Observe closely how this avatar of “progressive” reporting, this liberal champion, sticks the poison needle in Chavez’ image. The whole clip is loaded with innuendoes, and then Maddow brings on that ectoplasm of liberal integrity, Gene Robinson, whose official ties with the Washington Post alone should suffice to disqualify him, to deal the coup de grace. “Gene knew Chavez personally,” intones Maddow, as if that conferred legitimacy on his testimony. Picking his words ultra-carefully, like a high-wire artist without a net, Robinson declared ponderously that, yes, Chavez had done many things for the poor, BUT, his regime was not a democracy (sic), had attacked freedom of the press, bla bla bla. The usual garbage invented by the Western media to deface the credibility of socialist leaders.
This was hardly surprising. No high-ranking —or low-ranking—reporter for the WaPo can say anything true or fair about any revolutionary—ever. It’s follow that tacit line or lose your job and say good=bye to your career. Par for the course throughout all US major media anyhow, and that includes Maddow herself, naturally. Such people are smart enough to know what they are doing and still do it. Utterly revolting. —Patrice Greanville
Grade: D-
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Maddow has lost me forever with this. Anyone with a scintilla of awareness would realize that the U.S. is not a democracy, nor a representative Republic. It’s a strong man murderer of those oil rich countries who won’t lay back and let it be raped by this detestable country. The militarization runup of it is so scary that to note it is an open invitation to be shipped to Gitmo. Why didn’t she mention the oil that Chavez made available to the poor in this country? Why doesn’t she mention the ongoing murderous attempts of international leaders it disagrees with,… Read more »
Hi Bill! Kudos for a great comment! You said it all–everything I wanted to say about this woman that for a while held my attention as a possible improvement in the dreary landscape of what passes for news and commentary in the obfuscated United States. She unfortunately confirms for many of us the uselessness of liberals mainstreamers, people who never seem to (a) get their minds around the fact that the current world crisis is radical in nature and mere reformist touches will do zilch, and (b) that centrists, by nature, will forever keep repeating the same superficial approaches to… Read more »
Notice that Matthews, Maddow, Big Ed, and the Reverend never interview the US’ foremost intellectual and dissident, a guy by the name of Noam Chomsky. I have it on good authority that the Comcast/GE/ NBC production contracts forbid just such an interview. I got to know some of the MSNBC production people during the last New Hampshire Primary. Even NPR allowed Chomsky on, though just once, and then wouldn’t allow a live interview. They allowed him 120 seconds, pre-taped, and when Noam went to 127 seconds, NPR made him redo the whole interview. This country cannot be free when the… Read more »
I don’t have anything useful to say except that this clip makes me want to throw up.
I made it a minute and fifteen seconds before I had to snap it off. I can’t afford to throw a brick through my monitor. She lost me forever years ago, but now I hope a drone gets her. Filthy, filthy, filthy.
My exact same feeling partner. And this woman is supposed to be on our side??? She’s a fifth columnist, that’s what she is. And Robinson, well, as the author says, his professional work for the Washington Post, one of the propaganda mainstays of the plutocracy, says it all.
Revolting bastards.
Phil Cummings
Atlanta
Why did you guys censor my post, the one I made earlier this morning?
No one here censored your comment, as you can readily see. Especially since we agree with your opinion 100% and have in fact spoken on a number of occasions about that.
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Sorry; my bad, so let me contribute. I’m old fashioned, have to contribute by snail mail, so give me an address, please.
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Chavez wasn’t even radical, only mildly socialistic, like many of our NATO allies back in the 60’s and 70’s. He just broke the rules of Latin subservience to Yanqui imperialism and lived to tell about it. Look at the facts: Venezuela’s top marginal income tax rate is 34%, lower than ours. Capital gains are treated as ordinary income, and the estate tax mirrors our own, topping out at 55%. It has no aggregate wealth tax, which you sometimes find in Western Europe. The incendiary thing was when Chavez legislated that the huge estate owners sell their unused lands to peasants,… Read more »