My favorite Chavez moment

[malaise]

at the UN in 2006 - el diablo

[Brother Buzz]

1. 'You are a donkey, Mr Danger' deserves an honorable mention

[malaise]

2. That was beautiful

[Coyotl]

3. "You are a Donkey, Mr. Danger" is pretty funny

Funnier yet if you are fluent in Spanish.

[malaise]

4. Freaking delish

[Coyotl]

6. It was needed over in LBN, so I broke it out over there

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=416014

[malaise]

9. Sweet

[undeterred]

5. Kind of funny that Charles Gibson could report this without cracking a smile.

I wonder if he had to practice.

[monmouth3]

7. Charlie was "shocked"..."shocked" I tell ya, that someone could speak about Bush that way...Lol.

Also, Martha Radditz looked very good back in those days and John Bolton ..well, enough said I guess.

[malaise]

8. And he wasn't the only one

DU was rocking that day

[madokie]

10. I know I'm probably in the minority but

I wonder what or who had anything to do with the ultimate death of Chavez. People loved him, large international corporations hated him. Who has the wherewithall to do something about their hate.

I've liked Chavez from day one.

Yes that was a great moment in history

[Coyotl]

11. Likewise, I keep wondering how Hugo got cancer.

When you have a history of people wanting to kill someone, we'd be fools to not think about the possibility.

[arikara]

12. Absolutely

What better way to get rid of somebody they couldn't take out with a coup.

edit: fixed typo before the language police arrived

[malaise]

16. Agreed - I wondered about the pelvic cyst which started it

Seemed rather unusual but I am no expert on matters cancer. It's sad to see a relatively young man die so early but this happens every hour of every day.

He was a good man - he really cared for the poor everywhere.

[spanone]

13. k&r...

[Mnemosyne]

14. That was so hysterical and still is! Speaking truth to power! Thanks malaise! nt

[malaise]

17. I remember that day on DU - it was hysterical

[Mnemosyne]

23. It always tickled me that the UN applauded his statements.

They all knew, even if half the country chose to remain ignorant.

[malaise]

24. I found the jongoistic 'poutrage' fall down funny

[Mnemosyne]

27. Amazing we could find anything to laugh at during those years, thank the universe for humour!

[jerseyjack]

15. Don't Worry.

The C.I.A. will get the oil back for Exxon.

[Overseas]

18. K&R. I really admired him for speaking out.

[pa28]

19. Mine too. The guy could really hold the spotlight and he was absolutely correct.

GWB said god told him to invade Iraq. Absurd on the face of it.

Yet, our post 911 set of mores dictated that we all had to pretend he was Abe Lincoln in the name of "united we stand". Hugo Chavez called *bullshit* and he was right.

[KoKo]

20. It was DELIGHTFUL! Speaking TRUTH TO POWER...in those

Dark Days of the BUSH! :-D

[KoKo]

21. Another K&R!

[d_b]

22. mine is his dismissive laugh at fox news

still gives me a chuckle

[malaise]

26. I forgot that one

When he gave Obama that classic “The Open Veins of Latin America,” by Eduardo Galeano
was another great moment. The media hacks didn't have a clue about the book.

[AzDar]

25. Loved it. That man had wheels of steel.

RIP Hugo.

[Octafish]

28. Wherever he goes, and whatever he touches, smells of sulfur...

...and there isn't enough soap and water in the world that can rinse the stench away.

[malaise]

29. Perfect

and he's still trying to wash it away

[sabrina 1]

31. Lol, another great one!! He sure knew how to get under the skin of the war

criminals. And the whole world cheered. I do remember jumping up and down clapping when he made his speech at the UN, daring to do what others wanted to, but didn't have the courage.

Considering that Bush and his band of war criminals tried to remove him from office, he had every right to say what he said, and airc, his comments were hugely popular around the world.

Diablo! Lol!

[ProSense]

30. John Bolton is a fuckwit.

Everyone at the UN that day knew in their hearts that Bush is evil.

Revealed: Pentagon’s Link To Iraqi Torture Centers
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022467502

I have my pros and cons about Chavez, and he was spot on there.

[malaise]

32. I would have called him a mass murderer and a war criminal

but who am I to tell Hugo what to say