Chavez Tells Obama: ‘Align Yourself Toward Socialism with Us’: El Financiero, Mexico

Days ago, the wire services reported that Venezuela President Hugo Chavez invited President Obama to join him in ’socialism.’ We translated this article from Mexico’s El Financiero, which contains that quote along with some others. Chavez also explains why he thinks it correct that democratically-elected leaders remain in office as long as the people want to vote for them and why that ‘evil, genocidal empire’ is finally coming to an end. The El Financiero article is also packaged with a video of Chavez warning people to avoid American superheros like Batman and Superman, which he regards as tools of imperial brainwashing.

Translated By Fernando Uribe

March 6, 2009

Mexico- El Financiero- Original Article (Spanish)

Caracas: The president of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, paid tribute to his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and invited his U.S. counterpart, Barack Obama, to “align with Latin socialism” in save the country to the north from the economic crisis.

While hosting an official ceremony attended by representatives of the Brazilian Embassy in Caracas, Chavez warned that, “if a president has 60 or 70 percent approval,” as is the case with his Brazilian counterpart, “why should he have to go?”

“How long will the Lula government last? … Until 2011. Now consider this, If a president after six, seven, or eight years of governing has 60 or 70 percent approval, I ask, I wonder, Why should he have to go?” Chavez said.

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