In this video
from Noticiero Digital there is tape of the Mayor of the Metropolitan area of Caracas, Juan Barreto,
showing his intolerance, disrespect and poor manners by simply losing his
temper and insulting and reacting against a reporter that is trying to ask him
a question. The question is really never
answered.
Basically the
Mayor is announcing the expropriation of some 32 buildings in the Caracas area. The Mayor
begins saying that they will publish the pictures of the buildings so it is
clear which ones they are, because people are concerned and it is not true that
buildings are being taken over. The reporter points out that people have
started invading buildings since the expropriations began, she then asks what
will be done to the people that violate the law and he snaps back at her saying
you are cornering me and that is not how reporting is done and tells her she
should go back to the University, as his supporters join him, jeering at her. He
then makes some preposterous charges against Juan Fernandez giving oil away to foreign
countries and tries to draw a parallel to this situation. Fernandez, one of the
union leaders of the oil workers never had the level within PDVDA to even participate
in those decisions and it was not even his area of expertise.
The
reporter then repeats the question and he says he will apply the law. While he
is the one being aggressive, he tells her that she is being too aggressive. At
this point he leaves, loses his temper and a starts screaming at her telling
her she is no reporter that all she is an opposition leader, as his supporters
jeer and scream at her.
Another sad
show of the intolerance and aggressiveness by a leader of the pretty
revolution.
(Note Added: El Nacional today reports (page B-20, by subscription) that a total of 20 buildings have been invaded since Friday morning. This is what the reporter was asking the Mayor which he never answered, in fact he says in the video it is not happening)

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