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14. And yet Lulu endorsed him as the better qualified, well qualified, candidate, go figure

"one who was not "illiterate," but largely self-educated, and who wasn't just a "metalworker" but who was a union president of one of the world's largest unions "

THIS ^^^ applies to Nicolas Maduro as well. This ^^^ precisely.

Why do you think this man, Lula, went out of his way to endorse Nicolas Maduro over the eminently better diploma'd Capriles?

Merida, April 3rd 2013 (Venezuelanalysis.com) – Luiz Lula da Silva, president of Brazil from 2003 to 1 January 2011, recorded a video message “to the people of Venezuela”, lending his support to candidate for the Venezuelan presidency, Nicolas Maduro, while opposition candidate Henrique Capriles continued to argue for the “Brazilian model”.

“I don’t want to interfere in Venezuela’s internal affairs, but I can’t help making this declaration for the future of a country that is so dear to the Brazilian people,” Lula said

“In the eight years that I was president of Brazil I had the opportunity to spend time with Nicolas Maduro while he was minister for foreign affairs. Maduro stood out brilliantly in the struggle to define Venezuela to the world and in the construction of a more democratic and solidarious Latin America,” he said.

“He played a decisive role in the formation of [regional blocs] UNASUR and CELAC...and his deep bond with our dear and memorable Hugo Chavez was always visible, the two of them shared the same ideas about the future of our continent and the big problems of the world... [and] the challenges that Venezuela is facing...in defence of the poor”.

“Chavez’s great work was the transformation of Venezuela into a more just country...and I’m sure that Maduro as president will be capable of fulfilling the goals of Chavez,” he continued.

“One phrase that sums up everything I feel: Maduro as President; it’s the Venezuela that Chavez dreamed of,”

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Last year, when Capriles also talked of emulating the Brazilian model in the lead up to the October elections, Valter Pomar, one of the secretaries of the governing Brazilian Workers Party (PT), in power since 2003, rejected Capriles’ comments and said the Brazilian government supported, and identified with the Chavez government.

He said it seemed “funny that the rightwing [of Venezuela] tries to say that it wants to make itself seem similar to what we’re doing in Brazil”.

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How can you say he's not qualified for the job when, on top of his other accomplishments, he was the Vice President and Chavez right-hand man? His peers leading other countries, who worked with him for years, think he's well qualified. The only people harping on his alleged non-qualification are the opposition


http://venezuelanalysis.com/news/8476