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01-08-2007, 06:51 PM
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Chavez calls someone an idiot
I just read in an article about Chavez moving to nationalize some utilities in his country. He made a remark about someone that opposed a view of his over some TV station.. and he called the guy and idiot...but yahoo says that he called the guy something that ROUGHLY means an idiot: heres their report:
"Dr. Insulza is quite an idiot, a true idiot," Chavez said in a speech after swearing in new Cabinet members. He used a vulgar Spanish term that translates roughly as idiot. "The insipid Dr. Insulza should resign from the secretariat of the Organization of American States for daring to play that role."
what does anyone think the VULGAR TERM he used to roughly translates into Idiot is?
pendejo?
thanks.
bob
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01-08-2007, 07:39 PM
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"doctor Insulza! ¡No sea pendejo!''
Actually, President Chavez was referring to the Secretary General of the OAS, José Miguel Insulza's declaration condemning the Venezuelan Bolivarian Government for refusing to extend the concession for the use of a radio frequency for a TV station owned by Venezuelan media mogul Marcel Granier. The term used was " pendejo". It is considered mild profanity, and you can find its meaning and etimology in Wikipedia.
Mr. Chavez also went ahead and used a play on words on Mr Inzulsa's surname, "...es una posición bien insulsa de verdad la del Dr. Insulza, da vergüenza, ojalá me lo consiga yo ahora en Managua, se la canto de frente y delante de los presidentes y delante del mundo, debe darle vergüenza''...
the term insulso is defined as "a very dull person" in English to French, Italian & Spanish Dictionary - WordReference.com |
01-08-2007, 08:24 PM
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Bob that was a good guess. The link will take you to the story from a Venezuelan paper. Before "El diablo" now "Pendejo"
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01-09-2007, 11:10 AM
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That was quite an entertaining read - the Wikipedia link from Mirador.
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01-09-2007, 01:18 PM
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The first meaning is the one I learned way back when....
Chavez is truly a nasty sort, isn't he??? Little if any couth...
HB
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01-09-2007, 01:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Chirimoya
That was quite an entertaining read - the Wikipedia link from Mirador.
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I agree, a good link.
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01-09-2007, 01:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Hillbilly
The first meaning is the one I learned way back when....
Chavez is truly a nasty sort, isn't he??? Little if any couth...
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What do you expect, from el loco Chavez? Best not to mess with him, including doctor I nsulso ;-)
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01-09-2007, 03:02 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hillbilly
The first meaning is the one I learned way back when....
Chavez is truly a nasty sort, isn't he??? Little if any couth...
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But he's a good Marxist/socialist, so he'll get a pass...
(I wonder when he opens the re-education camps and "mental hospitals" for his political opponents...  )
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01-09-2007, 03:19 PM
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But he's a good Marxist/socialist, so he'll get a pass...
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President Chavez is a great leader ... following in the footsteps of Bolivar, Ho Chi Minh, Mao, Fidel, Che, Allende, Mandela, Gandhi, ... et al. Long live the revolution!!!.
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01-09-2007, 03:28 PM
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Originally Posted by shadInToronto
President Chavez is a great leader ... following in the footsteps of Bolivar, Ho Chi Minh, Mao, Fidel, Che, Allende, Mandela, Gandhi, ... et al. Long live the revolution!!!.
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tu ta loco.....great revolutionist my ass......selfish demented controlling locos todos....what is Chavez gonna do when his opposers start complaining? Kill them? SELFISH IS WHAT HE IS, I doubt he's thinking about the less fortunate masses. Some of those you mentioned might have had good intentions, I'm sure there are some with good intentions but Chavez??? and Fidel??? come on.
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