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LooseWilly

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57. According to reports, its Capriles supporters shooting Maduro partisans while they celebrate.

Tue Apr 16, 2013, 08:16 PM

Apr 2013

(As well as killing police officers.)

I haven't seen any reports of chavistas shooting anyone. I suspect the caprilistas are still busy with their photoshop...

[div class='excerpt']State media and officials said the fatalities included two people shot by opposition sympathizers while celebrating Maduro's victory in a middle-class area of Caracas.
One person died in an attack on a government-run clinic in a central state. Two, including a policeman, were killed in an Andean border state, officials said.
"We will defeat this violent fascism with democracy," said Foreign Minister Elias Jaua, describing incidents and showing video footage to a group of ambassadors. "Those who attempt to take with force what they could not acquire through elections are not democrats."

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/16/17780722-coup-claim-as-7-die-in-venezuela-election-protests?lite

Of course, you are free to argue that nbcnews is really no different than Pravda... that's what they argue on FOX.

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Capriles demanding CNE suspend proclamation that Maduro won. Threatening a cacerolazo at 8pm [View all] Catherina Apr 2013 OP

It's a recount, not a coup naaman fletcher Apr 2013 #1

An obsession, not just an objection Bacchus4.0 Apr 2013 #2

Why? Because he was probably being advised by our very own right wing 'political strategists'. They sabrina 1 Apr 2013 #43

You assume they care about democracy. joshcryer Apr 2013 #3

the cacerolazo I believe is when the people bang on pots and pans Bacchus4.0 Apr 2013 #4

If they do a massive cacerolazo there will be violence, I'm afraid. joshcryer Apr 2013 #7

I am afraid you are right. I hope not. on a lighter note Bacchus4.0 Apr 2013 #12

Yes, I'm sure they're desolate. ocpagu Apr 2013 #9

Perhaps. joshcryer Apr 2013 #16

When you have a question that's not straight from the rightwing playbook, try again Catherina Apr 2013 #5

Recount is "right wing playbook". Lol naaman fletcher Apr 2013 #10

Go ahead and keep right on opening those doors for the destabilization Catherina Apr 2013 #18

Looks like you made it on DU's largest ignore list. joshcryer Apr 2013 #23

How do you know Fletcher is the most ignored person on DU. I am pretty sure he has a few sabrina 1 Apr 2013 #41

Reading fail. joshcryer Apr 2013 #42

Irony fail. LooseWilly Apr 2013 #55

I think he meant naaman fletcher Apr 2013 #56

This is what Right Wingers do. They lie, they deceive, the resort to violence to try to destroy real sabrina 1 Apr 2013 #34

the right wing play book Bacchus4.0 Apr 2013 #6

Venezuela challenger says officers imprisoned Catherina Apr 2013 #8

This sounds like Karl Rove strategy. When you lose, claim you won, create a riot, as they did in sabrina 1 Apr 2013 #35

True! We've seen it right here, unfortunately. Judi Lynn Apr 2013 #40

Rove was in Sweden helping THEIR right winger win his election. Around the time when he was sabrina 1 Apr 2013 #46

Getting criminals into Presidencies is his life, isn't it? He must believe it won't catch up Judi Lynn Apr 2013 #48

Maduro will be formally proclaimed today despite oppositions attemps to destabilize the country Catherina Apr 2013 #11

damn it, Capriles is going to provoke chavistas into shooting protesters again n/t Bacchus4.0 Apr 2013 #13

I love it naaman fletcher Apr 2013 #14

I love the fact... ocpagu Apr 2013 #17

Sure naaman fletcher Apr 2013 #19

It's not "supposed", for a start. ocpagu Apr 2013 #20

No he won't. joshcryer Apr 2013 #22

"Non-recognition" wouldn't have been possible if Maduro won handidly. joshcryer Apr 2013 #21

Looks like Maduro is doing a great job naaman fletcher Apr 2013 #24

1 million new oligarch imperialists. joshcryer Apr 2013 #25

Actually, what you label with sarcasm... ocpagu Apr 2013 #47

Do you have evidence that happened here? joshcryer Apr 2013 #49

And those million voters got rich enough in a span of a few months... Marksman_91 Apr 2013 #58

Do you really consider Capriles to be wayne_fontes Apr 2013 #27

Common meme is that anyone who isn't chavista... joshcryer Apr 2013 #28

Like joshcryer said, they think you're against Ch�vez, then you're automatically a rich right-winger Marksman_91 Apr 2013 #29

I can read Marksman_91 wayne_fontes Apr 2013 #30

I would place him as a centrist Marksman_91 Apr 2013 #31

Maybe for Latin America. joshcryer Apr 2013 #33

Chavez was a great leader. Try as the Right Wing here and there tried to defeat him, over and over sabrina 1 Apr 2013 #39

"Very pleased"? A million jumped ship on Maduro. joshcryer Apr 2013 #44

I do. ocpagu Apr 2013 #50

You have no evidence for that and you know it. joshcryer Apr 2013 #52

I simply don't believe wayne_fontes Apr 2013 #53

Why do you support the Right Wing in Latin America? Aren't you a Democrat? sabrina 1 Apr 2013 #36

I don't support the right wing in Latin America. nt. naaman fletcher Apr 2013 #51

Then maybe the Earth will swallow them up and they won't be missed. joshcryer Apr 2013 #15

So few posts here, so many rightwing lies n/t Catherina Apr 2013 #54

According to reports, its Capriles supporters shooting Maduro partisans while they celebrate. LooseWilly Apr 2013 #57

CNE has formally proclaimed Nicol�s Maduro the new President of Venezuela n/t Catherina Apr 2013 #26

Also, to show finally who is truly inciting violence, you need only read this tweet by Andr�s Izarra Marksman_91 Apr 2013 #32

The opposition take pans to the CNE. The chavistas bring guns. joshcryer Apr 2013 #37

Good for him. They need to end this right wing violence before they kill someone. sabrina 1 Apr 2013 #38

Calling for armed motorizados = ending the violence? joshcryer Apr 2013 #45