Clinton criticizes Chavez for calling Bush a devil

[Catherine Vincent]

http://rawstory.com/news/2006/Clinton_criticizes_Chavez_for_liken_09202006.html

Clinton criticizes Chavez for likening Bush to the devil

Deutsche Presse Agentur
Published: Wednesday September 20, 2006

Washington- Bill Clinton came to the defence of his successor on Wednesday, saying Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez should not have referred to US President George W Bush as "the devil." Clinton said Chavez's name calling during a speech before the UN General Assembly does not serve the interest of his country or his presidency.

"Obviously I think he made a mistake," Clinton said in an interview scheduled to air on CNN Wednesday night. "He's not hurting us, he's just hurting himself and his country."

Speaking from the same podium as Bush had a day earlier, Chavez accused Bush of being a "devil" with imperialist ambitions.

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[EFerrari]

1. Because Venuezuela cares so much? How is he hurting himself?

:shrug:

[paulk]

39. Chavez has been dropping in the polls

http://au.news.yahoo.com/060919/3/10l9t.html

[Bake]

58. He can kiss that Security Council seat goodbye for starters

He didn't exactly prove himself an international statesman with that performance.

And regardless of how * has squandered US prestige internationally, even trashed our good name, we ARE still one of what - two remaining superpowers?

It was stupid on Chavez' part. Some DUers (apparently a lot of DUers, or at least a lot of vocal ones) need to set aside their Bush-hatred (and I've got plenty of that) and take a bit longer view of this.

Bake

[CBGLuthier]

2. Oh, shut up Bill

Won't defend himself but rises immediately to the defense of the worst damn president in history .


Absolutely destroys the democratic party because of his lust.

Had enough of Bill Clinton. He is a major disappointment.

[wagthedogwar]

4. things that make you go hmmmm

If Chavez called Bill Clinton a 'horny devil' would the press object?

[William769]

7. "Won't defend himself".

:eyes:

[Catherine Vincent]

10. I think he's right.

This will only draw negative attention to himself and the people of his country. I am sure if Bush would have said this about Chavez, Clinton would have come out and said the same thing.

[Cha]

28. Wow! You pretty much got BC

in a nutshell there.

[davidwparker]

36. "Absolutely destroys the democratic party"

[QuestionAll...]

65. ouch... what you said.

''Won't defend himself but rises immediately to the defense of the worst damn president in history .''

says a lot, doesn't it?

[Kikosexy2]

3. Chavez...

telling the truth as usual...evil is as evil does...Well aren't we lucky we ended up with the Antichrist...

[Deja Q]

5. Funny how everyone keeps calling each other evil...

Though don't expect me to side with Chavez or that truly oafish dingaling who runs Iran any time soon...

And I hate to say it, Clinton has a point: What has Chavez done to the US? Okay, he gave cheap oil to some American neighborhoods - but was that really out of altruism? I'm not inclined to think so.

And is this the Stockholm Syndrome? Or, rather, if I hated a person so much because of how he treated me in the past, I can't see why I'd forgive and defend him later on... Well, I can think of two reasons... one of them less flattering than the other... Clinton lost his cred a long time ago; what's he doin' hanging around these days?

[texasleo]

6. It takes evil to detect evil

[springhill]

44. So what evil thing has Chavez done?

Details please.

[mmonk]

8. I do think he could have made people here in the US think

more about the situation if he hadn't used the term. Now he will just be villified and the sheep will think he had no points to make.

[wagthedogwar]

16. please, most people in the US don't think about anything

Chavez knows how to get on the boob tube, god knows if he said anything serious he'd never make it on to ABC NEWS or FOX.

This is exactly what the airheads on tv love, who knows, maybe even a few people would be angry enough to get off their ass and read a newpaper.

Chavez is great to stir things up, and is unpopular with all the right people. gotta love it for sheer entertainment value alone

[mmonk]

21. the speech WAS quite entertaining.

[William769]

9. I LOVE BILL CLINTON!

[sufrommich]

11. I SECOND THAT !! nt

[SammyWinstonJack]

53. I third that!

[Ohio Joe]

55. Fourthed

I miss having President Clinton in office.

[AZBlue]

61. Fifthed.

eom

[Catherine Vincent]

66. Sixthed!

:)

[Jack Rabbit]

12. Perhaps Clinton is right

Calling Bush the Devil really isn't a decent thing to say.

Old Scratch should sue Chávez for defamation.

[crankybubba]

23. i agree

isnt that slanderous to the devil.

[geek tragedy]

40. The Devil is a man of wealth and taste.

Bush is only half of that.

But, religious terminology in political debate is really butt-ass stupid.

[CJCRANE]

13. Chavez' speech

is on the right side of history.

If we survive B*sh's tenure, he will be seen as a devil.

[Cha]

30. You got that

right!

[goforit]

14. Clinton you really are looking like a putz!!!

[salinen]

20. He can't agree with that statement

He handled it well. Never said Bush wasn't the devil.

[brentspeak]

15. I've soured on BClinton, big time, but here I agree with him

Clinton should have "I signed NAFTA into law" tattooed on his forehead, but he is correct on calling out Chavez' rhetoric in front of the UN. Just because Chavez bashes Bush does not make him a "good guy".

[wagthedogwar]

25. oh, and do you remember what the President of Burundi said?

No, because he would be 'polite' and never get on TV...that's why 'polite' dems never get on TV but rude kuntz like Ann Coulter or Rush Limpballs or Hannity are on the airwaves 24/7 spouting filth and vile invective.

[Fredda Weinberg]

56. There are other alternatives. You do not have to emulate

those you claim to despise.

[rinsd]

17. Not surprising from a man who values diplomacy over dick waving

[Cha]

31. Oh, BC never waved his

dick?

[rinsd]

33. Rhetorically at other world leaders?

I understand the joke(hell I knew it was coming when I wrote the words) but I can't remember Clinton getting into a name calling contest with anyone...even Gingrich.

[enid602]

18. uh-huh

Yeah, like Clinton himself hasn't called Bush worse.

[madfloridian]

19. While he patted GWB on the back.

I saw that on CNN, and I was very angry. Clinton does not need to be giving this evil bunch legitimacy.

He is doing it for Hillary's campaign, and it is going to backfire.

[mmonk]

24. Yeah, I really don't get it either unless he is trying to

win a popularity contest by having everyone like him. Someone needs to wake him up and let him know that the blind mice followers of bush and co. think of him and Hillary as boogeymen. No one who makes an ameoba look smart should he even bother with trying to impress.

[Cha]

32. It always does backfire

on him, doesn't it? He hasn't learned his lesson yet.

[davidwparker]

37. apparently not. he think sucking up to the Bush Crime Family is

going to help us vote for Hillary. My response: Gore/Clark 2008

[Cha]

51. Dream Ticket!!

:)

[Roon]

46. I agree

he is doing all of this for hillary and and this is what's going to sink her.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

22. Who's "us", Billy Jeff? Bush is hurting "us", not Hugo.

If Clinton wants to comment on somebody's speech in the UN, why not Bush's claptrap about "democracy"?

[Disturbed]

26. Bill Clinton is working on garnering

Mod. Rethugs, Conserv. Dems to support Hillary for Pres. That is obvious in his actions and words in the past year.

[Cha]

27. Oh BOO Fucking HOO!

It's better for bush to get up there and fucking lie us into war on Iraq and squawk how the rest of the world better step in line or get :nuke: :nopity: :nopity:

[Annces]

29. Lame

Clinton a little too nice for me on the whole Bush clan.

[davidwparker]

34. I'm sorry, Clinton, but you and your opinions aren't relevant to

me you NAFTA-signing chump.

[NotGivingUp]

35. go to hell, bill

[Swede Atlanta]

38. Clinton is wrong this time

I usually respect Big Dog but this time I have to disagree. Let's face it, from Chavez' perspective Bush is the "devil". Bush supported the 2002 coup attempt against Chavez, the democratically elected leader of Venezuela. It is so ironic how America loves the idea of "democratically elected leaders" as long as they tow the American line. The minute people in another country dare to prefer someone with a different perspective we drop the "democratic" mantra and attack them. Look at what happened in Palestine with Hamas. The people elected Hamas and the Shrubbies immediately jumped back aghast at the result.

Personally I think Bush has many of the attributes not only of the devil but of the Anti-Christ. The whole purpose of the General Assembly is for each member nation to comment on their concerns and issues so that the UN can understand the work that is to be undertaken in the next term.

[undeterred]

41. Bush is the poorest excuse for a world leader the UN has ever seen.

[stepnw1f]

42. Sorry Bill.... Stop Sticking Up for the Little Fascist Maggot

the sick fuck is torturing people, spying on us, starting illegal wars, taking away our rights, allows 9-11 to happen, let's New Orleans drown, takes funding away from the needy, creates the largest deficit and debt for our children to pay for, cuts veteran's benefits, gives tax breaks to the absurdly wealthy and you stick up for him?! GET A FUCKING CLUE ALREADY!

[Cha]

52. Sounds like the fucking

devil to me.

[stepnw1f]

57. Or At LEast the Devil's Spawn (nt)

[chat_noir]

43. if only commander codpiece had a dick (besides Cheney)

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[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

45. Notice that he criticizes only the TONE, not the VERACITY. -nt

[Catherine Vincent]

47. Yep.

And tonight, Olbermann agreed with Clinton.

[Bake]

60. Uh-oh. KO is now a traitor too!

A few days ago we were idolizing him to godhood because of his Special Comments.

But then he had the temerity to disagree with the DU Received Truth and agree with Clinton on this CHavez thing.

He's hell-bound now. Keith, we hardly knew ye.

:sarcasm:

Bake

[Carni]

59. I actually heard his comments and they were more lengthly

He followed up that initial statement with a statement that he thought would have been more helpful to Chavez--I cannot recall exactly what he said but it was basically a statement about bush's policies etc.

Clinton did not act outraged he just tactfully inferred that his tone didn't serve his cause (Chavez') or help his country and that he might have done it differently.

[lutefisk]

48. I thought it was up to Poppy and Babs to defend Junior Bush?

I expected to see them on the Katie Couric Show telling Chavez to "leave our boy alone...he's a good boy!"

[zulchzulu]

49. The Devil is smart as hell, so I can see Bill's point

Double entendres...woo hoo!

No really. The Devil is one smart dude. Calling Bush the Devil is actually insulting the Real Devil. Bush is more like Dopey of the Seven Dwarves.

[Justice Is Comin]

50. Chavez got a rousing applause at the UN.

What the hell is going on with these Dems, did they all have a dinner of political salt peter?

[malaise]

54. Clinton should learn when to say nothing

But he lvoes to be seen with these war criminals.

[Bake]

62. Clinton wasn't elected TWO TIMES, survive impeachment

and leave office with record approval numbers, by being a dumb-ass.

But apparently so many people here are smarter politicians than the Big Dog.

NOT.

Bake

[Rex]

63. Oh Bill, we all know you're a moderate. You don't have to prove it.

As a fellow moderate, Bill, please just focus on getting our country back to what it was under your leadership. Don't sweat the small stuff, focus on the big picture. Thanks.

Let us little people do the nitpicking etc.

[yppahemnkm]

64. Clinton was right to criticize

He knows the office of President deserves more.