14 August 2013

President Nicolas Maduro, Hugo Chavez's grave and the little bird

I thought it's a piece in The Onion and had to look twice, but no, it's from HuffPost:

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is known for his devotion to late leader Hugo Chavez and now he acknowledges that he sometimes sleeps in the mausoleum where his mentor's remains are kept.
I can understand the devotion thing and the attraction to the grave, the fact that it was hitherto limited to canine members of human families notwithstanding. But the next part really excited me:
During the campaign for the April 14 election he narrowly won, Maduro caused a furor when he said Chavez came to him in the form of a little bird that flew around his head.
The bird clinches the story, because one can easily guess which one it is:



I can't see any special problem with the old Hugo reincarnated as that bird. Technically, nothing is to prevent the bird from carrying his brain, and it's colorful enough to preserve the tradition.

Only one thing should bother Mr Maduro: that parrot surely could peck and it surely could bite. So he should watch out and not fall asleep during his nightly vigils near the stiff. A few pecks to his head, and long suffering Venezuelans will be up for some unusual decrees, I am afraid...

9 comments:

SnoopyTheGoon said...

The HuffPost is the same as the Onion.

SnoopyTheGoon said...

So true, but without the intentional humor.

SnoopyTheGoon said...

Venezuela is fortunate to have oil to sell, since they have so many loony politicians.

SnoopyTheGoon said...

Be careful what you wish for. The government only rarely improves things. Especially Obongo's incompetent and larcenous admin.

SnoopyTheGoon said...

That looks like a distinct possibility.

SnoopyTheGoon said...

Might sell politicians too, then. For circus use.

SnoopyTheGoon said...

That's a pity then. Apple is burying itself, concentrating on lawfare instead of the ways to win the market.

SnoopyTheGoon said...

And to think, back when they were a niche company, they criticized Microsoft for the same thing.

SnoopyTheGoon said...

Exactly, and then they lost the famous trial where they claimed that Microsoft have imitated their user interface, While partly true, the attempt to prevent others from using "look and feel" parts of the interface is a scandal by itself.