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Caribbean-Latin America
Chavez: Bush is symbol of domination
2007-03-10
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has once again lambasted President Bush, calling him a "symbol of domination" and saying "we are a cry of rebellion against that domination."

His comments came on Friday as both leaders press ahead with simultaneous tours of Latin America. George W. Bush arrived Thursday in Brazil for a weeklong five-nation regional tour which will also take him to Uruguay, Colombia, Guatemala and Mexico. Chavez met with Argentinean President Nestor Kirchner Friday in Argentina's presidential palace, where both men signed mutual accords to strengthen their economic ties. "Argentina and Venezuela are victims of the same recipe that was prescribed by the IMF and which Mr. Bush wants to bring back to our people,'' Chavez said in an interview with Argentinean television.

Observers say the two ideological rivals are touring the region at the same time in a battle to win the hearts and minds of Latin American countries and to enlist allies for their own visions for the region. Chavez already has many regional allies including the leaders of Bolivia and Ecuador.
Posted by:Fred

#15  Has anyone publicly criticized this assclown for shipping Venezuela's oil abroad for a pittance to buy influence for "la revolucion" while millions are starving in his own country?
Posted by: Croling Ebbease3251   2007-03-10 16:04  

#14  calling him a "symbol of domination"

That's really rich coming from someone who just got "Dictator by Decree" powers from his "Congress."
Posted by: BA   2007-03-10 15:31  

#13  Seeing how this particular bit of news is being accepted by those watching a spanish speaking channel is very worrisome.
I see our country being saturated with illegals that follow the beat of this drum. It's very scary to think that many actually agree with Chavez and his beliefs. That we Americans are to blame for their poverty, and how they deserve more.
I just foresee a very explosive end to all of this.
I hope I'm wrong but I doubt it. Pretty soon a fence won't be enough, as we're being corroded from within too.

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Posted by: Jan   2007-03-10 13:35  

#12  Maybe he thinks he's Che... thus the hat.

Now that I think of it... has anyone seen Skerry's lucky hat?
Posted by: CrazyFool   2007-03-10 11:42  

#11  Oh yeah...
If we're an empire then where's Chavez's tribute money for being allowed to occupy space on our extended landmass? Huh? Oh... nice hat. Very French.
Posted by: eLarson   2007-03-10 10:59  

#10  Okay, Hugo. So I guess all your South Americano compadres who snuck in up here oughta head home now, right?
Posted by: tu3031   2007-03-10 09:12  

#9  Chavez: Bush is symbol of domination

No one has forced the world to adopt the American dollar as a standard. The market did because idiots running their own governments keep tanking their economies.

No one has forced the world to listen to or adopt American pop culture. The 'masses' have because, like millions of their neighbors who've pulled stakes and headed to the promised land, it represents vitality, opportunity, and hope that has for generations been ground out of their own culture by dictators, oligarchs, and petty bureaucrats.

If you have something to sell, you'll have buyers. That includes 'ideas' as well as oil.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2007-03-10 08:37  

#8  Is that his Curtis Sliwa "Guardian Angels" suit?
Posted by: Besoeker   2007-03-10 07:27  

#7  Rerun from What's Happening!!
Posted by: ed   2007-03-10 07:23  

#6  Looking at a budget defecit of between 4.5 and 6 percent of GDP, with inflation running between 24-28 percent - higher on food.
Posted by: Shipman   2007-03-10 05:01  

#5  Do all these communist dictators go to the same clown to get their costumes designed?
Posted by: gorb   2007-03-10 04:02  

#4  "I've got a bad feelin' about this" (forgive me I've been watching Star Wars reruns lol)
It's just so discouraging.
When you mix uneducated folks in our country that speak primarily spanish with this type of hype it's not going to be a good outcome.
Posted by: Jan   2007-03-10 02:48  

#3  Hell, Jan, why would you expect the Mexes to be any better than our homegrown MSM? At least the Mexes have the excuse of being criminal foreigners.
Posted by: mac   2007-03-10 01:40  

#2  I don't remember trying to do anything to dominate Vezezuela. Does anyone else? What is this Symbol of Dumbination talking about?
Posted by: gorb   2007-03-10 01:21  

#1  while at work, one of my patients was watching a spanish news channel.
On this newscast they were showing Chavez being well received by the Mexicans during his speech. They also switched over to the Brazil deal.
All this being broadcast in the United States, showing President Bush in a bad light. With the most of the folks watching this broadcast being illegals with some legal residents thrown in. I don't know how well tempered this newscast is being.
Yes, let's get them all fired up against our country now.
Posted by: Jan from work   2007-03-10 00:57  

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