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MrModerate

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Thu Sep-21-06 02:32 PM
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47. The comparison between the two leaders is striking . . .

Or rather, the similarities. Chavez is a demagogue with no more interest in the genuine welfare of his people than is required to hold onto power. He has his friends and they will get the favored treatment. Sound like someone you know?

So, no, Chavez is no hero. But I think it's illustrative of the depths to which the standing of the US has sunk when a political provocateur like Chavez can indulge in fart jokes about the American president, and the world says "right-on Hugo!"

Talk about lowering the bar . . .

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