Crazy Larry is at it again. And, as always, Bush and America are the target of his socialist venom. I’ve never heard so much poisonious vitriol from any other glorious leader. Even Mr. Danger is more polite.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has attacked US counterpart George W Bush as a “symbol of domination” as the pair continue rival Latin American tours.
Speaking at an “anti-imperialist rally” in Buenos Aires, Mr Chavez said Mr Bush was no more than a “political corpse”.
Mr Bush arrived in the capital of neighbouring Uruguay, Montevideo, as Mr Chavez addressed the crowd of 40,000.
It is as close as the two rivals will come, separated by just 65km (40 miles) across the River Plate. ~news.bbc.co.uk
In another BBC article they use this incredibly appropriate photograph, which may or may not be a file photo, or could be from the event where he made these remarks perhaps?
Why is he smiling at the bottom of this squirrel?
“Those who want to go directly to hell, they can follow capitalism,” Mr Chavez said in the town of Trinidad in Bolivia.
Chavez rhetoric draws crowds
“And those of us who want to build heaven here on earth, we will follow socialism,” he added. ~Hugo ‘squirrel boy‘ Chavez
Interesting.
Mr Chavez, dressed in his trademark red shirt, shouted to the crowds: “The little imperial gentleman from the north must be across the river by now. Let’s send him a big shout: Gringo go home!”
We need to tell him North America is for North Americans and South America is for South Americans – this is our America
Chavez goes on offensive
Before leaving Brazil, where the US president signed a deal aimed at promoting the bio fuel ethanol as an alternative to petrol, Mr Bush said his trip was aimed at promoting neighbourly relations.
“My trip is to explain as clearly as I can that our nation is generous and compassionate,” Mr Bush said before heading for the second stop in his five-nation tour, Uruguay.
But protests before his arrival in the capital, Montevideo, ended with demonstrators smashing the windows of two McDonald’s stores.
In Brazil on Thursday, about 20 were injured as demonstrations against Mr Bush erupted into clashes on the city’s main avenue.
Hearts and minds
Mr Chavez insists that the timing of his tour is purely coincidental but the BBC’s Daniel Schweimler in Buenos Aires says the pair are embroiled in a battle for hearts and minds in Latin America.
Both presidents are trying to garner public support in Latin America
Many analysts say the US president’s tour is an attempt to counter the growing influence of his leftist arch-rival.
Mr Bush is visiting Brazil, Uruguay, Colombia, Guatemala and Mexico while Mr Chavez will move on from Argentina to Bolivia. ~news.bbc.co.uk