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Quote: (Originally Posted by Chase)

According to Wikipedia:

In response to the speech, Democrat Nancy Pelosi, the Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives and an ardent critic of President Bush, called Chávez an "everyday thug" and not the "modern day Simon Bolivar" that he "fancies himself to be". "Hugo Chavez abused the privilege that he had, speaking at the United Nations," said Pelosi. "He demeaned himself and he demeaned Venezuela." United States Representative Charles Rangel (D) also said in a press release that "George Bush is the President of the United States and represents the entire country. Any demeaning public attack against him is viewed by Republicans and Democrats, and all Americans, as an attack on all of us". Iowa Senator Tom Harkin (D) called Chávez's comments "incendiary." Former U.S. President Bill Clinton called the "personal demonization" a "mistake" that only hurt Chávez and his country.

Keep in mind, those are some very ardent Bush critics that are pissed off at what Chavez said.

I met some Peruvians the other day who are also studying here in Stockholm... and they absolutely hate everything about Chavez. The same goes for a lot of Mexicans. Chavez is solely trying to turn Venezuela into a dictatorship. He's trying to amend the Venezuelan constitution so that he can stay in office longer than he's supposed to. His country is poor and doesn't utilize the resources for the good of the people. He constantly tries to do business with Cuba's Fidel Castro (the man who drove Cuba into the ground), Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (Mr. Anti-Semtism himself), and is buying weapons from Russia.

Chávez made statements comparing Israel to Hitler and their actions to the Holocaust, and blaming the United States. He was strongly criticized for trivializing the Holocaust.

Human rights organizations Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have documented numerous human rights violations in Venezuela, although these have usually been reports of police misbehaviour and brutality rather than criticism of Chávez's policies.

There have also been heated disputes between Chávez and other Latin American leaders, including one with Mexican President Vicente Fox over what Chávez alleged was Fox's support of U.S. trade interests. The dispute resulted in a strained diplomatic relationship between the two countries.

Chávez's foreign policy conduct and anti-Bush rhetoric has occasionally reached the level of personal attacks. Chávez once referred to U.S. President George W. Bush as a pendejo ("dumbass"), and constantly refers to him as Míster Danger. In a later speech, he made personal remarks regarding Condoleezza Rice, referring to her as a "complete illiterate" when it comes to comprehending Latin America.

Maybe he's tried to win Brazil and Argentina's support. But he's also done everything he can to destroy relations with other Latin American countries, Mexico and Peru (most notably). In fact, the candidates Chavez supported in the recent elections in those countries lost because the people were upset that Chavez was campaigning for certain people.

Well, I guess we all have different ideas as to what intelligence constitutes. I can guarantee you this much... Chavez is becoming a laughing stock to many of the world powers.

Did u read the 'very intelligent' i put there??? And your post has no6thng new´...cause we all in Latin America know himm better and his populists atitudes than you in North Hemisphere...believe me...and just to inform you : brazilians also dont take him seriously ...as I said before he tried to gain the support of Lula ...but he failed...