I note that the guy who actually penned the article, Charlie Hardy, is a far left, radical extremist Chavez supporter....That explains his support of RCTV having its license pulled, as well as his revisionist historical facts.....
http://narcosphere.narconews.com/notebook/charlie-hardy On Mar 23, 8:57 pm, bruce majors <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes you are slow as we know Nazi skunk > > I see you evaded the question of whether you will be helping your fuehrer > stone more Jews and vandalize more synagogues > > > > On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 8:54 PM, shunkw <[email protected]> wrote: > > This is from 2 years ago……LOL….Kinda slow on the uptake I would > > say……LOL….. > > > ------------------------------ > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *bruce majors > > *Sent:* Monday, March 23, 2009 7:52 PM > > *To:* [email protected]; [email protected]; > > [email protected]; 1.31 LibertarianMedia; > > [email protected]; > > [email protected]; Southern by the Grace of God; > > [email protected] > > *Subject:* Re: FW: Don't Cry for Venezuela's RCTV > > > skunk is a fascist as we all knew > > > will you be helping Chavez stone Jews and burn synagogues this summer? > > > airwaves are like any other property. they can be home-steaded and made > > into marketable titles owned by individuals > > > only when they are private property like laptops and printing presses will > > speech be free > > > On Mon, May 28, 2007 at 5:35 PM, ShunkW <[email protected]> wrote: > > > *I am ALL for freedom of the press but I thought I would forward this. I > > guess this must have been the FUX NEWS of Venezuela and they abused the > > public airwaves and their license was not renewed. SPEECH is FREE but the > > airwaves belong to us all. We should hold OUR networks MUCH more responsible > > because those airwaves of OURS that they USE are worth BILLIONS. That means > > the “News” networks are using OUR assets (basically taxes) to feed US > > propaganda. Maybe we should even withhold a license or two for those that > > don’t. It would sure beat having Colin Powell’s idiot son doling them out > > FOR FREE!!!!!!!* > > > Don't Cry for Venezuela's RCTV > > > Monday, May 28, 2007 > > > By: Charlie Hardy - NarcoSphere > > > As I write this, I am looking at a Venezuelan newspaper, El Diario, > > from February 10, 1992. The editorial that would have occupied half > > of page 2 is missing. Page 4 is completely blank. The contents were > > censored by the government of the then president Carlos Andres Perez. > > > The newspaper is just one of many horrible memories of the pre-Hugo > > Chavez days in Venezuela's "exceptional" democracy. > > > U.S. newspapers seem to overlook what Venezuela used to be like as > > they today discuss the actions of the current government. I have > > lived in Venezuela for most of the past 22 years and have never > > experienced such freedom as that which the Venezuelan population > > enjoys today under Hugo Chavez. That would include freedom of > > information. Never, in the past 22 years, has the mass media > > experienced the freedom it has had during the presidency of Chavez. > > One can freely buy anti-Chavez newspapers on streets and the airwaves > > and television channels are amply filled with anti-Chavez > > commentators. > > > However, today, May 27, the Venezuelan government will not renew the > > license of RCTV, a television station that has been on the air for > > over 50 years. The owner, Marciel Granier, has been running around > > the world crying because he is about to loose his license. Even the > > millionaires in the U.S. Senate feel he should get to keep the > > license. Interestingly, Granier was president of the censored El > > Diario in 1992. He didn't complain then. I bought his newspaper. He > > got his money. > > > What the news reports in the U.S. don't tell us, and what the U.S. > > Senate doesn't seem to understand, is that hundreds of thousands of > > Venezuelans will be celebrating tonight at midnight because RCTV's > > license will have expired. They've been meeting on city squares and > > corners throughout Venezuela discussing who owns the air and what > > kind of programming they would like on their television sets. They > > are asking whether it is truly fair that if you are a millionaire, > > you can buy the air space of the people for the next 20 years. > > Independent producers will now have a chance to get their programs > > shown, without having to obtain the approval of Granier who has been > > something of a media dictator in Venezuela. > > > Granier is no saint and his channel hasn't been an example of the > > heavenly kingdom on earth either. RCTV was taken off the air five > > times by Venezuelan administrations before Chavez ever entered the > > presidential palace. In 1981, for example, it was taken off the air > > for 24 hours because of airing pornographic scenes. > > > In 2002, RCTV actively encouraged Venezuelans to march toward the > > presidential palace in order to participate in a coup that was taking > > place to overthrow the democratically elected president. Marciel > > Granier gave clear instructions to the managing producer of > > Venezuela's most watched news program on the day of the coup that he > > should not give any information about President Chavez. Actions like > > this would not be tolerated by the FCC in the U.S. > > > However, when Chavez returned to power a few days later, no reprisals > > were taken against the channel. > > > No, May 27 is not a sad day for freedom of expression in Venezuela, > > so don't weep for Mr. Granier when RCTV's license is not renewed. He > > can still broadcast through cable or satellite and he can still sell > > his programming to other stations. Instead, rejoice with all the > > independent producers and thousands of Venezuelan who will have > > access to the space one wealthy man controlled for years. May 28 will > > be a day of celebration in Venezuela. It should be a day for > > celebrating freedom throughout the world. > > > (You can now order the book, Cowboy in Caracas, A North American's > > Memoir of Venezuela's Democratic Revolution, at bookstores, online, > > or directly from Curbstone Press.) > > >http://narcosphere.narconews.com/story/2007/5/27/162742/757- Hide quoted > >text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. 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