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13. I know a family that fled b/c the head of household is involved in (free speech) media

Tue Mar 5, 2013, 11:42 AM

Mar 2013

and Chavez hates to be criticized. As a result, his gov. has taken over nearly all media in Venez. The media man had to flee for his life due to exercising his right of free speech, which is not a right in Chavez's Venez. The rest of the family followed after one member was kidnapped (not by Chavez' people, but due to the lack of general security in the country).

So much for Chavez the Great and Wonderful. He's a dictator and if he doesn't like your criticism, he will persecute.

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Garcia: Aid those who fled Ch�vez [View all] Freddie Stubbs Mar 2013 OP

Why should the US be a haven for Reich-Wanker Assh0les? formercia Mar 2013 #1

Ummmm...Garcia is a Democrat. Grins Mar 2013 #5

Democrats can be WRONG about some things, yanno. Warpy Mar 2013 #28

He has never been a Democrat regarding any country in Latin America. Never. n/t Judi Lynn Mar 2013 #33

Yep. Garcia has been Pro-Operation Condor to his bones Taverner Mar 2013 #52

Thank you Judi Lynn MoclipsHumptulips Mar 2013 #56

Didn't you see D-Miami after Garcia's name? Yah, I guess he's trying to get more Rs voting wordpix Mar 2013 #12

Perhaps expecting people to read the first sentence in an article is little too much Freddie Stubbs Mar 2013 #15

That's what he is doing formercia Mar 2013 #16

In this instance, the D appears to stand for "Demagogue." Comrade Grumpy Mar 2013 #18

do you know anything about Chavez's Venezuela wordpix Mar 2013 #19

Why, yes I do. Thanks for asking. Comrade Grumpy Mar 2013 #20

One would surely hope! Jesus H. Christ on a pogo stick. Judi Lynn Mar 2013 #22

Why did they flee? Did they run or take a plane? roody Mar 2013 #63

+1 idwiyo Mar 2013 #39

If you say so. dbackjon Mar 2013 #26

"Hopefully democracy will return to Venezuela" Mutatis Mutandis Mar 2013 #34

I agree! The US should not allow A-holes from other countries to live here. Pterodactyl Mar 2013 #36

How to create an Hispanic voting block for the GOP made easy Gman Mar 2013 #2

So why would a Democrat be proposing it? nt hack89 Mar 2013 #7

DINO. Pure and simple. idwiyo Mar 2013 #40

The president seems to think highly of him. hack89 Mar 2013 #41

And that means exactly what, in this situation? bitchkitty Mar 2013 #43

Because I don't expect DINOs to effectively work for the civil rights of minorities hack89 Mar 2013 #45

Have a look at post #30, explains a lot about this upstanding citizen. idwiyo Mar 2013 #49

So the President gave a member of a terrorist organization a high level job? Interesting. nt hack89 Mar 2013 #50

Looks like he did... idwiyo Mar 2013 #51

And? President also seems to think that torturers should not be punished, war criminals should walk idwiyo Mar 2013 #46

These expats are dynastic land owning establishment types... Ash_F Mar 2013 #65

No. It's enlarging the Democratic Hispanic voting block. MADem Mar 2013 #29

Yea, the Miami Cubans will fall all over themselves. n/t bitchkitty Mar 2013 #44

Well, this proposed legislation isn't about them--and they're no longer the only game in town. MADem Mar 2013 #64

If we're going to give amnesty to every Latin American undocumented geek tragedy Mar 2013 #3

Immigrants from El Salvador, Haiti, Nicagragua, and Honduras are currently eligible Bacchus4.0 Mar 2013 #14

Do you have a link for your information to share? Thank you. n/t Judi Lynn Mar 2013 #32

Here: tammywammy Mar 2013 #54

Richie Riches again HelenWheels Mar 2013 #4

Oh great, a batch of rich assholes with no respect for democracy given special privileges, ergo Rs Coyotl Mar 2013 #6

Didn't Standard Oil flea Chavez? jwirr Mar 2013 #8

I left (NOT FLED) Venezuela a couple of years ago. Marksman_91 Mar 2013 #9

Don't confuse the Chavez idolators with facts. nt COLGATE4 Mar 2013 #10

I know a family that fled b/c the head of household is involved in (free speech) media wordpix Mar 2013 #13

Taken over all the media? Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2013 #21

The only people who fled were right-wing extremists. Ken Burch Mar 2013 #25

+1 bitchkitty Mar 2013 #35

So I guess that means about 44% of the Venezuelan population are right-wing extremists... Marksman_91 Mar 2013 #37

Wow, interesting how everyone here is such an expert on Venezuela Benton D Struckcheon Mar 2013 #38

It's a very well known fact in US that a large proportion of US population while dirt poor still idwiyo Mar 2013 #42

Hope you know enough Spanish Marksman_91 Mar 2013 #58

I will do my own research too. Sorry, when it comes to statistics I prefer to see the methology. idwiyo Mar 2013 #60

You'd have a valid point if all of those people had fled the country. Ken Burch Apr 2013 #66

Yep Taverner Mar 2013 #53

+1 more. MoclipsHumptulips Mar 2013 #61

If it's good enough for Cubans, it should be good enough for Venezuelans. n/t Tempest Mar 2013 #11

Venezuela isn't Cuba. Ken Burch Mar 2013 #24

I think next time you might have to put the "D" after the name in giant bold letters, hughee99 Mar 2013 #17

Have a look at post #30. Just because he has a D after his name doesn't mean he is one. idwiyo Mar 2013 #55

No, but with the "D" after his name, it's tough to site this as an example of the REPUKES hughee99 Mar 2013 #57

Agree, in this case it was a DINO pandering for votes. Damn shameful. idwiyo Mar 2013 #59

Only white bazillionaires "fled Chavez"(and moving to a mansion in Miami isn't really "fleeing") Ken Burch Mar 2013 #23

The only Venezuelans I have met in this country were pretty well off. Cleita Mar 2013 #27

Joe Garcia has been part of the Cuban American National Foundation for many, many years. Judi Lynn Mar 2013 #30

K&R and Thank You! idwiyo Mar 2013 #47

Shouldn't they go back now? muriel_volestrangler Mar 2013 #31

Surely not. They are right where they always wanted to be and screw the home country! idwiyo Mar 2013 #48

"Tortured" - !!! JackRiddler Mar 2013 #62