Sure, it's serious business when a head of state kicks out the American ambassador. But you can't read this about Hugo Chavez's latest tirade without laughing out loud. From the Associated Press:
"They're trying to do here what they were doing in Bolivia," Chavez said, accusing Washington of trying to oust him."That's enough ... from you, Yankees," Chavez said, using an expletive. Waving his fists in the air, he added: "I hold the government of the United States responsible for being behind all the conspiracies against our nations!"
Holding up a watch to check the time, Chavez declared: "From this moment, the Yankee ambassador in Caracas has 72 hours to leave Venezuela!" He told his foreign minister to recall Venezuela's ambassador to Washington, Bernardo Alvarez, "before they kick him out of there."
The U.S. Embassy said it was aware of Chavez's speech but had not received official notification. Embassy spokeswoman Robin Holzhauer said Ambassador Patrick Duddy is traveling in the United States this week.
If you're not laughing at Happy Hugo's "72 hours to leave Venezuela!" ultimatum to our Ambassador to Venezuela, read that last sentence again.
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It's o.k. Hugo will let the... (Below threshold)1. Posted by P. Bunyan | September 12, 2008 3:21 PM | Score: 2 (4 votes cast)
It's o.k. Hugo will let the ambassador come back after Hugo's fellow traveler, Obama, is in the White House.
1. Posted by P. Bunyan | September 12, 2008 3:21 PM |
Score: 2 (4 votes cast)
Posted on September 12, 2008 15:21
2. Posted by GarandFan | September 12, 2008 3:23 PM | Score: 3 (3 votes cast)
Yeah, Hugo's got his finger on everything that goes on in his country. If nothing else, he's supplying all the humor in South America.
2. Posted by GarandFan | September 12, 2008 3:23 PM |
Score: 3 (3 votes cast)
Posted on September 12, 2008 15:23
3. Posted by Cousin Dave | September 12, 2008 3:42 PM | Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
It is funny, but... traditionally, expelling a country's ambassador is tantamount to a declaration of war against that country.
3. Posted by Cousin Dave | September 12, 2008 3:42 PM |
Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
Posted on September 12, 2008 15:42
4. Posted by Baron Von Ottomatic | September 12, 2008 3:42 PM | Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
Senor Pepe?
4. Posted by Baron Von Ottomatic | September 12, 2008 3:42 PM |
Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
Posted on September 12, 2008 15:42
5. Posted by moseby | September 12, 2008 4:10 PM | Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
Doesn't that shrimp chavez remind you of that little ratty box you keep tripping over in the garage?
5. Posted by moseby | September 12, 2008 4:10 PM |
Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
Posted on September 12, 2008 16:10
6. Posted by Chip | September 12, 2008 4:17 PM | Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
So, does this mean we will be seeing more Citgo supplied gas stations switching to another company?
6. Posted by Chip | September 12, 2008 4:17 PM |
Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
Posted on September 12, 2008 16:17
7. Posted by Paul Hooson | September 12, 2008 5:12 PM | Score: -6 (6 votes cast)
Hugo Chavez is such a dangerous and mentally unstable guy to be buying oil from. Thank goodness that Condoleezza Rice was courting Libya and Muammar Khaddafi just last week for oil instead. There's a more stable guy for you that hasn't paid to blow up a passenger plane in a few years.
7. Posted by Paul Hooson | September 12, 2008 5:12 PM |
Score: -6 (6 votes cast)
Posted on September 12, 2008 17:12
8. Posted by Spurwing Plover | September 12, 2008 5:58 PM | Score: 3 (3 votes cast)
Why dont HUGO go and CHAVEZ it where the sun dont shine
8. Posted by Spurwing Plover | September 12, 2008 5:58 PM |
Score: 3 (3 votes cast)
Posted on September 12, 2008 17:58
9. Posted by SCSIwuzzy | September 12, 2008 6:23 PM | Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
This is the same Chavez that thinks the video game "Mercenaries 2" is a US plot to incite a coup to depose him...
Now, 3 days later, but before the ambassador was due back from vacation, Chavez will declare victory. After all, the man is clearly not in VZ territory.
Also, Hooson, if you take Canada out of the mix what shiny happy countries do we buy significant oil from? Like gems in Africa, oil export economies attract kleptocratic regimes like dung attracts flies.
9. Posted by SCSIwuzzy | September 12, 2008 6:23 PM |
Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
Posted on September 12, 2008 18:23
10. Posted by Larry | September 12, 2008 7:10 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Well, Old "Just Shut Up" Chavez has a big problem. It seems that most of the refineries able to process his crude are, uh, in the US.
He is probably poed that he hasn't made headlines lately because of the election up here.
And Paul, did Condi know something? *wink wink*
10. Posted by Larry | September 12, 2008 7:10 PM |
Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Posted on September 12, 2008 19:10
11. Posted by Mitchell | September 12, 2008 8:43 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Yeah, dirtbag, it's the U.S.'s fault your are a fanatical paranoid sociopath. Must be our mindbeams and death ray guns.
Viva La Revulsion!
11. Posted by Mitchell | September 12, 2008 8:43 PM |
Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Posted on September 12, 2008 20:43