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In reply to the discussion: Venezuela furious at Obama's comments on ailing Chavez [View all]HoosierRadical
(390 posts)Vast majority of Venezuela's citizens have voted repeatedly for Chavez, in percentages that President Obama could only dream about. There is no suppression of dissent, the wealthy elite control the corporate media in Venezuela as they do in this country, but their propaganda campaign against President Chavez has only strengthen his and the Venezuelan peoples resolve. Those oligarchs only care about themselves, and have no problem in allowing foreign corporations and governments to exploit and control Venezuela's natural resources, just as long as they get a piece of the action.
If President Obama wanted to be truly courageous and innovative, he would establish some kind of oil exchange with President Chavez that would cut the big and greedy oil companies out of the equation and result in affordable oil for US consumers, but no, he just parrots negative propaganda.
I love and respect President Obama, but it doesn't surprise me when he makes remarks like this, I mean he did describe himself as a 1980s moderate Republican. When I casted my vote for him, It wasn't for some finger to the wind, status quo 80's moderate republican, it was suppose to be for a bold and visionary progressive Democrat.