Campaña en Cadena #5: “Te juro Libertador con tu espada en mano, vamos a ganar el 7 de octubre!” #AbusoPoder

(15 febrero, Ejemplo #5, 90seg) :: Presidente Hugo Chávez hace propaganda electoral ilegal para las elecciones presidenciales del 7 de octubre, abusando de su poder y usando los recursos públicos del Estado. —- Denuncia el ventajismo y exiga una democracia verdadera! Comparte nuestros videos en las redes sociales para denunciarlo! —- Link del video: http://youtu.be/0RXhILz2XVw

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Campaña en Cadena #4: “Vamos a ganar por ‘knockout’. Vamos a darles otra pela más” #AbusoPoder

(15 y 23 febrero 2pm, Ejemplo #4, 2min) :: Presidente Hugo Chávez hace propaganda electoral ilegal para las elecciones presidenciales del 7 de octubre, abusando de su poder y usando los recursos públicos del Estado. —- Denuncia el ventajismo y exiga una democracia verdadera! Comparte nuestros videos en las redes sociales para denunciarlo! —- Link del video: http://youtu.be/nkHmvK5mmn8

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Venezuela: Hugo Chavez’ Anti-Semitic Election Campaign (IBTimes)

In Venezuela, the upcoming presidential election has an interesting twist. Socialist Hugo Chavez, who has ruled the oil-rich South American nation for 13 years, will be opposed by Henrique Capriles Radonski.

Chavez and some of his supporters and allies have waged a vicious anti-Semitic campaign against Capriles. The catch, however, is that Capriles is a practicing Catholic — in an overwhelmingly Catholic country.

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Capriles, 39, who was born in Caracas, is the grandson of Jewish immigrants from Russia and Poland who fled Europe during World War II. His maternal great-grandparents died in the Treblinka extermination camp. Regardless of how Capriles identifies himself, his candidacy has unleashed a wave of anti-Jewish sentiments in Venezuela, a country with a long history of anti-Semitism.

While serving as governor of Miranda, Venezuela’s second-largest state, he endured an onslaught of anti-Jewish vitriol from Chavez supporters. […]

Chavez may also have a personal grudge against Capriles. In 2004, Capriles spent four months in jail on charges related to an attempted coup against Chavez two years earlier. In a speech to lawmakers, referring directly to Capriles, Chavez once blustered: “You are not going to be able to disguise yourself, even if you look for advisers, masks. Dress yourself up however you dress yourself up. Pig’s tail, pig’s ears, pig’s nose: It’s a pig.”

Moreover, when Capriles ran for governor in 2008, the Chavez-controlled media described Capriles as a member of the “Jewish-Zionist bourgeoisie” and bizarrely, even “genetically fascist.” Capriles has even been labeled a “Nazi” by some Chavez cohorts.

“They came here and they called me ‘Nazi,’ when my grandmother was in the Warsaw Ghetto,” Capriles told The Forward newspaper. “My great-grandparents were killed in a concentration camp. My grandmother’s mother and father were killed by the Nazis in Treblinka.” Some publications have even photo-shopped a Star of David onto Capriles’ face. […]

Meanwhile, Chavez has a long and unsavory record against the country’s Jews. Chavez in a Christmas 2005 speech directly attacked the Jews when he ominously said, “Some minorities, the descendants of the people who crucified Christ, [who] seized the riches of the world. … A minority has taken possession all of the wealth of the world.” Chavez has also repeatedly vilified Israel while cultivating close relations with anti-Semites like Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. […]

Shimon Samuels, director of international relations at the Simon Wiesenthal Center, wrote in a letter to Chavez, “We urge President Chavez to put an end to this campaign that will surely become more threatening as the election date approaches. Chavez carries the ultimate responsibility for his own media outlets and can personally stop their hate-mongering.” —- Original article by Palash Ghosh at International Business Times

Fuente: ibtimes.com

Chávez camp launches smear campaign against presidential rival Capriles (The Guardian)

Venezuelan opposition candidate Henrique Capriles faces attacks over his sexuality, affluent background and Jewish roots. Capriles was overwhelmingly endorsed as the Venezuelan opposition’s presidential candidate in its first-ever primary election on February 12.

Allies of Hugo Chávez have begun a smear campaign against the opposition’s candidate for the Venezuelan presidency – while a row over voter lists has heightened fears that supporters of Henrique Capriles could face reprisals in their employment and personal lives. […]

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Senior officials and state media have led the attack, denouncing Capriles – a 39-year-old state governor who wants to be Venezuela’s youngest leader – as “bourgeois” and “fascist”.

“Now we know who is the candidate of imperialism, of capitalism and the right wing,” said congress leader Diosdado Cabello, a former military comrade and longtime staunch supporter of the socialist president. “The anti-patriotic candidate has a face. He won’t have an easy election campaign.”

Capriles is the grandson of Jews who survived the second world war Holocaust in Poland. He defines himself as a centre-left progressive favouring free-market economics with a strong social conscience.

The most furious accusations have come from state media commentator Mario Silva, who often targets Chávez’s foes on his late night TV show The Razorblade. Silva insulted opposition leaders and then read out a purported police document reporting Capriles was caught in a car having sex with another man in 2000. Capriles denied the allegation and said the document was falsified. Police have not commented.

Another state radio commentator, Adal Hernandez, wrote a vitriolic profile of Capriles, highlighting his Jewish family background and titled The Enemy Is Zionism. Capriles, a practising Catholic, has not responded to the profile. […]

Chávez supporters have also demanded to know the source of Capriles’ campaign financing, implying pro-US interests have been backing him. The Democratic Unity candidate has responded that his books are open for all to see. […]

The government for years discriminated against Venezuelans whose names were on a list of people who requested a recall referendum on Chávez’s rule, blocking them from jobs, state loans and in some cases even entrance to government buildings. […]

Capriles has criticised one-sided coverage by state media, accusing it of routinely ignoring protests about crime and water shortages while extensively reporting “every time a mango falls on a roof” in the state of Miranda where he is governor. […]

But the president still appears to have the edge, thanks to high popularity among the poor, a formidable party machine and an extraordinary pre-election spending spree on welfare projects like allowances for single mothers and pensioners. —- Original article at The Guardian

Fuente: Guardian

Venezuela: Tough fight ahead for opposition leader Henrique Capriles Radonski (Girish Gupta)

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It is an abuse of power and a violation of the Venezuelan Constitution and anti-corruption law for President Hugo Chávez and other government officials to repeatedly utilize State TV and National Blanket Broadcasts* to attack opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles.

Less than a week after winning Venezuela’s opposition primary, Henrique Capriles Radonski suffered criticism of his Jewish roots, an allegation of homosexuality and was called a “low-life pig” by the man he will fight in October’s election, President Hugo Chavez.

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To say Capriles is in for a tough few months is to put it lightly. […] State television personality Mario Silva read out what he said was a police document live on air last week, alleging that Capriles was caught having sex with a man in a car more than a decade ago. At the same time, state radio personality Adal Hernandez published an essay entitled, “The Enemy is Zionism,” on the station’s website, decrying Capriles’ alleged links to a Jewish business elite. […]

Ensuring he didn’t get fired up when provoked by Chavez was one of the keys to Capriles’ win: “This primary proves that Venezuelans want neither polarization nor aggressive political language,” said Carlos Romero, a political analyst at the Central University of Venezuela. “Capriles, with simple speech, managed to penetrate the popular sectors and young people.” […]

By contrast, Capriles rarely mentions Chavez by name, acutely aware that while the socialist maverick may not be popular in the middle-class areas Capriles is comfortable in, he is still overwhelmingly popular in many barrios. […]

Critics suggest though that the president is simply buying votes. Spending is likely to rise nearly 50 percent this year on last, according to the government’s planned budget. […] All that cash will go into more social programs over the coming months, as Chavez reminds the population of what has been achieved and that for his Bolivarian Revolution to succeed, another six-year term is necessary — and deserved. […]

“Now we have the loser,” Chavez said on Friday, welcoming his contender to the ring. “We’re going to pulverize you in the October election!” And just in case that didn’t fire up Capriles enough, the president added: “You have a pig’s tail, a pig’s ears; you snort like a pig,” he said. “You’re a low-life pig.” […] —- Originally published in the Global Post.

* In Venezuela, a “national chain” broadcast (Cadena Nacional de Radio y Televisión) is an obligatory National Blanket Broadcast that—by law—must be aired by all domestic radio and television stations. Not all countries have an equivalent (US, UK, etc.) and the mechanism allows President Chávez to commandeer the airwaves at any time for as long as he wishes. He gives speeches for hours, sings and chants with members of his government and political party. Recently and in violation of the Venezuelan Constitution and anti-corruption law, Chávez has been blatantly utilizing the National Blanket Broadcast in order to kick-off his presidential election campaign.

Monitoreo Ciudadano (Citizen Monitoring) is a citizen initiative and NGO dedicated to monitoring and exposing the abuse of power and public resources by the Venezuelan government in efforts to illegally influence Venezuelan elections. —- President Hugo Chávez has in recent months abused both State TV and obligatory nationwide blanket broadcasts (cadena nacional) on multiple occasions to support his candidacy for president and attack his opponent. —- Citizen Monitoring uses the Twitter hashtag #AbusoPoder (Abuse of Power) to register complaints. Follow us at @yomonitoreo

Fuente: globalpost.com