PBH / off topic: do your thing (active forums more▼ | ) / post

Chavez Pleads for Investment as Falling Output Fuels Inflation

By Daniel Cancel and Matthew Walter

July 18 (Bloomberg) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez wore a suit for the occasion, and, grinning at about 300 business leaders he usually calls ``oligarchs,'' asked for help relieving a drought in investment.

(more): http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601086&sid=a3lPdagjmVJw

By sloopskipper on Jul 18, 2008, 06:59 in Off Topic.

LDW says on Jul 18, 2008, 13:35:

What a turd that Chavez........if he thinks investment is such a good idea, why doesn't he put up his own money?

He has probably stolen enough money already to be able to make a sizeable investment.

0 funny, 0 helpful.

sloopskipper says on Jul 18, 2008, 13:40:

He tries to nationalize everything, then expects foreign investment. The idiot.

Speaking of idiots, I sure wish he'd that Canadian goldmine permitted that I invested in.

0 funny, 0 helpful.

billyb says on Jul 18, 2008, 17:12:

too much. And i bet he really has no clue why they wouldn't want to invest.

0 funny, 0 helpful.

sloopskipper says on Jul 18, 2008, 17:57:

NODODY could be that foken STUPID!

0 funny, 0 helpful.

billyb says on Jul 18, 2008, 18:23:

don't put anything past (or should I say beneath) anybody that can manage to destroy an economy swimming in a sea of $145 a barrel oil.

0 funny, 0 helpful.

LDW says on Jul 23, 2008, 12:57:

yes...........billyb....$145 oil certainly does underline what an ignorant and incompetent buffoon that Chavez is.

0 funny, 0 helpful.