Good point. Only the cowboyless French really dislike cowboys. Cowboys are totally indigenous to the Americas and Australia, a great melding of English, Spanish, Indian and Portuguese heritages. That means no French allowed.
Chavez spent a lot of time in France and reads a lot of French intellectuals. He was the son of a petty village schoolmaster who thought he was brighter than the other Venezuelan townfolk. Chavez says he was named after Victor Hugo. He is very much a francophile, even though he eats with his hands.
That may explain his non-Americas derogatory slander of 'cowboys'. Either that or someone else wrote that entire diatribe for him. Gee I wonder what author that could have been ? Here is perhaps a good Jeopardy question. Bob, I will take plagiarism for $20. The answer is 'Hugo Chavez 2006 Speech to the UN General Assembly'. ...BUUZZZZ. The question is..... 'Name a plagiarized orally published text that Noam Chomsky has not claimed he was plagiarized on.' Oh I am sorry. That is an incorrect question. Hugo actually did make sure everyone saw the REAL authors name. No doubt for legal reasons !