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Chavez blasts Bush as "donkey" and "drunkard"
Swiss Info ^ | 3/19/06 | Swiss Info

Posted on 03/19/2006 4:40:13 PM PST by freedom44

CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Sunday lobbed a litany of insults at U.S. President George W. Bush ranging from "donkey" to "drunkard" in response to a White House report branding the left-wing leader a demagogue.

Chavez is one of Bush's fiercest critics and has repeatedly accused the U.S. government of seeking to oust him from the presidency of Venezuela, the world's No. 5 oil exporter and a supplier of around 15 percent of U.S. crude imports.

"You are a donkey, Mr. Bush," said Chavez, speaking in English on his weekly Sunday broadcast.

"You're an alcoholic Mr. Danger, or rather, you're a drunkard," Chavez said, referring to Bush by a nickname he frequently uses to describe the U.S. president.

A White House report released last week on pre-emptive force in national security described Chavez as a "demagogue" who uses Venezuela's oil wealth to destabilize democracy in the region.

Washington is increasingly at odds with the former soldier over his close alliance with Cuba and Iran. U.S. officials dismiss his anti-U.S. tirades as rhetoric meant to stir nationalism before presidential elections in December.

Chavez's remarks also came after Venezuela's El Universal newspaper printed an interview with U.S. Ambassador to Venezuela William Brownfield, who reiterated his government's concern over growing ties between Venezuela and Iran.

Tensions between the Washington and Caracas rose in January after Venezuela expelled a U.S. naval attache on espionage charges and the U.S. State Department responded by removing a top Venezuelan diplomat from Washington.

Chavez was elected in 1998 on an anti-poverty platform, and has used billions of dollars in oil revenues to finance development programs for the poor as part of his self-styled socialist revolution.

He won a overwhelming victory in a recall referendum in 2004, but his critics at home and in Washington say he is centralising power in an increasingly authoritarian system and cracking down on political opponents.


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: hugochavez; patrobertsonwasright
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1 posted on 03/19/2006 4:40:15 PM PST by freedom44
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To: freedom44

Does he know that the US Democrats have the donkeys as its symbol LOL?


2 posted on 03/19/2006 4:42:45 PM PST by NZerFromHK (Leftism is like honey mixed with arsenic: initially it tastes good, but that will end up killing you)
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To: freedom44

Real classy guy.


3 posted on 03/19/2006 4:43:16 PM PST by bkepley
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To: freedom44
"You are a donkey, Mr. Bush," said Chavez

This is really insulting. Calling our President a Democrat.

4 posted on 03/19/2006 4:43:16 PM PST by Zuben Elgenubi
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To: freedom44

In a related story, President Bush calls Chavez a doodie-head.


5 posted on 03/19/2006 4:45:11 PM PST by stm (You can fix a lot of thing s, but you can't fix stupid)
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To: NZerFromHK

A "drunkard" and a "donkey"?

Does Chavez realize that Ted Kennedy is not our President?


6 posted on 03/19/2006 4:45:28 PM PST by Carling (RIP Kirby Puckett - Another Part Of My Childhood Dies)
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To: freedom44
Already posted Here
7 posted on 03/19/2006 4:45:56 PM PST by proud_yank (Liberalism - The 'Culture of Ignorance'.)
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To: freedom44

What's Hugo's DU name?


8 posted on 03/19/2006 4:45:57 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: freedom44
Boycott CITGO
9 posted on 03/19/2006 4:46:50 PM PST by Paige ("Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism." --George Washington)
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To: Zuben Elgenubi
"This is really insulting. Calling our President a Democrat."

No problem. Hugo may become a pile of ashes at some point if he isn't careful.

10 posted on 03/19/2006 4:47:12 PM PST by blackbart.223 (I live in Northern Nevada. Reid doesn't represent me.)
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To: freedom44

The LEFT WILL SUPPORT him now. HE is the Democrats kind of guy.


11 posted on 03/19/2006 4:47:19 PM PST by Paige ("Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism." --George Washington)
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To: Zuben Elgenubi

Yes, very insulting to say President Bush reminds him of a Democrat. I truly agree.


12 posted on 03/19/2006 4:48:02 PM PST by Paige ("Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism." --George Washington)
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To: freedom44

A donkey AND a drunkard? Who says the President isn't multi-talented!


13 posted on 03/19/2006 4:48:34 PM PST by Socratic ("I'll have the roast duck with the mango salsa.")
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To: freedom44

Let Chavez and his !#$%^ in the ditch bring it on. He wants to start a fight that he won't win. Chavez and the Enemy Within led by the ones in congress that are Communists bring it on. President Bush is an Excellent President and Commander in Chief. I'm a Patriot and I'm AMERICAN and as long as the Stars and Stripes are flying I'm in the Fight. If you want to know where I will be if they aren't flying, I'l tell you. I'll be dead because I will not give AMERICA up. God Bless ALL of our people in uniform and their families.


14 posted on 03/19/2006 4:49:11 PM PST by JOE43270 (JOE43270, God Bless America and All Who Have and Will Defend Her.)
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To: freedom44
Hey Hugo


15 posted on 03/19/2006 4:49:33 PM PST by mylife (The roar of the masses could be farts)
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To: Paige
Boycott CITGO
16 posted on 03/19/2006 4:49:55 PM PST by Ouderkirk (Funny how death and destruction seems to happen wherever Muslims gather...)
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To: freedom44

We should have let the coup plotters take him out 4 years ago. Bush was far too nice, not wanting to look mean and imperialistic, so he distanced himself from the coup group after the short-lived overthrow. It's the same mistake we've made with fat-boy al-Sadr.


17 posted on 03/19/2006 4:50:23 PM PST by Numbers Guy
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To: Carling

Beat me to it.


18 posted on 03/19/2006 4:50:58 PM PST by Chi-townChief
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To: Paige
Boycott CITCO

In addition, Venezuela makes a lot of women's sandals, cotton clothing and sun glasses.

19 posted on 03/19/2006 4:51:43 PM PST by Zuben Elgenubi
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To: Ouderkirk

I don't know how to play witht his like you guys do. I just type and go. :)


20 posted on 03/19/2006 4:52:54 PM PST by Paige ("Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism." --George Washington)
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