Sep 28 2006
Citgo boycott: A productive protest or a waste of bandwidth?
Several times over the last year or so, Hugo Chavez has opened his pie hole and spewed some anti Bush or anti American vitriol. And each time his ranting has been reported, on its heels comes the call to Boycott his gasoline company, Citgo.
The latest round comes after Chavez decided to take the dignity of the UN, such as it is, and turn it into his personal anti Bush tirade. To recap:
Chávez Calls Bush ‘the Devil’ in U.N. Speech
President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela bitterly and sarcastically assailed President Bush before the United Nations General Assembly today, portraying Mr. Bush as “the devil” who thinks he is “the owner of the world.”
“Yesterday, the devil came here,” Mr. Chávez said, alluding to Mr. Bush’s appearance before the General Assembly on Tuesday. “Right here. Right here. And it smells of sulfur still today, this table that I am now standing in front of.”
And…
Chavez extends anti-Bush tirade on visit to Harlem
Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez launched a new personal attack on President George W. Bush, using a visit to a church to call the US leader an "alcoholic" and a "sick man.
