Chavez's Speech - full text

[Yonivore]

Noam Chomsky was available for comment.

[Chavez] brandished a copy of Noam Chomsky's "Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance" and recommended it to members of the General Assembly to read. Later, he told a news conference that one of his greatest regrets was not getting to meet Mr. Chomsky before he died. (Mr. Chomsky, 77, is still alive.)

He may of been thinking of Fidel Castro.

[Yonivore]

Thank you Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Rangel - WOW! That's something I never thought I'd say - but I just want to give them credit for standing up for the President and calling out Chavez. You can read their remarks on the Drudge Report.

Yeah, well, what choice did they have? To have done any less would have further damaged Democrat prospects in November.

[Crookshanks]

Yeah, well, what choice did they have? To have done any less would have further damaged Democrat prospects in November.

Well yeah, I was thinking that too - but still, it was nice to hear it. It's kinda like this - I can beat up on my brother, but don't anybody else try it or I'll kick your butt!

[rasho8]

Anyone not buying Citgo gas anymore? Seems theres a wave of anti-Citgo going on among the rightwingers after that speech... I shop at Valero cause its close to my house.

[Nbadan]

i thought the revolution will not be televised was a pretty interesting do entary about the coup in venezuela, he played it up pretty good. then i found out more about dude after i watched it....

But are you sure what you found out was real? Remember that there was a previous U.S. financed coup attempt against Chavez and all the ringleaders fled to the U.S. or are still living in Venezuela. Can you imagine if that happened in the US? How restricted would descent speech be here?

[Yonivore]

Anyone not buying Citgo gas anymore? Seems theres a wave of anti-Citgo going on among the rightwingers after that speech... I shop at Valero cause its close to my house.

I don't buy it now so, I have nothing to quit.

[Yonivore]

Here's one Democrat that has the balls to be a real idiot.

Harkin defends Venezuelan President's U-N speech against Bush

Iowa Senator Tom Harkin, a democrat, today defended Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's United Nations speech in which Chavez called President George Bush the devil. Harkin said the comments were "incendiary", then went on to say, "Let me put it this way, I can understand the frustration, ah, and the anger of certain people around the world because of George Bush's policies." Harkin continued what has been frequent criticism of the president's foreign policy.

Harkin says Bush came to office saying he wanted a new humility in foreign policy in reaching out to other countries, but Harkin says Bush's actual policy has been heavy handed. Harkin says the anger against Bush is generated from the Iraq war, which Harkin says was "unnecessary."

Harkin says, "We tend to forget that a few days after 9-1-1 thousands, thousands of Iranians marched in a candlelight procession in Teheran in support of the United States. Every Muslim country was basically on our side. Just think, in five years, President Bush has squandered all that." Harkin says the U.S. has put billions of dollars into the Iraq war, when it could be helping poor countries with things like clean water, medical aid and education.

[Nbadan]

Venezuela's Chavez more than doubles heating oil program for U.S. poor
The Associated Press
Published: September 21, 2006

NEW YORK Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Thursday promised to double the amount of discounted heating oil his country is shipping to needy Americans, while also using his appearance at a Harlem church as an opportunity to deride President George W. Bush as an "alcoholic and a sick man."

Chavez's latest barb came a day after he captured the spotlight at the U.N. General Assembly during his speech in which he dubbed Bush "the devil" and accused Washington of "domination, exploitation and pillage of peoples of the world."

"He's an alcoholic and a sick man," Chavez said of Bush, receiving a round of applause from people in the crowd, which included actor Danny Glover, activists and other supporters.

Chavez's pledge of more discounted heating oil was made during his visit to Harlem's Mount Olive Baptist Church where supporters chanted his name:

IHT

A ruth-less, terra-supporting dictator with a heart?

[Yonivore]

A ruth-less, terra-supporting dictator with a heart?

I think you confuse cunning with compassion.

[ChumpDumper]

That's about the only thing newsworthy about Chavez. Any word from Exxon/Mobil et.al. about their discount programs?

[Crookshanks]

Tell ya what - if all those poor people think Chavez is so kind and compassionate, then let them move to Venezuela so he can take care of them! Damn, those people are probably the ones who are on welfare already - how much more do they want?!

[Yonivore]

That's about the only thing newsworthy about Chavez. Any word from Exxon/Mobil et.al. about their discount programs?

Any news from the Venezuelan people about how they feel about Chavez giving their away?

Per capita income for the average Venezuelan: $6,000.00

[leemajors]

But are you sure what you found out was real? Remember that there was a previous U.S. financed coup attempt against Chavez and all the ringleaders fled to the U.S. or are still living in Venezuela. Can you imagine if that happened in the US? How restricted would descent speech be here?

i just don't think the situation was as clear cut as the do entary made it out to be - it was filmed on quite a slant, not to say there weren't elements of pure truth in it. it was very well made, and i thought it was very informative - don't take what i said to mean i am totally anti-chavez, but i don't think he is a saint either. at this point he seems like a pure politician. i had a different opinion of the movie after i had a few days to think about than when i walked out. i was much more outraged when i watched bus 174 a month or two later.

[ChumpDumper]

You act as if they would see any oil profits if he charged full price. Nice attempt to dodge the question though, Yoni.

And an even better follow through on your pledge to ignore me.

[xrayzebra]

Chavez and the Prez of Iran remind me of Mussolini
and Hitler patting each other on the back and laughing
it up and praising each other. And a few years later....
Mussolini hanging upside down and Hitler one big cinder.


But got to hand it to the folks in Harlem, they loved
the show and especially Glover. Big hugs and applause
all around.

I'll just be SA210 was beside himself listening to all
that hate talk. And I know boutons was in seventh
heaven.

[SA210]

Chavez and the Prez of Iran remind me of Mussolini
and Hitler patting each other on the back and laughing
it up and praising each other. And a few years later....
Mussolini hanging upside down and Hitler one big cinder.


But got to hand it to the folks in Harlem, they loved
the show and especially Glover. Big hugs and applause
all around.

I'll just be SA210 was beside himself listening to all
that hate talk. And I know boutons was in seventh
heaven.

How ya been xray?

[Yonivore]

Damn, I didn't look at who posted it. Sorry, I'll do better. I wish they'd just let us put mods on ignore.

[clambake]

Harkan was right, and I thought he was kind by the way he worded the discourse that surrounds this president.

Don't everybody go and get too weepy about the devil comment. Bush calls them Hitler and they haven't wet their diapers.

[Ocotillo]

Does anyone else smell sulphur?

[leemajors]

Does anyone else smell sulphur?

yes, but i just passed through luling.

[Ocotillo]

^^

[George W Bush]

Does anyone else smell sulphur?

I get that alot.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Somehow I knew that RandomGuy, croutons, and NBADunce would be having a circle jerk over Chavez's speech...

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

A ruth-less, terra-supporting dictator with a heart?

No, it's called trying to spread socialism here in the US.


Honest question for Dan, croutons, 101A, and RandomGuy:

How would you react to President Bush being assassinated?

[Zunni]

LMAO @ the Neocons getting their panties in a wad when their God, Dubyah, gets called a name, after disparraging/slandering multiple heads of state himself. Get over it.