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Post by 2foolish on May 31, 2017 13:16:00 GMT -5
...Study finds ABC, CBS, NBC barely cover left-wing catastrophe, avoid word 'socialism'
by Kathryn Blackhurst | Updated 31 May 2017 at 8:43 AM
Out of approximately 50,000 total evening news stories on ABC, CBS and NBC combined in the last four years, just 25 have covered the ongoing crisis in socialist Venezuela, according to a Media Research Center study published Tuesday.
After Venezuela’s former socialist president, Hugo Chávez, passed away in March 2013, the country has spiraled into economic disaster and civil chaos. So far in 2017, more than 50 Venezuelans have been killed during protests against current Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his socialist policies. Many Venezuelans are starving due to shortages of food and other essentials. The country’s inflation rate is set to surpass 700 percent and 25 percent of Venezuelans will be unemployed.
et the Big Three evening newscasts have tried to pretend this crisis does not exist, offering virtually no coverage as the situation has deteriorated over the past four years,” MRC Research Analyst Mike Ciandella wrote.
“The networks have also been reluctant to attach the ‘socialist’ label to Venezuela’s government, and have utterly failed to criticize liberal politicians and celebrities who have praised the Chávez and Maduro regimes,” Ciandella added.
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Indeed, out of the 50,000 total evening news stories on the three networks, just 25 covered Venezuela, and only seven mentioned “socialism.” In addition, NBC Nightly News only broadcast 13 stories spanning 16 minutes and 54 seconds, ABC’s World News only covered 8 minutes and 34 seconds over seven stories, and CBS Evening News only offered 3 minutes and 11 seconds over five stories.
“The network evening news programs seem allergic to reporting on the ongoing crisis in Venezuela,” Ciandella told LifeZette in an email. “Even worse, the few times they have managed to cover the widespread poverty, starvation and government oppression in that country, they somehow find ways to do that without mentioning the word ‘socialism.'”
Ciandella noted that the three networks aired no stories when Maduro took advantage of a countrywide power outage to stamp out as much opposition as he could in September 2013. When Maduro used the powers he gave himself to rule the country in a state of “emergency” that superseded the National Assembly’s voice, the media networks were silent.
After the anti-socialists elected a majority to the National Assembly in December 2015 and Maduro’s loyalist Supreme Court decided to strip the Assembly of its power on May 18, the media yawned.
On occasion, one of the three major news networks will drop a rare mention of the word “socialism” in connection with the Venezuela crisis in its coverage. As MRC noted, one of those exceptions was correspondent Jacob Rascon on April 20’s NBC Nightly News.
“The Venezuelan economy has been in freefall for years … protesters blamed President Nicolas Maduro and his socialist government,” Rascon said.
CBS Evening News anchor Scott Pelley offered another exception on May 4, when he said, “Running battles continue in Venezuela’s capital. They broke out a month ago when the socialist president tried to grab more power. At least 37 have been killed.”
In fact, ABC's 'World News Tonight' hasn't mentioned the words 'socialism' or 'socialist' in connection with Venezuela even once since Chávez's death in 2013," Ciandella told LifeZette. "This is completely inexcusable. The networks seem intent on distancing the socialism of the Chávez and Maduro regimes with the idealistic socialism of Bernie Sanders and liberal academia."
The socialism that Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and many Hollywood celebrities champion appeals — in theory — to many U.S. college students and struggling young adults.
"I often say only half-jokingly to students on college campuses who are all in with Bernie Sanders that if they think socialism is such a wonderful economic model: How about a one-way ticket to Caracas?" Stephen Moore, an economic policy analyst and Distinguished Visiting Fellow at The Heritage Foundation, wrote of Venezuela's capitol in a Washington Times op-ed published May 21.
"You'd be a fool to go there today. Venezuela is a human-rights crisis of epic proportions, with mass hunger, mass poverty, despair, ghetto upon ghetto, and a mass exodus of private businesses and anyone with money," Moore added.
"The burgeoning resistance throws Molotov cocktails, rocks, and even human feces at the security forces during the nonstop rioting. 'I don't fear death because this life is crap,' one protester told the WSJ," Moore added. "It turns out that 'share the wealth' eventually means there is no wealth, and the egalitarian dream means everyone becomes equally poor. Venezuela is on its way to becoming the next North Korea."
But all too often, the media turn a blind eye to the atrocities and tragedies that fester in Venezuela, along with the root causes underlying them.
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Post by 2foolish on Jun 1, 2017 9:24:41 GMT -5
Troops attack AFP, other reporters in Venezuela
AFP AFPJune 1, 2017
Caracas (AFP) - Venezuela's National Guard forces on Wednesday assaulted several reporters, including AFP photographer Luis Robayo, as they covered a protest against President Nicolas Maduro.
Robayo said the troops beat him as they sought to stop him from taking pictures of clashes between demonstrators and the National Guard on Caracas' Francisco Fajardo highway.
"The National Guard started to go by on motorbikes. They approached and one of them hit me several times in the head, then they pushed me and I fell. They lifted me up by the (bulletproof) vest, and my camera fell," he recalled.
One of them tried to take off Robayo's gas mask and arrest him only to be told to stop by a superior, the photographer said.
Guards took away the photographer's vehicle and belongings, his driver said.
At least two photographers with other media faced beatings and brief arrests, professional associations and colleagues said.
Opposition activists and government supporters were staging the latest in two months of street protests, with fresh clashes between prosecutors and police.
Prosecutors say the unrest has left 60 people dead so far.
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Post by quantum on Jun 2, 2017 14:51:32 GMT -5
Read something today where protesters are digging up photos showing the elitist leftist ruling class living like 1%ers.
I guess they're "doing it for the little people", right? Cuz ya know, leftists are morally superior.
LOL
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Post by Sonny Werblin on Jun 3, 2017 9:01:37 GMT -5
I have a friend from Venezuela who constantly asks how the world can turn a blind eye to the humanitarian nightmare that is occurring there? After all, they do have Oil, and that is always the reason people use to explain why the West is so embroiled in the Middle East. We came to the conclusion that the West is punishing all of Venezuela for Hugo Chavez and letting it disintegrate into chaos as an "example" to other countries that would favor Chavez's penchant for government take over of private companies because it is large conglomerates and banks that really run the world.
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Post by Trades on Jun 3, 2017 10:25:38 GMT -5
I have a friend from Venezuela who constantly asks how the world can turn a blind eye to the humanitarian nightmare that is occurring there? After all, they do have Oil, and that is always the reason people use to explain why the West is so embroiled in the Middle East. We came to the conclusion that the West is punishing all of Venezuela for Hugo Chavez and letting it disintegrate into chaos as an "example" to other countries that would favor Chavez's penchant for government take over of private companies because it is large conglomerates and banks that really run the world. What are the options? 1. Military intervention/takeover?
2. Humanitarian Aid which will only prolong the situation while little if any of the aid will go to the people?
3. Help stage a Coup?
4. Other
Which of these options do you favor? At what cost? For what gain? |
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Post by Sonny Werblin on Jun 3, 2017 11:49:55 GMT -5
I have a friend from Venezuela who constantly asks how the world can turn a blind eye to the humanitarian nightmare that is occurring there? After all, they do have Oil, and that is always the reason people use to explain why the West is so embroiled in the Middle East. We came to the conclusion that the West is punishing all of Venezuela for Hugo Chavez and letting it disintegrate into chaos as an "example" to other countries that would favor Chavez's penchant for government take over of private companies because it is large conglomerates and banks that really run the world. What are the options? 1. Military intervention/takeover?
2. Humanitarian Aid which will only prolong the situation while little if any of the aid will go to the people?
3. Help stage a Coup?
4. Other
Which of these options do you favor? At what cost? For what gain?I don't favor intervening in any way. The point was, why does the west intervene everywhere else, but not Venezuela? |
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Post by quantum on Jun 6, 2017 7:50:33 GMT -5
What are the options? 1. Military intervention/takeover?
2. Humanitarian Aid which will only prolong the situation while little if any of the aid will go to the people?
3. Help stage a Coup?
4. Other
Which of these options do you favor? At what cost? For what gain?I don't favor intervening in any way. The point was, why does the west intervene everywhere else, but not Venezuela? because Venezuela is not considered strategic, even if they do have lots of oil. not everything is about oil |
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Post by Hotman on Jun 6, 2017 7:56:01 GMT -5
I have a friend from Venezuela who constantly asks how the world can turn a blind eye to the humanitarian nightmare that is occurring there? After all, they do have Oil, and that is always the reason people use to explain why the West is so embroiled in the Middle East. We came to the conclusion that the West is punishing all of Venezuela for Hugo Chavez and letting it disintegrate into chaos as an "example" to other countries that would favor Chavez's penchant for government take over of private companies because it is large conglomerates and banks that really run the world. It would seem the west leaders are stirring up shit in that hornets nest in order to spread them all over the globe and unleash them all on the unarmed humanity just trying to raise families. They dont like families. Too hard to control a unified group. |
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Post by bxjetfan on Jun 11, 2017 13:07:56 GMT -5
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Post by Trades on Jun 12, 2017 13:53:26 GMT -5
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Post by Trades on Jun 12, 2017 13:59:26 GMT -5
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Post by 2foolish on Jun 13, 2017 10:33:56 GMT -5
Venezuela protesters set fire to Supreme Court building as crisis deepens... Our Foreign Staff
13 JUNE 2017 • 12:23PM
Anti-government protesters set fire to the supreme court in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday.
This is the twelfth week of upset in the country, as protesters demand the resignation of president Nicolas Maduro and call for elections.
The supreme court Monday voted to reject a motion that would prevent Mr Maduro from rewriting the country's constitution....Violence broke out in protests at the Supreme Court over a bid to change the constitution, and Venezuela's chief prosecutor said on Monday her family had been threatened and followed by intelligence agents since she split with the government.
Fanned by anger at triple-digit inflation along with shortages of food and medicine, protests have grown smaller but more violent over the past two months, with at least 67 killed and thousands injured....Luisa Ortega, a former ally of Mr Maduro who has turned against him and the ruling Socialist Party, has questioned his handling of opposition street protests in recent weeks and challenged his plan to rewrite a constitution brought in by late leader Hugo Chavez.
State officials have launched a series of verbal attacks on Ms Ortega, ranging from questioning her sanity to accusing her of promoting violence.
She said she would hold the government responsible if her family was harmed....Ms Ortega's office said it was investigating the death on Monday of a man called Socrates Salgado, 49, in a coastal town near Caracas. Opposition politicians said he died during a protest.
In April, Ms Ortega successfully challenged a Supreme Court decision to assume the powers of the opposition-controlled legislature, making her the highest official in years to openly break with the ruling party.
She filed a Supreme Court challenge last week to Mr Maduro's plan to elect a legislative super-body known as a constituent assembly, that will have the power to rewrite the constitution and in some cases dissolve state institutions.
The Supreme Court rejected the challenge on Monday.
"The electoral chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice declares that the (challenge) filed by Luisa Ortega Diaz is inadmissible because it is an inept accumulation of pretensions," the court said on Twitter....In response, Ms Ortega launched another legal challenge, this time claiming that 13 judges appointed to the court in 2015 were put there via an "irregular" process and that they should be replaced.
Police arrested 24 people for their involvement in the daylight attack on a busy office block, which was condemned by Mr Maduro as a terrorist act. Opposition leader Henrique Capriles said it was the work of government agitators.
Outside the Supreme Court headquarters in downtown Caracas, protesters backing Ms Ortega were confronted earlier by government supporters.
Mr Maduro says Venezuela is the victim of an "economic war" that he says can only be addressed by a constituent assembly.
The elections council has set an election for the assembly for July 30. The opposition is refusing to participate in the vote, saying it is rigged in favor of the Socialist Party.
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Post by Trades on Jun 19, 2017 12:07:07 GMT -5
Yay Socialism!!! So much better than capitalism.
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Post by 2foolish on Jun 23, 2017 10:48:24 GMT -5
Key Chavistas Abandon Maduro as Crisis Intensifies
By Andrew Rosati and Fabiola Zerpa
June 23, 2017....Friends of Venezuelan President Nicholás Maduro are peeling away. As the nation's chaos grinds on, former allies are joining a mounting chorus of dissent, a wave of defections unprecedented since the 1999 dawn of the nation's socialist era. Many of the disenchanted are actively working to foil Maduro’s efforts, making his hold on power all the more tenuous.
For almost three months, the nation has been rocked by unrest that shows no signs of ebbing. Sputtering demonstrations against government overreach quickly became a nationwide movement against the country's dire state, with inflation in triple digits and crime and corruption rampant. Dozens have been killed and thousands more injured or jailed.
Yet rather than yield to mounting pressure to hold elections, Maduro has called for a constituent assembly that would rewrite the constitution—considered one of the greatest legacies of the late Hugo Chávez—stoking fears that the embattled president seeks do away with elections entirely. Ruling socialists have endured previous waves of criticism, broken ranks—even coup attempts—since Chávez rose to power almost two decades ago. But never in recent memory has a president been so unpopular and the state of the country so grim.
As Venezuela faces its fate, Maduro's coalition is showing cracks.....As Venezuela faces its fate, Maduro's coalition is showing cracks.
Luisa Ortega Diáz
Public prosecutor
Venezuela’s chief prosecutor represents the deepest crack in Chavismo, Chávez’s self-styled socialist project. Once a fierce loyalist who brought charges against foes of the late president and Maduro, she now denounces Maduro’s crackdown as “brutal repression.” She is investigating abuses by the state and armed forces, while filing motions to stop the rewrite of the constitution. She stands as one of the most dangerous threats to her former comrades.
Germán Ferrer
Former guerrilla, lawmaker from the ruling party and husband of Ortega Diáz
Ferrer has lambasted the president for ignoring criticism, clamping down on the media and for not submitting his plans to rewrite the constitution to a vote. He has said that both he and his wife have been receiving threats and are under surveillance.
Miguel Rodríguez Torres
Retired major general and former minister of interior under Maduro
A close ally of Chávez, he participated in the botched 1992 coup that launched the late president onto Venezuela’s national stage. Rodriguez Torres later rose through the ranks, serving as a spy chief until Maduro tapped him as minister. He has emerged as a key dissident voice, trying to create a middle ground in a bitterly divided country, boasting both his experience in the politically pivotal military and his loyalty to Chávez.
Gabriela Ramirez
Former ombudsman under Chávez and Maduro
A human-rights advocate, Ramirez recently resigned as adviser to Venezuela’s top court to protest Maduro’s push to rewrite the constitution without consulting the public. She says the current charter ensures basic freedoms.
Eustoquio Contreras
Lawmaker
A veteran congressman who heads a tiny party, that has formed part of the ruling socialist alliance. He says Maduro shouldn’t change Venezuela’s constitution, but comply with it.
For a year and a half, the embattled president has used control of the courts to stymie the congress or sidestep it entirely. Now, some jurists have broken their silence, saying rewriting the constitution is a step too far.
Danilo Mojica
Current supreme court judge
Hildegard Rondón de Sansó
Former supreme court judge
Marisela Godoy
Current supreme court judge
Cabinet members under Chávez are denouncing his successor's plans. They heeded the late president's last wishes and supported Maduro's rise, but now say he's making a mockery of the Chávez legacy.
Maripili Hernandez
Former minister of communication and information
Ana Elisa Osorio
Former minister of environment
Hector Navarro
Former minister of electricity and education
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Post by 2foolish on Jun 27, 2017 13:48:30 GMT -5
PROTESTS, LOOTING, GOV'T OFFICES BURNED IN VENEZUELA....CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- A total of 68 stores were looted and several government offices were burned following anti-government protests late Monday and Tuesday in the city of Maracay, west of Venezuela's capital of Caracas.
Large protests against the government of President Nicolas Maduro have been regularly held in Caracas over the last three months, but significant protests have also occurred in provincial cities.
The pro-Maduro governor of Aragua state, of which Maracay is the capital, said the looting hit supermarkets, drug stores and small bakeries and liquor stores.
Gov. Caryl Bertho said a tax office, a government telephone office and ruling party headquarters were burned late Monday.
Some 216 people were arrested.
Bertho blamed protesters for the looting, but opposition activists say gangs of men on motorcycles looted without interference from authorities. Such groups are often government supporters.
Seventy-five people have been killed nationwide during almost 90 days of protests seeking Maduro's removal. Federal prosecutors confirmed that the leader of an opposition party, Yofre Rodriguez, 18, had suffered a bullet wound to the head in another city in Aragua state.
And in protests in Caracas Monday night, three members of the National Guard suffered bullet wounds during confrontations with protesters.
The current wave of unrest was triggered in late March when the Supreme Court's constitutional chamber issued a sentence dissolving the National Assembly, a decision it later reversed amid a torrent of international criticism. More recently, the chamber threw out challenges to Maduro's much debated bid to rewrite the nation's constitution.
Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets demanding new elections as the nation battles triple-digit inflation, crippling food and medical shortages and rising crime.
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