWhoSaysNi, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7@Valarauka
Yes, Chavez got elected democratically. And yes, he has the support of the poor in Venezuela.
However, he is a despot who cracks down on his opposition without regard for their rights.
People who oppose Chavez can't find work in Venezuela and their lives are made miserable by the government.
The town where I live (in Florida) has a very large population of Venezuelans. Many of them had to leave their country because of persecution. - mabhatter, on 10/12/2007, -3/+10His people like that! He's already survived 1 US backed coup by his generals...and the voters and some military officers hid him from harm and rioted in the streets to put him back. The video documentary over at google? is really quite telling... note the only country to recognize the "new govt" was the USA.. in less than 12 hours!!! The guy can pretty much do and say what he wants now. After all he holds the spigot to 15% of all the oil into the USA!! He doesn't need an army by his side to simply turn that spigot off. And he could easily get UN protection FROM the USA to prevent invasion... it would be 10 ways illegal he's not a terrorist, at this point he holds all the diplomatic cards.. of course he's courting China as the next big customer. Maybe he can trade some free oil for a few downed GPS satellites so the USA can't target his country with advanced remote control weapons of mass destruction.
I think it's fun just to see some other leader have our "cowboy" president's buttons so ready to push. It's a unique position and it's not like he's supporting terrorists or planning to overthrow anybody, he just wants his nation to be truly sovereign...and stop being treated with second class international rights. - OriginalLucid1, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6The love the Leftists feel for Chavez,Ortega and Castro is admirable indeed. What puzzles me is why no one on the left is in any hurry to move to these "paradises".
- Desslok, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5"First of all Chavez is not a dictator. He's the democratically elected president of Venezuela. Second of all it's a little premature to call the removal of term restrictions and the nationalization of oil 'power hungry'."
Amazing. With the exception of nationalizing oil, Diggers have commented on each and every point here against the Bush administration and constantly call him a dictator and leader of an evil empire.
Bush is not a dictator, but most Diggers still call him one. And a fascist to boot.
He was elected president twice, like it or not, conspiracy theories aside.
We've also read about some add-on to a bill where the administration wanted to remove term limits, and it was called imperialism and fascism.
When Bush and his administration are in the spotlight, he's a power hungry dictator *****. WHen a real up-and-coming dictator does all this crap, he's a good man watching out for the little guy. You people are blind.
(Oh yes, I think Bush is a ***** idiot, but I expect I'll get the usual "you're a neo-con Bushie *****" rants from people who are afraid to think for themselves. I don't like Bush, but we're stuck with him until '08. Deal with it.) - fitogordo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5You know, regardless of the U.S. comparison, that statement is actually true. Chavez does meddle a lot in other Latin American country’s internal politics. There is even a rumor that circulated a while back here in Brazil that Chavez donated sizable quantities to Lula’s presidential campaign. Since it is illegal to accept money from foreign donors for political campaigns in Brazil, were are talking about low flying unregistered flights over the Amazon with suitcases stuffed with dollars, corruption, and other types of nastiness we usually associate with drug dealers. Some people even claim that the whole reason why Brazil has been mostly subservient and reluctant to engage Chavez, Evil Morales and company, is because if we were to openly oppose them he would go public with the illegal campaign donations, probably bringing about Lula’s impeachment. Since these are mostly rumors in political circles, I’m not going to bother trying to come up with a link, but it does sound rather plausible when you take in consideration how the whole Bolivia petroleum industry nationalization imbroglio played out. Brazil was the biggest investor in Bolivia through Petrobras, and when Evil Morales seized all the company’s assets and production facilities, unilaterally and forcefully (he occupied facilities with the army), all Brazil’s Foreign Ministry did was actually try to justify Morale’s actions rather than defend the country’s investments and interests.
Fact is Chavez is spending sizable quantities of his petrodollars in bulking up Venezuela’s military, and the real reason for this is not to fight off a possible U.S. invasion like he claims. His anti-U.S. posturing basically serves two purposes: Appease his population by creating an external cause for his country’s misfortunes, rather than looking inward for the cause of their problems, and creating an excuse for bulking up militarily. If you think that Chavez is buying Russian planes, helicopters and guns like there is no tomorrow because he wants to fight off the “gringo” invaders, you are dead wrong. In my opinion, the real reason for his military buildup is to counteract Brazil’s and Argentina’s natural leadership role in the region. Or that matter, to apply pressure any country in the region that might oppose his Bolivarian revolution designs for the continent. Now, I’m not saying that Chavez actually has plans to go to war with Brazil or anyone else, but it is quite clear how his newly acquired military might could be used as tool in his power politics in the region. I’ll leave you with this question: If Chavez is so concerned about the poor in his country, wouldn’t the billions of dollars he is using to buy armaments be better spent in social and educational programs? - Holyfool19, on 10/12/2007, -4/+9There is no good reason, in 2007, for the UN to allow ANY president or country to not hold general elections at least once every five years.
- elamer, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6this is a little off track but i just wanted to give my two cents on communism/socialism. i think it's a great idea morally but it fails in the real world. i'm a waiter right now. the harder i work, the more money i make. i made triple the amount of money that a coworker made today. why? - becaise i worked harder. same goes for immigrants (illegal or not). if one of the mexican guys helps me out, i give him more money. I tip this one immigrant more than i should because he busts his ass and it's only right that i should. communism/socialism sucks because i think i deserve more money if i work harder than everyone else. it's simple. i don't want to be giving away my hard earned money for people who do less that me.
communist/socialist ideals make you feel great about being caring but when you think about it, the people who work the hardest get screwed. - joeTaco, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5"(seriously i really did think they had weapons of mass distructo)"
Are you trying to say the fact that the goverment's agitprop can trick idiots like you into believing lies somehow justifies the war in Iraq? - orvtech, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5why is this news ? why is not news all the people that he is taking homes from, all the people that he is killing, all the private companys that he is taking over, the TV and Radio channels that he is closing?
There are worse things going on in Venezuela than he taling Sh*t about U.S. (he does every day BTW). - floorman56, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Families are socialist, you can't really imagine telling a baby to pay it's own way!
To a point... I DO expect a 25 yo to be out working for his self and not laying around the house watching TV and posting on Digg all day. - hiscity, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Chavez is another despot. He won't just stop at nationalizing corporations. Guyana, Trinidad & Tobago, Columbia, etc. are all within his grasp for takeover. Follow the money, not what he says.
= quote =
Venezuela's Arms Purchases Since 2005 Top China, Iran, Pakistan
By Tony Capaccio
Jan. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Venezuela, the world's fifth-largest oil exporter, has spent more on arms purchases since 2005 than China, Pakistan or Iran, according the U.S. Defense Department.
Venezuela, under President Hugo Chavez, spent $4.3 billion compared with $3.4 billion spent by China, $3 billion by Pakistan by $1.7 billion by Iran, Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lieutenant General Michael Maples reported in a review of potential national security threats worldwide.
= unquote =
more at.... http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601086&sid=a1yScHOQvMm8&refer=latin_america
This is like watching the rise of Hitler, Stalin, or Mao. - geekee, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5If Bush got congress to pass a law giving him power to make laws without congressional input, would you say that was ok?
That is what Chavez is doing. Digg is full of hypocrites who worship socialist dictators. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6Also... if you don't want our intervention, stop sending your "migrant workers" (yes, that's more than just Mexicans) into our country to work for cash, and wire the money back home to their families. Thank you for not accepting our cash. Thank you for not being hypocritical.
- Valarauka, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Dismantling the government? How about PATRIOT acts 1 and 2 and the Military Commissions Act, for starters? Suspending Habeas Corpus, illegall wiretaps without FISA approval, firing US Attorneys using a loophole in PATRIOT, etc. etc. etc. So you're ok with them ***** all over the Constitution?
And about the country being more divided than ever - who's fault is that? It's not like it's for lack of trying, what with all the fearmongering... - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Except in the US, political opponents and their familes are NOT silenced and/or killed.
Sure we can't say "*****" on the radio, but radio and TV are allowed to bash the President day in day out, as long as there are listeners (HA HA Air America) they will stay on.
Hugo stealing the private radio and TV stations is squashing any dissent. Sure 80% of the population may like him now... but 10 years from now it will be officially "100% of the populations Love Dictator Hugo!" because the government controlled press will say so.
Bush will be out in less than 2 years. No question about it. Meanwhile Chavez will be doing his Weekend at Bernie's impression in 40 years from now. - jdanielcaldwell, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6The UN has been made irrelevant to the United States of America.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6Like praise for Chavez for calling American's Gringos. It's sickening.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5The wetback Chavez is feeling the pressure because oil is below $50 and he has a lot of friends to keep happy. I don't think 2007 is going to be a good year for him. Sadly the average Venezuelan will suffer.
- Valarauka, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4orbit - so true. In fact, if Chavez was corrupt I doubt the US would have any problems with him. It's those annoying types that stand up for their own country and people that need to be dealt with...
- Drakonianheart, on 10/12/2007, -3/+7Venezuela, Iraq, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, and every other retarded country is FREE to do as they please, FREE to test nuclear weapons, free to set up a commy/ dictatorial gov ( its always worth a shot right lol ), and free to stand up against any over nation they feel threatens them. BUT, the United states of America, is FREE to isolate nations that can potentially harm it , Cuba ( Cuban missile crisis), north Korea (with there leader with the funny hair, who i wouldn't trust to run a walmart {no offense walmart employees} ). FREE to topple any gov that harms its citizens, Afghanistan (911) or potentially harm---> Iraq (seriously i really did think they had weapons of mass distructo) .......the point I'm trying to make here is as free as other countries are to do as they please......so are we so :P
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