Hugo Chavez wants to be around for a long time. His term expires in 2013, and he cannot run for re-election then. Last year, he proposed several constitutional changes, including erasing the term limit on his office. The referendum was defeated.
Now, fresh off regional elections where his party was defeated in several key states, Chavez [...]
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Chavez Sings To Bush, “You Are So Like Me”
Posted in September 27th, 2008
During a visit to Beijing, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez referred to George Bush by serenading journalists with “You are so like me.”
“I am sounding like Bush, more or less. What a novelty,” Chavez said.
“The president of the United States has finally recognized there is a crisis…that they are the ones who are responsible for the [...]
Chavez Calls Himself A “Maoist”
Posted in September 25th, 2008
In a visit to China, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez called himself a “Maoist.” As with most things that Chavez says, it is hard to know if he really believes it. Today’s China barely gives lip service to Mao. That makes it hard to understand what Chavez is trying to do.
What is clear is that he [...]
Hugo Chavez Rants Against “Shithead Yankees”
Posted in September 13th, 2008
Hugo Chavez did not use the regular diplomatic niceties when he ordered U.S. Ambassador Patrick Duddy to leave Venezuela. Chavez accused Duddy and the Bush administration of arranging a plot to overthrow him.
At a rally in Carabobo, Chavez yelled, “Shithead Yankees, go to hell.”
Chavez ordered Venezuela’s ambassador to the U.S. recalled. Chavez said that until [...]
Chavez Wants To Rename Latin America As Indian America
Posted in August 14th, 2008
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has a new suggestion for the Western Hemisphere. He wants to give Latin America a new name — Indian America. Chavez says he want to bring “historical justice” by removing the European imposed Latin America. Chavez made the announcement in Mexico.
Of course, Chavez made the announcement in Spanish — the European [...]
Chavez Threatens European Union With Fake Oil Embargo
Posted in June 22nd, 2008
Hugo Chavez is upset over new European Union policies on the detaining and deportation of illegal immigrants. These policies have a re-entry ban and maximum eighteen-month detention. In response, Chavez has threatened not to sell oil to the European countries that impose these policies. Nice try, Hugo, but there is one problem: no European country [...]
Chavez Personal Voodoo Doll
Posted in June 19th, 2008
Tensions between Columbia and Venezuela are near the boiling point. To ease that, a Columbian designer has come up with Hugo Chavez Voodoo Doll. It is really more of a pincushion.
One description calls it a “fake” voodoo doll. That begs the question: Is it possible to have a “real” voodoo doll. It is possible–if [...]
Chavez Blames Capitalism, Not Oil Prices, For High Cost Of Food
Posted in April 23rd, 2008
Venzuelan President Hugo Chavez is calling the high food prices in the world a “massacre” of the world’s poor. “Developed countries want to feed the cars of the rich with food,” said Chavez. “The problem is not the production of food … it is the economic, social and political model of the world. The capitalist [...]
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