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Joke of the Day: NYT-- Chávez sez heâs just misunderstood
Remarkably disingenuous "story" by NYT "journalist" Christopher Marquis, obviously bucking for the Jayson Blair Chair honoring the Staff Twit, offers this amazing âwe can have it all waysâ take on Chávez... Consider that this got through Editorial Review and into print and you know all you need to know abut the current management of the NYT.EFL and Fair Use A Bitter Chávez Castigates U.S., Saying It Misjudges Him By CHRISTOPHER MARQUIS Hugo Chávez, the president of Venezuela, feels grossly misunderstood. Mr. Chávez, who has been fending off a recall referendum, admits he is baffled that so many people â particularly the Bush administration â seem to dislike him so intensely. Nearly a decade after he left prison, where he was sent for plotting a coup, followed by elections in 1998 that brought him to the presidency and a rewriting of the Constitution, he does not grasp why he has not won a democratâs credentials. Why, he asks, is the United States, the neighbor and customer that is the cultural touchstone for so many of his people, seeking to drive him from power? He would like to know why the Bush administration is sowing rumors that he is, take your pick: encouraging insurrection in Bolivia, supporting rebels in Colombia, colluding with Fidel Castro and, most distressingly, plotting class warfare and disenfranchising the middle and upper classes of his country. "Unfortunately, there has been no way of talking with this administration," he said in an interview Saturday at the presidential palace. "They donât respect us. Iâm tired of trying to carry out the mandate of Christ, turning the other cheek. Iâve been slapped so many times, my cheeks are purple." ...more... Believe this shit? Classic NYT pandering - this time to the entire spectrum of opinion - everyone can find something to love / hate here. They must be very proud of this joke. Amazing. Posted by: .com 2004-03-18 |
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