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To close out this piece, and to better understand the longtime Obama friend and associate, we need a few words from Ayres himself. In 2006, Ayres traveled to Caracas, Venezuela to speak before the World Education Forum, and, of course Hugo Chavez. His speech provides us with insight into the man. The avowed Marxist. From that speech:
President Hugo Chavez, Vice-President Vicente Rangel, Ministers Moncada and Isturiz, invited guests,comrades. I’m honored and humbled to be here with you this morning. I bring greetings and support from your brothers and sisters throughout Northamerica. Welcome to the World Education Forum! Amamos la revolucion Bolivariana!
This is my fourth visit to Venezuela, each time at the invitation of my comrade and friend Luis Bonilla, a brilliant educator and inspiring fighter for justice. Luis has taught me a great deal about the Bolivarian Revolution and about the profound educational reforms underway here in Venezuela under the leadership of President Chavez. We share the belief that education is the motor-force of revolution, and I’ve come to appreciate Luis as a major asset in both the Venezuelan and the international struggle—I look forward to seeing how he and all of you continue to overcome the failings of capitalist education as you seek to create something truly new and deeply humane. Thank you, Luis, for everything you’ve done.
--snip--
I walked out of jail and into my first teaching position—and from that day until this I’ve thought of myself as a teacher, but I’ve also understood teaching as a project intimately connected with social justice.
--snip--
Totalitarianism demands obedience and conformity, hierarchy, command and control. Royalty requires allegiance. Capitalism promotes racism and militarism – turning people into consumers, not citizens. Participatory democracy, by contrast, requires free people coming together voluntarily as equals who are capable of both self-realization and, at the same time, full participation in a shared political and economic life.
--snip--
Despite being under constant attack from within and from abroad, the Bolivarian revolution has made astonishing strides in a brief period: from the Mission Simoncito to the Mission Robinson to the Mission Ribas to the Mission Sucre, to the Bolivarian schools and the UBV, Venezuelans have shown the world that with full participation, full inclusion, and popular empowerment, the failings of capitalist schooling can be resisted and overcome. Venezuela is a beacon to the world in its accomplishment of eliminating illiteracy in record time, and engaging virtually the entire population in the ongoing project of education.
This is a man who hates America and all that it stands for. This is a man who has had a long and close association with Barack Obama for more than 20 years. William Ayres, Secretary of Education in the Obama Administration?
La educacion es revolucion!
Originally posted by Nammu
I've got a Venezualan friend and he's met Hugo Chavez before. Oh my God! I better watch it cause i've got a direct link to Hugo Chavez!!
Why is a direct link to Hugo Chavez bad anyways?
Originally posted by Nammu
Why is a direct link to Hugo Chavez bad anyways?
Originally posted by heliosprime
Originally posted by Nammu
Why is a direct link to Hugo Chavez bad anyways?
Sad, very sad, Hugo is a favorite child of Castro, devote communist of cuba (for those with no clue). Hugo started as a "saviour" of the people then quickly began to nationalize everthing and make himself rich.
Hugo is also a favorite of Irans akmadingdong the end of the world bringer for the 12th mahdi.
Obama is a typical marxist who will lie to anyone, say anything to get power, then enslave the very people who put him there. He will transfer all political power to a select few "elite" on the backs of the stupids who follow him.
Obama is Bill Ayres favorite child just as Hugo is Castros favorite child.
Power FROM the people to the select, elite, FEW..........
PS it is typical for those without substance to critisise (sp?) spelling........please feed free to kiss my spellcheck arse...........
Originally posted by heliosprime
Originally posted by Nammu
Why is a direct link to Hugo Chavez bad anyways?
Sad, very sad, Hugo is a favorite child of Castro, devote communist of cuba (for those with no clue). Hugo started as a "saviour" of the people then quickly began to nationalize everthing and make himself rich.
Hugo is also a favorite of Irans akmadingdong the end of the world bringer for the 12th mahdi.
Obama is a typical marxist who will lie to anyone, say anything to get power, then enslave the very people who put him there. He will transfer all political power to a select few "elite" on the backs of the stupids who follow him.
Obama is Bill Ayres favorite child just as Hugo is Castros favorite child.
Power FROM the people to the select, elite, FEW..........
Originally posted by serbsta
This is honestly laughable.
So what are your opinions on Ahamdinejad and Chavez? What do you believe their true intentions are politically speaking? I would really like to hear.
Originally posted by heliosprime Ahamdingdong is a valid end time 12er, (a 12er believes the 12th mahdi will return AFTER armageddon). He is intent on bring on a nuclear holocost so his 12th mahdi can return from a well in Iran to bring Islamic heaven.
Chavez is a typical communist tyrant who seized power by fooling the people, then once in power, the people are victim to his will.
Perhaps you should ask you mother what the USSR was all about..........who was Stalin, etc..........
Originally posted by heliosprime
Sad, very sad, Hugo is a favorite child of Castro, devote communist of cuba (for those with no clue). Hugo started as a "saviour" of the people then quickly began to nationalize everthing and make himself rich.
Hugo is also a favorite of Irans akmadingdong the end of the world bringer for the 12th mahdi.
Obama is a typical marxist who will lie to anyone, say anything to get power, then enslave the very people who put him there. He will transfer all political power to a select few "elite" on the backs of the stupids who follow him.
Obama is Bill Ayres favorite child just as Hugo is Castros favorite child.
Power FROM the people to the select, elite, FEW..........
Originally posted by Merriman Weir
But enough about America, let's get back to the actual topic.
[edit on 10-10-2008 by Merriman Weir]
Originally posted by heliosprime Open your eyes, put down the koolaide, think for yourself for a change.....