Chavez says "Comrade" Obama more left-wing

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CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez said on Tuesday that he and Cuban ally Fidel Castro risk being more conservative than U.S. President Barack Obama as Washington prepares to take control of General Motors Corp.

During one of Chavez's customary lectures on the "curse" of capitalism and the bonanzas of socialism, the Venezuelan leader made reference to GM's bankruptcy filing, which is expected to give the U.S. government a 60 percent stake in the 100-year-old former symbol of American might.

"Hey, Obama has just nationalized nothing more and nothing less than General Motors. Comrade Obama! Fidel, careful or we are going to end up to his right," Chavez joked on a live television broadcast.

http://www.reuters.com/article/ObamaEconomy/idUSTRE5520GX20090603?feedType=RSS&feedName=ObamaEconomy&virtualBrandChannel=10441

[Occam Bandage]

1. Oh, that wacky Chavez.

He always seems like he genuinely enjoys his job, more than any world leader I can think of.

[kirby]

3. No, he enjoys hearing himself speak...

I don't think he is into the job all that much with such a short attention span.

[onehandle]

2. Oh, goody. Fuel for Fox News. Shut up, Hugo. nt

[grantcart]

4. Time for more medication Hugo

[newinnm]

5. Dont you dare talk bad about Saint Hugo

[jonnyblitz]

6. haha, i love Chavez!! he always gets the DU wingnuts all riled

up whenever he says something!! :rofl:

[asphalt.jungle]

9. yeah always concerned how the "other" side will react

i look forward to their reactions. chavez plays our media and its followers like fools.

[Jennicut]

7. LOL. That was kind of funny actually. Chavez is nutty but there are so many others

way worse then him.

[camera obscura]

8. Concern trolling for fun and (equally divided) profit

[Political Heretic]

10. He is crazy. But he's my kind of crazy. :)

[Vidar]

11. I wish it were true Hugo, but not a bad joke.

[vaberella]

12. I always liked that guy...too funny. n/t