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Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Hey, Bernie voters: Check out Venezuela

By Silvio Canto, Jr

Cheers for Vin Scully, the legendary voice of the Dodgers.  He's called a lot of games and big moments over the years. His comments about socialism earned an A+ in the Truth Hall of Fame:
“Socialism, failing to work as it always does. This time in Venezuela. You talk about giving everybody something free and all of a sudden, there’s no food to eat. And who do you think is the richest person in Venezuela? The daughter of Hugo Chavez. Hello.”
Down in Venezuela, the situation has reached "failed state” status.  What do you call a state where soldiers have to protect bakeries so that people don't steal flour or bread?  It is horrific, as we see in this report from The New York Times:
With delivery trucks under constant attack, the nation’s food is now transported under armed guard. Soldiers stand watch over bakeries. The police fire rubber bullets at desperate mobs storming grocery stores, pharmacies and butcher shops. A 4-year-old girl was shot to death as street gangs fought over food.
Venezuela is convulsing from hunger. I visited Venezuela a couple of times before Chavez.  A nation "convulsing from hunger" is not what I found........To Read More....

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