It doesn't matter if we have a crooked electoral council, ... We have to go out and vote.

We don't sit on the U.S. ambassador's lap, nor do we sit on the Cuban ambassador's lap,

We, as part of a democratic opposition movement, are not planning to kill Chavez or topple the government.

We felt we were victims of fraud

Imagine what it means to us for a party like Democratic Action to say today that under these conditions, we cannot participate in the electoral process,

Neutrality is for referees in a football game. You have to take a stand. The really, really good journalists always take a stand with those who have no power, with those who have no rights, and with those who have no voice.