Rush revealed on his show today that Bill Ayres is thick with Hugo, so no wonder they had a lot of love to share; they have the same BFF.
There was a photo of Ayres standing next to Chavez during a visit down there about a year ago. He is quoted as having shouted “Viva la Revolucion!”
Unfortunately, google seems to be tidying up a lot of this stuff, and I can’t find the photo any longer.