Frank Holmes, winner of this week's coveted award

A schematic diagram that may be of use to Mr. Holmes
the next time he opines on Latin America

I was recommended to read an interview over at The Gold Report with Frank Holmes, published yesterday. So obedient little Otto clicked the link supplied and went over. I got as far as the very first answer given by Holmes and it was all over. Frankie sez:

Look at Hugo Chavez in Venezuela as opposed to Álvaro Uribe in Colombia. Chavez destroyed Venezuela's economy and judicial system to maintain his power. Bolivia is heading in the same direction, but Colombia and Panama are booming. Policies in those two countries are completely different from Venezuela's.

Question: Which Latin American country had the fastest growth rate of all in 2009?

Answer: Bolivia.

So Panama and Colombia are 'booming', but the country with the best boom of all is used as a counterpoint to his examples. Dumbass.

Frank Holmes, you win this week's coveted award. Only the ignorant would bother to read the rest of your inanities if you can't get the basic facts correct. So if you prefer to spout prejudiced crap instead of the truth it would be better for all of us if you just....