And, yes, I DO take it personally: Chávez rally in Buenos Aires: "Gringo, go home!"

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And, yes, I DO take it personally

Saturday, March 10, 2007

Chávez rally in Buenos Aires: "Gringo, go home!"

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Argentina and Venezuela

i thought briefly about going, but, like i said before, political rallies with tens of thousands of people, even if they ARE anti-bush, don't hold much interest for me...

Argentina provided the microphone, the stadium and thousands of fired-up spectators in the mood to hear some thunderous, fist-pumping, anti-American sloganeering. Venezuela's Hugo Chávez took care of the rest.

As President Bush visited Brazil and Uruguay on Friday as part of a six-day tour of Latin America, Chávez tried to steal his thunder by staging an anti-Bush rally in a soccer stadium filled with Venezuelan flags, Che Guevara banners and signs saying: "Bush Get Out!"

particularly when some guy is going to SPEAK for two hours...

Labels: Argentina, Brazil, Buenos Aires, Che Guevara, George Bush, Hugo Chávez, Latin America, Uruguay, Venezuela