Chavez Election Win! gnooze February 16, 2009

[JinxTrick]

I've been a poor Venezuelan all my life. I dont have political views and I've been very critical of all Venezuelan governments. I know my country, my nation and our history. Today, I dont know if I would return home alive after work (homicide rate in Caracas is very high not gang or drug related-), find food or buy it (inflation is very high), be treated at a hospital (not appropriate healthcare system). 10 years of Chavez with more money than any government in the past. Why this then?

[hotesteyes]

what do you know about chavez and his politic. You don't know nothing. People want him as a president, so keep your mouth shut and look at your BIG OBAMA PUNK. 30.000 more soldiers in Irak... congratulations !

[Romi260986]

Chavez = asshole

[walkandlookup]

U must keep in quote tha HG did not overseen the actual crisis the world is going into, and that may cost his term

[CHAVEZSPEAR]

Marry meeeee!!!

[rspawn]

As anyone can easily verify, most media in Venezuela are commercial and are opposed to Chavez.

Also most of the food production and distribution is in the hands of Chavez opposition.

[envanje]

thanks londonscot

[salva3131]

Gnozee What a bunch of communists and pro-mierdichavez in your channel. Cyber bygon for all of them PFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF Roaches!

[salva3131]

Gnozee What a bunch of communist in your channel. Cyber bygon for all of them PFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF Roaches!

[envanje]

chavez certainly is able to occupy the minds of many because the evidence is that he can generate a discussion on a small channel about his person for more then a week now.

[londonscot1]

envaje said: "chavez certainly is able to occupy the minds of many because the evidence is that he can generate a discussion on a small channel about his person for more then a week now."

That's a very good observation. Like him or loath him, very few are apathetic about Hugo Chavez!

[PrivateG0ld]

Venezuela said if !

Venezuela said if !

Chavez is the best president of the world !

Chavez is the best president of the world !

[Ticonio]

ja,ja, congratulations!!! but it's: Venezuela said YES!!!!! greetings

[EverybodyStayCalm]

I hear ya Venezuela!

We had an evil dictator here in the U.S. for 8 years, and we didn't do anything about it either.

[rspawn]

"maybe you will be successful working for Hugo Chavez, that's the only way to make money in that fucking revolutionary country"

You know, with those blatend lies you make it easy for us supporters of Chavez.

Welcome to the Chávez revolution - where the rich keep getting richer

Rory Carroll in Caracas

Monday November 13, 2006

guardian co uk

[londonscot1]

rspawn - I read your link to The Guardian article dated 13/11/06. As a supporter of the Bolivarian Revolution, I am very disappointed with the negative coverage in The Guardian, which is supposed to be left-of-centre. I think part of the trouble is cut-and-paste journalism and a lack of historical perspective, plus rookie / teenage scribblers.

However, I applaud your efforts in trying to get the truth out there and hope that you aren't discouraged by some of the more rabid anti-chavistas!

[rspawn]

"we (anti-Chavistas) aren't the ones with guns"

Then how come so many Chavistas died during the days of the 2002 coup, and what's with all the Colombian paramilitary being caught involved in some plot to overthrow Chavez?

[Epi1993]

watch?v=RMqIWnjVjMM <--- go see that vid... Thanx!

[AngiePotter]

Please refrain from giving your opinion abour how good and great is Chavez if you do not live here. Come ,stay for a couple years, and then tell me. But until then, please refrain. You just make it look like its all rainbows and flowers.

[rspawn]

I will not refrain, thank you.

[londonscot1]

AngiePotter said: "Please refrain from giving your opinion abour how good and great is Chavez if you do not live here."

Your English is excellent (like most anti-chavistas) but the argument that non-residents should have no opinion on Chavez is undemocratic - particularly from someone invoking ludicrous comparisons between Chavez and Hitler.

No doubt you don't mind hearing the opinions of non-Venezuelan residents who oppose Chavez, and that you opine on countries you've never visited?

[AfricanAnime]

.......

....I want a Toshiba Unicorn.....

[salva3131]

My comment was for RSPAWN

[salva3131]

I lived in Venezuela for many years and I know that you do not have any idea in how is living there, the situation and the CRAP of that revolution. Take your blah blah ass out of that chair, go to Venezuela, get the Venezuelan Citizenship, say Goodbye to your US Citizenship so you won't have the choice to escape and then let me know how you feel. Oh! maybe you will be successful working for Hugo Chavez, that's the only way to make money in that fucking revolutionary country.

[rspawn]

Also no term limits in: Japan, Austria, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Australia, Canada (and several other countries)

[salva3131]

Fucking chavista. I am European-american and also lived in Chavezuela, and there's no point of comparison between that FUCKING REVOLUTION and Europe. Go and promote your stupidness to your ass. Crap.

[londonscot1]

salva3131 said: "Fucking chavista. I am European-american and also lived in Chavezuela, and there's no point of comparison between that FUCKING REVOLUTION and Europe. Go and promote your stupidness to your ass. Crap."

Is this your best argument?

If this is typical anti-chavista rhetoric, Chavez and his supporters have nothing to fear and will surely win election after election for the foreseeable future.

You have a lot of anger. Best to channel it more productively, "amigo".

[alfonsos1985]

OH, im not like you, stupid !

[BilliLovesMargot]

fyi: i always scream "top story!!" when i watch. 'member me marta? no? wow ok. awkward. well hi anyway. *runs away crying.

[JinxTrick]

Actually, people that voted in favor of Chavez´s proposition do not have health care, food, or jobs. Since Chavez came into power in 1998 the levels of mal nutrition, newborn death, unemployment have increased dramatically. In today´s Chavez´s Venezuela life lost its meaning. JUst think, that in 2008 , in Caracas alone, 2800 people were killed. Not gang related, not Passion related, not Police related. Simple Homocide; "Hey, I don´t like your face" BANG,BANG,BANG. Chavez great achievement.

[Epi1993]

We need more people like you in Venezuela, people that really know what has happened for the past 10 years, people that care for their country. My friend's uncle got killed yesterday because he spoke against a guy in court... is that justice? is that a good government? is that a country that's progressing? Hell no. Socialism is supposed to be good, but the way Chavez sees it doesn't help anyone but himself. Fuck this dictatorship, WE are the ones than need CHANGE XD

[londonscot1]

Epi1993 - I'm sorry about your friend's uncle but you are mistaken if you believe that such horrible killings only occur in Venezuela. And to link the killing with socialism everywhere is pure, unadulterated, inflammatory nonsense. As an outsider with contacts within (apolitical) Venezuela, it seems to me that BOTH sides have real hotheads who should calm down. Fortunately the recent referendum seems to have passed without violence so maybe the political process is maturing, eh?

[Epi1993]

Well longoscot1, I wasn't linking socialism to killing at all, I was saying that Chavez clearly doesn't know what socialism is, and that here we see massive amounts of homicides every single week. Other countries are in a worse position than we are, but this is bout Vzla only. Yeah, both sides are hotheads but we aren't the ones with guns, the ones who shouting on the streets "We want Ledezma dead", etc...Though I completely agree that the opposition is only good at complaining, Thanx!

[londonscot1]

Thank you Epi1993 - good comments with which I mostly agree, although perhaps you have a lower opinion of Senor Chavez than I do! Violent crime is a major problem that the Bolivarian government needs to get to grips with (alongside inflation and an overvalued currency). Meanwhile, it's good that we should be able to talk sensibly about Venezuela and other matters and I thank you for your civil response. Wish I could say the same about salva3131, who has just called me a "f***ing communist"!

[Epi1993]

Well I usually don't get to talk much with people that support Chavez from other countries, but I'd really have to say that u NEED to live here before making a concrete decision. About rspawn's comment: Though that quote is not 100% true, my uncle, for example, works for Chavez but hates him like no one else. He was forced to vote for him in order to keep his job and he is pretty succesful now. What I'm trying to say is that Chaviztas aren't always right like they think they are... Thanks :D

[rspawn]

"people that voted in favor of Chavez´s proposition do not have health care, food, or jobs"

Sure, that's why they voted for him.

You spout nothing but utter lies about Venezuela, but that's to be expected from Chavez haters.

Meanwhile the UN reports that poverty has greatly declined in Venezuela under Chavez.

[londonscot1]

JinxTrick - you are quite wrong to say that poverty has increased since 1998. The Washington-based Center for Economic and Policy Research says that the pre-Chavez poverty rate of 43.9% had fallen to 27.5% by mid-2007, and that does not take into account improved access to healthcare and education (which were previously unavailable to a sizeable minority).

Re: gang violence. This is a growing problem in Venezuela but double standards abound. What's the homicide rate in the USA?

[AngiePotter]

Phff, great source, come live here and see the poor people yourself, count them up!! Its easy to say it with numbers because the FAKE dollar the government forces on us is so low, but the real dollar doubles it!!! We have a parallel dollar exhange, and we cannot freely access dollars on the official rate, its all a fake for international publicity.

[londonscot1]

AngiePotter - the Bolivar is certainly overvalued. But when I quoted the statistics on poverty reduction, the exchange rate was consistent throughout, to assist comparison over the whole period of Chavez's rule. That is how economists do it.

And the stats, plus unbiased and anecodotal evidence, show improved quality of life for millions whose streets didn't even used to appear on maps of Caracas in the "good old days".

By the way - don't assume that I haven't been to Venezuela!

[piip4]

I'd rather trust chavez than any other candidate. You know he's the lesser evil when corporate oil-people try to coup his shit up.

[AngiePotter]

I HAD to suscribe. This is the kind of news I want to watch!! By the way, I'm from Venezuela and I must say you totally get the sittuation, I'm glad!! I showed this video to all my (obviously) venezuelan friends. Makes me happy. Keep it up. If you ever want to duo, I'm in.

[hey1031]

lol that random chicken was funny =D

[juswingin]

your hair looks really nice

[kalejdoskop123]

sell unicorns-that was awesome!!!:)

[daman197]

Hya Marta can you do a English accent for 1 of your vids, that would be awsome!!!!

[biggori]

London Scott needs to SHUT THE HELL UP. marta please disregard everything this idiot says. And check your email. I sent you something a few weeks ago and got no reply?!

[londonscot1]

biggori said: "London Scott needs to SHUT THE HELL UP. marta please disregard everything this idiot says."

A few observations. 1) Marta is big enough to defend herself. 2) Whatever happened to free speech and debate?! 3) Your rudeness and capitalising letters ("SHUT THE HELL UP") doesn't reinforce your "argument" in any way whatsover; it just makes you look like a naive rookie blogger. 4) "Scott" is a Christian name. The correct spelling is "Scot"! Forget "Star Trek"....!

[biggori]

LOL. Taking ourselves too seriously are we???

[londonscot1]

biggori said "LOL. Taking ourselves too seriously are we???"

Well, I reckon that you were perfectly serious when you told a complete stranger to "SHUT THE HELL UP"?!

Who cares - it's water off a duck's back to me! If you're going to insult someone, use your imagination! Exercise your vocabulary!

I also reckon that you were serious when you rather embarrassingly pleaded for Marta's response to your earlier email.

Sorry, "dude", but that looked a bit needy.

Seriously!

[HaleyMary]

Happy Valentine's day, Marta. :)

[pukaman2000]

Hey,

50% off on all valentine's day chocolate at Target.... Now there is a reason to celebrate.

[envanje]

haha a u.s. official encouraging another nation to keep its word. must be just as the u.s. government kept its word in the agreements with the original american population. hypochrisie at its highest level.

[stargirlsusan]

happy valentines!

no I din't spend money on crap

hey marta whats up with the chicken?

i can't believe chavez won again he is a stupid bastard and the 1/2 of the people in venezuela are mesmerize by his hopefull words for change. mmh that sounds familiar

[hearNyou]

I'm not crazy......AAhhh-hhhHH what's THAT!....oh! just more Valentine's Day crap!

LOL

[audadvnc]

Hey Marta - an interesting wrinkle on your "feminine hygiene" comment. The United States buys its nuclear bombs from a company in Amarillo, TX that goes by the name "Pantex". Look it up!

[hypnofan35]

If that's the same hillary the ran for president, we are in some deep crapola.

[jamminjago]

Tampax was there

[londonscot1]

It's worrying indeed that, judging from some of the supportive comments on this thread, many Americans genuinely seem to regard this sort of teenage-talking-head editorialising-cum-rambling as bona fide "news" and "analysis" with a "fresh" and "upbeat" approach.

[gnooze]

Perhaps this particular episode wasn't your cup of tea, or maybe it wasn't even one of my strongest to date but it's clear your "analysis" was based on a surfeit of assumption. After a year and a half of producing this satirical show, I can tell you that much of my audience is not American and comments - even on this episode - come from around the world (not to get bogged down in the minutiae).

[londonscot1]

gnooze / Marta - thanks for your thoughtful (if lengthy) response. No offence intended whatsoever, particularly to teenagers! I was one myself, back in the Dark Ages. I appreciate that you need an upbeat presentational style. I applaud your chutzpah in starting an internet media business and wish you every success.

However...... I'm still not convinced that all of your audience are aware that it's satire, judging by some of the comments on this thread. That, to me, is worrying!

[gnooze]

While I happen to be a professionally educated and trained journalist, I do not advise my viewers to restrict their consumption of current events information to gnooze, a satirical offering at its core.

However, I will say I take pride in my overall story choices as I typically spend hours researching the day's news. I do so to avoid the breathless hype of the soundbite machine that I believe the news media has become. The same news media of which I voluntarily left ranks, so to speak.

[londonscot1]

gnooze / Marta - actually, I think your story choices are good (having watched several bulletins), and I agree that one should consume current affairs from a wide variety of sources. However, satire should be a weapon against the pompous and powerful. You claim to "avoid the breathless hype of the soundbite machine" but your comments on Chavez were mostly negative and words like "dictator" are identical to the US MSM.

Why not choose more deserving targets, eg big business? Wall Street?

[AngiePotter]

I'm from Venezuela... and also a journalist, and I agree with Marta's view on Chavez. You just cannot hide the obvious, it wouldnt be neutral to do so!

[londonscot1]

AngiePotter from Venezuela - you say you agree with Marta's view on Chavez. Which view - the "dictator" part or her throwaway comment, at the end, about the "Yes" voters (amongst others) enjoying free healthcare, education etc?

As for the Venezuelan private media, it's been anything but "neutral" regarding the Chavez government. Its role in the April 2002 coup was irresponsibly provocative and hopelessly biased.

What would happen to a US broadcaster that urged open insurrection?

[AngiePotter]

Londonscot, let me ask you something... If there had been TV during Hitler's rule, what would you consider "neutral" at the time, as you say? Would you expect TV channels to say "well, hes killing people, but on the bright side...!", how vague and useless is the concept of neutrality. I only believe in honesty.

In caracas: 60 deaths per day, everyday, mostly violent. Most doctors have left the country. 133 dollars minimum wage. No rice, sugar, coffee or milk in stores.

[londonscot1]

AngiePotter - there is no comparison between Hitler and Chavez. Hitler was genocidal, racist and in charge of an almost uniquely militaristic and aggressive regime. Chavez is none of those things.

Do you honestly think that the "60 deaths per day" are all Chavez's fault? That "most doctors have left the country", that the standard of living has fallen for the poorest Venezuelans since 1998?

If so, I beg to differ.

[londonscot1]

AngiePotter - I am not uncritical of Chavez's government. I think the Bolivar is overvalued. Violent crime is way too high. Inflation needs to be checked. Corruption (a historic problem) hasn't been stamped out. And Chavez's personal style sometimes grates (although it obviously appeals to a majority of Venezuelans, which has to be respected).

But what post-Chavez government would dare to roll back the social programmes?

In that sense, Chavez has raised standards, and rightly so.

[goldrinks]

You have no idea what you're talking about when it comes to Chávez and my country...like Angie Potter said, give yourself a break from what you see in the media and make a trip to the poor parts of Venezuela. Lies change foreigners perceptions, especially when they don't know what it means to see your country turn to communism. Telling people that they can get anything they want without working is not the answer...not with 40% inflation after 10 years.

[londonscot1]

goldrinks said: "You have no idea what you're talking about when it comes to Chavez....give yourself a break from what you see in the media and make a trip to the poor parts of Venezuela..."

Firstly, what makes you think I haven't visited the poor parts?

Secondly, if I listened to what the mainstream media say about Chavez, I would have formed a completely NEGATIVE view.

BTW 40% inflation? Not quite. In 1998 (pre-Chavez), inflation was around 100%. Let's keep things in perspective.

[londonscot1]

goldrinks said: "Telling people that they can get anything they want without working is not the answer...."

I would agree with you, if that were the situation in Venezuela. But it isn't.

Neither is there "communism", by any stretch of the imagination. Private industry is intact, eg media openly hostile to the government, US franchises etc.

Pre-Chavez, huge parts of the barrios of Caracas didn't even appear on official city maps; the residents were "non-people". "The good old days"!

[gnooze]

As one might expect, given the wide reach and anonymity of the Internet, I have encountered many thoughtful, intelligent people who enjoy my brand of humor and my deliberately zany take on things. I have also encountered some less informed types who equally appreciate my silliness related to world news. And lastly, there are both simpletons and academics who neither enjoy nor understand my efforts.

[londonscot1]

gnooze / Marta - I respectfully suggest that you develop a thicker skin regarding criticism, particularly when it's constructive! Humour, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder but where would we be without it?

"See the happy moron, / He doesn't give a damn, / I wish I were a moron...../ My God! Perhaps I am!"

Actually, Marta - I'm not a "simpleton" but an educated professional like yourself. Graduate of ancient Scottish university (est. 1582). Connoisseur of satire...even yours!

[gnooze]

It is not of my concern into which class you happen to fall. But, finally, if I am correctly inferring your categorization of me as a teenager, thank you. After all, we Americans are nothing, if not youth-obsessed.

[londonscot1]

gnooze / Marta - I'm pleased I guessed your age right. In the UK, the joke is that one of the classic signs of ageing is when policemen seem to get younger....TV presenters too?!

Re: satire. The UK has a great tradition. I subscribe to Private Eye magazine. Their basic philosophy is "that the world...is run by hypocrites and humbugs who are mainly helping themselves to money....provided by someone else and then slapping themselves on the back for their brilliant achievement".

[londonscot1]

gnooze / Marta -

Re: satire. At the risk of sounding patronising (which I truly don't intend), you should be more original and fearless in selecting your targets (ie don't just beat up the same targets as the MSM). Keep the script brainy as well as droll and punchy. And increase your international coverage to, say, 50/50.

Meanwhile, the very best of luck to you!

Regards,

[salva3131]

FUCK YOU! blah blah blah communist son of a bitch. Rats like you must be in hell, stupid asshole. TERRORIST. GO AND LIVE IN VENEZUELA, YOU DO NOT HAVE ANY CLUE ABOUT HOW IS LIVING UNDER A DICTATORSHIP, BECAUSE YOUR ASS IS SO COMFORTABLE THERE IN ENGLAND OR WHEREVER. FUCK YOU 10000 TIMES, FUCKING BIG MOUTH IS WHAT YOU GOT. TRASH SHIT.

[londonscot1]

salva3131 - congratulations, you just graduated from being ignorant to abusive.

If anyone who disagrees with you is a "communist", you must be a sad, lonely man.

By the way..... using capital letters everywhere.....a novice's mistake. It doesn't help your argument (such as it is).

[Doniedaff]

You don't know what it's like living under a dictatorship either, Venezuela is probably the most open democracy in the world. Certainly far more than in England. Just because you and your rich cronies don't like it, doesn't stop it being the case. There is no dictatorship in venezuela. It sickens me a bit that far-right nut jobs like you think that just because you live in a country it means that when you tell lies about that country, no one can challenge you.

[salva3131]

More blah blah. PAY ATTENTION: I LIVED IN VENEZUELA SINCE 1998 TO 2007. You do not even talk spanish and been there, and lived there, and then you come here to say YOUR BLAH BLAH ... GO THERE, VISIT 23 DE ENERO, EL OESTE DE CARACAS, PETARE, CAPITOLIO, TODAS LAS ZONAS MENOS ZONAS ESTE DEL PAIS, METETE EN EL 90% DEL MIERDERO EN QUE ESTA SUMIDO EL PAIS!!! AND THEN TALK!....NO TO CHAVEZ, AND NO TO ALL THOSE NON-VENEZUELAN TALKING ABOUT THE COUNTRY WITHOUT THE EXPERIENCE OF LIVING THERE!!!!

[Doniedaff]

Well if you don't want people who aren't venezuelan talking about it, then stop telling lies. Venezuela is not a dictatorship, that is a proven fact. Just because you lived in a country doesn't mean you should have free reign to tell blatant lies.

Another thing, the time frame you gave was only 9 years, so either you are only 11 or you are not originally Venezuelan yourself either.

[salva3131]

Just FUCK YOU fucking communist. All of you are a bunch of crap. Brainless. And your ass is the lier.

[strav12]

High energy - high five - and very high level analysis in comments on this one!

[Dave256onYT]

Another great episode of the gnooze!!!

I still think that when Iran or North Korea test their satellite launchers that we should have a ship near them and test our own boost phase anti-ballistic missile capability... 2 tests in one....

[darvin1023]

toshiba unicorn. LOL

and i agree. stop pending money on crap. for a hallmark made up holiday

[gnooze]

Ugh. Seriously. Enough with the crap purchasing! And enough with believing that someone loves you if they waste their money like that!

[MBRHIndustries]

Hugo Chavez is a gangster.

[cybersphere]

American's aren't buying Japanese gadgets because they're broke and can only afford booze, porn, guns and food. Just the essentials.

[strav12]

LMAO - high level economic analysis here - and damn sight more accurate than the shit that's on tv.

[gnooze]

I'm ok with just the first one. Well, maybe the last one too. Unless the first one is hearty beer or a cocktail with a juice mixer.

[cybersphere]

Please give warning before you show Hillary Clinton pictures, so I can avert my eyes.

[seivren]

Gotta love those valley Japs.

[aeterno777]

Socialism or death!!!

Long life to Chavez!!!

[louis12346]

In an interview with Sir David Frost on Al Jazeera television, veteran investor Jim Rogers pinned the blame for the economic crisis squarely at the feet of the Federal Reserve, and said that the World Bank and the IMF should be abolished, not given more power, if a recovery is to be made.

[ujdo]

Does that Toshiba Unicorn come in a Pegusis model with GPS?? Cause that would be like TOTALLY COOL!!!

[gnooze]

Gag me with a spoon!

[MillionthUsername]

One advantage to having a dictator is that you never have to hear the phrase "the last four years" or "the last eight years" ever again. So that in itself mostly sells the program, don't ya think?

And of all the positions Hilary could have had, I think that the one which gets her out of the country on a regular basis is a good fit for everybody. Her talents are best spent having tea with dictators and spewing international bureaucratic claptrap.

And no, I'm not cynical. : )

[mangobanna]

Imagining Condoleezza 'tickling the ivories' makes me laugh.

Quite hard.

As usual, you are intelligent and awesome.

[gnooze]

It is high praise, indeed, to be called "intelligent" and "awesome" by one who is of both those calibers.

[a4near]

You need to work on your Japanese accent a little. Otherwise, a great show as always!

[gnooze]

Really? I thought it was spot on.

[danwentz]

By crap I think she's referring to the vermont teddy bear. Another great video, Marta!

[gnooze]

Ugh, Vermont Teddy Bears. Ugh.  See also: pajama-grams.

Uh, guys, if you want your lady to wear jammies, why are you even buying her a gift?!

[TWITfromURANUS]

Even nuttier than usual ¦:¬)

[funbub]

I gotta get me one of them toshiba unicorns. Great Video once again

[jettbugg]

Does anyone think that anybody, anywhere, really wants to hang with Hillary? Bill's out cat'n around somewhere really sleazy, doing shit most only read about. At least the Hillary is out of town!

[NulloModoJose]

Thank you for your opening comment about not buying a lot of crap for v-day, it made my day.

Btw, are those your boots?

Great video, as always.

[gnooze]

Thank you!

Yes, those are my boots.

[saturateu]

yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

[Cubicleboy04]

I hope to spend next Valentine's day with the Valley Girl/Japanese Economist you were impersonating! Lol!

[lcc1211]

Love yay? NO NO NO!  Marta Yay!!!!

[KlaxonCow]

No, no, no. Marta love - yay! ;D

[andreous7]

Toshiba Unicorns Yeah Babee Yeah :-D

[starzship]

love it!

[Moviebro]

Sony Dragons

[Gosling3]

Japan's GDP down on -12%. worse than US who triggered crisis...hey, how come? BTW, I'm a Japanese

[lcc1211]

Because the overwhelming majority of Japan's economy is export based. The US is one of your biggest importers, so when we stop buying, japan gets hurt.

[Gosling3]

About 20% of whole Japan's industries are classified as export related. 80% belong to Japan domestic related businesses. I assume it is more like US$ depreciation which Japan holding so much (2nd in the world...next to China). Many auto & electric related makers have factories in US and those are not counted as exports...I guesss....

[FeverIAm]

In the immortal words of John Lennon - all we need is love...

Marta - you are doing great work! Hope you had a great Valentine's day! :)

[gnooze]

Thank you! You're too nice!

[batflies]

hater, buahahahaha. just kidding.

[chena3]

unicorn sushi....

[gnooze]

Wait! Like sushi made from unicorns instead of fish?!  Eeeep!

[WeskJago]

happy belated valentines day! here's something that i didnt have to waste money on, and it's the right gift for the occasion - a virtual hug! *HUG*

lol k ttyl. another awesome show!

[gnooze]

Yay for free virtual hugs! *HUG*

[Blargaldalien]

Hello,Marta.

Exactly how much is a "whole Lot of Crap" going for these days?

Is it sold by the gross?

[gnooze]

Yes, you have to buy 144 pounds of crap at a time.

[drkangravewing]

Valentines day good. Spending money on crap, not good.

[gnooze]

As you know, I agree. :) I just don't know why so many people love crap. Go figure.

[djbuck1]

Too late. `Bought worthless crap. Toxic assets.

[gnooze]

I'm sorry. Crap sucks.

[nportillo73]

Thanx for the good news on Chavez. I heard it here first!

That dude is one down vato. I like his tenacity.

I'm glad he'll be able to tie everything up, U.S. govt. be damned...

[kjloves2run]

You really like that Rainbow Brite shirt. I counted like 16 episodes where you're wearing it. It's like a game... find all the videos where Marta is wearing ______. It's not a bad thing. I guess if I had a video blog, you'd probably see me wearing the same 10 shirts over and over again. I still love the show. Keep up the good work.

[Blargaldalien]

And Marta loves her rubber chicken,too.

[Blargaldalien]

And she loves her rubber chicken too.

[gnooze]

It's my favorite shirt! I didn't realize I'd worn it that much though.

But to be fair, I've posted 236 videos so 16 isn't *that* much. :)

[cyberspy034]

lol

[P00P0STER0US]

Love! Yay!

[Pillat07]

Hey!!!

The U.S economy is based on selling CRAP.

[gnooze]

I know! That's part of what got us into this pickle!

[mike8494]

Cool Marta :-) Mike

[gnooze]

Hi Mike!

[xChriiss]

'hope you didn't spend a lot of time on crap'

i lol'ed =D

[nightie82]

It just dawned upon me, that I actually watch Gnooze more frequently than I watch the news on TV.

[scottmhoward]

Happy Valentine's Day, Marta!

[Loreki]

We should celebrate through romantic displays rather than gifts - and yet if I showed up at your door to sing you a romantic song, you'd call the cops wouldn't you? :P

I'm surprised though, just the one pants suit joke.Thats gotta be some impressive restraint there.

[gnooze]

The pantsuit thing is funny. I don't get most of the jokes because, um, isn't it just a suit? And don't men wear them every day? Why do we call a ladies' suit a pantsuit?

I mean, skirt suit. Okay, fine, I'll grant you that. But pants being a traditional part of a suit and all, the designation "pantsuit" befuddles me.

[Loreki]

I think with Hillary Clinton its mostly about her efforts to look a little bit male as well as female. To evoke both the emotional reactions of strength associated with men, and the empathy of women.

Maybe the more apt joke (and good for you to do propwise) is to play her with a small moustache. Cause thats basically what she's going for.

As a word i'm not sure why its a pants suit. Other than that business men may still be semi-hostile to change and women and think its weird they wear pants.

[KlaxonCow]

We don't call them "pantsuits" here in the UK.

Although, that's mainly because "pants" actually refers to underwear over here - we say "trousers" instead - and it would imply that she's walking around with a suit up top and just her knickers down bottom.

Which is a mental image of Hilary that you probably shouldn't spend too much time thinking about.

But it would certainly liven up otherwise boring diplomatic talks a lot. :D

[oojamaflipper]

that exact thought raced thru my mind as i watched that part.. an its funny to see u were conscious of that when u edited it! ahaha .. keep on rockin the free world...

[SonomaDave1]

The average American man spends $156.00 on Valentines Day.

The average American woman spends $85.

Just so ya know.

[gnooze]

That is so stupid!!!! If a man spends $156 on me, I'd rather he just put it in my savings account.

A fancy dinner is nice and all, but spending more than it would normally cost just to join to unwashed masses in a public display of "romantic" dining?! Spare me! I'd rather go on a picnic.

I should work on getting less fed up by the choices other people make. My blood pressure will thank me.

[SonomaDave1]

I would rather lovingly prepare a nice love-infested dinner and pop the cork on a nice hearty red wine for my beloved. If necessary, I will spend a little extra on the wine and extra and believe me, its less than the average American spends and WAY more scrumptious.

[SonomaDave1]

Anyhow...you sound awfully practical. Whats with that???

[gnooze]

I am 100% in favor of zany, frivolous humor, but that's about it. Other forms of wastefulness just irk me.

[SonomaDave1]

Happy LOVE Day! I like it.

[Joseppi2007]

FIRST!