Nancy Pelosi denounced the efforts of Hugo Chavez’s successor, Nicholas Maduro, to block news of anti-Communist protests in Venezuela from reaching the rest of the world:
Disturbed by #Venezuela's aggression against citizens & reporters. The right to protest & freedom of press are vital to a strong democracy.
— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) February 21, 2014
Minor point of order before we proceed:
https://twitter.com/golfnut332/status/436981846342000640
@NancyPelosi //Venezuela is not a democracy. Thought you need to know.
— Henry Plage (@Hplage44) February 21, 2014
@NancyPelosi this isn't a democracy since long time ago…
— @roxanne_ccs (@roxanne_ccs) February 21, 2014
That detail aside, Pelosi’s concern about freedom of the press and the right to protest should start at home:
@NancyPelosi Then why does your party insist on regulating our Press?
— Reason In Liberty (@ReasonInLiberty) February 21, 2014
Says the govt that jails journalists & whistleblowers RT @NancyPelosi: Disturbed by #Venezuela's aggression against citizens & reporters.
— Bernard Keane (@BernardKeane) February 21, 2014
@NancyPelosi Then why has our Freedom of Press fallen to 47th in the world because of this administration?
— Charlie (@chuckles711) February 21, 2014
@NancyPelosi @onahunttoday I wish Ms. Pelosi would be equally vocal about these issues here at home.
— Denis Donovan (@denisgaltymore) February 21, 2014
https://twitter.com/prepresscolor/status/436985081421234176
https://twitter.com/AngryVizslaMax/status/436976036266250240
https://twitter.com/Gavin891/status/436986044500545536
@NancyPelosi So this is where the FCC got their great idea.
— Mike Cosgrove (@cos4651) February 21, 2014
@NancyPelosi You are delusional – Aren't you trying to put the FCC police in newsrooms?
— Donna Delia (@DeliaDonna) February 21, 2014
The FCC has reportedly backed off the newsroom “survey” plan for now, but we don’t recall Pelosi complaining about it too loudly when the idea was being floated.
BREAKING: #FCC backs off newsroom survey plan
— Fox News (@FoxNews) February 21, 2014