Reply #7: I take issue with this statement

[Doctor_J]

Since the Venezuelan opposition decided to campaign for the September elections on the issue of Venezuela's high homicide rate, the international press has been flooded with stories on this theme – some of them highly exaggerated. This is actually quite an amazing public relations achievement for the Venezuelan opposition. Although most of the Venezuelan media, as measured by audience, is still owned by the political opposition there, the international press is not. Normally, it takes some kind of news hook, even if only a milestone such as the 10,000th murder, or a political statement from the White House, for a media campaign of this magnitude to take off.

Bullshit. I would bet Boner's annual tanning bed bill that the same people are funding our media AND the Venezuelan opposition. EVERY bit of news that looks bad on Hugo is published/aired here from coast to coast.