 | And the four guys lifting him are getting trusses. |
CARACAS - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Sunday that his Cuban counterpart, Fidel Castro, was already ”getting out of bed” and on his way to a full recovery.
| He's getting the best western medicine has to offer, which fortunately for him (and not for us) is a lot better than the best Cuban medicine has to offer ... |
Speaking by telephone to Bolivian President Evo Morales during his regular Sunday television talk show “Hello President,” Chavez said he had gotten new information about the ailing Cuba leader and that Castro was improving after his gastrointestinal operation announced last Monday. “This morning I learned that he is very well, is already getting out of bed, is talking more than he should because he talks a lot. We sent our regards,” Chavez said to Morales on the program.
| While Castro does talk alot when he's healthy, that doesn't mean he's talking now. |
Chavez said he was ready to visit his old friend, addressing Castro on the air. “You’re expecting my visit there so that we can drink a ’tsunami’, an energy drink Fidel makes with 151 proof rum soy milk, an old cigar oatmeal and blood from a female dissident I don’t know how many other things,” Chavez added in his first broadcast in nearly two months.
| It's an energy drink! It's embalming fluid! It's an energy drink and embalming fluid! |
Since his return to Venezuela Thursday, Chavez had avoided mentioning Cuba or Castro, feeding speculation that the Cuban leader was in much worse shape than authorities in Havana had let on.
| Just coordinating his strategy with that shifty Raul ... |
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