Chavez says capitalism may have ended life on Mars

[bijou]

Capitalism may be to blame for the lack of life on the planet Mars, Venezuela's socialist President Hugo Chavez said on Tuesday.

"I have always said, heard, that it would not be strange that there had been civilization on Mars, but maybe capitalism arrived there, imperialism arrived and finished off the planet," Chavez said in speech to mark World Water Day.

Chavez, who also holds capitalism responsible for many of the world's problems, warned that water supplies on Earth were drying up. ...

That's just crazy talk

[FBIGuy]

That's just crazy talk

A lack of intelligent life in Venezuela definitely lead to the government they now have.

[fettpett]

um....wtf is this dude smoking and where can I get some? good grief there is very little proof that there was even life on Mars let alone a civilization that could have developed the concepts of Capitalism

[ralph wiggum]

World Water Day

[Arroyo_Doble]

Access to clean water is a problem in large parts of the world (not to mention privatization efforts) and that sounds like one of those feel-good PR campaign things to bring attention to it.

Could be wrong, though.

[Bailey]

Access to clean water is a problem in large parts of the world (not to mention privatization efforts) and that sounds like one of those feel-good PR campaign things to bring attention to it.

Could be wrong, though.

Well you're used to that. (being wrong)

[ironhorsedriver]

Damn, I had the perfect picture for this subject, not allowed to do. Somebody stick the foil hat scene from Signs in this one.

[fettpett]

Damn, I had the perfect picture for this subject, not allowed to do. Somebody stick the foil hat scene from Signs in this one.

[ironhorsedriver]

That's it, I bet Chavez and Qaddafi communicate through those things.

[Arroyo_Doble]

Well you're used to that. (being wrong)

Of course I am. I'm married.