Hugo Chavez wants his own PC brand?

We should all know Hugo Chavez by know. This dictator has vowed to bring down the U.S. government. Chavez, president of Venezuela, told a TV audience: “Enough of imperialist aggression; we must tell the world: down with the U.S. empire. We have to bury imperialism this century.” The Venezuela government is sole owner of Citgo Gasoline Company. The billions of dollars we spend at Citgo go to support this dictator. Now Chavez’s strategy of winning friends in the region through gifts paid for through Venezuela’s oil revenue may include giving highly subsidized or free computers to citizens in Venezuela and other nations. Chavez has given gifts to Cuba, Bolivia and other nations. Venezuela government officials have contacted people in the PC industry regarding manufacturing the PCs.

I have to wonder why he would not just make an order through an online outlet, I don’t think the price differential would be that great. Oh yeah, I know why: Evil dictators want their name on everything. It makes them feel special.

Let me state I have nothing against the people in Venezuela, and I think the idea of giving PCs away might work and is a good idea. However, I don’t like that we are so complacent that we continue to buy gas from someone who opens states he wants to destroy us.

I remember the Citgo email boycotts recently that have hit my in-box a few times over the last year or so. Well why not do it again? I don’t think any freedom loving American should buy gas from Citgo. It just makes sense to not support a government that it not only anti-American, but is also very open about it. So email a link to this article to everyone you know. If they don’t agree they can simply delete it.

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