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Venezuela's Maduro rooting for 'revolutionary friend' Sanders in U.S. campaign
Reuters ^

Posted on 05/31/2016 7:28:08 PM PDT by Sub-Driver

Venezuela's Maduro rooting for 'revolutionary friend' Sanders in U.S. campaign By Girish Gupta and Corina Pons

CARACAS Venezuela's embattled president, Nicolas Maduro, said on Tuesday night he supported Bernie Sanders in the U.S. presidential race, adding that the candidate, who describes himself as a democratic socialist, would win if the vote were "free."

Maduro, a socialist who sees himself as the political heir to his predecessor, Hugo Chavez, has long railed against the United States, blaming it for Venezuela's economic crisis and accusing Washington of attempting to topple him.

"Bernie Sanders, our revolutionary friend, ought to win in the United States," Maduro said during an hours-long televised broadcast.

"If the elections were free ... Bernie Sanders would be president of the United States," he said, criticizing the U.S. Electoral College system as unrepresentative of popular sentiment.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: electoralcollege; maduro; revolutionary; sanders; socialists
Viva la revolución!
1 posted on 05/31/2016 7:28:08 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
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To: Sub-Driver

Maybe they text. We need a socialist, America-hating emoji, just for these two. So we can tramp stamp them.


2 posted on 05/31/2016 7:31:09 PM PDT by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto!)
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To: Sub-Driver

Bernezuela.


3 posted on 05/31/2016 7:31:48 PM PDT by Parley Baer
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To: Sub-Driver

4 posted on 05/31/2016 7:57:44 PM PDT by Bon mots
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To: Sub-Driver
CheHigh
5 posted on 05/31/2016 7:59:57 PM PDT by SteveH
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To: Sub-Driver

Yep.

Bernie Sanders will definitely do for the US what’s been done to Venezuela.


6 posted on 05/31/2016 8:20:30 PM PDT by Jack Hammer
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To: Sub-Driver

And Bernie refused to comment on what’s happening in Venezuela when asked point blank. On a Spanish speaking station and TV interview.

Mark


7 posted on 05/31/2016 11:06:32 PM PDT by MarkL (Do I really look like a guy with a plan?)
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To: SteveH

Che - A racist, mass-murderer, who’s become a hero the the “dumb-masses.”

Mark


8 posted on 05/31/2016 11:07:36 PM PDT by MarkL (Do I really look like a guy with a plan?)
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