[xzins]

I have recently read that Citgo Gasoline is owned by Venezuela. Anyone know if that's true.

[gondramB]

Hitler/Nazi comparisons are rarely profitable. unless you are talking about Mao or Stalin the comparison usually fails and makes the speaker look insincere or misguided.

[Brilliant]

This won't go over well with Chris Dodd and Jimmuh Carter.

[BadAndy]

"Rumsfeld Likens Chavez's Rise to Hitler"

I'll worry about it when he invades Poland.

[stuartcr]

Next thing ya know, we'll start getting blasted daily about how dangerous Venezuela is, they are harboring terrorists and nukes, axis of evil, most dangerous, etc, and we have to attack, in order to make them democratic.

[traviskicks]

articles and commentary on chavez:

http://www.neoperspectives.com/chavez.htm

[Conservomax]

Oh Rummy, haven't you heard of Hitlerum ad absurdum?

[pissant]

And we should traat him as a Hitler wannabee and remove his pathetic carcass from power.

[george wythe]

Chavez is more like Allende, the Chilean president elected in 1970. Both leftist leaders were elected democratically, but then they dedicated all their energy to destroy the democratic institutions that existed previously to their elections.

Nixon knew that democratically-elected demagogues who want to subvert the democratic process must be stopped. Therefore, Nixon supported the coup against Allende.

Unlike Nixon, President Bush missed a golden opportunity by refusing to support the coup against Chavez in 2002. We will pay dearly for years to come for this political misjudgment.

Imagine if Hillary gets elected, packs the US Supreme Court with 10 Justices loyal to her, and starts acting like a dictator. Every time she's taken to court, the US Supreme Court sides with her. There is nothing to be done to stop her under the political landscape created by her machinations.

Concerned about the destruction of our Republic, a group of military officers put Hillary in prison and create a national unity government until elections can be held. Nevertheless, all our foreign allies side with Hillary, and she's restored to power.

How pathetic that would be. That's the way I see the Bush administration's failure to support the anti-Chavez coup.

Now there is little hope of ever getting rid of Chavez, since he has 'amended' the Venezuelan constitution to guarantee his power until his death, the Venezuelan Supreme Court is full of Chavez' appointees, and the military leadership has been cleansed of any anti-Chavez leaders.

[Condor51]

With all due respect to Rummy, I believe a comparison to Lenin and his merry band of Bolsheviks would be more apt.

After all, Chavez is a communist who is always rambling-ranting-raving about the bourgeoisie and the evils of capitalism.

hmmm, how do you say "Power To The Proletariat!" in Spanish?

¡Energía Al Proletariado!

[RightWhale]

In the not-too-distant future everyone on earth will have been characterized as Hitler. The avant-garde should start looking for a fresh metaphor any day now.

[dfwgator]

I am disappointed in Rumsfeld. Hitler was not elected. He was appointed because Von Papen wanted to get back at Kurt Von Schleicher. Von Papen thought Hitler could be controlled. But in the election before Hitler's ascendency to the Chancellorship, the Nazis actually lost votes, and they were never close to a majority.

[AmishDude]

Can you ping me to the thread where Chavez has his unhinged response? It's a-comin'.

[p23185]

Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld likened Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to Adolf Hitler,

Guess that means Mother Sheeham is cavorting with Hitler. AND yet she wants to meet with the WH Hitler - I am confused. /sarcasm

[SF Republican]

Don't care too much for Hitler comparisons from, to, with anyone, anytime.

[M. Espinola]

Rummy is right!

[Thunder90]

The only reason that Chavez is in power is Russia and China.