Why did CHAVEZ's "graciousness" get bleeped on Univision 2 days later?

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Wed Dec-05-07 10:34 PM
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Why did CHAVEZ's "graciousness" get bleeped on Univision 2 days later?

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http://blogs.salon.com/0001330/2007/12/03.html

.... Behind the Scenes: Multiple reliable sources are saying that having Chávez accept the results was no easy task. In fact, a good source told me that at some point the CNE President almost announced a Si victory by a slim margin, which was stopped only because General Baduel threatened to come on stage and call the fraud if she did this. In the end the military and Baduel prevailed in defending institutionality. Baduel and the military reportedly played a key role in forcing Chavez to accept his defeat or otherwise the military will call it a coup. ....

Chavez’ Speech: Not gracious at all. First of all, he should not have extended himself so much. He should have said he recognized the victory of the No and not go into more details, least of all when after one hour he said that he would keep it short. Those abroad should remember that while Chavez was speaking, all TV and radio stations were forced to carry his speech. The supporters of the NO, the winners in this race, were egoistically denied watching their own side celebrate.

Chávez also tried to turn the loss into a victory, which is valid, but certainly not very believable for a man used to winning elections handily. The voters said they did not like his proposal, the voters rejected his socialism, the voters rejected his indefinite reelection, but Chavez still said that he would not remove one comma from his proposal and there will be other times for that fight. Thus, Chavez was showing how he likes to impose his will without discussion, rather than use the tools of democracy: negotiation, discussion and concession in order to reach a consensus. He cannot accept an opinion different than his; he cannot admit different ways of accomplishing things. Despite the evidence of the No victory, he plans to continue to push his project intact, which may be his demise. ....

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071206/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/venezuela_russia_planes;_ylt=Aj08teNSygQOEmgQqmIQnSm3IxIF

Venezuela to buy Russian-made planes

.... Under President Hugo Chavez, Venezuela has already purchased some $3 billion worth of arms from Russia, including 53 military helicopters, 100,000 Kalashnikov assault rifles and 24 SU-30 Sukhoi fighter jets.

Air Force Col. Oswaldo Hernandez Sanchez did not provide any details regarding the planes to be purchased from Russia, saying only that he expected them to arrive in Venezuela late next year.

Chavez — a former army lieutenant colonel — says Venezuela needs new transport planes to replace Hercules C-130 planes because of maintenance problems caused a U.S. ban on arms sales to the South American country.

The U.S. State Department imposed the ban, which affects the sale by other countries of any military hardware containing U.S. technology, citing a lack of support by Chavez's government for counterterrorism efforts and its increasingly close relations with Iran and communist-led Cuba.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071203/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/venezuela_chavez_s_powers;_ylt=AgTu3Zz.aiRMEBYNDsnSEkG3IxIF

• Through presidential decrees. The National Assembly granted Chavez special powers earlier this year to enact laws by decree in 11 areas, from the economy to defense, until July 2008. The powers were granted under a so-called "enabling law" aimed at giving the presidential special authority to move ahead with creating a "new, sustainable economic and social model."

• Through laws approved by the National Assembly. The congress has been dominated by Chavez supporters since the opposition boycotted 2005 elections expressing concerns about a lack of guarantees for a fair and transparent vote. Seven of the 167 lawmakers have since broken ties with Chavez

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