Really Rick Sanchez?

So in 2010, Rick Sanchez got fired from CNN for making comments regarding Jon Stewart (calling him a "bigot").  The Hialeah native, who was born in Guanabacoa, Cuba, stated recently that Venezuela is not a priority of Obama's because the media does not care.  I am the first to admit that I am not a big fan of Obama or his agenda.  However, to say that the reason Venezuela is not being addressed is because of lack of media interest is extremely ridiculous!

In my humble opinion, this is a bit ludicrous.  I am not saying that Venezuela, is at the forefront of most issues in the minds of American citizens, however, neither is Crimea, Ukraine or Russia.  I am the first to admit that we have plenty of domestic issues that need to be addressed first, such as jobs, the economy, homelessness, etc.  Throughout the history of the US, we have been seen as the beacon of democracy, sometimes even the police force for the world.  Though democracy may not be the best form of government for every country out there, it is definitely a much better form of government than tyrannical and oppressive forms of government, such as the ones being seen in Cuba, North Korea and of course, Venezuela.  This is reminiscent of the Cold War days, when Russia was trying to spread communism throughout the world and the US tried to stop it by all means necessary.

How can a Cuban born, South Florida raised individual see what is going on in Venezuela, and even what is continuing to happen in Cuba, and say that it is of no importance to the media?  Rick Sanchez, you are the media, and if you are all dismissing it, it will not get the attention it deserves.  If every news outlet continues to "ignore" it, then nothing will get done.  Obama is not ignoring Venezuela because the media does not care, frankly he may not care about the rest of the Western Hemisphere.

Rick, as the son of immigrants that fled the Castro regime and had to start over in this country, as well as seeing the Cuban people continue to be oppressed for over five decades, I expected more from you.  Please prove me wrong.