Captain Cross-dresser (listeners of Saturday's NARN show understand) heps us to the real reason that many American leftists are smitten with Hugo Chavez: he's doing exactly what they would if they could:
CARACAS, Venezuela - President Hugo Chavez is on a moral crusade in Venezuela, preaching against vices from alcohol to cholesterol, vowing to curb whisky imports and ordering beer trucks off the street.
His government announced increased taxes on alcohol and tobacco on Monday, and Chavez also plans steep new taxes on luxury items such as fancy cars and artwork.
It's all part of Chavez's efforts to encourage Venezuelans to adopt the psyche of the "New Man," a socialist revolutionary with a monk-like purity of purpose. Chavez often cites the life of Cuba's iconic hero Ernesto "Che" Guevara as an ideal example--and complains that many Venezuelans' values are not up to par.
"We're one of the countries that consumes the most whisky per capita in the world. We should be ashamed," Chavez said recently on national television. "I'm not willing to continue offering dollars to import whisky in these quantities. What kind of revolution is this? The Whisky Revolution? The Hummer Revolution? No, this is a real revolution!"
If there's ever been a time for the people of Venezuelan to rise up and other throw Chavez's estado del nanny it's now. I'm sure the men of America would support the Whisky Revolution, the Hummer Revolution or even better a combination of both (maybe throw in the Steak Revolution for good measure).
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