No crying for you Hugo

Saw this story on Brit's show. Trouble in the socialist paradise of Venezuela. His ex, Marisabel is very vocal. London Times:

"Whenever I hear him talking publicly about our girl in public, I want to say the same to him as the King of Spain: 'Why don't you shut up'."

Ms Rodriguez is standing against the Government’s Socialist candidate and the main official opposition party, composed of a variety of different groups.

The result of the elections will prove a test of Mr Chavez’s popularity which is slipping according to recent polls.

In one poll, 82 per cent said they did not agree with Mr Chavez’ policies on security and crime. Sixty per cent were against cutting ties with the U.S. and 84 per cent said they opposed Fidel Castro – who Chavez jokingly referred to as ‘Our father who is Havana’.

“Every place that he loses, will be a symbolic defeat,” said Luis Vicente, an analyst for pollsters Datanalis.

I read homicides were up over there as well. No crying for you, Hugo.