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March 18, 2014
While our attentions are laser focused on the illegal occupation of Ukraine by the chest-pounding Vladimir Putin and the less-than-tepid response to that invasion by the we-don’t-want-to-offend-you Obama Administration, along with the mysterious disappearance of Malaysian Airlines flight 370, the ongoing protests in Venezuela continue. Sadly, they have gone mostly unreported by our myopic, Socialism-embracing mainstream media.
The past several days have seen a number of disturbing events transpire:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FANovpq3hyI
Isn’t Socialism grand?
While the demonstrations continue—with an eerily silent Obama Administration (Michelle O. would probably just call them “knuckleheads” and nag them until they buy ObamaCare)—there still seems to be few definitive answers as to what exactly the protesters wish to achieve. Or even what percentage of Venezuelans they represent. I think we can all agree that Socialism has never worked anywhere, ever, in the history of mankind, and always ends with the repression of its citizens, another of the protesters complaints. But is it Capitalism that they want? Or the tried-and-true tax-the-rich scheme in the tradition of most Progressives worldwide? Do they want guaranteed incomes for all? Or maybe they’d like to pair up with Team Russia to replace us as the world’s most powerful union. Barry and Kerry certainly wouldn’t mind, particularly given that March Madness is in full swing. While my heart is with their fight for freedom, it’s unclear, at least from the limited media reports we have, what their “freedom” might look like. As most of us have come to learn the hard way, hope and change ain’t always what we imagine. And it certainly isn’t freedom.
By the way, has anyone seen the Hugo Chávez-worshiping Sean Penn lately?
Cover Venezuela? A situation not far from our borders where the US could actually take action and aid democracy while pushing back a Cuban backed dictatorship? Not likely.
There are too many important stories to report: We have the Joe and Berry show over Crimea — they are dealing with someone who apparently understood what Palin said in 2008 and Romney said in 2012. Putin is dealing with them mano-e-community organizer. What’s the objection? Putin followed Chicago election rules — pre-printed ballots, helpful poll workers who’d look over your vote and help you decide, and letting the dead vote. Then there’s non-stop speculation about what happened to the Malaysian Airlines 777. (My favorite the the idea that it went into a time-warp, and will re-appear during the next Star Trek movie, when it lands in 23d Century Iowa, next to Capt Kirk’s home). Then there’s Lindsey Lo’s latest list of lovers (at least those she was sober enough during the encounter to recall). Called “Li Lo La Li Lo” on Twitter. The C & W version will be called “Waiting in Line for LiLo Love.” So much news and so little time to report unimportant events, like people trying to throw off socialist oppression.
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