President Chavez Criticizes Hillary Clinton as a ‘Blond Condoleezza’: Government of Venezuela
No one can say that Hugo Chavez doesn’t have the knack for a memorable turn of phrase. Since the creation of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, Latin America’s newest alliance which excludes the United States, the tension seems to have heated up between the U.S. and Venezuela. In this latest rhetorical salvo, the Venezuelan leader has gone after Secretary of State Clinton, who has been on a Latin American tour, likening her to one of his less than favorite people, George W. Bush’s secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice.
The Web site of the government of Venezuela quotes President Chavez in part:
“I spoke with [Brazil Foreign Minister] Celso Amorim and he told me of a very funny remark he made to the secretary of state, Mrs. Clinton, who, like Condoleezza Rice, only this time a blonde one, came to Brasilia to attack Venezuela,” the president said.
“Mrs. Clinton comes, and shows right in front of Celsus – who is a great friend – disrespect to Brazil, disrespect to South America, disrespect; she comes to intrigue and to sow discord, saying that Venezuela is continuing to erode democracy and that whole story; that Venezuela should look south and follow the example of Brazil or Chile. … Then Celsus, after standing near this lady who was saying all of this, made a comment and put her on the spot: he said he didn’t agree with everything the secretary was saying, except for the part about Venezuela now looking south. And with very fine humor, he said because yes, we are now to the South,” related the president.
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9 Responses to “President Chavez Criticizes Hillary Clinton as a ‘Blond Condoleezza’: Government of Venezuela”
Complete investigation, put out warrant arrest, request international community to arrest suspect, extradite to Argentina for fair & speedy trial…”
I hope there are no earth quakes in Ven., then Chavez will eat his words. He is a cretin and I hope O has smartened up to him and Putin and Ahmadinejad.
hillary clinton is right.chavez is abusive leader in venezuela
Chavez is selfish.Hillary Clinton advocates the democracy,human right agenda,campaigning against graft and corruption,campaigning against illegal drugs in Latin America.Hillary Clinton became instrument of global peace cooperation.Chavez is evil
Hillary Clinton is good American politician because she became defender of Latin median men against Latin American leaders' dictatorship
Chavez may not the bogeyman the right wing imagines (and uses) but he's a bit of an old sexist fool.
and Ahmadinejad just said that 9/11 was a lie.
crazy people say crazy things.
Well, plenty of us Americans had come to lose our concern with Hillary Clinton's campus-radical-style past, “Am I your mouthpiece, or what?” similarity to Michael Lerner, all the other rad-baggage that is toxic to real America and real Americans. She seems to have outgrown it or shoved that farther-left garbage aside long ago when using the Senate as her springboard to a Presidential attempt. (She'd still probably make a good President and ought to challenge Obama and other Dems in 2012 if the field is weak.)
Having Baby Huey disparage Clinton only puts real Americans [tm] at even more ease. Good going, Huey.
Chavez is a good target for assassination. His relentless elimination of democaratic processes and institutions leave the Venezuelans little choice of escape unfortunately. A Fidel wannabe he has forced an end to presidential term limits allowing him to become president for life. His authoritarian control of the Judiciary and political checks and balances renders non-violent regime change hopeless. He rode to position on a reform platform to help the poor and illiterate populace. The only changes have been to make himself fabulously wealthy and in complete control. That he would classlessly declaim HRC isn't surprising. After all his boorishness is the best of his qualities.
I don't like his exporting unrest to the rest of our hemisphere. He's bad enough that he's wrecking his own country, but we've always limited ourselves about that — not that I wouldn't mind seeing an “errant” cruise missile do some damage either to his refineries or to his Kalashnikov factories. (Bomb them to bits if any American is harmed by an AK-47 used by any terrrorist in Latin America. That is restrained but sensible enough.)