Following in the footsteps of long time friend Fidel Castro, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has decided to put his own country behind the times. The only difference is that Venezuela will literally be half-an-hour behind what they’ve been accustomed too, while Cuba remains 50 years behind technology.
Chavez ordered that at midnight, September 24, 2007, the people of Venezuela turn their clock hands one half hour back, but when explaining the bizarre time change on his weekly television show, along with his brother (minister of education), mistakenly told them to add one half hour, subsequently sending the people of Venezuela into a time-lapsed frenzy.
Millions of Venezuelans panicked when their TV Guides featured show times with question marks. “American Idol – Monday at…?” Oh wait, American Idol isn’t scene in Venezuela, it’s too evil – just like Americans.
At least Chavez had the right intentions when he made the decision to mind-fuck the country. Apparently, the reason for the odd new demand is so that the children of Venezuela wont have to wake-up prior to dawn for school. Chavez, like Trick, “loves the kids.”
Señor Chavez, why not make school start and end an hour later? Why ruin the lives of single, childless people that just figured out how to use their government issued rebel watches with the anti-American ‘seconds-hand’ detector? Why add to the headache of air travel?
I’m sure that to the Castro brothers, surviving members of Che Guevara’s family and the ghost of Karl Marx, this half-hour time change makes perfect sense and could only be executed by a brilliant leader like Chavez. But to the rest of the world’s population, with the exception of Nepal - which is 15 minutes ahead of India - and the handful of other odd countries that don’t follow GMT, this is just another absurd move by a dictator.
Cheers,
Victor
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Defending a Gator
Rarely will I come to the defense of anyone caught in the middle of situation involving police, especially someone that goes to the University of Florida. But with the events that occurred during a forum held by the university with U.S. Senator John Kerry and a crowd of supporters and non-supporters alike, I felt compelled to give my opinion on the Andrew Meyer fiasco.
For those not familiar with the story, 21-year-old Andrew Meyer, a University of Florida student, was unfairly silenced and subsequently arrested for allegedly disrupting Sen. Kerry’s forum. He was irresponsibly tasered and detained by campus police and has since been released.
My grandfather first informed me of this story early Tuesday morning. From what he said, I was already upset at the situation and automatically put myself in his shoes. When I arrived home from class, I decided I’d find the video of the events and further my understanding of what happened. What I saw truly disappointed me.
Mr. Meyer begins discussing the 2004 election and recommends a book for Sen. Kerry to read. He asks if Bill Clinton could be impeached for a “blow job,” why not impeach President George W. Bush before he invades Iran. The crowd, presuming it is primarily comprised of Democrats, begins to laugh; some applaud while others remain quiet. Sen. Kerry pays no attention to the question, but does nothing to stop the forum.
Mr. Meyer appears to be enjoying his time at the microphone, as any eager student would, and proceeds to ask Sen. Kerry if he were a member of the Skull & Bones society while at Yale. As he blurts out the last words of the question, someone in the background dressed in a suit, is seen performing the universal “cut” sign with his hands representing a knife slicing his own neck. Seconds later, the police officers standing behind Mr. Meyer rush to his side and begin the arrest process.
While this mayhem is in its infant stage, Sen. Kerry is heard saying, “I’m sorry, let me answer his question.” His wish was ignored.
The police officers are now forcing Mr. Meyer’s left arm behind his back while he shouts he did nothing wrong. He threw his arms up well above his head as to show the police that he meant no harm. He is tasered, dragged outside the auditorium and taken to jail.
Mr. Meyer never physically resisted arrest. He did nothing wrong. He was asking legitimate questions that his collegiate peers did not have the opportunity to ask. On his personal website he is self-described as a “Good Jew.”
Why the fuck would the University of Florida’s police department use excessive force on a nice Jew?
Simple. These dirty cops are full of envy. They are paid to ‘protect’ rich kids and future leaders of this country, and rather than making arrest and fighting crime, they’re stuck writing $20 parking tickets all day. More than likely they have no desire to be at a John Kerry forum and more than likely didn’t even vote in the Kerry election. They let the badge get to their head and upon graduating police academy develop a taser-trigger-happy persona.
This scene is all too common and needs to stop. Police have no rights to silence someone for speaking their mind and certainly have no reason to use taser guns on unarmed, un-dangerous human beings.
Maybe I’ll go to Internet jail for speaking out on this topic.
Cheers,
Victor
For those not familiar with the story, 21-year-old Andrew Meyer, a University of Florida student, was unfairly silenced and subsequently arrested for allegedly disrupting Sen. Kerry’s forum. He was irresponsibly tasered and detained by campus police and has since been released.
My grandfather first informed me of this story early Tuesday morning. From what he said, I was already upset at the situation and automatically put myself in his shoes. When I arrived home from class, I decided I’d find the video of the events and further my understanding of what happened. What I saw truly disappointed me.
Mr. Meyer begins discussing the 2004 election and recommends a book for Sen. Kerry to read. He asks if Bill Clinton could be impeached for a “blow job,” why not impeach President George W. Bush before he invades Iran. The crowd, presuming it is primarily comprised of Democrats, begins to laugh; some applaud while others remain quiet. Sen. Kerry pays no attention to the question, but does nothing to stop the forum.
Mr. Meyer appears to be enjoying his time at the microphone, as any eager student would, and proceeds to ask Sen. Kerry if he were a member of the Skull & Bones society while at Yale. As he blurts out the last words of the question, someone in the background dressed in a suit, is seen performing the universal “cut” sign with his hands representing a knife slicing his own neck. Seconds later, the police officers standing behind Mr. Meyer rush to his side and begin the arrest process.
While this mayhem is in its infant stage, Sen. Kerry is heard saying, “I’m sorry, let me answer his question.” His wish was ignored.
The police officers are now forcing Mr. Meyer’s left arm behind his back while he shouts he did nothing wrong. He threw his arms up well above his head as to show the police that he meant no harm. He is tasered, dragged outside the auditorium and taken to jail.
Mr. Meyer never physically resisted arrest. He did nothing wrong. He was asking legitimate questions that his collegiate peers did not have the opportunity to ask. On his personal website he is self-described as a “Good Jew.”
Why the fuck would the University of Florida’s police department use excessive force on a nice Jew?
Simple. These dirty cops are full of envy. They are paid to ‘protect’ rich kids and future leaders of this country, and rather than making arrest and fighting crime, they’re stuck writing $20 parking tickets all day. More than likely they have no desire to be at a John Kerry forum and more than likely didn’t even vote in the Kerry election. They let the badge get to their head and upon graduating police academy develop a taser-trigger-happy persona.
This scene is all too common and needs to stop. Police have no rights to silence someone for speaking their mind and certainly have no reason to use taser guns on unarmed, un-dangerous human beings.
Maybe I’ll go to Internet jail for speaking out on this topic.
Cheers,
Victor
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