Juan Carlos to Chavez

DuH2 · #1 (**permalink**) 11-10-2007, 02:56 PM

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Spanish King Tells Chavez to 'Shut Up'
By EDUARDO GALLARDO
Associated Press Writer

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) -- The king of Spain told Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to "shut up" Saturday during a heated exchange at a summit of leaders from Latin America, Spain and Portugal.

Chavez, who called President Bush the "devil" on the floor of the United Nations last year, triggered the exchange by repeatedly referring to former Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar as a "fascist."

Aznar, a conservative who was an ally of Bush as prime minister, "is a fascist," Chavez said in a speech at the Ibero-American summit in Santiago, Chile. "Fascists are not human. A snake is more human."

Spain's current socialist prime minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, responded during his own allotted time by urging Chavez to be more diplomatic in his words and respect other leaders despite political differences.

"Former President Aznar was democratically elected by the Spanish people and was a legitimate representative of the Spanish people," he said, eliciting applause from the gathered heads of state.

Chavez repeatedly tried to interrupt, but his microphone was off.

Spanish King Juan Carlos, seated next to Zapatero, angrily turned to Chavez and said, "Why don't you shut up?"

The Venezuelan leader did not immediately respond, but later used time ceded to him by his close ally Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega to answer Zapatero's speech.

"I do not offend by telling the truth," he said. "The Venezuelan government reserves the right to respond to any aggression, anywhere, in any space and in any manner."

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Old world body slam on the lil benito..

The King of Spain even..lol.

nonsqtr · #2 (**permalink**) 11-10-2007, 04:56 PM

What's that they say on the Mexican wrestling channel... you know, "un golpe al cuerpo", something like that?

jeremiah · #3 (**permalink**) 11-10-2007, 09:40 PM

Gracias, Juan Carlos

justabubba · #4 (**permalink**) 11-11-2007, 04:37 AM

the focus was on the king's remarks. it would appear from the balance of the article that chavez was the clear winner of the summit when the results are tallied:

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"I do not offend by telling the truth," he said. "The Venezuelan government reserves the right to respond to any aggression, anywhere, in any space and in any manner."

In his speech to 18 heads of state gathered in Santiago, Chavez claimed that Aznar in 2000 asked him to distance Venezuela from Cuba and join "the club." Chavez, a close ally of Cuban leader Fidel Castro, said he'd refused.

Saturday's exchange between Chavez, Zapatero, and Spain's king overshadowed the conclusion of the three-day summit.

Leaders pledged to fight poverty and increase regional cooperation. They signed a landmark accord that will allow nearly 6 million migrant workers in Latin America, Spain and Portugal to transfer social security benefits between their nations. The leaders also vowed to fight "all forms of terrorism" and called on the U.S. to end its economic embargo against Cuba.

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jeremiah · #5 (**permalink**) 11-11-2007, 07:43 AM

That embargo against Cuba is 48 years old and most people don't know or forgot what the embargo was over. We made it so bad in Cuba that we have and are taking care of all the Cubans that were able to escape. Whatever it was over I think it is time to bury the hatchet, this is our closest neighbor beside Mexico and Canada and that is crazy to keep a country just 80 miles from Florida as our worst enemy.
We need to sanction Venezuela instead and demand them to get rid of their troublemaker and from the looks of action there then it seem they are very much for gettting rid of their menace as much as we are ready to get rid of Bush.

Blade · #6 (**permalink**) 11-12-2007, 02:19 AM

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Originally Posted by jeremiah";p=&quot

That embargo against Cuba is 48 years old and most people don't know or forgot what the embargo was over. We made it so bad in Cuba that we have and are taking care of all the Cubans that were able to escape. Whatever it was over I think it is time to bury the hatchet, this is our closest neighbor beside Mexico and Canada and that is crazy to keep a country just 80 miles from Florida as our worst enemy.
We need to sanction Venezuela instead and demand them to get rid of their troublemaker and from the looks of action there then it seem they are very much for gettting rid of their menace as much as we are ready to get rid of Bush.

The embargo should stay right how it is until the communist thug regime installs at least minimal human rights - whether that is 5 days or 500 years from now.

Tedminator · #7 (**permalink**) 11-12-2007, 10:11 PM

"Por qué no te callas?" --King Juan Carlos of Spain, talking to the Venezuelan president.

"..that unspeakable villainous little monkey." --President Theodore Roosevelt, talking about the Venezuelan president.

Yup. Things haven't changed much over the last hundred years.

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