Native Venezuelan, Now Proud American, Warns of ‘Fruits of Socialism’

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🗓️ 11 December 2019

⏱️ 29 minutes

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In the 1980s, Patricia Rucker’s family left Venezuela, planning that her father would work for a time in the U.S. “Venezuela to me was the most perfect country you could have on this earth,” Rucker recalls. “Not only beautiful weather--beautiful people, very moral, very safe, very free, never had an income tax. The Constitution of Venezuela was modeled after the U.S. Constitution.” But the family’s plans changed, even as Venezuela fundamentally changed. ”Hugo Chavez was able to win an election by making promises and sowing envy, telling folks you should have what others have, you should have whatever, the nice houses,” Rucker warns. “You should get this, you should get that.” Now a U.S. citizen and a West Virginia state senator, Rucker is speaking out about the dangers of socialism. We also cover the following stories: The House Democrats announce the next impeachment step. President Trump criticizes FBI Director Christopher Wray. Most Americans didn't talk politics at Thanksgiving. The Daily Signal podcast is available on Ricochet, iTunes, Pippa, Google Play, or Stitcher. All of our podcasts can be found at DailySignal.com/podcasts. If you like what you hear, please leave a review. You can also leave us a message at 202-608-6205 or write us at letters@dailysignal.com. Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Wednesday, December 11th. I'm Kate Trinker.
0:09.6	And I'm Daniel Davis.
0:11.0	Patricia Rucker was born in Venezuela during a time of prosperity.
0:15.3	She and her family moved to the U.S. but they always expected they'd move back.
0:19.5	Well that plan didn't pan out.
0:21.4	The socialist wave that swept Venezuela resulted in her
0:24.3	family's property being looted. Today she's a US citizen and proudly serves in the
0:29.5	West Virginia Senate and she has a clear message for America about socialism. I recently sat down with
0:35.4	Patricia and we'll share that conversation in just a bit. And if you're
0:39.4	enjoying this podcast please be sure to leave a review or a five-star rating on iTunes and please encourage others
0:46.0	to subscribe.
0:47.6	Now, on to our top news.
0:51.5	Democrats announced two articles of impeachment on Tuesday.
0:57.0	Here's what House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, Democrat of New York, said, via CNN.
1:04.2	The House Committee on the Judiciary
1:05.8	is introducing two articles of impeachment,
1:08.7	charging the President of the United States,
1:11.3	Donald J. Trump, with committing high crimes and misdemeanors.
1:16.9	The first article is for abuse of power.
1:20.8	It is an impeachable offense for the president to exercise the powers of his public office
1:27.0	to obtain an improper personal benefit while ignoring or injuring the national interest.
1:35.0	He also said this.
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