Posted on 11/19/2007 12:27:53 PM PST by STARWISE
The king of Spain's recent undiplomatic outburst at the Venezuelan president has become a ringtone hit across Spain.
An estimated 500,000 people have downloaded the insult featuring the words "Why don't you shut up?", generating a reported 1.5m euros ($2m).
King Juan Carlos asked Hugo Chavez to "shut up" at a summit in Chile last week after the president said Spain's ex-PM Jose Maria Aznar was a "fascist".
Branded mugs, t-shirts and websites featuring the row are also profitable.
In Venezuela, a group of students who oppose Mr Chavez's government have also been downloading the ringtone, a US newspaper reported.
"It's a form of protest," a 21-year-old student in Caracas told the Miami Herald. "It's something that a lot of people would like to tell the president."
Companies selling the ringtones have avoided legal problems concerning breach of the king's image rights by using an actor to voice the line.
'No crisis'
The spat began at the Ibero-American Summit in Chile's capital, Santiago, last Saturday when Mr Chavez called former Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar, a close ally of US President George W Bush, a fascist, adding "fascists are not human. A snake is more human."
Mr Chavez at the summit, 10 November 2007 Mr Chavez (r) called Mr Aznar a fascist during the summit Current Spanish PM Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero then said: "[Former Prime Minister] Aznar was democratically elected by the Spanish people and was a legitimate representative of the Spanish people."
When Mr Chavez repeatedly tried to interrupt, the king leaned forward and said: "Why don't you shut up?".
The row escalated when Mr Chavez said the king was "imprudent" and asked if he knew in advance of the 2002 coup against him.
President Chavez later accused the king of "arrogance" but said he did not want a political crisis with Spain - only that Venezuela's head of state be respected.
Spain has said it hopes for a swift return to normal diplomatic relations.
LOL ..love this unintended consequence for that mouthy schlub.
You can download a “Porque no te callas” ringtone free from this link:
http://alt1040.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/pq-no-te-callas-remix.mp3
Found another remix:
http://www.mybloop.com/get/510972/porque_o_te_callas_-_paso_doble.mp3
Remoinds me of the Yassar Arafat phone recording of an attempted interview, something like "I am the Yassar Arafat, I am the President Arafat, Do you know I am.....
Put a picture out that ill fated Hugo being blown off the Mackinac bridge.
Viva el Rey Juan Carlos!
Let’s make it Number One with a bullet.
I can’t get the post #2, or #3 to download...
Is there a website that has this available to send right to your cellphone???
I’m still looking, if I find one I’ll post it...I just can’t make those work for some reason...
"Branded mugs, t-shirts and websites featuring the row are also profitable."
It’s little things like this that proves there is a God.
Looks like they have one:
Here they are:
http://www.goatxa.es/tienda/product_info.php?products_id=763&osCsid=277f4e07b3bb90640a82e946f87ae866
This jerk is infatuated with the power that he will have when Fidel Castro dies. He can’t wait to push his power around.
I think he will become a new menace to the world when Fidel dies.
I think he’s overplaying his hand.
"Por que no te callas" is what he said. If he said "callate" that would be "shut up" because it's the "command" form.
Still coming from the King of Spain to a pipsqueak like Chavez, it's still an insult, if a bit milder one.
Poor commie Hugo will hear “Shut up” for every word he says now...lol
...let “FREEDOM RING” BUMP. :)
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