Indigenous movements are indeed a threat to the free-trade policies Bush is hawking, with ever fewer buyers, across Latin America. Their power comes not from terror but a terror-resistant strain of hope, so sturdy it can take root in the midst of Colombia's seemingly hopeless civil war. If it can grow there, it can anywhere.

P.S. Cross-posted at Daily Kos.

Hickok: "You know the sound of thunder. Can you imagine that sound if I ask you to? Ma'am, listen to the thunder."

Yesterday, Blitzer was heard repeatedly deriding and painting ALL the Argentine protesters as "thugs." Sure, there were people committing acts of violence and vandalism, but there were far more (thousands,more) protesting in a principled and peaceful manner.

Wolf "brought in" Cafferty(?) to get his impressions on the protests and he said (I'm paraphrasing):

"Truth be told, Wolf, they were far more people protesting peacefully, and for what they hold as just cause...I'LL PROBABLY BE IN TROUBLE NOW WITH SOME PRODUCER WHO WILL COME TALK TO ME AFTER THE SHOW, BUT THOSE ARE THE FACTS."
Wolf quickly jumped in and nervously said: "No, that's fine, we're interested in the truth here."

Did anyone else witness this State-run media episode gone awry?

The Booman Tribune is not Wolf Blitzerland.

I have noticed a pattern. Repugs need all kinds of security - ie. Bolton at his Alma Mater Yale-had Secret Service and Condi needed "Security" while buying her Feragamo shoes during the Katrina Disaster. Dems seem to be able to mix freely with "We the People", security is not necessary, and the Dems survive their contact with the masses without harm.

Has anyone ever questioned this, or even asked what the increase in "security costs" are for the last 5 years compared to Clinton and Dem's first 5 years? (Adjusted for inflation of course).

"The most successful politician is he who says what the people are thinking the most often and in the loudest voice." Theodore Roosevelt.

But of course Bill Clinton had a 75% approval. Since 2001 Bush squandered the good image this country had.

This is the so called "Heartland" folks! I'll think I'll frame it. [No, no, not that kind of framing... the behind the glass type...]

Pienso que las personas de Arbusto tienen un problema.

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I hope he's being disingenuous with that statement, because even the dimmest bulbs are aware that Cuba has always been an impoverished nation, with virtually no natural resources, its economy dependent almost entirely on tobacco and sugar cane products (including rum).  After WWII, Meyer Lansky opened a number of casinos, sex shows, (such as the guy with the huge penis called "Superman") and whorehouses that catered to well-to-do Americans.  If this is his idea of national wealth, he's an idiot.  In any event, most of the cash that went to Cubans ended up in the pockets of the small clique of Batista's cohorts, who ran the country as a resource they could exploit rather than a society to be governed.

Cuba was also a useful offshore bank for the CIA to launder money, and a staging area to run operations meant to control other countries in the region.  No wonder they've always hated Castro so.

Intelligent Design is neither.

And they don't much acknowledge the other country in North America: Canada, except for BoomanTrib.

To thine own self be true. W.S.

 2- Glad to leave this country...Finally  some good   PR for me...

Well, I still haven't checked what the preparations for Bush's welcome are, but my predictions are that he is going to have such a great welcome as the Argentines did :-)

Ohhhh! Surprise , surprise.

There ae the same expectations as before he arrived to Argentina. I will go walk my puppy, and start looking for a radio there to keep us informed.

Now they cant blame the commies in  Argentina nor Chavez speech. I will using this diary to update :-)

I know to everybody's surprise, Brazil has been protesting in preparation to Bush's visit to that country. The newspaper Journal do Brasil has published this morning yesterda's events:

"Protests against the visit of the American President George W. Bush began before his arrival to the country.
Yesterday in Rio de Janeiro, a protest in front of the American Consulate of the United
States was marked with confusion. Approximatedly 300 people threw stones and were repeled by the military police clubs.

In Brasilia the National Union of Students headed the protests.In front of the american representation the protestors burned an image of Bush with  mostaches  similar to Hitlers.

There were several Aartist and muscicians. People would stop to watch the protests. Some of the artists said that they were there to show their rejection to Bush. They also said that Brazilian preident Lula would invite them for diplomatic reasons, but that they would recive Bush as the rest of the world did  with protest.
Students vowed to continue the protests and to try to break the fence and the security mounted by the Americans.

They also said that they would not give Bush a second of rest until the President left Brazil.They will try to perforate the security  to show up close their opinion on Bush."

Also I remember that several years ago  Rio's Major  had declared Bush "persona nongrata"

Sarava Brasil!!!!!