Brazil may have a new President, A marxist....

[ttopcat]

....Dilma Rousseff.... Obama will be the first to call ,and congratulate her if she wins.
 
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/oct/01/rousseff-brazil-presidential-election

[Amazed]

Are you objecting to democracy? You do know that Lula is a long time socialist dont you?

[Dardmex]

But is she as good as Hugo Chavez?  That's my only concern.
 
http://www.dailykos.com    http://www.MoveOn.org

[Amazed]

"Dilma Vana Rousseff (born December 14, 1947) is a Brazilian economist and politician affiliated with the Workers' Party (PT). She was appointed Chief of Staff by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in June 2005,
becoming the first female to assume the position. Rousseff is currently Lula's designated successor and the leading presidential candidate in the Brazilian 2010 elections.
The daughter of a Bulgarian immigrant and a school teacher, Rousseff was raised in an upper middle class household in Belo Horizonte.
She became a socialist during her youth, and following the 1964 coup d'état joined left-wing urban guerrilla groups that fought against the military dictatorship. Rousseff was captured and jailed between 1970 and 1972 and reportedly tortured.
After her release, Rousseff rebuilt her life in Rio Grande do Sul with Carlos Araújo, who would be her partner for 30 years. Both helped found the Democratic Labour Party (PDT) in the state, participating in several of the party's electoral campaigns. She became the Secretary of the Treasury of Porto Alegre during the Alceu Collares administration, and later the Secretary of Energy of Rio Grande do Sul under both Collares and Olívio Dutra administrations. In 2000, after an internal dispute in the Dutra cabinet, she left PDT and joined PT. "

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilma_Rousseff

She fought against a militray dictatorship that tortured her, now perhaps she is being elected to the presidency, she's a heroine. A bit better than who  she fought against dont you think?

[ttopcat]

Oh lord!Do you know the difference in a democracy,and a marxist government.

[Amazed]

I do know that in a democracy leaders are elected, do you object to that? Or does it onlya pply when someone you like is elected?

[Amazed]

What I do know is that this woman bravely fought agaisnt a military dicatorship and was jailed and trotured for it, is that democracy?
 
I also know that she has run for president under a constitutional democracy and is apparently winning in the polls according to the democratic process, as her predecessor did, and you object to that?
 
Do you believe in democracy or not?

[Amazed]

"The Brazilian Federation is the "indissoluble union" of three distinct political entities: the States, the Municipalities and the Federal District.
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The Union, the states and the Federal District, and the municipalities, are the "spheres of government". The Federation is set on five fundamental principles:
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sovereignty, citizenship, dignity of human beings, the social values of labour and freedom of enterprise, and political pluralism. The classic tripartite branches of government (executive, legislative, and judicial under the checks and balances system), is formally established by the Constitution.
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The executive and legislative are organized independently in all three spheres of government, while the judiciary is organized only at the federal and state/Federal District spheres.
All members of the executive and legislative branches are directly elected. Judges and other judicial officials are appointed after passing entry exams.
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Voting is compulsory for the literate between 18 and 70 years old and optional for illiterates and those between 16 and 18 or beyond 70
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Together with several smaller parties, four political parties stand out: Workers' Party (PT), Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB), Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB), and Democrats (DEM). Almost all governmental and administrative functions are exercised by authorities and agencies affiliated to the Executive.
The form of government is that of a democratic republic, with a presidential system. The president is both head of state and head of government of the Union and is elected for a four-year term, with the possibility of re-election for a second successive term. The current president is Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva who was elected on October 27, 2002, and re-elected on October 29, 2006. The President appoints the Ministers of State, who assist in government. Legislative houses in each political entity are the main source of law in Brazil. The National Congress is the Federation's bicameral legislature, consisting of the Chamber of Deputies and the Federal Senate. Judiciary authorities exercise jurisdictional duties almost exclusively.
Fifteen political parties are represented in Congress. It is common for politicians to switch parties, and thus the proportion of congressional seats held by particular parties changes regularly. The largest political parties are the Workers' Party (PT), Democrats (DEM), Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB-center), Brazilian Social Democratic Party (PSDB), Progressive Party (PP), Brazilian Labor Party (PTB), Liberal Party (PL), Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB), Popular Socialist Party (PPS), Democratic Labor Party (PDT), and the Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB)."
 
^{http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil}

[Oz]

Yes, Obama will establish a working relationship with whoever wins.  That's a good thing.

[Amazed]

The United states further should encourage democracy where we can, especially in our own backyard in south America which has suffered under dictatorship and military rule all too commonly, at times shamefully with the backing of the United States.

[natalukjoe]

but...but....but....they do have a president already....the imam barry hussein obama...the ONE who descended to be the president of the world...the self proclaim messiah came dopwn to youir level to serve....hehehesheeeeee

[Amazed]

WTF
 
Is this a looney bin?

LOL silly question, it is