Comments on: Cheney: Hugo Chavez is the President of Peru. http://thinkprogress.org/2007/11/02/cheney-hugo-chavez-is-the-president-of-peru/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:41:11 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Frank Warner http://thinkprogress.org/2007/11/02/cheney-hugo-chavez-is-the-president-of-peru/comment-page-2/#comment-4150123 Frank Warner Fri, 09 Nov 2007 00:11:41 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/11/02/cheney-hugo-chavez-is-the-president-of-peru/#comment-4150123 It 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 <em>do</em> deserve better than Chavez. It 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.

]]> By: aquaticchess http://thinkprogress.org/2007/11/02/cheney-hugo-chavez-is-the-president-of-peru/comment-page-2/#comment-4144410 aquaticchess Sun, 04 Nov 2007 07:11:08 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/11/02/cheney-hugo-chavez-is-the-president-of-peru/#comment-4144410 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.. 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..

]]> By: cop1152 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/11/02/cheney-hugo-chavez-is-the-president-of-peru/comment-page-2/#comment-4143923 cop1152 Sat, 03 Nov 2007 09:32:03 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/11/02/cheney-hugo-chavez-is-the-president-of-peru/#comment-4143923 Do you know who deserves better leadership?...do you? We do! The people of the US do! <strong></strong> Do you know who deserves better leadership?…do you?

We do! The people of the US do!

]]> By: rockyroad http://thinkprogress.org/2007/11/02/cheney-hugo-chavez-is-the-president-of-peru/comment-page-2/#comment-4143914 rockyroad Sat, 03 Nov 2007 06:06:18 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/11/02/cheney-hugo-chavez-is-the-president-of-peru/#comment-4143914 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. 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.

]]> By: drtichy http://thinkprogress.org/2007/11/02/cheney-hugo-chavez-is-the-president-of-peru/comment-page-2/#comment-4143910 drtichy Sat, 03 Nov 2007 05:36:34 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/11/02/cheney-hugo-chavez-is-the-president-of-peru/#comment-4143910 It's obvious that the Dick is shrinking!!! ...I mean, Dick's brain is shrinking... It’s obvious that the Dick is shrinking!!!
…I mean, Dick’s brain is shrinking…

]]> By: Bluestocking http://thinkprogress.org/2007/11/02/cheney-hugo-chavez-is-the-president-of-peru/comment-page-2/#comment-4143909 Bluestocking Sat, 03 Nov 2007 05:34:44 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/11/02/cheney-hugo-chavez-is-the-president-of-peru/#comment-4143909 Maybe 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 ***************************** 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... Maybe 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…

]]> By: judyinnm http://thinkprogress.org/2007/11/02/cheney-hugo-chavez-is-the-president-of-peru/comment-page-1/#comment-4143893 judyinnm Sat, 03 Nov 2007 04:08:28 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/11/02/cheney-hugo-chavez-is-the-president-of-peru/#comment-4143893 Maybe 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? Maybe 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?

]]> By: Bluestocking http://thinkprogress.org/2007/11/02/cheney-hugo-chavez-is-the-president-of-peru/comment-page-1/#comment-4143886 Bluestocking Sat, 03 Nov 2007 03:42:10 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/11/02/cheney-hugo-chavez-is-the-president-of-peru/#comment-4143886 <em>MODERATOR: Our attention is focused on Iraq, Iran and the wider Middle East. However, much of the world is watching closely Hugo Chavez <strong>of Venezuela</strong>. How concerned are you about his influence?</em> ****************************** 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 <em>prompted</em> 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... 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?

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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…

]]> By: MapleStreet http://thinkprogress.org/2007/11/02/cheney-hugo-chavez-is-the-president-of-peru/comment-page-1/#comment-4143876 MapleStreet Sat, 03 Nov 2007 03:18:55 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/11/02/cheney-hugo-chavez-is-the-president-of-peru/#comment-4143876 Give 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 ????) Give 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 ????)

]]> By: justme http://thinkprogress.org/2007/11/02/cheney-hugo-chavez-is-the-president-of-peru/comment-page-1/#comment-4143872 justme Sat, 03 Nov 2007 03:00:48 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/11/02/cheney-hugo-chavez-is-the-president-of-peru/#comment-4143872 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. 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.

]]> By: PollM http://thinkprogress.org/2007/11/02/cheney-hugo-chavez-is-the-president-of-peru/comment-page-1/#comment-4143803 PollM Sat, 03 Nov 2007 00:43:26 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/11/02/cheney-hugo-chavez-is-the-president-of-peru/#comment-4143803 Should Congress impeach Dick Cheney? --------> <a href="http://www.youpolls.com/details.asp?pid=866" rel="nofollow">http://www.youpolls.com/details.asp?pid=866</a> . Should Congress impeach Dick Cheney?
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]]> By: Max-1 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/11/02/cheney-hugo-chavez-is-the-president-of-peru/comment-page-1/#comment-4143695 Max-1 Fri, 02 Nov 2007 23:46:29 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/11/02/cheney-hugo-chavez-is-the-president-of-peru/#comment-4143695 . 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? . .

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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]]> By: Coffins Draped with a Flag http://thinkprogress.org/2007/11/02/cheney-hugo-chavez-is-the-president-of-peru/comment-page-1/#comment-4143607 Coffins Draped with a Flag Fri, 02 Nov 2007 22:43:15 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/11/02/cheney-hugo-chavez-is-the-president-of-peru/#comment-4143607 The people of the United States deserve a better president. Impeach the torture, death and deficit Republicans, Cheney first, then boy Bush. The people of the United States deserve a better president.

Impeach the torture, death and deficit Republicans, Cheney first, then boy Bush.

]]> By: pbg http://thinkprogress.org/2007/11/02/cheney-hugo-chavez-is-the-president-of-peru/comment-page-1/#comment-4143512 pbg Fri, 02 Nov 2007 21:45:32 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/11/02/cheney-hugo-chavez-is-the-president-of-peru/#comment-4143512 No, 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!" He just has a problem with his delivery! And remembering the punchline.. No, 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!”
He just has a problem with his delivery!
And remembering the punchline..

]]> By: impeachcheneythenbush http://thinkprogress.org/2007/11/02/cheney-hugo-chavez-is-the-president-of-peru/comment-page-1/#comment-4143510 impeachcheneythenbush Fri, 02 Nov 2007 21:43:49 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/11/02/cheney-hugo-chavez-is-the-president-of-peru/#comment-4143510 Perhaps 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 Perhaps 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

]]> By: toasterhead http://thinkprogress.org/2007/11/02/cheney-hugo-chavez-is-the-president-of-peru/comment-page-1/#comment-4143473 toasterhead Fri, 02 Nov 2007 21:26:22 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/11/02/cheney-hugo-chavez-is-the-president-of-peru/#comment-4143473 You 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! You 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!

]]> By: Starve-A-Bush_Feed-A-Beaver http://thinkprogress.org/2007/11/02/cheney-hugo-chavez-is-the-president-of-peru/comment-page-1/#comment-4143450 Starve-A-Bush_Feed-A-Beaver Fri, 02 Nov 2007 21:14:36 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/11/02/cheney-hugo-chavez-is-the-president-of-peru/#comment-4143450 And 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 María Aznar. He called him ansar, a Spanish word for "goose". (Daily Telegraph) And 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 María Aznar. He called him ansar, a Spanish word for “goose”. (Daily Telegraph)

]]> By: Wayne http://thinkprogress.org/2007/11/02/cheney-hugo-chavez-is-the-president-of-peru/comment-page-1/#comment-4143446 Wayne Fri, 02 Nov 2007 21:12:27 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/11/02/cheney-hugo-chavez-is-the-president-of-peru/#comment-4143446 What is so hilarious about this is the fact the moderator clearly states: "However, much of the world is watching closely <strong>Hugo Chavez of Venezuela.</strong>" 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 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

]]> By: VerbalKint http://thinkprogress.org/2007/11/02/cheney-hugo-chavez-is-the-president-of-peru/comment-page-1/#comment-4143442 VerbalKint Fri, 02 Nov 2007 21:08:59 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/11/02/cheney-hugo-chavez-is-the-president-of-peru/#comment-4143442 "Peru? Venezuela? What's the difference. Sh*t. Let's just bomb 'em all back to the stone age." Dick Cheney “Peru? Venezuela? What’s the difference. Sh*t. Let’s just bomb ‘em all back to the stone age.”
Dick Cheney

]]> By: Uncle Ho http://thinkprogress.org/2007/11/02/cheney-hugo-chavez-is-the-president-of-peru/comment-page-1/#comment-4143440 Uncle Ho Fri, 02 Nov 2007 21:08:30 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/11/02/cheney-hugo-chavez-is-the-president-of-peru/#comment-4143440 With statements like this, combined with his pronouncements about Iran, Iraq, Al Qaeda, Saddam, and everything else,- be afraid, be VERY afraid. With statements like this, combined with his pronouncements about Iran, Iraq, Al Qaeda, Saddam, and everything else,- be afraid, be VERY afraid.

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