Venezuelan president floats the possibility of Obama assassination.
Venezuelan president floats the possibility of Obama assassination.
This past Sunday, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez broadcasted a series of anti-Obama comments over his “Alo Presidente!” show, at one point even toying with the possibility that President Obama might be assassinated. The Hill quotes Chavez:
On the “imperial” U.S. forces that Chavez thinks killed JFK: “I hope they do not kill Obama, because Obama is biting off more than he can chew.”
Chavez also demanded that Obama “stop dithering” on the military takeover of Honduras. Obama, however, has strongly condemned the Honduran coup and “diffused” Chavez’ charges. Earlier this year, Chavez called Obama a “poor ignoramus” who has the “same stench as Bush.” Obama, however, has vowed to turn a new page in hemispheric relations and it seems that, for the most part, Latin American leaders and their constituents believe him.
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Well, it is a possibility. If they did it to Kennedy, they can do it to Obama. We all know that.
July 15th, 2009 at 5:40 pmAs fo rthe rest of his comments, he just wants Obama to be as over the top as he is, sorry hugo, not the President’s style.
I think he might be a little jealous…
So Hugo Chavez is now channeling Pat Robertson, only Robertson, lovely man of god that he is, was calling for Chavez’s assassination.
Hugo, is this because he didn’t send you one of his books?
PEACE
July 15th, 2009 at 5:42 pmWait — I thought the trolls all said that Obama was Hugo’s butt-boy?
Could they have been wrong about that?
July 15th, 2009 at 5:42 pmchavez is such a silly little man.
July 15th, 2009 at 5:43 pma veiled threat against the president of the united states from a tinpot third world dictator.
HugeEgo’s got a point. And it’s not the one he covers with that cute little cap.
July 15th, 2009 at 5:43 pmSTFU hugo… keep out of our affairs or we may get involved in yours again!
July 15th, 2009 at 5:45 pmThis presents quite a dilemma for faux news. Do they show the enemy of their enemy bashing their enemy? Too hard, they won’t air it.
July 15th, 2009 at 5:46 pmWhat does a third world leader have to do to get attention these days?
July 15th, 2009 at 5:47 pmnow that the price of crude oil is depressed, hugo the mouth might want to play nicey-nice with us. it will only be a matter of time before he’s begging for humanitarian aid from us to feed his people.
July 15th, 2009 at 5:48 pmChavez seems uncomfortable dealing with a US President who doesn’t come off as an ignorant cowboy and who makes nice with Latin American leaders outside of Columbia. The threat of the return of positive US influence in his region combined with Venezuela’s diminished wealth from lower oil revenue seems to have tinpot Hugo on the verge of some serious acting out.
July 15th, 2009 at 5:51 pmfor a modest travel fee I’d go there and stomp his greasy butt into the ground
July 15th, 2009 at 5:51 pmI think some people are reading this wrong. Chavez is saying that he hopes the conservative powers in the US do not kill Obama. Like they did JFK, RFK, MLK, and Malcolm X.
July 15th, 2009 at 5:52 pmMethinks Hugo misses his foil. Obama just steals all his widdle thundery thtuff.
July 15th, 2009 at 5:55 pmChavez was pointing out a few things which are controversial but still in question among knowledgeable people in this country and certainly around the world. 1) JFKs’ death 2)the role of the coup leaders of Guatemala 3)Is Obama response to a changing Southern America going to be as reactionary as previous administrations or will he embrace a different future, etc. Hugo is an imperfect messenger but so is the message of “My country, love it or leave it.”
July 15th, 2009 at 5:56 pmKeith, I appreciate Hugo’s concern, althought I doubt that it’s genuine.
July 15th, 2009 at 5:56 pmObama must have have swapped out the nerve gas in the book during the photo opp.
Someone add magic/sleight of hand to the president’s resume.
July 15th, 2009 at 5:58 pmStop it Hugo! You’re making OUR knuckledraggers drool.
July 15th, 2009 at 6:00 pmChavez’s hyperboles aside, he is correct to point out that Obama’s stance toward Latin America is not very different from ALL past U.S. presidents toward our unfortunate neighbors to the South. Obama did not “strongly condemn” the Honduran coup. Moreover, Obama has not even called it a “coup”. He simply said that it was illegal, which is a toothless way of saying that we don’t like it, but we’ll have to let Honduras work it out. see http://www.zmag.org/znet/viewArticle/22009 for more info.
July 15th, 2009 at 6:00 pmPlease don’t act like the morons at the conservative blogs over the past eight years by idiotically accepting everything Obama says. Progressives need to push him on issues or he will compromise on them. Our policy toward Latin America is one issue. Health care reform is another (where’s the single-payer option??!!!?)
Another nut-ball who ranks up there with Kim and Achmahh(How do you spell that Irani guys name?)
July 15th, 2009 at 6:00 pmRU, I could also agree with linkwray.
July 15th, 2009 at 6:01 pmnot to worry….Obama is fully entrenched with the corporatists. He will betray and rail against Chavez just as soon as he’s told to.
July 15th, 2009 at 6:02 pmdannylauve says:
And for good money, I’d stomp YOUR greasy little heinie.
July 15th, 2009 at 6:02 pmI think some people are reading this wrong. Chavez is saying that he hopes the conservative powers in the US do not kill Obama. Like they did JFK, RFK, MLK, and Malcolm X.
July 15th, 2009 at 5:52 pm
Agree and also my fears.
July 15th, 2009 at 6:03 pmUncle Ho says:
Stop it Hugo! You’re making OUR knuckledraggers drool.
Suddenly Citgo is the new place to be seen in the red states.
July 15th, 2009 at 6:05 pmWOW it’s really amazing how the world really sees America as an instigator in everything.
Since Obama has taken office none of their claims are true and it’s surprising to them. Like with Iran, where they were trying to insinuate that America was involved in their elections when we were not. Now you got Chavez doing the same thing.
paleolib @ 10 you are 100% correct the world is so use to seeing America bully it’s way into situations and now you got Obama who is totally the opposite and they don’t know how to handle that.
Chavez is anti-American because of the Bush years which is understandable but yet his current remarks are somewhat skewed and mixed.
July 15th, 2009 at 6:07 pmThe way things are going in Venezuela, Chavez should be more
July 15th, 2009 at 6:09 pmconcerned about his own mortality.
” Earlier this year, Chavez called Obama a “poor ignoramus” who has the “same stench as Bush.”
sorry, but i can’t see the “he’s concerned about obama” perspective. hugo chavez is much like tub-o-lard rush, making sensationalistic statements in order to garner some free press.
July 15th, 2009 at 6:09 pmBut…but…but, the Republic Fascist Party says that Obama and Chavez are pals…
….could they be lying?
Naw, couldn’t be Conservatives never lie…or do they?
July 15th, 2009 at 6:10 pmThe headline of this post unfairly seems to imply that President Chavez is advocating assassinating President Obama.
July 15th, 2009 at 6:12 pm#29
I agree, the headline is very poorly wriTten and may give readers the wrong impression.
July 15th, 2009 at 6:17 pmIn no way is Chavez advocating violence against President Obama.
ranus69 says:
WOW it’s really amazing how the world really sees America as an instigator in everything.
But, the US DID instigate a coup that replaced Chavez for a short time a few years back. Also, about another 40 incursions to control everything to the south of us.
July 15th, 2009 at 6:18 pmI read this site a great deal, and i tend to agree with the authors and the perspectives and the viewpoints. However, i had never registered for the site – but i had to comment here.
I find this piece to be very misleading. Chavez has gone on the record as an admirer of Kennedy and his Alliance for Progress – a controversial position for a Latin American Leftist to take, considering some of the unsavory U.S. practices towards its southern brethren during that time (the Bay of Pigs barely scratches the surface). He has generally shown a sympathy for Obama, a sympathy that demonstrates an understanding of Obama as someone with progressive values, who is confined by the system he has chosen to work within, and weighed down by America’s undeniably brutal imperial history. He has generally eschewed the “Old wine, new bottles” analysis that most Leftists (including myself) would tend to greet a Democratic administration with. He sees something different in Obama, just as he sees something different in Kennedy, and i would say – as someone who was a victim of US intelligence operations aimed at deposing him – that he is very much within reason to make these comments.
It is still common for people (even progressives) to call Chavez “anti-American” and refer to him as an “enemy.” He opposes imperial domination and US hegemony. Those positions only equate to anti-Americanism if you believe America can only exist with its boot on the neck of the global south.
July 15th, 2009 at 6:22 pmCOUNTRY OR STATE Dates of intervention Forces Comments
July 15th, 2009 at 6:29 pmSOUTH DAKOTA 1890 (-?) Troops 300 Lakota Indians massacred at Wounded Knee.
ARGENTINA 1890 Troops Buenos Aires interests protected.
CHILE 1891 Troops Marines clash with nationalist rebels.
HAITI 1891 Troops Black revolt on Navassa defeated.
IDAHO 1892 Troops Army suppresses silver miners’ strike.
HAWAII 1893 (-?) Naval, troops Independent kingdom overthrown, annexed.
CHICAGO 1894 Troops Breaking of rail strike, 34 killed.
NICARAGUA 1894 Troops Month-long occupation of Bluefields.
CHINA 1894-95 Naval, troops Marines land in Sino-Japanese War
KOREA 1894-96 Troops Marines kept in Seoul during war.
PANAMA 1895 Troops, naval Marines land in Colombian province.
NICARAGUA 1896 Troops Marines land in port of Corinto.
CHINA 1898-1900 Troops Boxer Rebellion fought by foreign armies.
PHILIPPINES 1898-1910 (-?) Naval, troops Seized from Spain, killed 600,000 Filipinos
CUBA 1898-1902 (-?) Naval, troops Seized from Spain, still hold Navy base.
PUERTO RICO 1898 (-?) Naval, troops Seized from Spain, occupation continues.
GUAM 1898 (-?) Naval, troops Seized from Spain, still use as base.
MINNESOTA 1898 (-?) Troops Army battles Chippewa at Leech Lake.
NICARAGUA 1898 Troops Marines land at port of San Juan del Sur.
SAMOA 1899 (-?) Troops Battle over succession to throne.
NICARAGUA 1899 Troops Marines land at port of Bluefields.
IDAHO 1899-1901 Troops Army occupies Coeur d’Alene mining region.
OKLAHOMA 1901 Troops Army battles Creek Indian revolt.
PANAMA 1901-14 Naval, troops Broke off from Colombia 1903, annexed Canal Zone 1914.
HONDURAS 1903 Troops Marines intervene in revolution.
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 1903-04 Troops U.S. interests protected in Revolution.
KOREA 1904-05 Troops Marines land in Russo-Japanese War.
CUBA 1906-09 Troops Marines land in democratic election.
NICARAGUA 1907 Troops “Dollar Diplomacy” protectorate set up.
HONDURAS 1907 Troops Marines land during war with Nicaragua
PANAMA 1908 Troops Marines intervene in election contest.
NICARAGUA 1910 Troops Marines land in Bluefields and Corinto.
HONDURAS 1911 Troops U.S. interests protected in civil war.
CHINA 1911-41 Naval, troops Continuous occupation with flare-ups.
CUBA 1912 Troops U.S. interests protected in civil war.
PANAMA 1912 Troops Marines land during heated election.
HONDURAS 1912 Troops Marines protect U.S. economic interests.
NICARAGUA 1912-33 Troops, bombing 10-year occupation, fought guerillas
MEXICO 1913 Naval Americans evacuated during revolution.
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 1914 Naval Fight with rebels over Santo Domingo.
COLORADO 1914 Troops Breaking of miners’ strike by Army.
MEXICO 1914-18 Naval, troops Series of interventions against nationalists.
HAITI 1914-34 Troops, bombing 19-year occupation after revolts.
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 1916-24 Troops 8-year Marine occupation.
CUBA 1917-33 Troops Military occupation, economic protectorate.
WORLD WAR I 1917-18 Naval, troops Ships sunk, fought Germany for 1 1/2 years.
RUSSIA 1918-22 Naval, troops Five landings to fight Bolsheviks
PANAMA 1918-20 Troops “Police duty” during unrest after elections.
HONDURAS 1919 Troops Marines land during election campaign.
YUGOSLAVIA 1919 Troops/Marines intervene for Italy against Serbs in Dalmatia.
GUATEMALA 1920 Troops 2-week intervention against unionists.
WEST VIRGINIA 1920-21 Troops, bombing Army intervenes against mineworkers.
TURKEY 1922 Troops Fought nationalists in Smyrna.
CHINA 1922-27 Naval, troops Deployment during nationalist revolt.
HONDURAS 1924-25 Troops Landed twice during election strife.
PANAMA 1925 Troops Marines suppress general strike.
CHINA 1927-34 Troops Marines stationed throughout the country.
EL SALVADOR 1932 Naval Warships send during Marti revolt.
WASHINGTON DC 1932 Troops Army stops WWI vet bonus protest.
WORLD WAR II 1941-45 Naval, troops, bombing, nuclear Hawaii bombed, fought Japan, Italy and Germay for 3 years; first nuclear war.
DETROIT 1943 Troops Army put down Black rebellion.
IRAN 1946 Nuclear threat Soviet troops told to leave north.
YUGOSLAVIA 1946 Nuclear threat, naval Response to shoot-down of US plane.
URUGUAY 1947 Nuclear threat Bombers deployed as show of strength.
GREECE 1947-49 Command operation U.S. directs extreme-right in civil war.
GERMANY 1948 Nuclear Threat Atomic-capable bombers guard Berlin Airlift.
CHINA 1948-49 Troops/Marines evacuate Americans before Communist victory.
PHILIPPINES 1948-54 Command operation CIA directs war against Huk Rebellion.
PUERTO RICO 1950 Command operation Independence rebellion crushed in Ponce.
KOREA 1951-53 (-?) Troops, naval, bombing , nuclear threats U.S./So. Korea fights China/No. Korea to stalemate; A-bomb threat in 1950, and against China in 1953. Still have bases.
IRAN 1953 Command Operation CIA overthrows democracy, installs Shah.
VIETNAM 1954 Nuclear threat French offered bombs to use against seige.
GUATEMALA 1954 Command operation, bombing, nuclear threat CIA directs exile invasion after new gov’t nationalized U.S. company lands; bombers based in Nicaragua.
EGYPT 1956 Nuclear threat, troops Soviets told to keep out of Suez crisis; Marines evacuate foreigners.
LEBANON l958 Troops, naval Marine occupation against rebels.
IRAQ 1958 Nuclear threat Iraq warned against invading Kuwait.
CHINA l958 Nuclear threat China told not to move on Taiwan isles.
PANAMA 1958 Troops Flag protests erupt into confrontation.
VIETNAM l960-75 Troops, naval, bombing, nuclear threats Fought South Vietnam revolt & North Vietnam; one million killed in longest U.S. war; atomic bomb threats in l968 and l969.
CUBA l961 Command operation CIA-directed exile invasion fails.
GERMANY l961 Nuclear threat Alert during Berlin Wall crisis.
LAOS 1962 Command operation Military buildup during guerrilla war.
CUBA l962 Nuclear threat, naval Blockade during missile crisis; near-war with Soviet Union.
IRAQ 1963 Command operation CIA organizes coup that killed president, brings Ba’ath Party to power, and Saddam Hussein back from exile to be head of the secret service.
PANAMA l964 Troops Panamanians shot for urging canal’s return.
INDONESIA l965 Command operation Million killed in CIA-assisted army coup.
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 1965-66 Troops, bombing Marines land during election campaign.
GUATEMALA l966-67 Command operation Green Berets intervene against rebels.
DETROIT l967 Troops Army battles African Americans, 43 killed.
UNITED STATES l968 Troops After King is shot; over 21,000 soldiers in cities.
CAMBODIA l969-75 Bombing, troops, naval Up to 2 million killed in decade of bombing, starvation, and political chaos.
OMAN l970 Command operation U.S. directs Iranian marine invasion.
LAOS l971-73 Command operation, bombing U.S. directs South Vietnamese invasion; “carpet-bombs” countryside.
SOUTH DAKOTA l973 Command operation Army directs Wounded Knee siege of Lakotas.
MIDEAST 1973 Nuclear threat World-wide alert during Mideast War.
CHILE 1973 Command operation CIA-backed coup ousts elected marxist president.
CAMBODIA l975 Troops, bombing Gas captured ship, 28 die in copter crash.
ANGOLA l976-92 Command operation CIA assists South African-backed rebels.
IRAN l980 Troops, nuclear threat, aborted bombing Raid to rescue Embassy hostages; 8 troops die in copter-plane crash. Soviets warned not to get involved in revolution.
LIBYA l981 Naval jets Two Libyan jets shot down in maneuvers.
EL SALVADOR l981-92 Command operation, troops Advisors, overflights aid anti-rebel war, soldiers briefly involved in hostage clash.
NICARAGUA l981-90 Command operation, naval CIA directs exile (Contra) invasions, plants harbor mines against revolution.
LEBANON l982-84 Naval, bombing, troops Marines expel PLO and back Phalangists, Navy bombs and shells Muslim positions.
GRENADA l983-84 Troops, bombing Invasion four years after revolution.
HONDURAS l983-89 Troops Maneuvers help build bases near borders.
IRAN l984 Jets Two Iranian jets shot down over Persian Gulf.
LIBYA l986 Bombing, naval Air strikes to topple nationalist gov’t.
BOLIVIA 1986 Troops Army assists raids on cocaine region.
IRAN l987-88 Naval, bombing US intervenes on side of Iraq in war.
LIBYA 1989 Naval jets Two Libyan jets shot down.
VIRGIN ISLANDS 1989 Troops St. Croix Black unrest after storm.
PHILIPPINES 1989 Jets Air cover provided for government against coup.
PANAMA 1989 (-?) Troops, bombing Nationalist government ousted by 27,000 soldiers, leaders arrested, 2000+ killed.
LIBERIA 1990 Troops Foreigners evacuated during civil war.
SAUDI ARABIA 1990-91 Troops, jets Iraq countered after invading Kuwait. 540,000 troops also stationed in Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, UAE, Israel.
IRAQ 1990-? Bombing, troops, naval Blockade of Iraqi and Jordanian ports, air strikes; 200,000+ killed in invasion of Iraq and Kuwait; no-fly zone over Kurdish north, Shiite south, large-scale destruction of Iraqi military.
KUWAIT 1991 Naval, bombing, troops Kuwait royal family returned to throne.
LOS ANGELES 1992 Troops Army, Marines deployed against anti-police uprising.
SOMALIA 1992-94 Troops, naval, bombing U.S.-led United Nations occupation during civil war; raids against one Mogadishu faction.
YUGOSLAVIA 1992-94 Naval NATO blockade of Serbia and Montenegro.
BOSNIA 1993-? Jets, bombing No-fly zone patrolled in civil war; downed jets, bombed Serbs.
HAITI 1994 Troops, naval Blockade against military government; troops restore President Aristide to office three years after coup.
ZAIRE (CONGO) 1996-97 Troops Marines at Rwandan Hutu refugee camps, in area where Congo revolution begins.
LIBERIA 1997 Troops Soldiers under fire during evacuation of foreigners.
ALBANIA 1997 Troops Soldiers under fire during evacuation of foreigners.
SUDAN 1998 Missiles Attack on pharmaceutical plant alleged to be “terrorist” nerve gas plant.
AFGHANISTAN 1998 Missiles Attack on former CIA training camps used by Islamic fundamentalist groups alleged to have attacked embassies.
IRAQ 1998-? Bombing, Missiles Four days of intensive air strikes after weapons inspectors allege Iraqi obstructions.
YUGOSLAVIA 1999 Bombing, Missiles Heavy NATO air strikes after Serbia declines to withdraw from Kosovo. NATO occupation of Kosovo.
YEMEN 2000 Naval USS Cole, docked in Aden, bombed.
MACEDONIA 2001 Troops NATO forces deployed to move and disarm Albanian rebels.
UNITED STATES 2001 Jets, naval Reaction to hijacker attacks on New York, DC
AFGHANISTAN 2001-? Troops, bombing, missiles Massive U.S. mobilization to overthrow Taliban, hunt Al Qaeda fighters, install Karzai regime, and battle Taliban insurgency. More than 30,000 U.S. troops and numerous private security contractors carry our occupation.
YEMEN 2002 Missiles Predator drone missile attack on Al Qaeda, including a US citizen.
PHILIPPINES 2002-? Troops, naval Training mission for Philippine military fighting Abu Sayyaf rebels evolves into combat missions in Sulu Archipelago, west of Mindanao.
COLOMBIA 2003-? Troops US special forces sent to rebel zone to back up Colombian military protecting oil pipeline.
IRAQ 2003-? Troops, naval, bombing, missiles Saddam regime toppled in Baghdad. More than 250,000 U.S. personnel participate in invasion. US and UK forces occupy country and battle Sunni and Shi’ite insurgencies. More than 160,000 troops and numerous private contractors carry out occupation and build large permanent bases.
LIBERIA 2003 Troops Brief involvement in peacekeeping force as rebels drove out leader.
HAITI 2004-05 Troops, naval Marines land after right-wing rebels oust elected President Aristide, who was advised to leave by Washington.
PAKISTAN 2005-? Missiles, bombing, covert operation CIA missile and air strikes and Special Forces raids on alleged Al Qaeda and Taliban refuge villages kill multiple civilians.
SOMALIA 2006-? Missiles, naval, covert operation Special Forces advise Ethiopian invasion that topples Islamist government; AC-130 strikes and Cruise missile attacks against Islamist rebels; naval blockade against “pirates” and insurgents.
SYRIA 2008 Troops Special Forces in helicopter raid 5 miles from Iraq kill 8 Syrian civilians
Interesting list, where did you get it?
July 15th, 2009 at 6:39 pmGot to agree with Keith @ 12.
July 15th, 2009 at 6:41 pmIt appears the monied powers are running scared with all their lying ads, pitchmen , and blocking of info on Swiss Bank accounts.
As for “biting off more than he can chew”, I’m assuming he means Obama’s policy of pursuing diplomatic relations rather
July 15th, 2009 at 6:56 pmthan calling nations “axis of evil”, and giving ultimatums of
being either with us, or with the terrorists.
Chavez probably misses the attention he got when Dumbya was prez and Hugo was arch-enemy. He’s just kicking up stones now, trying to get a headline.
July 15th, 2009 at 6:59 pmpastcaring says:
Interesting list, where did you get it?
Zoltan Grossman, professor at Evergreen State Univ, Olympia, WA, contributor to Z Mag. Says it is a partial list. I believe others , like William Blum have used it.
http://academic.evergreen.edu/g/grossmaz/interventions.html
July 15th, 2009 at 7:07 pmKeith says:
ranus69 says:
WOW it’s really amazing how the world really sees America as an instigator in everything.
But, the US DID instigate a coup that replaced Chavez for a short time a few years back. Also, about another 40 incursions to control everything to the south of us.
And your right which I already knew which gives credence to Chavez remarks. The US did not instigate the Honduran coup or sobotage the Iranian elections as suggested.
I was referring to Obama’s current position that the US will not meddle in other countries affairs.
July 15th, 2009 at 7:10 pmThanks for the source, it’s sad our schools aren’t teaching the children these things…
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July 15th, 2009 at 7:11 pmranus69 says:
The US did not instigate the Honduran coup or sobotage the Iranian elections as suggested.
I was referring to Obama’s current position that the US will not meddle in other countries affairs.
You are right about Honduras and Iran. And Obama truly may not want to intervene in other countries’ affairs, but the rest of the world does not know this. They may be going by what has happened throughout history.
A list of Latin American interventions 1890-2004:
http://www2.truman.edu/~marc/resources/interventions.html
July 15th, 2009 at 7:29 pmChavez is all over the place.
37 Marie
The sources refenced
http://briefingroom.thehill.com/2009/07/15/chavez-obama-is-biting-off-more-than-he-can-chew/
and
http://english.eluniversal.com/2009/07/13/en_pol_art_chavez-urges-obama-t_13A2489805.shtml
do mention what others have noticed. Chavez needs a convenient straw man.
(from the second link)
The only way to comment on such stupidity is a WTF is wrong with you, Cheves?
July 15th, 2009 at 7:29 pmIf Chavez opposes Obama, it can only mean that Obama is doing something right.
July 15th, 2009 at 7:53 pmExcerpt From TP’s terms of use:
July 15th, 2009 at 10:34 pm
Obama is a “poor ignoramus”?
Chavez sounds more and more like a right wing jackass every day.
July 15th, 2009 at 10:48 pmChavez is not perfect. Obama is not perfect. Both have good rhetorical skills. Based on actions taken so far I’ll take Chavez as the leader of the two on progressive action.
July 15th, 2009 at 11:10 pmHi Tim Vaculik:
July 16th, 2009 at 1:20 amWhat are you whining about?
To the sap who agrees that Obama is a “poor ignoramus” here’s some facts for you.
Chavez graduated near the bottom at the Venezuelan Academy of Military Sciences with a degree in Military “Arts” and “Science”.
Obama graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law.
If either of the two is an ignoramus it’s not Obama.
July 16th, 2009 at 1:37 amWhy would you want to attract attention?
July 16th, 2009 at 8:09 amIn the end, that a president.
but he wasn’t suggesting this would be a good thing.
he was pointing out that the same capital-military interests whose power over the popular democratic electorate was threatened by JFK may be under threat as a result of BO’s willingness to speak out against the US history of foreign and domestic oppression in the name of free-market fundamentalism and exceptionalist military authoritarianism.
did Podesta hire francis fukuyama to write this headline? not sure why TP would speciously suggest this statement indicates that chavez opposes obama.
July 16th, 2009 at 9:41 amDav78 – exactly! It’s even more distressing that so many commentors on this site would buy such a facile viewpoint.
July 16th, 2009 at 9:43 amwhoever wrote this headline needs be fired for either of two reasons. 1. For knowingly misleading what he said, or 2. For being too stupid to understand what he said. It´s also embarassing to see everyone jump on it like that.
July 16th, 2009 at 11:13 amI for one like chavez. If the state owned media loathe him then i am all for him. Nobody really knows what kind of person he is. CNN is basically owned by the CIA, it´s just a imperial owned propaganda machine. whatever you hear or read about him in our media is a lie basically.
I know he was one of the first people to call out the bush administration and american imperialism before it was popular. He supports using the resources of his own country for the people and not multinational corporations. He basically supports the poor people and not the rich oligarchy.
He´s saying the same people who killed jfk, bobby kennedy, john lennon,martin luther king, osho, tupac shakur etc. etc. etc. Anyone who exposes the truth not only risks being killed but more than likely will be killed. what´s wrong with the truth.
Chavez will do or say anything to stay in power. He is like a fly at an outdoor picnic. Just a little annoying but nothing to ruin your day over. I think Chavez needs to worry much more about his safety than Obama.
July 16th, 2009 at 5:58 pm