Speaker 1: When Hugo Chavez assumed power in Venezuela, American liberals could
Speaker 1: not wait to visit him and pay their respects. Chavez
Speaker 1: seized private businesses, putting them under government control, and the
Speaker 1: left applauded. He stacked the High Court with loyalists. He
Speaker 1: changed the constitution to maintain power indefinitely, and they applauded.
Speaker 1: When Chavez Infidel Castro plotted to spread socialism throughout South America,
Speaker 1: they applauded. When Chavez died, Oliver Stone, Michael Moore, and
Speaker 1: Danny Glover issued public statements hailing the dictator as a
Speaker 1: social justice champion. Sean Penn attended Chavez's funeral, claiming America
Speaker 1: had lost a friend it never knew it had. Penn
Speaker 1: predicted that Chavez's successor, Nicolas Maduro, would continue the revolution
Speaker 1: under his proven leadership, and he was right. Maduro did
Speaker 1: continue what Chap has started. Today, Venezuela is in shambles.
Speaker 1: People are literally starving. The oil rich nation cannot afford
Speaker 1: to keep the lights on. Mass protest breakout routinely and
Speaker 1: are routinely met with violence from the socialist government, even
Speaker 1: though the people elected an opposition congress to usher in
Speaker 1: reforms the Chavez Stack courts blocked them at every turn. Well,
Speaker 1: things got worse This week. A pro government mob broke
Speaker 1: into Venezuela's Congress. Armed with clubs, they beat opposition members bloody,
Speaker 1: while government security stood by and watched real violence, not
Speaker 1: media hyped threat On Twitter. The only question I have
Speaker 1: is are American liberals still applauding m