Cheney: Hugo Chavez is the President of Peru.
Cheney: Hugo Chavez is the President of Peru.
This morning in a speech in Dallas, a reporter asked Vice President Cheney about his views on Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. Cheney responded that the people of Peru “deserve better” leadership:
MODERATOR: Our attention is focused on Iraq, Iran and the wider Middle East. However, much of the world is watching closely Hugo Chavez of Venezuela. How concerned are you about his influence?
CHENEY: We have — I’m trying to think how to state this diplomatically.
(LAUGHTER)
Diplomacy is hard sometimes.
(LAUGHTER)
We have refrained from making public pronouncements about Mr. Chavez — I think, for good and legitimate reasons. He’s a — obviously, an individual with his own agenda. And he spends a great deal of his time worrying about us and criticizing the United States.
My own personal view is that he does not represent the future of Latin America. And the people of Peru (sic), I think, deserve better in their leadership. But that’s obviously a matter they’ve got to resolve for themselves.
For the record, Peru’s current president is Alan GarcÃa. (At least Cheney didn’t call Africa a “nation.”)
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I think Cheney'd developed mad cow.
November 2nd, 2007 at 4:01 pmThat's funny. You wouldn't expect Darth Cheney to make such a silly mistake. After all, Venezuela has oil!
November 2nd, 2007 at 4:02 pmUh? What a dick Dick is. He didn't get his nap in.
Buck Fush
November 2nd, 2007 at 4:04 pmI find it difficult to believe that Cheney couldn't remember that Chavez is the president of Venezuela. This seems more like a calculated insult, as if Cheney would have remembered...if Chavez was worth considering.
November 2nd, 2007 at 4:04 pmIs Cheney giving himself a dirty sanchez?
November 2nd, 2007 at 4:04 pmHa ha ha. As if the U.S. doesn't deserve better leadership then they've had for the last 7 years.
November 2nd, 2007 at 4:09 pm"the people of Peru , I think , deserve better in their leadership"
That's the first time I've ever heard the phrase "the United States of America" mispronounced as "Peru".
November 2nd, 2007 at 4:09 pmAnd when they resolve that matter, the people of Peru will welcome us w/flowers & parades &....zzzzzzzz.....
November 2nd, 2007 at 4:10 pmindeed! people of Peru, unite against the mad, sulphur-smelling dictator!
November 2nd, 2007 at 4:11 pmIt's just one of those "unfortunate" countries where his "help" comes from. That's as much as he deigns to know.
November 2nd, 2007 at 4:13 pmAnd to think the reporter GAVE him the fact Chavez is in Venezuela. Guess Cheney was asleep (er... I mean, meditating) at the time....
November 2nd, 2007 at 4:15 pm"Diplomacy is hard sometimes."
This must be the reason why the Bush administration doesn't bother with diplomacy.
November 2nd, 2007 at 4:15 pmFor the record, Peru’s current president is Alan GarcÃa.
So Chavez stepped down? That's great news for the people of Argentina.
November 2nd, 2007 at 4:18 pmNot only does Bush require a psychiatric work-up but Cheney is badly in need of either a carotid endartorectomy (clean out those carotids and allow the blood to flow again) or a workup for senile dementia. Take your pick. I think it's six of one/half dozen of another myself if I were dx him.
November 2nd, 2007 at 4:18 pmClearly, this is indicative of a Veep gone insane. When he's not in a narcoleptic lapse and totally asleep, he's spouting off inaccuracies like this one. Give the guy the door before he becomes an american laughingstock.
As I've said before, what the heck will the late night talk show hosts and the Daily Show do when these buffoons are no longer center stage? They'll really have to dig deep for material then.
November 2nd, 2007 at 4:20 pmHis chronic narcolepsy indicates inadequate blood flow to the brain. I see that his condition is worsening.
November 2nd, 2007 at 4:21 pmAnd we thought GWB deserved the "Buffoon of the Century Award" for some of the ridiculous comments he makes! This one really takes the cake.
November 2nd, 2007 at 4:22 pmIf Cheney says it's so, then it must be so. Has he ever been wrong?
/sarc off
November 2nd, 2007 at 4:22 pm#16...I remember how my friends who are Red Sox fans reacted when the SOx finally broke the curse. Happy--but they even admitted feeling a little empty because the curse and the hope of "maybe next year" were things that gave them solidarity. I think Stewart and Colbert will be like that at first.
November 2nd, 2007 at 4:26 pmLMAO, Cheney has developed "Mad Bush" disease.
Offtopic: Pumpkin decorating contest at work, the winner of the vote for the scariest went to a pumpkin with Cheney's face on it. Hilarious.
November 2nd, 2007 at 4:28 pmAnd the people of Peru (sic), I think, deserve better in their leadership. But that’s obviously a matter they’ve got to resolve for themselves.
So, the Iraqi people are another group that "deserved better leadership". Why wasn't it a "matter they’ve got to resolve for themselves."?
November 2nd, 2007 at 4:35 pmdickie's funny. not a funny as KAP but prettty funny.
November 2nd, 2007 at 4:41 pmHow dare Chavez pull his money out of the US Treasury and keep his oil profits for the poor people on Venezuela!! Doesn't he know EVERY Petro dollar must be reinvested in America? This Chavez is a very irrational leader and the Peruvians deserve better. He actually hates Bush/Cheney because they tried to tamper in his reelection and apparently plotted to have him killed. Bad Chavez!
November 2nd, 2007 at 4:44 pmPssst ... don't tell Cheney Venezuela has oil, he might think to invade !!!
November 2nd, 2007 at 4:44 pmPssst … don’t tell Cheney Venezuela has oil, he might think to invade !!!
Comment by progresivo — November 2, 2007 @ 4:44 pm
dickie wouldn't do that. he'd send soldiers to do while stayed behind to monitor the situation.
November 2nd, 2007 at 4:46 pmGreat. A SENILE evil old fart...
November 2nd, 2007 at 4:53 pmYou do not understand. These people are large concept actors. They know who is good and who is evil. They know the truth inherent in the world. Countries, religions and cultures are irrelevant once you have seen the revealed truth.
November 2nd, 2007 at 4:57 pmDarth is busy. Setting up a hunting trip for Coffin
November 2nd, 2007 at 4:58 pmOnce again, Supreme Leader Dick has to harpoon sly remarks about Chavez. Cheney can make all of the jokes that he wishes about Chavez. While he is poking fun with Chavez, Venezuela is making oil deals with other countries. So, the last laugh will be on Dick and George.
November 2nd, 2007 at 5:04 pmDick Cheney - The President of Hell
November 2nd, 2007 at 5:07 pmWith statements like this, combined with his pronouncements about Iran, Iraq, Al Qaeda, Saddam, and everything else,- be afraid, be VERY afraid.
November 2nd, 2007 at 5:08 pm"Peru? Venezuela? What's the difference. Sh*t. Let's just bomb 'em all back to the stone age."
November 2nd, 2007 at 5:08 pmDick Cheney
What is so hilarious about this is the fact the moderator clearly states: "However, much of the world is watching closely Hugo Chavez of Venezuela."
And Cheney still gets it wrong.
He must have been looking at Bush's playdough map of the world before he left Washington for the speech.
"Wow! Brazil is big!" --- GW Bush
November 2nd, 2007 at 5:12 pmAnd Bush not only called Africa a nation, but when he met the Prime Minister of Spain in 2001, he called him "Mr. Goose".
According to a Wikipedia entry on major Presidential gaffes:
June 11, 2001 — Bush appeared on Spanish television and said "It is a great honor to travel to Spain and visit the King and also Prime Minister Anzar. But I have to practice the very pretty language, and unless I practice I am going to destroy this language". He had in fact mispronounced the name of the Prime Minister, José MarÃa Aznar. He called him ansar, a Spanish word for "goose". (Daily Telegraph)
November 2nd, 2007 at 5:14 pmYou would think Cheney would at least keep his CIA-staged coups correct. Peru was the success. Venezuela was the failure. C'mon, Man Safe - get it straight!
November 2nd, 2007 at 5:26 pmPerhaps Cheney has Peru on mind. Wonder why? Perhaps this may be a reason:
U.S. military base in Peru?
© U.S. Air Force
(LIP-jl) -- Since 1999, United States military counter-narcotics and surveillance operations pertaining to the dubbed Plan Colombia have been based out of Manta, Ecuador - Ecuador's fifth largest city located in Manabi Province.
It now appears that the U.S. will have to look for a new home since Ecuadorian President, and Hugo Chavez ally, Rafael Correa has recently stated he will not renew the contract that keeps the U.S. there until 2009.
According to Argentina's Pagina/12 newspaper, the current U.S. Manta base may make a move to Peru.
http://www.livinginperu.com/news/3522
November 2nd, 2007 at 5:43 pmNo, no, no! It was a joke!
"The People of Peru deserve better--however, the people of Venezuela don't, which is why Chavez is Perfect for the place!"
November 2nd, 2007 at 5:45 pmHe just has a problem with his delivery!
And remembering the punchline..
The people of the United States deserve a better president.
Impeach the torture, death and deficit Republicans, Cheney first, then boy Bush.
November 2nd, 2007 at 6:43 pm.
Cheney... A member of the Asses of Evil.
Does he even know who is enemies are, where their from?
Can't he get his stories straight?
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November 2nd, 2007 at 7:46 pmShould Congress impeach Dick Cheney?
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Kinda like Rummy talking about how them Muslims are all lazy like, so they've got to hire in labor from Pakistan.
Because there aren't any Muslims in Pakistan...
Arrgh. I still can't believe these people are running the country.
November 2nd, 2007 at 11:00 pmGive him a break, at least he got the Continent and ocean coast correctly.
xOh - well at least he got the Continent right (but does he think Alabama and Georgia are part of South America ????)
November 2nd, 2007 at 11:18 pmMODERATOR: Our attention is focused on Iraq, Iran and the wider Middle East. However, much of the world is watching closely Hugo Chavez of Venezuela. How concerned are you about his influence?
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Good grief...and people wonder why America's reputation is on the wane in other parts of the world?!? Our Vice President -- the country's second-in-command -- couldn't get the information right even though the moderator prompted him...
Still...an odd thought crossed my mind when I first read this earlier today. I found myself uncannily reminded of Ronald Reagan and how some people have suggested that he may have been showing incipient signs of Alzheimer's Disease as early as his second term in the White House. Wonder if that could possibly be happening to Tricky-Ticker Dick...
November 2nd, 2007 at 11:42 pmMaybe he did mean that Peru deserves better leadership than Venezuela does. The introduction of some kind of competition between Latin American countries, as to which one deserves the better leadership may be a new tactic to drive a wedge between two countries Cheney feels may form some kind of anti-US coalition, at some point.
Doncha see?
November 3rd, 2007 at 12:08 amMaybe he did mean that Peru deserves better leadership than Venezuela does. The introduction of some kind of competition between Latin American countries, as to which one deserves the better leadership may be a new tactic to drive a wedge between two countries Cheney feels may form some kind of anti-US coalition, at some point.
Doncha see? -- JudyInNM
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No, I'm afraid that I don't. While I grant you that Cheney is more than a little Machiavellian, let's face it -- he's not typically known for displaying the kind of delicate subtlety that you describe. Far from it, in fact -- he's much more of a sledgehammer than he is a scalpel...
November 3rd, 2007 at 1:34 amIt's obvious that the Dick is shrinking!!!
November 3rd, 2007 at 1:36 am...I mean, Dick's brain is shrinking...
Mr. Cheney, I find nothing that you say laughable. You are a clown, your words are not.
CHENEY: I’m trying to think how to state this diplomatically.
[ Well dude, good sign you're thinking . . . somehow I doubt that what you consider thought registers on my thought Richter Scale.]
You thinking "diplomacy?" well that should register a 10, but it just ain't so. Your thoughts on dipolmacy are non-existent. You probably exercised a little when you were told that your daughter's gay and had a childHonorably, you said that you support your daughter, but we have yet to see a photo of your daughter's family . . . a gay beacon.
What we'd really like to see is you in your true colors. .. . handcuffed for DUI, a Civil war flying in your background and you being served a little shot of Rumplemintz by a guy in a turban.
Yes, Cheney, let your freak flag fly. World Trade Center blazineg in the background while Blackwater's Prince shining your shoes as you prep for a funeral at Arlington cemetery. . . .no flag folding because . . . well, that would just be wrong.
Diplomacy is hard sometimes.
(LAUGHTER)
We have refrained from making public pronouncements about Mr. Chavez — I think, for good and legitimate reasons. He’s a — obviously, an individual with his own agenda. And he spends a great deal of his time worrying about us and criticizing the United States.
My own personal view is that he does not represent the future of Latin America. And the people of Peru (sic), I think, deserve better in their leadership. But that’s obviously a matter they’ve got to resolve for themselves.
November 3rd, 2007 at 2:06 amDo you know who deserves better leadership?...do you?
We do! The people of the US do!
November 3rd, 2007 at 5:32 am
Why is america missing the point, the bush administration has no credibility in the world, makes you all look like laughing stock, you have a president who attacks its own country by fabricating 911 and he still is not tried for war crimes, no longer will america be the world sheriff. STAND UP AMERICA AND TRIAL BUSH & CO FOR BEING THE WORLDS NUMBER 1 TERRORIST ORGANISATION, 911 WAS A PROVEN INSIDE JOB, AND YOU DO NOTHING ABOUT IT!, GO AWAY AMERICA, WE THE WORLD ARE SICK OF YOU AND YOUR LIES AND MANIPULATION. Untill bush is tried the whole world doesnt care what you think about anything..
November 4th, 2007 at 3:11 amIt seems Hugo Chavez himself was first to imagine himself ruler of Peru. Last year, he tried to influence the outcome of Peru’s presidential election. He even threatened to cut off relations with Peru if it didn’t accept his choice, but the Peruvians told him to drop dead.
The people of Peru do deserve better than Chavez.
November 8th, 2007 at 7:11 pm