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This is Troll Bait, Señor Whalen

Submitted May 22, 2004 - 8:29 pm by Al Giordano
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"If Hugo Chavez can take some time off from dismantling what remains of Venezuelan civic institutions, perhaps he could invite Senator Coleman down for a vist, tour the western frontier with Colombia, meet with some paras and hang out.

Who is writing your copy these days?

I expect broad-sweeping, knowingly false, unsourced, unattributed, bullshit statements like that from the State Department and Wall Street.

I expect better from you.

What "civic institutions" existed in Venezuela, in your opinion, prior to 1998 when Chavez was elected?

And which of them has he "dismantled"?

Here on The Narcosphers, we expect better than that. Authentic Journalism involves backing up your claims. You've fired various such unsubstantiated (and untrue) shots at Venezuela's democratically elected government (it's first ever!) here, and I've asked you to source it. You never respond. You duck, cover, hide, and disappear, and when you think everyone has forgotten, you reappear to repeat these knowingly false claims again. ¡Ya Basta!

Don't be a coward, and don't be dishonest. Back up your claims with facts.

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