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May 09, 2007

Chavez Silences Critics

It's Iron Curtains for Venezuela's RCTV. Via Marketplace:

Venezuela's oldest, most-watched TV network is going to have its broadcast license pulled by the government at the end of the month. It's the price for getting on the wrong side of President Hugo Chavez. Dan Grech reports.
After the 2002 coup, the four main networks continued to attack Chavez. He branded them the "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse," and he crafted new laws that made it easier to take them off the air. That's led to widespread self-censorship....
...When RCTV's signal flickers off, Chavez says a national public service channel will take its place.

Posted by: Howie at 11:13 AM | Comments (11) | Add Comment
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1 My Commie checklist by Hugo Chavez:

1. Suppress Free Speech - check
2. Suppress Free Elections - check
3. Take control of all private land ownership - in progress
4. Make buddies with Fidel Castro - check
5. Think of new name for country - maybe Peoples Republic of Venezuela or Venezualan Socialist Republic or, hmmm, needs work...

Posted by: DrTheopolis at May 09, 2007 12:37 PM (9ZqGe)

2 Chaves?

Posted by: George Ramos at May 09, 2007 01:27 PM (TmLg9)

3 You forgot #6 Build reeducation camps to send all the protesters once the economy begins to tank.

Posted by: Randman at May 09, 2007 02:33 PM (Sal3J)

4 Si, si, si. You are right, Randman. I also forgot to come up with a way to indoctrinate the youth in my plan. I am thinking of calling it a "cultural revolution". Pretty catchy, eh?

Posted by: IamHugo at May 09, 2007 02:38 PM (9ZqGe)

5 Then we have left wing kooks in this country who claim they are losing their rights because of the Patriot Act--what complete b.s!!!!

Open your eyes left wing fools--your heroes are the ones who stifle free speech and imprison those who disagree.

Posted by: Richard Romano at May 09, 2007 02:40 PM (iD1fP)

6 Somehow you don't know what you've 'til it's gone...

Posted by: Al at May 09, 2007 05:58 PM (q0Q39)

7 Thanks George, getting me to type z is diffcult.

Posted by: Howie at May 09, 2007 08:46 PM (YHZAl)

8 You guys... He will go after the "gringos" and it will spread across the Americas. This is extremely dangerous. Too bad they don't want to recognize that most "gringos" have native North American blood on them.

Posted by: Rep J at May 09, 2007 10:47 PM (PzQS1)

9 Hugo the Cockroach! A hero to the working man and the loony left!

absurd thought -
God of the Universe thinks
communism is GREAT

excellent way to destroy
countries for generations

How Fast Will Chavez Destroy Venezuela?

Posted by: USpace at May 10, 2007 12:38 AM (q2UVU)

10 Since when did vanuszalia get its own MOVEON?

Posted by: sandpiper at May 10, 2007 07:58 AM (U+eLg)

11 Hey if we band al jazzeera he can band any network my friend no excuses! thank you.

Posted by: lol at May 10, 2007 09:06 PM (9Xis6)

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