Chavez Looking Forward to Dinner With Bush

[sabra]

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Chavez Looking Forward to Dinner With Bush

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, a frequent critic of the Bush administration, said Wednesday he is looking forward to sitting down with the American leader at a summit in Argentina next month.

Both leaders plan to attend the Summit of the Americas, and Chavez said he understood they would be seated at the same table.

"That summit is going to be really good if that gentlemen goes, if Mr. Danger goes," Chavez said in a speech.

Chavez didn't explain what he meant by "Mr. Danger," but he has frequently accused Bush of trying to oust him, including through a short-lived 2002 coup. U.S. officials strongly deny it.

[tk2kewl]

1. Mr. Danger

:thumbsup: :rofl: and nominated!

[LifeDuringWartime]

53. referring to able danger?

probably just his personal nickname for **

[aquart]

2. George doesn't have the class to sit down with Chavez.

He'll do something embarrassingly gauche.

[WorseBeforeBetter]

8. Perhaps hurl on him like dear 'ol Dad on the...

Japanese PM.

[cantstandbush]

35. I was thinking the same thing. What on earth would GW be able to say

without a script and Karen Hughes or Rove at his right hand?

[Say_What]

37. Will Cheney the puppet meister be there to? Everyone know Bush

doesn't have the intellectual capacity to have an adult conversation with anyone--particularly someone as bright as Chavez.

[Judi Lynn]

42. That's true.You remember when he was asked to answer some questions

for the 9/11 Commission, he insisted that Cheney ALSO come with him, "said it was important for him and Cheney to appear together so that commission members could "see our body language... how we work together.""
( http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/04/29/bush.911.commission/ )

They can dazzle the gathering when _Bush talks while Cheney drinks a glass of water.

[Lisa]

51. either that, or Georgie'd better be wearing that secret transmitter ...

Or else he'll be getting up every couple of minutes for a "bathroom break" -- so his handlers can keep giving him witty responses to Chavez!

[Megahurtz]

61. What a classic photo!!!

That says it all!!!

[stlsaxman]

45. But Chavez has the class to welcome sitting at the same table with

those who are not worthy of licking the soles of his shoes.

[Dulcinea]

48. He is such a rube.

Bet he has lousy table manners.

[JanMichael]

3. If I was Generalissimo el Busho I'd shut my trap around Chavez.

Chavez would have no problem taking his proverbial head off in front of the cameras and the world.

Plus he's got about the same level of personal security so Bush had better watch his drunken mouth.

[Raster]

7. Plus Chavez has a buttload more legitimacy. He ISN'T an exxon whore.

He didn't sell out his citizens so the oil companies could profit. The list goes on and on. Oh yeah, not to mention Chavez can form complete, coherent sentences.

[knowbody0]

4. i wonder if georgie will wear the poncho this year

[Dulcinea]

49. A sombrero? eom

[rosesaylavee]

5. "Mr. Danger Man"

is humming through my mind to the tune, Secret Agent Man.

Love it. Hugo, you are one funny funny guy. Wish OUR *resident had a recognizable sense of humor...

:woohoo:

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

36. I loved "Danger Man" when I was a kid - a great series

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058846/

[quiet.american]

50. Yes! I've been buying the DVD sets all year.

The episode "Whatever Happened to George Foster" -- substitute "Iraq" for the name of the Latin American country in the story and it could have been made today.

And "Such Men Are Dangerous" could have been taken straight out of the pages of PNAC.

[Centered]

56. No No No

sheeesh... it's Danger MOUSE!!!


but who is Penfold?

LOL ... sorry I couldn't resist

[Straight Shooter]

6. Mr. Danger? Is that a reference to "Danger" in Million Dollar Baby?

Bwahahahaha!

[1932]

9. If you were Bush, you'd KNOW that Chavez would tell the world what

you talked about at dinner.

That's a lot of pressure.

[understandinglife]

10. ROFL!!!!

Mr Danger!!! :rofl:

Chavez has got the dude's chain and he is going to jerk it every chance he can.

A :toast: to President (actually elected) Chavez.

oh, and, vote # 5.


Peace.

[novak goes postal]

23. Oh what would I give to be a fly on THAT wall.....

[liberalnurse]

11. Will Georgie be speaking his fluent Spanish?

:spank:

[IndianaGreen]

13. Pasa la cocaina!

I am sure Bush remembers a few phrases from his days traveling to Mexico for sex and booze (and Gawd knows what else!).

[YDogg]

46. Too funny!

:hippie:

[forintegrity]

14. I'd like to hear him speak fluent ANYTHING!

This is gonna be awesome. Can't wait to see this one go down!

"Mr. Danger" is so right on!

Go HUGO!!! You be the man!

[Cha]

28. :) bush even speaks haltingly

in his jibberish!

[marmar]

12. * will dazzle Chavez with banter like...

"I didn't know you had Latino people in Venezuela? Habla espanol? Tuviste leche? He he he."

[BayCityProgressive]

15. Hopefully

Chavez makes him look like a total dildo. That shouldn't be hard.

[dretceterini]

16. more like

cerveza por favor

[marmar]

17. LOL

o dos, o tres o veinte cervezas, por favor.

[shanti]

18. what's the spanish word for crow?

that's what bush will be eating :evilgrin:

[Skink]

19. Pretzels for oil.

[dretceterini]

21. not crow, but it looks like he will be eating

mierda

[shanti]

27. *snicker*

there you go :evilgrin:

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

47. It's "cuervo". I ain't talking about Jose. n/t

[Bravo411]

20. Bush doesn't have the balls to go....

He'll probably cancel. I doubt he has the fortitude to go head to head with Chavez. Hell, Chavez will probably put bananas on Bush's plate then sit back and laugh at chimpy.

[leesa]

22. Mr Danger! I love it. Bush has lots of time to think of a reason not to go

[Warren Stupidity]

24. Hugo, Hero of the Americas should bring his own food tasters. nt.

[Cha]

25. Chavez has already explained

about "mr danger". Earlier in a speech Chavez correctly characterized bush as "Mr Danger".

Wonder if bush hides under the table?

[K-W]

26. "Chavez didn't explain what he meant by 'Mr. Danger,'"

Isnt it pretty self explanetory, I mean really.

[Fridays Child]

29. I love that guy.

[alittlelark]

30. Tee Hee Hee.... ! Chavez is sooo all over it.

I wish we has a version of him here (one who did not travel in small planes).

[TroubleMan]

31. Finally bush can ask Chavez what he's been waiting for years to ask:

"Does Venezuela have blacks, too?"

[AintIgreat]

32. All I can say is long live chavez

[PlanetBev]

33. Careful, Hugo

Mr. Danger could easily turn into Mr. Remote-controlled Blow Up Your Plane in Mid-air.

If you aren't a good boy and play nice, you will be treated to a dose of BFEE.

[dweller]

34. next month?

hopefully *moron will be considered a flight risk by then, and be confined awaiting a trial.

dp

[antonialee839]

38. I hope Chavez brings a chemist along to test his dinner.

Maybe Mr. Danger is Rove. Perhaps Chavez got the indictment memo.

[Andrushka]

39. Won't happen

"Mr Danger" will cancel at the last minute, citing exhaustion, or something.

Can I be the first to nominate Hugo Chavez (again) for this month's...



? :evilgrin:

[Dover]

40. Cheney will probably strap a bomb to GW and convince him this is

the kind of sacrifice that will get him Born Again.
And he'll even have the distinction of being the first president to become a real suicide bomber.
"Golly gee boss! Can I get my own decoder ring with that?"

[rucky]

41. somebody better taste his food first. n/t

[Judi Lynn]

43. Chavez will be looking to see if Bush has remembered his manners!

You know, the bustard stomped right past him at an OAS meeting!



Viva Chavez!

[Say_What]

59. Bush has manners?? I didn't know that ;-)

Hey look, Chavez has the ability to interact with kids. Bush only knows how to read "My Pet Goat".

[TheModernTerrorist]

44. won't * be in jail by then???

just saying :eyes:

[pinniped]

52. * might pull a classic barf-o-rama like his stupid dad did.

.

[Gyre]

54. Photo Op!!!

Ya think the interview w/ Pope Paul produced some good shots?

[NeoConsSuck]

55. Hugo, do the world a favor..

get a seat next to the cockroach, and don't forget to bring a few pretzels! LOL!!

[Carolab]

57. Rumble! n/t

[Say_What]

58. Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez Frias: A series of Myths & Facts!

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MYTH #1: HUGO CHAVEZ IS A DICTATOR

FACT: Hugo Chavez has promoted more citizen participation in political processes than any other President, including those excluded or left out in the past for economic reasons. No other Venezuelan government has allowed as much transparency and citizen participation in its political system. President Hugo Chavez won the 1998 presidential elections with more than 56% of the votes, after he had promoted the creation of a new constitution historically ratified by popular referendum with over 70% support; he then won elections again in 2000 accounting for 59% of the votes. In 2004, a recall referendum, a provision set forth in the new constitution, was called against the Venezuelan leader, but he again made of with 60% of the votes, ratifying his government. All these elections were witnessed by numerous international observers, including the Carter Center and the Organization of American States (OAS), which found electoral processes in Venezuela to be free and transparent.

MYTH #2: CHAVEZ IS A COMMUNIST AND IS CENTRALIZING POWER

FACT: The Venezuelan political system is characterized as participatory democracy. Citizens may participate in political processes now more than ever before. The rights to private property, international investment, freedom of speech and association are enshrined in the Venezuelan Constitution. Current endogenous development programs are means for communities to become self-reliant and to govern themselves at a local level; they are true expression of decentralization of power towards local authorities. Add, setting up work committees to implement new environmental, media, property, and other important laws, involving citizen participation at all levels. The 1999 Constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela implements five powers instead of the former three: the Executive, Legislative, Judicial, Moral, and Electoral. These five powers are autonomous and are not controlled by the Executive. President Chavez recently promoted a new concept called “21st Century Socialism”, which is aimed at developing a new social-democratic model of government which guarantees social, economic, cultural, political and civil rights to all Venezuelans and allowing the country to prosper economically in the international arena.

MYTH #3: CHAVEZ REPRESSES MEDIA

FACT: There is more freedom of speech and press in Venezuela than in any other country in the world. Venezuela is the only country where private media outlets are owned by the opposition and where they openly promote biased political agendas. Private media outlets have a monopoly of information, they control four out of the five television channels in the country – one of them is a state-owned TV station. Despite the fact that these media outlets supported the April 2002 coup d’etat against President Chavez, and later triggered an economic sabotage in 2003, causing the country billions of dollars in damages, none were shut down or censured by the government. At the end of 2004, the legislative passed the Social Responsibility on Radio and Television Law to implement a system of legal regulations for telecommunication in the country, very similar to those of the Federal Communications Commission of the United States of America, but less strict. Article 58 of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela guarantees “truthful and accurate” information. The new Law provides that all Venezuelans have the right to truthful information, as well as to avoid media manipulation, distortion, and fraud. For the first time in Venezuelan history, the government has promoted and financed community and independent media outlets, and provided them with the necessary resources, equipment and training for their development. Media outlets continue to enjoy the sacred right to freedom of speech.

http://www.vheadline.com/readnews.asp?id=46279

[Hekate]

60. Banana Republican meets democratically elected president!

:blush: God, remember when we knew which was which? Maybe Chavez can give Bushie some advice on trusting the judgment of the citizens.

Hekate

[Say_What]

62. Banana Republican and Florida is the Bush Brothers Banana Republic