Jesse in Caracas

Demagogues: Jesse Jackson was in top form, flying into Caracas to take a cheap shot at Pat Robertson and sing the praises of Hugo Chavez's Venezuela. But amid the huzzahs, something ugly was happening outside.

Seems that Chavez was in top form, too, doing what dictators like his pal Fidel Castro do. Opposition leaders say that while Jackson was visiting over the weekend, Chavez's men sent mobs to ambush about 1,000 peaceful protesters with rocks, bottles and fireworks in downtown Caracas.

Venezuelan media reported nine injured, two seriously. An eyewitness said those hit hardest, and often from behind, were vocal dissidents.

The protesters weren't interested in Robertson's ill-chosen "assassination" remark, with which the Venezuelan government is making so much political hay. They want changes in Chavez's tainted election board so that fair elections can take place.

Somehow, Jimmy Carter's assurances that all's free and fair in Venezuela's electoral system didn't persuade them.

Hey, lighten up! Jesse's just doing a little fund raising for his nonprofit, charitable, good works organizations. These organizations support the mothers of many of Jesse's children and the California homes in which they live. The Lord requires big bucks to fund these hookers and their keeds.

Hugo (Jesse is tight with Hugo) was happy to make a charitable contribution. After all, Hugo, allong with Fidelito, is going to NYC for the UN session. Hgo wants to sspend some time whoring in Harlem and who better to be on really, really good terms ffor the activity than Rev. Jesse.

No, Jesse and Chavez are tight!

How much attention do you think anyone is paying to Jesse in Venezuela doing his Hugo thing, while everyone in this country is doing the Katrina thing? Methinks nada, zip, none. Jesse and Cindy have faded into oblivion in light of the hurricane news. Good. Something good comes out of something bad. Thank you Katrina for at least one positive aspect of your existence.

Crying crocodile tears, Chavez has declared he's "deeply concerned" about the high cost of energy, especially for the poor in America. But rather than do something to keep prices down, like stop threatening to cut off oil to the U.S., Chavez wants to set up a system to distribute below-market energy to our have-nots.

If this attempt to stir Venezuela-style class resentment isn't meddling in U.S. domestic politics, nothing is.

His willing pawn is none other than Jackson, who's been chosen to distribute the largesse. Chavez announced this plan with Jackson on his weekly variety show, so we don't know how serious he is. But if he means business, Jesse (along with other luminaries like actor Danny Glover) will be the go-to guy for cheap energy — as a democracy crumbles and blood runs in the streets.>/b>

I hope someone in our government is paying attention to this scheme.

As a country the time has long passed for us to be putting up with clowns like this.. seriously.

Individuals like Carter and Jackson and even Sheehan are just a much a threat to our national security as Chavez is.

An American Expat in Southeast Asia

UPDATE...

http://www.inatoday.com/prop%20cam%2091305.htm

"NEW, SOPHISTICATED PROPAGANDA CAMPAIGN AIMED AT U.S.
...WHERE MARX MEETS FUNDAMENTALIST ISLAM"

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "A significant part of the groundwork for Chavez's propaganda offensive can be seen in the visit of Rev. Jessie Jackson's three-day visit to Venezuela in late August. At the end of his sojourn, Jackson publicly took issue with U.S. statements that the Chavez government is a source of "instability" in Latin America, and stated that he found "no evidence" to support U.S. concerns, and urged efforts "to reduce…tensions."

With this declaration, one of the most prominent liberal activists in the U.S. sided with a foreign leader against the official policy of the United States. Rev. Jackson's statements would be read and considered by millions in the U.S., and Chavez could now claim that he and his government have support among some of the power elite in the U.S.

Rev. Jackson and his Rainbow Coalition organization are based in Chicago, which is becoming a center of pro-Chavez activity. Shortly following Rev. Jackson's Venezuelan trip, a last minute contribution from the government of Venezuela and the Venezuelan-controlled Citgo petroleum corporation, enabled Chicago's Puerto Rican Labor Day festival to take place. The City of Chicago and the County of Cook, where Chicago is located, has just concluded an agreement to use voting machines and election machine software produced by a firm with reportedly close connections to the Venezuelan government.

Chicago will also be the starting point on October 13, 2005 for the six-city tour of "Venezuela Matters," a group of "business leaders, musical artists, and academics" accompanied by "empowered Venezuelans" touting the wonders of the Marxist Chavez regime."

SEPTEMBER 13, 2005
By Toby Westerman
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