Chavez joins Twitter

[Sogdian]

4.27.10

In what could perhaps be described as a slight u-turn, Hugo Chavez, Venezuelan President and fierce critic of Twitter, has announced he intends to begin using the service.

"Comandante Chavez is going to open his Twitter account soon to wage the battle online," said Diosdado Cabello, head of the country's telecommunications regulator, according to Bloomberg.

"I'm sure he'll break records for numbers of followers," Cabello added.

The decision marks a change for Chavez, who in January of this year denounced the social networking platform as "terrorism".

Exactly what caused him to change his mind is unclear, though it is possible he may have seen HuffPost's photo slideshow of other world leaders who tweet.

Chavez may be disappointed, however, when he discovers his user name is already taken.


Update: 4.28.10 -- It's official: Chavez has sent out his first tweet. The tweet, which went out just after midnight, said, according to the AP, which translated it from Spanish: "Hey how's it going? I appeared like I said I would: at midnight. I'm off to Brazil. And very happy to work for Venezuela. We will be victorious!!"

The Venezuelan leader is already proving quite popular; as of this morning he had nearly 37,000 followers.

Wondering what's with the name of his account, chavezcandanga? As the AP explains, the name "includes a word that is used in various Latin American countries to refer to the devil. In Venezuela, it denotes punishment as severe as that suffered by sinners sent before the devil."

from: HuffingtonPost (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/28/hugo-chavez-to-join-twitt_n_554103.html?Fbwall)

His twitter: http://twitter.com/chavezcandanga

Any thoughts on this?

[x371322]

I'd like to see him get more followers than Obama. Anyone know how many Obama has right now?

[pranabjyoti]

I think he should join revleft instead of twitter. Can somebody inform him about this kind of websites?

[~Spectre]

I think he should join revleft instead of twitter. Can somebody inform him about this kind of websites?


Tweet it to him.

[Red Commissar]

I wonder if the right-wing nut jobs might try to flame him.

[Robocommie]

Haha, now Chavez can tweet the deets on the Bolivarian Revolution.

Tweet the deets!

[x371322]

Tweet the deets!

haha. Can I get that on a shirt?

[Robocommie]

haha. Can I get that on a shirt?

I dunno, but I would like a t-shirt of Chavez playing with his Blackberry. Or even better, one of Lenin. :D

[piet11111]

I think he should join revleft instead of twitter. Can somebody inform him about this kind of websites?

I bet he would be restricted within a week :D

[Ligeia]

He reads the Apporea website,actually (a news site, where everybody can post articles or whatever, and there's a forum,too).
So there you go...Aporrea and Twitter.

[Uppercut]

I think I need to make a twitter account. How funny would it be if I did a school paper on Chavez and I actually got to ask some interview questions online? Lol, my history teachers would shit bricks.

[The Vegan Marxist]

I bet he would be restricted within a week :D

If we can handle the anarchists' tripe, then I'm sure we can handle Chavez's slightly paranoid, yet revolutionary views. lol

[Nosotros]

Cool, I might join too - so I can constantly spam him.

[Robocommie]

Cool, I might join too - so I can constantly spam him.

Yeah, hasta la victoria siempre, right guys? Let's not stop trolling till the battle is won!

[Obs]

Yeah, hasta la victoria siempre, right guys? Let's not stop trolling till the battle is won!
"I'm aiding the world revolution! DICKBUT!"


I think he should join revleft instead of twitter. Can somebody inform him about this kind of websites?

He's likely to be confined to the Spanish-language section, though. His English is very, very poor.

[Spawn of Stalin]

I bet he would be restricted within a week :D

Indeed, he has far too many good ideas to be considered one of us

[Agnapostate]

...terrorism? :confused:

[Nolan]

...terrorism? :confused:

I'm confused too.

[Wanted Man]

He's likely to be confined to the Spanish-language section, though. His English is very, very poor.

TI0_VzFxTzs

I don't see the problem. :D

[Spawn of Stalin]

On terrorism:Chavez is the kind of guy who is really good at putting ideas into practice, he just has this thing about him where he has to make stupid as fuck comments about completely irrelevant things like twitter, he needs to learn to keep his mouth shut. I, and many other supporters of Chavez, have learned that it is usually best just to ignore him.

[x371322]

TI0_VzFxTzs

I don't see the problem. :D

Haha. You can sing it to the tune of The Grinch song. "You're a donkey... Mr. Bush." Great stuff. :laugh:

[Lenina Rosenweg]

Is Fidel on Facebook or Twitter? He has articles in Counterpunch occiassonaly, could we get him o refleft?

[What Would Durruti Do?]

omg i hope he follows me :wub:

[The Inquisitor]

he just has this thing about him where he has to make stupid as fuck comments about completely irrelevant things like twitter, he needs to learn to keep his mouth shut.

you make him sound like kanye west

[pranabjyoti]

"I'm aiding the world revolution! DICKBUT!"



He's likely to be confined to the Spanish-language section, though. His English is very, very poor.
I think he must have a good English interpreter and translator.

[Comrade Gwydion]

Who's this Fidel guy he's following? (really, he is)

[R_P_A_S]

The revolution will not be tweeded!

[pranabjyoti]

Tweet it to him.
For some unknown reason, my twitter account takes too much time to open. Can somebody else twit him and inform him about revleft and other such websites?

[rararoadrunner]

He reads the Apporea website,actually (a news site, where everybody can post articles or whatever, and there's a forum,too).
So there you go...Aporrea and Twitter.

He does? Really? Oh dear, that means that I'm going to have to translate even more of my submissions on the English-language portion of the Apoforo...

I did tweet him, showing him the video of the Russian Club-K Container Missile System: in his next tweet, in which he said he was off to meet with Evo Morales, he referred to "an unexpected explosion." Was he referring to a surge of followers...or maybe to the video? Hmmmm...

[Dimentio]

Just out of general curiousity, has he written anything yet?

[Guerrilla]

Just out of general curiousity, has he written anything yet?

Yes he has:


Hola mis queridos Candangueros y Candangueras. Esto ha sido una explosión inesperada. Gracias.Thanks. Ahora en Barinas con Evo. Venceremos!! 12:42 PM Apr 29th via UberTwitter

Epa que tal? Aparecí como lo dije: a la medianoche. Pa Brasil me voy. Y muy contento a trabajar por Venezuela. Venceremos!! 2:43 AM Apr 28th via UberTwitter


Can anyone translate this? :lol:

[Ligeia]

He does? Really? Oh dear, that means that I'm going to have to translate even more of my submissions on the English-language portion of the Apoforo...

Yes,...seems so:
aporrea (http://www.aporrea.org/tecno/n156156.html)
But mind you,....Aporrea and Apofor are two different things..I mean, you can read a lot of stuff on either one.


Just out of general curiousity, has he written anything yet?
Just one more message until now:

Hello my dear Candangueros/Candangueras. This was an unexpected explosion. Gracias. Thanks. Now I'm in Barinas with Evo. Venceremos!P.D.:
A message for 1st May:

Felicidades en su dia a los trabajadores y trabajadoras. Los invito al socialismo q es el Reino de la clase obrera. Gracias por sus mensajes.
Congratulations in your day,workers. I invite you to socialism which is the Realm of the working class. Thanks for your messages.

[CartCollector]

Epa que tal? Aparecí como lo dije: a la medianoche. Pa Brasil me voy. Y muy contento a trabajar por Venezuela. Venceremos!! 2:43 AM Apr 28th via UberTwitter

Epa what's up? It appeared like I said: at midnight. I'm going to Brazil. And I'm very content to fight for Venezuela. Venceremos (we will win)!

[pranabjyoti]

Muy buenos días amigas y amigos. Como saben, me la juego con las bases populares. Nos vemos en las mesas electorales pues!! Venceremos!!
This is the latest message from him. Can anybody translate it into English?

[Ligeia]

This is the latest message from him. Can anybody translate it into English?
Here:


Muy buenos días amigas y amigos. Como saben, me la juego con las bases populares. Nos vemos en las mesas electorales pues!! Venceremos!!

Good morning friends. As you know, I'm counting on the popular base. See you at the election tables then! We will win!