[NormsRevenge]

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is seen in Maturin September 17, 2007. Chavez railed against a new trend in beauty-conscious Venezuela, giving girls breast implants for their 15th birthday. REUTERS/Miraflores Palace/Handout

[Izzy Dunne]

You go, Hugo.

I'm with you on this one.

[B-Chan]

Even a broken, crazy-ass communist clock is right twice a day.

[pgyanke]

...Chavez said late on Sunday on his weekly TV show that lasted a record eight hours.

These megalomaniacs are incredible (Castro, et al)! Talk about being in love with the sound of your own voice!

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

Is he Venezuelan? Only her plastic surgeon knows for sure!

[dfwgator]

Chavez's answer? He has told his supporters to give away any extra goods they do not need, urging them to leave out in town squares items such as fans or refrigerators.

You first, Hugo.

[Thrownatbirth]

Can mandatory Mao suits be far behind?

[CORedneck]

I hate to agree with him on this... He still needs to be removed from office though....

[jws3sticks]

Breast implants are not all that common in Africa. That's why there are three types of breasts in Africa: Woopers, Droupers and Bloodhound's Ears.

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[ElPatriota]

Me too, I hate to agree with this guy. Pure old fashion common sense!

[sagar]

Commies are usually against beauty contests because, lets face it, beauty contests are for commercial reasons. Beauty products are big business and can’t have that in a communist nation.

[theDentist]

Well Hugo, you have a point, but that’s one of the “downsides” of free speech, like porn.

[Badeye]

I guess he liked Cindy Sheehan cause she’s real and swing free most of the time from what I can tell....

[Teacher317]

Just found a source that says there were 3800+ teen breast implants in the US in 2003

http://www.katv.com/news/stories/0507/420132.html

[E. Pluribus Unum]

You'd think Hugo would approve.

He looks like he's had them.

[JamesP81]

"Now some people think, 'My daughter's turning 15, let's give her breast enlargements.' That's horrible. It's the ultimate degeneration," Chavez said late on Sunday on his weekly TV show that lasted a record eight hours.

As if Chavez is one to be talking about morality. But I guess this proves the old adage about broken clocks being right twice in a day.

[zencat]

Truly saddening, that our youth’s self worth can be so tied to their personal appearance.

[Kirkwood]

Folks, read between the lines here. Don’t get sucked in by this story. Chavez is trying to give the impression that Venezuelans are so affluent that they are able to afford to give their children breast jobs. This is a lie of Hugo proportions. Millions upon millions live in abject poverty in that country. So he makes up this clever story, perhaps based on one or two actual cases, and he is now using it to give the impression that Venezuela is paved in gold.

[redpoll]

In fact, I have the transcript of his speech right here:

“People of Venezuela. I have an uplifting announcement for our daughters. Many of you have been in your cups for not being able to fill out your role as young women. Let me enlarge your prospects with this firmly rounded announcement. Never again will you have to worry about whether or not you have earned only an A or a B in life. Never should you worry about padding your resume. Let us nip and tuck those worries right now. As president, I have decreed that a new equality for all women. Let not our attention sag and waver! From this moment, and forever, all breasts are equal.”

[BenLurkin]

"Now some people think, 'My daughter's turning 15, let's give her breast enlargements.' That's horrible. It's the ultimate degeneration,"

Holy smokes ... I actually agree with that creep on something.