[Kitten Festival]

Here the lede is really buried ... the AP says 'thousands' of Bolivians went out to greet him but the reality is, these people were paid greeters. The real story is that Bolivia´s elected leaders in the rightwing Beni state refused to meet Chavez even though he was dangling money at them. His name absolutely stinks in Bolivia, which he´s taken as his colony, and the locals are doing all they can to show it. Compare and contrast with the sweet greeting the Uruguayans gave to Laura Bush, happily waving American flags. Chavez doesn´t get that kind of greeting.

By the way, Chavez wears his shirts untucked now because he´s gotten fat as a hog.

[livius]

By the way, Chavez wears his shirts untucked now because he´s gotten fat as a hog.

LOL! Love that little detail. I guess that's what the Revolution will do for you - if you're the boss, that is.

[jws3sticks]

Where's the sharp shooter with the .50 cal sniper rifle with the one mile range when we really need him?

[mtntop3]

By the way, Chavez wears his shirts untucked now because he´s gotten fat as a hog.

You (censored) yanquis are without shame. You (censored) capitalistas do not understand companero Chavez. You (censored)(censored) do not understand his divine committment to the campesino.

El Commandante has given all his food to the poor - all of it, and, si, si, even his rum, cigars, and, sob, women.

Now his stomach is swollen like a campesino's tent from that divine malnutrition.

El Commadante is a man of the people. His stomach is empty.

But one day the people of Venezuela and Bolivia will have full stomachs - like, si, the brothers and sisters in Cuba.

[Democratshavenobrains]

Bolivians might snub him, but Chavez still has the love of hordes of left wing, pasty, internet nerds aka Daily Kos, DU, HuffPo etc....

[Islander7]

Chavez is a punk, thug. In 5 years times Venezuela will be a basket case begging us to bail them out.