Posted on 09/21/2006 7:39:02 PM PDT by DaveTesla
After a UN speech in which he called US President Bush "Satan," Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez got a standing ovation with another anti-Bush speech at a New York college.
The South American leader spoke at Cooper Union last night before a packed audience including professors and union organizers.
Chavez proclaimed himself "a friend" of the people of the United States, but said he hopes next time, they'll choose, in his words, an "intelligent president."
He got the standing ovation for comments accusing Bush of committing genocide in Iraq.
Chavez compared the Bush administration's actions to those of the Nazis and said the U-S president should be brought before an international tribunal.
Venezuela's president has become Latin America's leading voice against the US government, taking on the crusading style of his mentor, Fidel Castro.
The US is the top customer for Venezuela's oil.
I wonder if Ramsey Clark, Cindy Sheehan, and Michael Moore were there.
Putin is smiling from ear to ear. He gets to see what his organization (KGB), and traitors and useful idiots willing to help it, did to our colleges and universities.
Some world leaders also believe in it in their heart..... Putin for example. He is a communist with an image team and a makeover. I bet that Putin enjoyed Chavez's remarks alot.
Why wasn't there a FReep of this dictator???
My understanding is that there were some 30,000 people at the UN two (or three) days ago showing support for the president.
Odd that the MSM didn't pick up on that like it did the 2,000 anti-war protesters the day before. Got bias?
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