Hugo! (76 page)

170
Venezuela's independence day
Ibid., page 320.

170
chatter of the parrots has grown
Ibid., page 318.

171
never had access to them
Ibid., pages 320, 322.

171
remain silent with the media
Author's interview, Francisco Arias
Cárdenas.

171
it was their moment
Elizalde and Báez,
Chávez Nuestro
, page 109.

172
the rebellion had already started
Blanco Muñoz,
Habla El
Comandante
, pages 331-332.

172
ten thousand feet
Elizalde and Báez,
Chávez Nuestro
, page 110.

173
rallied loyal units
James Brooke, "Second Day of Violence Wracks
Venezuela,"
The New York Times
, November, 29, 1992.

173
they were next
Alberto Garrido,
Testimonios de la Revolucion
Bolivariano
, page 292.

174
"Pérez, get out of here!"
David Beard, "Days After Coup Attempt,
Many Still Hope for Democracy's End," Associated Press,
December 2, 1992.

174
comfortable with racist jokes
David Beard, "Post-Coup Souvenirs,
Sales Reflect Discordant Yuletide in Caracas," Associated Press,
December 10, 1992.

174
down to the masses
James Brooke, "Caracas Journal: New in
the Seat of Power: A Two-Fisted Radical,"
The New York Times
,
March 26, 1993.

174
imposed by the IMF
Ibid.

175
an unjustified manner
Blanco Muñoz,
Habla El Comandante
,
page 331.

176
responsible for the failure
Ibid.

176
he now "incarnated" Maisanta
Elizalde and Báez,
Chávez Nuestro
,
page 69.

176
I am here
Marcano and Barrera Tyszka,
Hugo Chávez Sin Uniforme
,
page 160.

177
Marksman commented years later
Agustín Blanco Muñoz,
Habla
Herma Marksman, Chávez Me Utilizó
, page 230.

178
the archive of that time
Ibid., pages 13-14.

178
gives him encouragement
Blanco Muñoz,
La Maisantera Chávez,
page 150.

179
that referred to her
Bart Jones, "Long Maligned, Simón Bolívar's
Lover Emerging as Heroine," Associated Press, September 17, 1998.

180
interviewer Agustín Blanco Muñoz
Blanco Muñoz,
Habla Herma
Marksman
, page 284.

180
lost the baby prematurely
Ibid., pages 114-115, 174-175.

181
with other tasks
Author's interview, Hugo Chávez, April 30, 2007.

181
never mentioned Marksman once
Blanco Muñoz,
Habla Herma
Marksman
, page 12.

181
"political cadaver"
ángela Zago,
La Rebelión de Los Angeles
,
page 27.

182
congratulating him on his triumph
Eleazar Díaz Rangel,
Todo
Chávez
, page 93.

182
the president's kitchen cabinet
Kenneth Freed, "Venezuelan
Bank Collapse Threatens Nation's Future,"
Los Angeles Times
,
February 14, 1994.

183
that year's entire budget
Bart Jones, "Judges Dismiss Charges in
Major Banking Scandal," Associated Press, September 7, 1999.

183
eliminated political enemies
Patricia Márquez, "The Hugo
Chávez Phenomenon," in
Venezuelan Politics in the Chávez Era:
Class, Polarization and Conflict
, edited by Steve Ellner and Daniel
Hellinger (Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner, 2003).

183
upper-middle-class scoundrel
Ibid.

184
shortage of water
David Marcus, "No Soft Soaps,"
The Dallas
Morning News
, July 5, 1993.

184
they run out
Ibid.

184
the myth of Chávez would deflate
Cristina Marcano and Alberto
Barrera Tyszka,
Hugo Chávez Sin Uniforme
, page 169.

185
not to insist
Díaz Rangel,
Todo Chávez
, pages 93-94.

185
I'm ready
Ibid., page 95.

185
I cried again . . .
Ibid.

186
were a saint," Maduro said
Rosa Miriam Elizalde and Luis Báez,
El
Encuentro
(Havana: Oficina de Publicaciones del Consejo de Estado,
2005), page 26.

186
Bolívar reincarnated
Ibid.

186
he told reporters
Vivian Sequera, "Top Rebel Leader from February
1992 Coup Attempt Released," Associated Press, March 26, 1994;
"Caldera Pardons Chávez, Other Coup Plotters" BBC, March 28,
1994.

187
what it is to be alone
Rosa Miriam Elizalde and Luis Báez,
El
Encuentro
, page 37.

188
he recalled
Elizalde and Báez,
El Encuentro
, page 34.

188
strengthening it
Marta Harnecker,
Understanding the Venezuelan
Revolution
, page 42.

188
crowds went wild
David L. Marcus, "The Man Is the Message:
Venezuelans Flocking to '92 Coup Attempt Leader,"
The Dallas
Morning News
, June 8, 1994.

188
BOLíVAR LIVES AGAIN
Gabriel Escobar, "Venezuelan Ex-Plotter Turns
Cult Politician; Cashiered Colonel Now Invoking Bolívar,"
The
Washington Post
, July 24, 1994.

189
The only way is revolution
James Brooke, "Freed After Unsuccessful
'92 Coup, Rebel to Test Venezuela's Political Waters,"
The New York
Times
, May 20, 1994.

189
against the
corruptos Ibid.

189
just to watch him walk by
Marcus, "The Man Is the Message."

189
not the voice of reason
Escobar, "Venezuelan Ex-Plotter Turns Cult
Politician."

189
he'll be forgotten
Ed McCullough, "Coup Leader Seeks
Venezuelans' Hearts and Minds, and Maybe Their Votes," Associated
Press, May 6, 1994.

189
Avenida Bolívar today
Cristina Marcano and Alberto Barrera
Tyszka,
Hugo Chávez Sin Uniforme
, page 174.

190
in the process of divorcing
Ibid., page 172.

190
Chávez boasted
"Venezuela's Chávez Challenges President," UPI,
October 21, 1994.

191
"That's how I operate."
Author's interview, Nedo Paniz, April 11,
2006.

191
chicken bones
Ibid.

192
waiting to greet him: Fidel Castro
Elizalde and Báez,
El Encuentro
,
page 20.

192
This man is invincible
Ibid., page 31.

192
I do not yet merit
"Cuba Welcomes Would-Be Venezuelan Coup
Leader with Open Arms," Agence France Presse, December 14, 1994.

193
the average Venezuelan
Elizalde and Báez,
El Encuentro
, page 40.

194
refused to meet with him
Author's interview, Nedo Paniz, June 25,
2006.

194
rejected and condemned me
Harnecker,
Understanding the
Venezuelan Revolution
, page 61.

195
because it interviewed me
Aleida Guevara,
Chávez: Un Hombre Que
Anda Por Ahí
, page 22.

195
wouldn't have to meet with him
Marcano and Barrera Tyszka,
Hugo
Chávez Sin Uniforme
, page 167.

195
mystique in the barrios
Marcus, "The Man Is the Message."

195
he had to go
Eleazar Díaz Rangel,
Todo Chávez
, page 101.

195
"Execute them. Now!"
Gabriel Escobar, "Venezuelan Economy in
Crisis,"
The Washington Post
, June 27, 1994.

196
value of the Bolivar
Richard Sanders, "A Really Big Bank Bust;
Venezuela's Crash of the Century Is Still Crashing,"
The Washington
Post
, March 19, 1995.

196
any living Venezuelan
Tim Johnson, "At 81, Venezuela's
President Is the Grand Old Man of Politics,"
The Miami Herald
,
September 10, 1997.

196
newly elected senator, told reporters
Katherine Hutt, "New President
to Blend Free-Market Reforms and Social Justice," Associated Press,
February 2, 1994.

197
military hospital window
Bart Jones, "Revolutionary Days Over,
Ex-Communists Assume Top Government Posts," Associated Press,
March 28, 1996.

197
"instrument of savage capitalism"
Ibid.

198
September 1996
Fernando Coronil,
Magical State
, page 384.

198
Antonio Esparragoza
Humberto Márquez, ""Government Arrests
Followers of Coup Leaders," Inter-Press Service, March 14, 1995.

198
to avoid the DISIP's spying
Elizalde and Báez,
El Encuentro
, page 35.

199
would not recognize him
Ibid., page 44; author's interview, Nedo
Paniz, April 11, 2006.

199
Mars is going behind its moon
Vivian Sequera, "Astrologer Who
Predicted Caldera's 'Death' Released from Custody," Associated
Press, October 24, 1996.

199
1997 looks dark for Caldera
Ibid.

199
this kind of statement
Ibid.

201
for her daughter
"Indicated Ex-Venezuelan President Resigns
from Party," Associated Press, June 14, 1994.

201
on a yacht
James Brooke, "Under House Arrest, Venezuela's
Ex-Chief Takes Aim,"
The New York Times
, September 22, 1994.

201
the government could not touch
"Government Accuses Jailed
Ex-President of Controlling Swiss Bank Accounts," Associated Press,
June 8, 1994.

201
by Internet
Bart Jones, "Home from Jail, Pérez Works to Clear
Name, Secure Place in History," Associated Press, August 14, 1994;
Bart Jones, "Former President 'Escapes' House Arrest via Internet,"
Associated Press, December 22, 1995.

202
they wrote
Agustín Blanco Muñoz,
Habla El Comandante
, page 178.

202
would have been crazy
Harnecker,
Understanding the Venezuelan
Revolution
, pages 42 and 37.

202
to carry out the survey
Ibid., page 44.

203
later told an interviewer
Ibid.

203
the pickup truck where Arias stood
Mary Beth Sheridan, "From
Coup Leader to Candidate: Many Venezuelans Hail Ex-Officer as
Corruption Fighter,"
The Miami Herald
, November 30, 1995.

204
a pit of quicksand
Harnecker,
Understanding the Venezuelan
Revolution
, page 45.

204
the obvious choice
Bart Jones, "Failed 1992 Coup Leader Will Run
For President," Associated Press, April 2, 1997.

204
poverty and corruption
Ibid.

204
8 percent of the vote
Raymond Collit, "Coup Leader to Seek
Election,"
Financial Times
, July 31, 1997.

205
avoid serious thinking
Diana Jean Schemo, "A Venezuelan Factory
Line That Is Adept at Assembling Beauty,"
The New York Times
,
December 9, 1997.

206
bordering on the absurd
Ibid.

206
"Not Just Another Pretty Face" People
, September 7, 1998.

206
John Travolta in a movie
Jane Knight, "Catwalk Route to the
Presidency,"
The Independent
, March 26, 1995.

207
employed as a spokeswoman
Richard Gott, "The Cracker from
Caracas,"
The Guardian
, March 16, 1996.

207
oil-rich but impoverished nation
Bart Jones, "Miss Venezuela: Inside
the World's Top Beauty School," Associated Press, November 18, 2007.

208
he sniffed
Bart Jones, "Venezuela's Favorite Politician a Former Miss
Universe," Associated Press, January 31, 1996.

209
"Jewish plot" against the nation
Richard Gott,
In the Shadow of the
Liberator
, pages 131-132.

209
history of mankind
Alberto Garrido,
Testimonios de la Revolucion
Bolivariano
, page 182.

209
in the Americas than that
Ibid., pages 182-184.

210
ambitious presidential projects
Michael McCaughan,
The Battle for
Venezuela
, pages 107-110.

210
couldn't find anywhere
Garrido,
Testimonios
, pages 185-186.

211
MAS member
Eleazar Díaz Rangel,
Todo Chávez
, page 100.

211
an intellectual, a writer
Ibid., page 101.

211
alienated Ceresole Venezuelan Politics in the Chávez Era
, edited by
Steve Ellner and Daniel Hellinger, pages 45-46.

212
you should know it
Bart Jones, "In Venezuela, a Five-Second Kiss
Can Land You in Jail," Associated Press, October 21, 1997.

212
not have a girlfriend
Ibid.

212
Blanca Ibáñez
Tim Johnson, "A Kiss Is Still a Kiss? Not in the Park,"

The Miami Herald
, November 13, 1997.

212
very sexy package
Doug Camilli, "Trump to Wed? Venezuelan
Paper Says The Donald Has Fallen for Beautiful Mayor of Chacao,"
The Gazette (Montreal)
, September 6, 1997.

213
Bolívar and Sucre
Gott,
In the Shadow
, page 145.

213
controlled by the MBR-200
Margarita López Maya, "Hugo Chávez
Frías: His Movement and His Presidency," in
Venezuelan Politics in
the Chávez Era
, edited by Ellner and Hellner, pages 82-83.

213
whom he appointed himself
Ibid.

213
exercise solidarity
Margarita López Maya,
Del Viernes Negro al
Referendo Revocatorio
(Caracas: Alfadil, 2005), page 170.