Barack Hussein Obama and Hugo Chavez are following the long standing tradition of Progressives turning on each other. In recent days, Chavez has refused to approve Larry Palmer to be the US ambassador to Venezuela. His pretext is that Palmer dishonored Venezuela by mentioning that Colombian rebels have been given refuge there. In retaliation, Obama revoked the Venezuelan ambassador’s visa. Tensions are high between the them over this, or so you would think.
Hillary Clinton was at the inauguration of the Ex Marxist guerrilla and new Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff. Hugo Chavez spotted her and went up and shook her hand. They then had a 5 minute chummy conversation!
Despite a simmering diplomatic row, President Hugo Chavez and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were seen having a brief, friendly chat Saturday at the inauguration of Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff.
“They talked and smiled, at least for five minutes. It looked like a social conversation, both were smiling,” a Brazilian official who witnessed the encounter told AFP on condition of anonymity.
The encounter came only three days after the United States revoked the visa of Venezuela’s ambassador in Washington, in reprisal for Chavez’s rejection of the US president’s appointed ambassador to Caracas.
But Chavez and Clinton were all smiles as they mingled with the presidents of Chile and Colombia and the prime minister of Portugal while waiting to meet Rousseff.
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This makes me very suspicious of this crisis. It’s very possible this is a manufactured crisis to benefit both Presidents. Obama recently suffered a set back in the recent mid term elections. The Venezuelan opposition made gains in recent congressional elections and Chavez’s has used a flood crisis to make a power grab to circumvent the Congress. Obama also is making a power grab by allowing the EPA to impose Cap-n-Trade and death panels via Medicare. An external crisis helps both! Obama looks tough and Chavez is standing up to the Americans.
Interesting parallels, isn’t it?
There is a difference between Barack Hussein Obama and Hugo Chavez. At least Hugo sings!
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