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« on: April 10, 2008, 06:38:28 pm »
...and less like The Simpsons. Seriously, I thought we'd gotten all the moral outrage out of the way back in the early 90's.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7338131.stm

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Venezuelan TV is known for filling its schedules with re-runs of old US series and Latin American soap operas. But it also includes a talk show hosted by the country's president, Hugo Chavez.

In an episode of the weekly programme last year, the Venezuelan leader gave a speech which reportedly lasted eight hours. An abridged version of the show has been broadcast every day since February 2007.


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« Reply #1 on: April 10, 2008, 06:49:03 pm »
Tell me he used glove puppets.
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« Reply #2 on: April 10, 2008, 06:53:01 pm »
Was the air conditioning in the room turned way up?  Maybe he could be the new William Henry Harrison.  I'm reaching, I know...
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« Reply #3 on: April 10, 2008, 07:30:33 pm »
So the Simpsons isn't suitable for children but Baywatch is? Huh

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« Reply #4 on: April 10, 2008, 07:54:11 pm »
Quote from: D.B. on April 10, 2008, 06:38:28 pm

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Hah, he's not got the time for it. He's off in the states giving speeches on American Idol.
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« Reply #5 on: April 10, 2008, 07:58:50 pm »
Well, Chávez did send order his troops to the Colombian border on that TV programme of his, live, on national TV, when the crisis between Ecuador and Colombia started. I don't think I really need to talk too much about Chávez - he's just... y'know, the kind of person who bans the Simpsons for being "unsuitable for children". But he rules a country.
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« Reply #6 on: April 16, 2008, 06:11:31 pm »
I died laughing when I read this.

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