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Posted by: Aidenag 2 years, 5 months agoRadio Caracas Television, the station silenced by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, has found a way to continue its daily broadcasts -- on YouTube, the popular video Web site.
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Charlson
June 1, 2007, 10:35 a.m.When will Chavez go after YouTube? Silencing the media is just another step in gathering the reins of complete dictatorial power.
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ningyo
June 1, 2007, 10:38 a.m.and this is just what hillary and others want to do with reviving the fairness doctrine--get rid of media outlets that you disagree with politically--stalinist groups like code pink and answer have said its ok because its for "the good of the people"--at least the people who agree with them--so much for the ohsotolerant left
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duckscratch84
June 1, 2007, 11:25 a.m.Good for RCTV! Venezuelans and the world should unite in toppling this self-important, delusional dictator. To wit: Chavez is so delusional that he believes that his "hero," Simon Bolivar, actually liberated Venezuela from the Spanish. In reality, Bolivar was kicked out of Venezuela by Venezuelans who thought he was crazy! Que sigan luchando x la libertad de prensa y la salida de Chavez, maldito cono de madre!
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queenb727
June 1, 2007, 12:11 p.m.Thank goodness they had this option. But how long before he finds a way to control internet service.
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Macondo
June 1, 2007, 12:16 p.m.Totalitarian governments should not exist in the 21Th Century.
Venezuelans are not submissive.
I doubt the socialistic-narcissistic revolution will last for long. Wishful thinking?
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ningyo
June 1, 2007, 12:35 p.m.medea benjamin said in a radio interview that she thought this was ok for govt to control media and "good for the people"--hillary and al gore have said in multiple speeches that they support the return of the fairness doctrine--which to them means shutting down talk radio--pelosi has also fully endorsed this and i believe that kucinich or some other left wingnut is trying to get it to the floor--i could waste the time to find and cite sources but it wouldnt do anything to alter opinions here--i just cant believe the ohsofreespeech left is in support of govt anywhere controlling the media--these groups arent stalinist in their wish to murder millions of people..but they do have the same mindset and tactic where it comes to silencing opposing political thought
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UBCONFUSE
June 1, 2007, 3:08 p.m.See, this is why the CIA should not have been neutered by Congress. Every once in a while, some idiot, wacko, loonie tunes can fool most of the people once and get elected. By the time the "people" wake up, there is nobody left alive to protect the poor majority from their savior.
The bible predicts the meek shall inherit the Earth. The Venezuelans are about to find out the bible forgot to mention the price the poor will pay for their inheritance; His name is Hugo and he is the devil.
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jmopinion
June 1, 2007, 4:12 p.m.Chavistas get a paycheck every month for doing nothing according to my Venezuelan friend. As long as oil prices stays high Chavez will be in control.
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MyCampingMall
June 1, 2007, 7:20 p.m.Are the students really opposed to Chavez? or they just opposed to him on this one issue (closing the radio station)? Does the Venezuelans constitution guarantee free speech as our US constitution does or is there some other form of speech rights?
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GoldStandard
June 1, 2007, 10:46 p.m.I can clearly remember when Chavez first came to power. I could see his dictatorship emerging while people on the left were still cheering "right on!" as he began confiscating private property. *Sigh*
Remember, insanity is trying the same thing over and over again and expecting a different outcome.
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nonparted
June 2, 2007, 12:09 a.m.doesn't this article hit home with us. his campaigning promises this and that to the poor. more than likely the poor are the ones who get him elected. now after the elections where are his promises that elected him in office.
i will tell u where its going, world wide with his way of thinking. the promises is money to help the poor.
this sounds like the dems. help the poor by higher taxes on the middle class. the majority of poor has a chance (public education and secondary) to change their own future but did/ will not. Why? Cause as long as the govern provides them with what they need they will not. would u. now maybe if they can pass a bill to abolish inherentance tax and put an eniment domain on some of those oil rigs off our coasts. then put some advocacy group that is not been bought(that might be asking alot but had to try)to keep these oil companies in check. then take that money to support the poor.
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dheg
June 2, 2007, 12:14 a.m.Good. YouTube is where RCTV belongs. Not on the public airways. Remember, RCTV actively supported the short-lived, CIA enabled coup. That's the violent overthrow of a democratically elected government, friends (Chavez'elections have all been monitored and declared fair and open). RCTV incited people to take to the streets and support the coup at the time that the coup was happening. If CBS actively supported a coup here in the US and actively encouraged US citizens to take part in and support the coup while it was happening, I am sure they would be off the air ways in no time and various levels of management would be in jail for treason. Chavez let RCTV stay on for 5 years after their treasonous act and as far as I know, none of them are in jail.
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3party
June 2, 2007, 3:05 a.m.There is another way to tell that Chavez is a dictator: He got 70% of the vote in the recent election, which got a clean bill of health from the international election monitoring folk.
Although I am not pro-Chavez or pro-Castro, one example of the extent to which we are subject to false U.S. propoganda struck me when I was in Cuba in December 2003. Castro's regime imposes heavy censorship, right? Thus, the population knows only what the State wants them to know; they are cut off from the outside world.
The flaw in the story is this: CNN news, with Spanish subtitles, was in evidence everywhere, including hotel bars where it could be seen from the street.
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Commodore1
June 2, 2007, 7:39 a.m.I'll bet Danny Glover and the other nazi left loonies applaud Chavez. Personally I think Glover has more than friendship on his mind w/Chavez. Him, Belafonte, Sumo Wrestler Moore and Chavez. What a combination of losers!
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duckscratch84
June 2, 2007, 9:59 a.m.Anyone who supports Chavez should spend one day living in the abject poverty and violence that Chavez has created for Venezuelans in the process of creating his Bolivarland, not to mention the daily fear that exists of being kidnapped by impoverished Venezuelans looking for some money to feed their families or kidnapped by members of FARC. I am not pro-Bush, but anyone who thinks that Bush (or any other leader) could learn from Chavez's dictatorial regime is sorely mistaken. Regarding dheg's comment, RCTV was right to support the coup... it's called freedom of speech. US stations air calls for Bush's impeachment all the time and they're still on the air, whether Bush agrees or not. The participants in and supporters of the coup have been placed on a "most wanted list" of sorts by Chavez. Maria Machado, the leader of Sumate, has been jailed and tried for treason, simply because she opposes Chavez (Sumate did not lead the coup... the Venezuelan military did).
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duckscratch84
June 2, 2007, 10:57 a.m.For those who are interested, the movie "Secuestro Express" gives a good glimpse into what life is like for those who are forced to suffer life under the Chavez regime. With a few exceptions, which serve mostly to provide dramatic effect (look for the role of the "boyfriend" of Mia Maestro's character in the movie), this movie is an accurate representation of the true effects of Chavez's insanity on middle-class Venezuelans, who often find themselves without a means of escaping Venezuela, like the wealthy, but still have enough money to make themselves vulnerable to the anger of the poor, who are left to starve while Chavez re-creates his personal delusion of a Gran Colombia. A link to the trailer can be found on YouTube: http://youtube.com/watch?v=IKOo5XF2PRM
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