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"This Is Mushrooming" - Nicaragua Teeters On The Brink Of Revolution As US Pulls Diplomats
« on: April 25, 2018, 05:04:10 am »
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-04-24/mushrooming-nicaragua-teeters-brink-revolution-us-pulls-diplomats



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For the first time since the late 1970s, Nicaragua is on the brink of a revolution as tens of thousands of protesters throng the streets of the capitol Managua and a host of other towns to demand the resignation of President Daniel Ortega, a former left-wing dictator-turned-democrat who led the Sandinistas to during the Nicaraguan Revolution.

Ortega, who gave up power after losing an election in 1990 but remained a popular opposition figure and was elected president in 2006, has been criticized for his autocratic rule, political repressions and - most recently - for proposing social security reforms that would involve Nicaraguans paying more into the system while reducing payouts by 5%, according to Al Jazeera.

Ortega has aligned his government with the governments of Cuba and Venezuela, though Nicaragua's economy achieved 5% GDP growth last year. Still, it remains the poorest country in Central America.
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Re: "This Is Mushrooming" - Nicaragua Teeters On The Brink Of Revolution As US Pulls Diplomats
« Reply #1 on: April 25, 2018, 07:01:48 am »
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Re: "This Is Mushrooming" - Nicaragua Teeters On The Brink Of Revolution As US Pulls Diplomats
« Reply #2 on: April 25, 2018, 12:22:39 pm »
There's no way, 10 people should have been killed over this issue on pensions.

Sure, Kerry may have shaken Ortega's had as in post #1;  I'd not forget that the people keep electing this guy, meaning Ortega.
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« Reply #3 on: April 25, 2018, 12:44:54 pm »
"Ortega has aligned his government with the governments of Cuba and Venezuela"

It's like aligning yourself with the Cleveland Browns and the New York Jets
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Re: "This Is Mushrooming" - Nicaragua Teeters On The Brink Of Revolution As US Pulls Diplomats
« Reply #4 on: April 25, 2018, 12:48:01 pm »
Quote from: Restored on April 25, 2018, 12:44:54 pm
"Ortega has aligned his government with the governments of Cuba and Venezuela"

It's like aligning yourself with the Cleveland Browns and the New York Jets

If you set the bar low then its easier to meet expectations.
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Re: "This Is Mushrooming" - Nicaragua Teeters On The Brink Of Revolution As US Pulls Diplomats
« Reply #5 on: April 25, 2018, 12:55:41 pm »
Harkin and Kerry. Two Donkey Cons.  Piddiful.  Just Piddiful
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Re: "This Is Mushrooming" - Nicaragua Teeters On The Brink Of Revolution As US Pulls Diplomats
« Reply #6 on: April 25, 2018, 01:01:43 pm »
Quote from: InHeavenThereIsNoBeer on April 25, 2018, 07:01:48 am
Who's the chick behind the three commies?

I believe that is Tom Harkin's wife, Ruth.
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Re: "This Is Mushrooming" - Nicaragua Teeters On The Brink Of Revolution As US Pulls Diplomats
« Reply #7 on: April 25, 2018, 01:03:48 pm »
Quote from: andy58-in-nh on April 25, 2018, 01:01:43 pm
I believe that is Tom Harkin's wife, Ruth.

I did a search.  If that is Ruth, time was not her friend.

« Last Edit: April 25, 2018, 01:07:12 pm by Wingnut »
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Re: "This Is Mushrooming" - Nicaragua Teeters On The Brink Of Revolution As US Pulls Diplomats
« Reply #8 on: April 25, 2018, 01:08:27 pm »
Quote from: Wingnut on April 25, 2018, 01:03:48 pm
I did a search.  If that is Ruth, time was not her friend.

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. But look at the eyes, now and then. I'm pretty sure that was her, 33 years ago.
« Last Edit: April 25, 2018, 01:16:42 pm by andy58-in-nh »
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Re: "This Is Mushrooming" - Nicaragua Teeters On The Brink Of Revolution As US Pulls Diplomats
« Reply #9 on: April 25, 2018, 01:13:05 pm »
Quote from: Frank Cannon on April 25, 2018, 05:04:10 am
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-04-24/mushrooming-nicaragua-teeters-brink-revolution-us-pulls-diplomats



This is going to break the hearts of all the wealthy Manhattan socialites that practically worshiped Ortega in the 70's. In fact,I seem to remember there was a lot of fierce competition to see who could get him to attend THEIR dinner party instead of someone else's. 

It's always tough to be a Cosmopolitan Commie. Even the hired help gets uppity.
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Re: "This Is Mushrooming" - Nicaragua Teeters On The Brink Of Revolution As US Pulls Diplomats
« Reply #10 on: April 25, 2018, 01:14:43 pm »
Quote from: TomSea on April 25, 2018, 12:22:39 pm
There's no way, 10 people should have been killed over this issue on pensions.

Sure, Kerry may have shaken Ortega's had as in post #1;  I'd not forget that the people keep electing this guy, meaning Ortega.

No secret there. Like Stalin observed,"it doesn't matter who votes or who they vote for. What matters is who counts the votes."
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Re: "This Is Mushrooming" - Nicaragua Teeters On The Brink Of Revolution As US Pulls Diplomats
« Reply #11 on: April 25, 2018, 01:15:49 pm »
Quote from: driftdiver on April 25, 2018, 12:48:01 pm
If you set the bar low then its easier to meet expectations.

That is the basis for communism.
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Re: "This Is Mushrooming" - Nicaragua Teeters On The Brink Of Revolution As US Pulls Diplomats
« Reply #12 on: April 25, 2018, 01:17:30 pm »
Quote from: Wingnut on April 25, 2018, 01:03:48 pm
I did a search.  If that is Ruth, time was not her friend.



Anybody bet on her to win,place,or show at Aqueduct?
« Last Edit: April 25, 2018, 02:21:33 pm by sneakypete »
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Re: "This Is Mushrooming" - Nicaragua Teeters On The Brink Of Revolution As US Pulls Diplomats
« Reply #13 on: April 25, 2018, 01:26:51 pm »
Quote from: andy58-in-nh on April 25, 2018, 01:08:27 pm
Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. But look at the eyes, now and then. I'm pretty sure that was her, 33 years ago.


If so, Tom needs to repair the Taxpayer for her seat on their Commie junket to beautiful Managua.
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Re: "This Is Mushrooming" - Nicaragua Teeters On The Brink Of Revolution As US Pulls Diplomats
« Reply #14 on: April 25, 2018, 01:27:29 pm »
Quote from: sneakypete on April 25, 2018, 01:17:30 pm
Anybody get on her to win,place,or show at Aqueduct?

Well, she is married to a horse's ass...
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Re: "This Is Mushrooming" - Nicaragua Teeters On The Brink Of Revolution As US Pulls Diplomats
« Reply #15 on: April 25, 2018, 01:33:06 pm »
Quote from: andy58-in-nh on April 25, 2018, 01:27:29 pm
Well, she is married to a horse's ass...

Speaking of Kerry.  Was he Mr Heinz back then?
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« Reply #16 on: April 25, 2018, 01:53:56 pm »
Quote from: Wingnut on April 25, 2018, 01:33:06 pm
Speaking of Kerry.  Was he Mr Heinz back then?

No... he didn't marry Tuh-raaaaay-sa until 1995 - the wedding was on Nantucket, of course.....

Only then did he become a true serial heiress chaser, eager to avail himself of his second wife's first husband's Trust Fund.
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« Reply #17 on: April 25, 2018, 02:22:04 pm »
Quote from: andy58-in-nh on April 25, 2018, 01:27:29 pm
Well, she is married to a horse's ass...

Good point.
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Re: "This Is Mushrooming" - Nicaragua Teeters On The Brink Of Revolution As US Pulls Diplomats
« Reply #18 on: April 25, 2018, 02:33:22 pm »
Quote from: Restored on April 25, 2018, 12:44:54 pm
"Ortega has aligned his government with the governments of Cuba and Venezuela"

It's like aligning yourself with the Cleveland Browns and the New York Jets

How dare you malign the Jets, one of the finest football organizations in the world. 
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« Reply #19 on: April 25, 2018, 02:39:18 pm »
Quote from: Frank Cannon on April 25, 2018, 02:33:22 pm
How dare you malign the Jets, one of the finest football organizations in the world.

Shut up Weeb.  This ain't 1969.   :smokin:
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Re: "This Is Mushrooming" - Nicaragua Teeters On The Brink Of Revolution As US Pulls Diplomats
« Reply #20 on: April 25, 2018, 02:39:24 pm »
Quote from: InHeavenThereIsNoBeer on April 25, 2018, 07:01:48 am
Who's the chick behind the three commies?

Ya think she "knew" Daniel?
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« Reply #21 on: April 25, 2018, 02:40:21 pm »
Quote from: dfwgator on April 25, 2018, 02:39:24 pm
Ya think she "knew" Daniel?

Biblically?
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