WEBVTT - Rush Limbaugh July 7th, 2017

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<v Speaker 1>When Hugo Chavez assumed power in Venezuela, American liberals could

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<v Speaker 1>not wait to visit him and pay their respects. Chavez

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<v Speaker 1>seized private businesses, putting them under government control, and the

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<v Speaker 1>left applauded. He stacked the High Court with loyalists. He

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<v Speaker 1>changed the constitution to maintain power indefinitely, and they applauded.

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<v Speaker 1>When Chavez Infidel Castro plotted to spread socialism throughout South America,

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<v Speaker 1>they applauded. When Chavez died, Oliver Stone, Michael Moore, and

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<v Speaker 1>Danny Glover issued public statements hailing the dictator as a

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<v Speaker 1>social justice champion. Sean Penn attended Chavez's funeral, claiming America

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<v Speaker 1>had lost a friend it never knew it had. Penn

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<v Speaker 1>predicted that Chavez's successor, Nicolas Maduro, would continue the revolution

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<v Speaker 1>under his proven leadership, and he was right. Maduro did

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<v Speaker 1>continue what Chap has started. Today, Venezuela is in shambles.

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<v Speaker 1>People are literally starving. The oil rich nation cannot afford

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<v Speaker 1>to keep the lights on. Mass protest breakout routinely and

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<v Speaker 1>are routinely met with violence from the socialist government, even

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<v Speaker 1>though the people elected an opposition congress to usher in

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<v Speaker 1>reforms the Chavez Stack courts blocked them at every turn. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>things got worse This week. A pro government mob broke

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<v Speaker 1>into Venezuela's Congress. Armed with clubs, they beat opposition members bloody,

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<v Speaker 1>while government security stood by and watched real violence, not

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<v Speaker 1>media hyped threat On Twitter. The only question I have

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<v Speaker 1>is are American liberals still applauding m