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joshcryer

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14. "his merits outweight his demerits"

Reply to David__77 (Reply #13)

Tue Mar 12, 2013, 01:38 AM

Mar 2013

That goes without saying.

I only inject criticism into the conversation because 1) it's practically non-existant on DU except for a handful of posters, all of whom are maligned as right wingers and 2) the outrage when people get it just so wrong on Chavez is delicious and entertaining.

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Employees: Last anti-Chavez TV station to be sold [View all] Bacchus4.0 Mar 2013 OP

Oh but were it Fox News here... David__77 Mar 2013 #1

I wouldn't classify them as Fox News level. joshcryer Mar 2013 #7

I'm not arguing that they're like Fox News. David__77 Mar 2013 #8

Fair enough. joshcryer Mar 2013 #11

I can agree with that. David__77 Mar 2013 #12

Premature wailing Catherina Mar 2013 #2

they changed their programming to compply with the Chavista guidelines n/t Bacchus4.0 Mar 2013 #3

A few cosmetic changes does not reforms make n/t Catherina Mar 2013 #4

looks like the went Chavista Bacchus4.0 Mar 2013 #5

I'm not Venezuelan, I just follow it closely. joshcryer Mar 2013 #6

"Chavistas" is not a homogeneous group. David__77 Mar 2013 #9

I was speaking of Chavista supporters. joshcryer Mar 2013 #10

I have mixed feelings about Chavez. David__77 Mar 2013 #13

"his merits outweight his demerits" joshcryer Mar 2013 #14

I believe that most posters who care to express a view on Chavez have an opposition standpoint. David__77 Mar 2013 #15