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	<title>Look for Me in the Whirlwind</title>
	<link>http://whirlwind.blogsome.com</link>
	<description>Theory and event from within the Venezuelan Revolution</description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2007 18:14:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>R.I.P., this blog.</title>
		<link>http://whirlwind.blogsome.com/2007/02/12/rip-this-blog/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2007 18:14:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ignorant Schoolmaster</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Politics</category>
		<guid>http://whirlwind.blogsome.com/2007/02/12/rip-this-blog/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	This blog seems to have perished, due to a number of factors, including but not limited to: laziness; business with other projects; the indeterminate nature of the Bolivarian revolution; heavier teaching load; other outlets for my thoughts; I&#8217;m not really a blogger. 
	It was active for a good few months, which I like to think [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Les gusta la gasolina</title>
		<link>http://whirlwind.blogsome.com/2007/01/24/les-gusta-la-gasolina/</link>
		<comments>http://whirlwind.blogsome.com/2007/01/24/les-gusta-la-gasolina/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2007 16:01:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ignorant Schoolmaster</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Politics</category>
		<guid>http://whirlwind.blogsome.com/2007/01/24/les-gusta-la-gasolina/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	Gas is going up. Chavez announced on Alo Presidente that it&rsquo;s ridiculous that gas prices haven&rsquo;t seen an increase in so many years. And he has a point: gas is about 4 cents a liter, the lowest on earth and less than half the price of second place (Nigeria, at around 10 cents). As of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do you recall?</title>
		<link>http://whirlwind.blogsome.com/2007/01/19/do-you-recall-2/</link>
		<comments>http://whirlwind.blogsome.com/2007/01/19/do-you-recall-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2007 14:19:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ignorant Schoolmaster</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Politics</category>
		<guid>http://whirlwind.blogsome.com/2007/01/19/do-you-recall-2/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	The ability to recall elected officials is central to the Bolivarian process, but who will be the first Chavista to be recalled? To attempt to recall a revolutionary is to necessarily draw accusations of &quot;counter-revolutionary.&quot; But it is also necessary, and a precedent needs to be set. 
	We seem to have two clear candidates in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Llanos</title>
		<link>http://whirlwind.blogsome.com/2007/01/17/the-llanos/</link>
		<comments>http://whirlwind.blogsome.com/2007/01/17/the-llanos/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2007 14:42:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ignorant Schoolmaster</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Politics</category>
		<guid>http://whirlwind.blogsome.com/2007/01/17/the-llanos/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	In December we went to Apure, in the Venezuelan llanos, or flatlands. It was hella nice&#8230; 
	We stayed on a small farm, or fundo, belonging to a friend&#8217;s grandmother. No electricity, no running water. Milked cows in the morning, so the cafe con leche was incredibly creamy and foamy. 
	Then they made cheese. We brought [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Good, The Bad.</title>
		<link>http://whirlwind.blogsome.com/2007/01/17/the-good-the-bad/</link>
		<comments>http://whirlwind.blogsome.com/2007/01/17/the-good-the-bad/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2007 14:09:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ignorant Schoolmaster</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Politics</category>
		<guid>http://whirlwind.blogsome.com/2007/01/17/the-good-the-bad/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	There has been lots going on here of late: elections, celebrations, unified party, ministry shuffling, a request for enabling laws, and early discussions of constitutional reform&#8230;
	Overall, it&#8217;s going quite well. But not perfect. 
	Specifically, here&#8217;s a sort of balance sheet for the ministerial shuffle: 
	&#8212;The Good:
	-Jorge Rodriguez, the new vice president is excellent. Impeccable revolutionary [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sorry&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://whirlwind.blogsome.com/2007/01/17/sorry/</link>
		<comments>http://whirlwind.blogsome.com/2007/01/17/sorry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2007 13:44:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ignorant Schoolmaster</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Politics</category>
		<guid>http://whirlwind.blogsome.com/2007/01/17/sorry/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	Hi blog, sorry I&#8217;ve been neglecting you. 
	I&#8217;ll try to be be better about it&#8230;
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		<title>Primero Justicia is divided&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://whirlwind.blogsome.com/2006/12/25/primero-justicia-is-divided/</link>
		<comments>http://whirlwind.blogsome.com/2006/12/25/primero-justicia-is-divided/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Dec 2006 18:29:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ignorant Schoolmaster</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Politics</category>
		<guid>http://whirlwind.blogsome.com/2006/12/25/primero-justicia-is-divided/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	&#8230; and I&#8217;m as happy as a pig in puppy poop.  This is an exceedingly dangerous organization, and the fact that it is splitting when it should be at the height of its power is a good sign.
	For those unaware, PJ&#8212;or &quot;Justice First&quot;&#8212;appeared as a conservative &quot;civil society&quot; organization around 1992 and as a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The &#8220;Christmas Truce&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://whirlwind.blogsome.com/2006/12/14/the-christmas-truce/</link>
		<comments>http://whirlwind.blogsome.com/2006/12/14/the-christmas-truce/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2006 15:27:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ignorant Schoolmaster</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Politics</category>
		<guid>http://whirlwind.blogsome.com/2006/12/14/the-christmas-truce/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	So things have been weird here since the election. This all started with the calmer-than-expected acceptance of the results by the opposition. Sure, not all did, clearly not Pablo Medina or Antonio Ledezma, and sure, Rosales supporters were nearly booing him when he conceded defeat, but they had little other option but to roll over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Death of a Pig&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://whirlwind.blogsome.com/2006/12/14/death-of-a-pig/</link>
		<comments>http://whirlwind.blogsome.com/2006/12/14/death-of-a-pig/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2006 15:11:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ignorant Schoolmaster</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Politics</category>
		<guid>http://whirlwind.blogsome.com/2006/12/14/death-of-a-pig/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	Pinochet is gone, and I&#8217;m almost as happy as when Reagan died. Sure, it might have been better if he had been convicted and sent to the slammer, but it&#8217;s also entirely possible that he would have managed to avoid this entirely&#8230;.
	And even more encouraging is the debate the death has prompted, or rather the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rap news&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://whirlwind.blogsome.com/2006/12/04/rap-news/</link>
		<comments>http://whirlwind.blogsome.com/2006/12/04/rap-news/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2006 16:14:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ignorant Schoolmaster</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Politics</category>
		<guid>http://whirlwind.blogsome.com/2006/12/04/rap-news/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	Been meaning to post on the subject for a while&#8230;
	1.) Jay&#8217;s new album Kingdom Come&nbsp;is hot. Just Blaze outdoes himself on tracks like &quot;Oh My God,&quot; and &quot;Kingdom Come,&quot; the latter featuring a break from Rick James. Despite the annoying lyrics, Just Blaze puts together a great track based on Public Enemy&#8217;s classic interlude &quot;Show [...]]]></description>
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