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Old 11-14-2007, 01:54 PM
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CARACAS, Venezuela — President Hugo Chavez is not about to turn the other cheek after a catching a verbal slap from Spanish King Juan Carlos last weekend.

The fiery leftist leader of Venezuela all but openly warned Spain that his country doesn't need Spanish investment, and that he expects the king to offer an immediate apology.

"The king lost it," Chavez said at a political rally late Tuesday night. "He should say, '... I, the king, confess, I was beside myself, I made a mistake.' "

The international incident took place last Saturday at a political summit in Chile, during which time the king interrupted a Chavez name-calling rant by leaning across the conference table and yelling, "Why don't you just shut up?"

Chavez again spoke about the incident during a news conference Wednesday, repeating his demand for an apology, while offering a veiled threat of retribution.

"He disrespected me, and he was laid bare before the world in his arrogance and also his impotence," Chavez told reporters. "We don't want this to become a political crisis."

"Spain has many investments, private companies here and we don't want to damage that, but if they are damaged, they are damaged. Spanish investment in Venezuela is not indispensable. ... We don't need it," Chavez said, mentioning Spanish banks Banco Santander SA and Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA.

"Whatever has been privatized can be taken back, we can take it back," Chavez told Reuters. "If the government of Spain or the state of Spain ... start to generate a conflict, things are not going to go well."

The spat began Saturday when Chavez accused former Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar of backing a coup that briefly removed him from power in 2002 and repeatedly called Aznar "fascist" in an address at the summit of leaders from Latin America, Spain and Portugal.

Spain's current socialist prime minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, asked Chavez to be more diplomatic. When Chavez kept talking, Juan Carlos leaned into view and said, "Why don't you shut up?"

Recounting Spain's history of colonial rule in Latin America, Chavez called the King's remark a reflection of "500 years of arrogance."

"'Why don't you shut up?' It's the same imperial fury, imperial arrogance," Chavez said.

Spain diplomats worked feverishly behind the scenes, trying to ease tensions between the two leaders.

"We are fully convinced that due to action being taken on all sides it will be possible in a relatively ... short time, to return ties to normal," Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos told Reuters.
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Juan won't say anything but he should and probably does want to tell the lil runt to shove it.
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Old 11-14-2007, 02:28 PM
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It appears the King did apologize after all. It's official. Chavez got what he wanted.

I already saw his response. I dont have a 3rd party source for this yet though, But I will reprint it for you here:

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Dear Mr. Chavez,

I am very sorry that you have so little self control, that you have an inflated view of your own self importance, and that you are an uppity little socialist asѕhole who is despirate for attention.

Sincerely,
Juan Carlos
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I am sure the apology will be made public in a day or so. But you saw it here first!
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Maybe if Hugo punches Juan, he'll get to take Stacy to the sock-hop! Wouldn't that be swell?

Heads of state acting like @#$%ing teenagers! What is wrong with people?
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I care little about how Chavez wants to run his country, but I find it very ironic that the man who resorts to childish rants and name-calling would demand an apologize for being given a taste of his own medicine.

Perhaps he's impressing his supporters, but he doesn't need to do that. Everyone one else can see right through his double-standards.
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I've seen the video of Chavez mouthing off and what happened next. He should be thankful Juan-Carlos didn't use stronger language, because Chavez had it coming. Just admit to yourself you were a naughty boy and resolve to play better with others, Chavez, and Daddy won't have to be mean to you.
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some of you need to get it through your thick skulls tat Chavez has been democratically elected 11 times, more than any other leader.

The King of Spain is not democratically elected.
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some of you need to get it through your thick skulls tat Chavez has been democratically elected 11 times, more than any other leader.
So what? Explain to me why that makes him less of a boob.

Chavez is an obnoxious socialist asѕhole and someone finally said what we've all been thinking.
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True. Bush was elected, too. Doesn't make him any less of a boob. So I'm not sure how that factors in. Of course, that also implies that a sizable percentage of the population in each country likes boobs.
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So what? Explain to me why that makes him less of a boob.

Chavez is an obnoxious socialist asѕhole and someone finally said what we've all been thinking.
Whether he's socialist or capitalist is irrelevant. He's an elected head of country. he can't be much of a boob, he rejected neo-libearalism and VEnezuela is doing better for it.

It must pain you that other parts of the world are prospering.
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Dude, have you ever been to Venezuela? "Prospering" is not the operative word there.
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