Thursday, September 21, 2006

Leading Bush critic at home calls Chavez a "thug"

First crazy Uncle Charlie, then Bubba and now Pelosi coming out strongly against Chavez. So what's the motivation? Simple, Chavez' speech sounded an awful lot like what's been coming from the left in this country these days. They need to unequivically distance themselves from this nutburger lest the American people begin to compare and notice the similarities.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - One of President George W. Bush's fiercest political opponents at home took his side on Thursday, calling Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez a "thug" for his remark that Bush is like the devil.

"Hugo Chavez fancies himself a modern day Simon Bolivar but all he is an everyday thug," House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi said at a news conference, referring to Chavez' comments in a U.N. General Assembly speech on Wednesday.

"Hugo Chavez abused the privilege that he had, speaking at the United Nations," said Pelosi, a frequent Bush critic. "He demeaned himself and he demeaned Venezuela."

Simon Bolivar led the fight for independence against Spanish rule in several South American countries in the early 19th century and is cited by Chavez as a political model.

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