Venezuela government says foes seek to slam it at Oscars

[Zorro]

Venezuela's government said "right-wing extremists" were lobbying in Hollywood for movie stars to denounce President Nicolas Maduro's socialist administration from the stage at Sunday's Academy Awards.

Venezuela has been rocked by its worst unrest in a decade, with at least 17 people killed in violence around opposition demonstrations and clashes between hooded protesters, security forces, and pro-government militants.

Maduro's critics are demanding he quit and accuse him of repression, while the president says "fascists" working with U.S. financiers want to engineer a coup like the one in 2002 that briefly toppled his predecessor, Hugo Chavez.

"Right-wing extremists are lobbying in Hollywood, looking for pronouncements against Venezuela at the Oscars!" Information Minister Delcy Rodriguez said on her Twitter account @DrodriguezMinci on Saturday.

http://news.yahoo.com/venezuela-government-says-foes-seek-slam-oscars-012155379--sector.html

[Common Sense Party]

1. Right. All those Hollywood "right wingers".

What comedy team is writing this stuff for Maduro?

[Flatulo]

2. Other than Tom Sellick, who else in Hollywood is RW?

[smokey775]

3. Kelsey Grammer, Clint Eastwood, Craig T. Nelson, Angie Harmon,

Adam Sandler, to name a few.

[Marksman_91]

4. Jared Leto mentioned Ukraine and Venezuela in his acceptance speech

So that's a thing

[joshcryer]

5. Haha, really? What did he say?

[joshcryer]

6. Found video:

To all the dreamers out there around the world watching this tonight in places like Ukraine and Venezuela, I want to to say we are here, and as you struggle to make your dreams happen and live the impossible, we are thinking of you tonight.

Read more: Oscars 2014: Watch Jared Leto's Amazing Acceptance Speech: VIDEO | TIME.com http://entertainment.time.com/2014/03/02/oscars-2014-jared-letos-amazing-acceptance-speech-for-supporting-actor/#ixzz2us1yOTRI