Subject: Hugo Chavez

• "Star Witness" in Poleo Case in Jail Again

  April 5, 2007

• Venezuelans Rock the Vote

  December 4, 2006

• Posada Carriles Star of New Film

  June 7, 2007

• A Clown, Dracula, or a lot of Crapula?

  August 16, 2007

• Chavéz Chat Fest

  September 28, 2007

• Terrorists Weigh in on Supermodel Visit

  November 5, 2007

• King Juan Carlos and Chavez do Trance

  November 13, 2007

• Chávez bid deflated, win for democracy?

  December 3, 2007

• Weekly News Wrap - Chavez, Imus, Iran, the CIA and more

  December 7, 2007

• Chávez cut the lights? Conspiracies Abound.

  February 26, 2008

• Chavez Takes a Page from 1984

  June 3, 2008

• Obama Manages To Have A Completely Normal Interview With Radio Caracol

  September 22, 2008

• BEST SPANISH-LANGUAGE RADIO PERSONALITY

  May 13, 2004

• Concierto Aniversario

  October 20, 2005

• Jury Deliberation Begins This Morning In The "Suitcase Trial"

  October 24, 2008

• Jury In "The Suitcase Trial" Can't Reach A Verdict

  October 29, 2008

• Guilty Verdict in the "Suitcase Trial"

  November 3, 2008

• News Roundup

  The School Board may eliminate up to 440 jobs. [CBS4] Drug use and binge drinking is down among Florida teens overall, but prescription drug abuse is up. [CBS4] Sen. Nelson has some tough love for the Auto Industry. He says a loan may be necessary, but only if they pay it back and become super green. [Freep] Hillary took the SecState job, maybe. This should be interesting. [Guardian] Haha, Hugo Chavez. [TimesOnline] Here is a really, really, really long story on the winner of "From G's to Gent

  November 18, 2008

• Hugo Chavez Stinks, but Rafael Correa...Not

  Today's Hugo Chavez's tenth anniverary in power. He's messed with everybody's brains since taking the oath of office -- and he has brought a voice to a lotta poor Venezuelans, many of whom have come to Miami. But this caudillo ain't slick. He's lucky. Oil revenues have soared to the point where he's been able to bring big Bolivarian bucks to the little guys of his country.And he's a blow hard.To see what Hugo coulda been, look not far away at Ecuador, where President Rafael Correa, who has a U.S

  February 2, 2009

• Memo from Caracas: Venezuelan Jews, Democracy Are In Trouble

  It was a damn good weekend for the vanguard of the Bolivarian Revolution, Fidel Castro's BFF Hugo Chavez.courtesy Wikimedia CommonsAbout 54 percent of Venezuelans on Sunday voted to remove term limits so that Chavez can run again for president in 2012 -- and presumably well beyond, if Castro is really the role model here. It was surely a great victory for Chavez, as the Herald and most other U.S. papers painted the vote, coming just over a year after voters said "No thanks" to pretty much the ex

  February 16, 2009

• Message to Andres Oppenheimer: Work Harder!

  OK, now this is funny. In a Herald correction this morning, the newspaper admitted the first paragraph of Andres Oppeneheimer's column "was inadvertently picked up from a previous column."What they actually "picked up" was the headline of the column from three days before: "One sure bet: Venezuela's condition will worsen." And funny thing, it worked just fine with the Sunday column, which addressed the question of whether Hugo Chávez's recent victor in a referendum to extend his term was part

  February 23, 2009

• Shock Jocks Enrique and Joe Return

  They crank-called Fidel Castro and got busted. Now they're back on the air.

  March 20, 2008

• The Reporter and the Tranny

  He kissed her, um, him, and that was only the beginning.

  March 6, 2008

• Haven and Hell

  November 29, 2007

• Could Che Guevara Be Cloned?

  November 8, 2007

• War on Hugo Chávez

  October 11, 2007

• Bazooka Babes

  June 14, 2007

• The Fugitive

  February 1, 2007

• Letters from the Issue of December 18, 2003

  December 18, 2003

• Through a Lens Distortedly

  November 27, 2003

• All Around the Neighborhood

  November 13, 2003

• Crime and Water Balloons

  November 6, 2003

• BEST PLACE FOR A FIRST DATE

  May 15, 2003

• BEST PRANK PHONE CALL

  May 15, 2003

• How to Organize a Peace Protest in Little Havana

  February 27, 2003

• It Will Play on Main Street

  January 17, 2002

• Miami in the Meantime

  October 14, 1999

• Have Cars, Will Travel

  December 3, 1998

• The Week That Was: A Sense of Belonging

  This was a week where people were just trying to figure out where they belong. It was an awkward thing to watch, like tweens on their first day of middle school figuring out which lunch table to sit at. Jason Taylor knew deep, deep down that his heart belonged to Miami, and he was willing to come back at whatever (super reduced) price. Charlie Crist decided that he belonged far, far away from Florida in the US Senate. He will probably get there, sorry Marco Rubio. So the only question

  May 15, 2009

• Hugo Chávez Bans Coke Zero in Venezuela

  Hugo Chávez hates America, and now he's banning a product close to our hearts: Coke Zero.  A weird-tasting, chemical-laden, no-calorie substitute for an iconic soft drink we consume in order to feel a bit "healthier" is pretty much as good a symbol for modern America as anything. "The product should be withdrawn from circulation to preserve the health of Venezuelans," said Health Minister Jesus Mantilla, offering little clarification as to what dire health threats Coke Zero presents. Coke sa

  June 11, 2009

• The Week That Was: "Best of" Week Ever

  In honor of New Times Best of Miami issue, we've decided to wrap up things on Riptide this week by awarding our posts this weeks with completely meaningless merits. Click through to find out who wins. I'm sure you'll be super surprised.  Best Media hissy fit involving Bill O'Reilly and Rick Sanchez. Best  team of mobile cat killers. Best Broward copy cat killers that are actually dogs.  Best suspected coke-happy tennis player blaming DJ Bob Sinclar.  Best Mega TV host

  June 12, 2009

• Peel the Vote '09: Shock Jock for Commish

  Alex Izaguirre He didn't win the mayor's seat in 2005, but Spanish-language radio host Enrique Santos is considering a second run at public office.The popular shock jock, who mans the morning show for La Kalle 98.3, is looking to join the already crowded race to take over Miami City Commissioner Joe Sanchez's seat. It has been a major topic of discussion on his show for the past four days, and he's set up a Facebook page seeking supporters. The 34-year-old former North Miami cop became a ho

  July 8, 2009

• Caramelos de Cianuro

  September 3, 2009

• Hugo Chávez Greeted as Movie Star in Italy

   The last thing the world needs is Hugo Chávez's ego to get even bigger. Unfortunately, Venezuala's president might have been the biggest diva to walk the red carpet at the Venice Film Festival this past weekend. From the Telegraph:Mr. Chavez, who was accompanied by 50 bodyguards, played to the crowd, throwing a flower, touching his heart, and, at one point, taking a photographer's camera to snap a picture himself. Chávez was accompanied by director Oliver Stone, who was p

  September 8, 2009

• South America's Biggest Movie Star, Hugo Chávez, Accuses Israel of Genocide

  ​Oliver Stone predicts he'll have a hard time finding distribution for his latest documentary, South of the Border, a cinematic love letter to Venezuela's controversial president, Hugo Chávez.   "This is a bigger issue than Mr. Chávez and South America," Stone tells Reuters. "Not only is there a revolution there, but there is this issue in America of constantly seeking out enemies, whether they be in Vietnam, whether they be in Iraq... or whether they be in Iran." That might or m

  September 9, 2009

• The Week That Was: Don't Park at White Room After Labor Day

  Trying to find parking in this town can be hell, but be thankful you've never been shot in the pursuit of a space, like a teenage girl outside White Room. Police are looking for leads.Our heart is still beating from that Miami-FSU game. Jim Greer decided to let his children be indoctrinated by President Obama's socialist hypnotism. Meanwhile, the adults were all too concerned with Joe Wilson. Fidel Castro: STILL, still alive. Mayor Carlos Alvarez isn't winning any a

  September 11, 2009

• Hugo Chavez is in a Silent Cat Fight with Miss Universe

  ​Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez loves celebrities. He was Oliver Stone's date to the Venice International Film Festival, could probably convince Sean Penn to agree to be held captive and perform a stage rendition of his parts in Simple Jack I Am Sam, and is perhaps the only known person on the planet Earth who can actually stand Courtney Love. But he does not care very much for beauty queens, including current Miss Universe Stefania Fernandez, Venezuela's own.One theory could be that he just

  October 8, 2009

• News Roundup

  H1N1 vaccines will be administered in South Florida beginning Monday, with a news conference scheduled today to fill in details. [CBS4]You know it's a slow news morning when NBCMiami's main story is about a manatee that traveled all the way to Manhattan. [NBCMiami]Let's see what the Herald's working with: Oh, a story about seniors "scrimping" because they don't get a Social Security raise this year. [Herald]The Port of Miami tunnel was cleared and might actually happen. Now we just have to wait

  October 16, 2009

• Parks & Recreation Mines Comedy Gold out of Hugo Chavez's Ego

  ​Word on the street -- well, if the street you happen to be on is Calle Ocho -- is that Hollywood is full of a bunch of Hugo Chávez-loving socialists. Well, maybe you didn't see last night's Parks & Recreation on NBC, and judging from the ratings, we guess you probably didn't, which is a shame, because you missed one of the best slams on Chávez's government you're likely to see in American pop culture.Leslie Knope, the Hillary Clinton-worshipping midlevel bureaucrat in a small town's par

  October 16, 2009

• Christopher de los Reyes says Miami Beach needs a king, not a mayor

  November 5, 2009