Hugo Chavez does not like criticism any more than does Barack Obama. He has gone after media which are critical of him, shutting down 34 radio stations that have been critical of him. However yesterday, suppression of dissident voices became violent, as a pro-government group attacked Globovision, a television network that has been critical. El Universal, an anti-Chavez newspaper reports:hreats of regulatory harassment of talk radio, keep in mind that thin-skinned tyrants sometimes use mob violence to accomplish what the political system will not permit.Since President Obama has such a warm relationship with Hugo Chavez, symbolized by their famous variant on the customary diplomatic  handshake, I hope that the President will express his dismay over events in Venezuela suppressing the free speech of his friend's opponents.(Read Full Post)