Venezuela: Goodbye, free press; hello Hugo t-shirts
June 17, 2006 by Nora
I opened the newspaper this morning and found Move over, Che: Chávez Is New Icon of Radical Chic. The article (by subscription) starts by saying "Venezuelan Populist Inspires Groups of U. S. Supporters; To Do: 'Boogie for Bolívar'"
To a slice of the American left, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez has become a revolutionary hero, nearly on a par with Che Guevara and Fidel Castro.
Go over to Fausta's blog and read the rest.
So now, are we going to see exhibitions of him also? What a nightmare! What a frightening perspective!…
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