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19. "facts'? "Counterpunch" is a joke! The fact is they dont even have toilet paper.
Tue Sep 15, 2015, 05:30 PM
Sep 2015

Sure "wealth inequality" has dropped; EVERYONE IS POOR NOW. How has food supply increased dramatically when the stores are all empty?
We need VZ's health care? They've got doctors with nothing to work with! Here's an actual true article on their health care being in crisis!
https://www.hrw.org/news/2015/04/29/venezuelas-health-care-crisis
Homelessness almost gone? tell it to these folks who get up at 4am to go get in a food line last year:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/29/us-venezuela-homeless-idUSBREA3S0DQ20140429
Infant mortality is 13? Nope, its closer to 19, which puts them at number 93 in the world. I'll take the US's 6/1000
http://www.geoba.se/population.php?pc=world&type=19

Venezuela is a FAILURE at almost everything except dragging everyone down to the same level.
And they have more oil than anyone else. When it was 100 a barrel, these problems STILL existed.

I think Bernie knows he's MUCH better off not being compared to a disaster!

Koch bros funded the DLC. HooptieWagon Sep 2015 #1
Brutal. nt thereismore Sep 2015 #2
Brutal yes , but who do you think it will hurt? karynnj Sep 2015 #11
She has bad people around her. Some incompetent, some outright bad. thereismore Sep 2015 #13
It has already backfired. Barky Bark Sep 2015 #15
Mediamatters' Brock is a virulent gun-prohibitionist. Expect more Gunz™ issues... Eleanors38 Sep 2015 #23
I don't think the Kochs micromanaged the DLC Warpy Sep 2015 #10
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Sep 2015 #3
K&R MissDeeds Sep 2015 #4
Waiting for Hillary to condemn this and issue an apology to the Sanders campaign..... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2015 #5
and... Liberalagogo Sep 2015 #8
Her campaign is biggest donor to this super pac Report1212 Sep 2015 #9
Apt comparison. CharlotteVale Sep 2015 #6
K & R. Slime attack. Way to go Bernie for the fightback! appalachiablue Sep 2015 #7
Slime time! SoapBox Sep 2015 #12
Reeks Old Codger Sep 2015 #14
Facts bl968 Sep 2015 #16
"facts'? "Counterpunch" is a joke! The fact is they dont even have toilet paper. 7962 Sep 2015 #19
Venezuela is a bit of a disaster ... Trajan Sep 2015 #27
Any campaign that is forced into... PosterChild Sep 2015 #28
Apparently telling lies on political forums wasn't doing the trick Android3.14 Sep 2015 #17
that's great news! woundedkarma Sep 2015 #18
Did Corbyn really say such nonsense? 7962 Sep 2015 #20
Kicked and recommended! Enthusiast Sep 2015 #21
k&r! ozone_man Sep 2015 #25
Brock is such slime. He explains in detail all the lies moonscape Sep 2015 #22
OMG! Bernie's just like that Chavez guy who gave heating assistance to the poor! Scuba Sep 2015 #24
Total sleaze Duckhunter935 Sep 2015 #26
dark money portlander23 Sep 2015 #29
You have seen the email? Please share it. Darb Sep 2015 #30
Beyond being just tactically short sighted Babel_17 Sep 2015 #31
Backfired big time. Major Hogwash Sep 2015 #32
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