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ocpagu

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9. Sure...

Reply to Zorro (Reply #7)

Fri May 11, 2012, 11:41 AM

May 2012

If he was openly talking about his condition, he would be criticized for politiclly exploiting his illness in a populist manner... even if he wasn't doing so. This is just systematic opposition to everything related to Chávez and it is irrational.

There are few things as cruel as speculating about death when a person is ill.

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Jesus, who wrote this? bitchkitty May 2012 #1

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Hopefully bitchkitty May 2012 #5

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... bitchkitty May 2012 #8

Sure... ocpagu May 2012 #9

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