September 20, 2006

Chavez Calls Bush "The Devil" at U.N.

Venezualan president Hugo Chavez is just so darn entertaining. Today at the U.N., he held up a copy of Noam Chomsky's Hegemony and Survival and called President Bush "the devil."

Something was lost in translation for Deutsche Presse-Agenteur because they lead with "Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez compared US President George W Bush to 'the devil.'" There was no comparison. Chavez called Bush "the devil." Chavez went on to say, "The devil came here and this place still smells today." Imagine the stench after Chavez left.

In his rant Chavez appealed to the "people of the United States and the world to halt this threat, which is like a sword hanging over our head." He's hoping the Democrats take the House so Rep. John Conyers can start impeachment hearings. Remember, a vote for the Democrats is a vote for a Hugo Chavez-backed overthrow of the Bush Presidency.

I expect sales of Chomsky's book to jump while Bush bashers go out of their way to praise Chavez for "speaking truth to power."

"Chavez Calls Bush 'Devil' in Insult-Riddled Speech to U.N."

UPDATE: Greg Tinti has video from Chavez's speech. Chavez said the U.S. was "the greatest threat looming over our planet" and American actions are "placing at risk the very survivial of the human species."

Not only did his speech reek of anti-Americanism but the audience's reaction did too. They laughed at his "jokes" and give him warm applause when Chavez was finished. There's one thing I agree with the oil-powered maniac: move the U.N. to Venezuela. The U.S. doesn't deserve such petulant haters here.

[via Wizbang]

UPDATE II: Rob at Say Anything sighs then adds:

You know what the biggest problem with the UN is? It has become forum where the rantings of truly evil dictators like Hugo Chavez and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (and yes, my liberal friends, those men are dictators as there wasn't much democracy in the "elections" that put them into power) get equal footing along side statements from the American president and other leaders of western democracies. By elevating these tyrants to equal status with the leaders of the free world we, in effect, grant legitimacy to their causes and their evil regimes.

As an American, I'm tired of seeing my country be used as a whipping boy at the United Nations. From the bogus accusations of people like Chavez to the condescending prattle from representatives of European powers the United States cannot win at the world body. We are criticized no matter what we do.

What I think the UN needs is a wake call, and the best way to do that is for the United States to begin to seriously consider the amount of money it sends to the organization each year. Because right now it seems like all we're doing is funding a forum for the most insensible of our critics, not to mention an organization that has become so replete with corruption and bureaucracy that it has become a mockery of its original intents.