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Chavez Dares U.S. to Expel Its Ambassador
Fox News ^ | December 29, 2010

Posted on 12/29/2010 7:51:04 AM PST by La Lydia

President Hugo Chavez on Tuesday dared the U.S. government to expel his ambassador from Washington in response to Venezuela's rejection of the White House's choice for ambassador in Caracas. Chavez reiterated that he will not allow the U.S. diplomat Larry Palmer to be ambassador, and said "if the government is going to expel our ambassador there, let them do it!" He added: "if they're going to cut diplomatic relations, let them do it!"

The U.S. State Department has said it stands behind its nomination of Palmer, who is awaiting Senate confirmation. Palmer angered Chavez by suggesting during the confirmation process that morale is low in Venezuela's military and that he is concerned Colombian rebels are finding refuge in Venezuela.

State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said last week that Venezuela's decision not to accept Palmer -- after initially giving its approval -- will have consequences on relations with Venezuela, and that the U.S. government will evaluate what to do. The State Department has also been strongly critical of decree powers granted to Chavez by his congressional allies this month, a maneuver Crowley described as one more way for the leftist president to "justify autocratic powers."

"Now the U.S. government is threatening us that they're going to take reprisals. Well, let them do whatever they want, but that man will not come," Chavez said in a televised speech...

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: obama; socialism; tyranny; venezuela; venezuelaambassador
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I am sure our crack State Department and White House advisor team will handle this competently. Not. This is the thanks BO gets for sucking up to Chavez.
1 posted on 12/29/2010 7:51:07 AM PST by La Lydia
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To: La Lydia

I smell sulfur...


2 posted on 12/29/2010 7:51:48 AM PST by Hotlanta Mike (TeaNami)
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To: La Lydia

I’m sure Barry and Broom Hilda are arguing right now over who should be first to give Chavez a BJ.

Barry’s gonna win. He is, after all, the president, and he is, after all, the only one of the two who enjoys sex with men.


3 posted on 12/29/2010 7:53:25 AM PST by samtheman
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To: La Lydia
Obama pretended he didn't believe Chavez was nuts.

Now, will he do what's needed? Remember, this is a resource rich nation that has stuff we need. Just ONE NEUTRON BOMB and that'd get rid of all the people, and the dictator, and leave behind the oil safe in the ground.

I don't think most folks would miss Venezuela or its people but our needs remain paramount (at least to us)

4 posted on 12/29/2010 7:56:34 AM PST by muawiyah
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To: La Lydia

I think the U.S. should offer the Ambassador asylum.


5 posted on 12/29/2010 7:56:43 AM PST by Westbrook (Having children does not divide your love, it multiplies it.)
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To: La Lydia
State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said last week that Venezuela's decision not to accept Palmer -- after initially giving its approval -- will have consequences on relations with Venezuela

...i.e., a really, really, really strongly worded letter of concern (through the UN).

6 posted on 12/29/2010 7:57:25 AM PST by ScottinVA (The West needs to act NOW to aggressively treat its metastasizing islaminoma!)
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To: La Lydia

If BO expels their Ambassador, Chavez will find yet another US company there and seize it. And BO, as always will do nothing. Hire ther mossad to take out the bugger.


7 posted on 12/29/2010 8:00:03 AM PST by theDentist (fybo; qwerty ergo typo : i type, therefore i misspelll)
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To: La Lydia

The mighty 0bama Regime lets loose with its war cry.

8 posted on 12/29/2010 8:01:38 AM PST by ScottinVA (The West needs to act NOW to aggressively treat its metastasizing islaminoma!)
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To: muawiyah

Jimmy Carter stopped the development of our neutron bomb.


9 posted on 12/29/2010 8:05:12 AM PST by La Lydia
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To: samtheman
Barry’s gonna win...... good points
10 posted on 12/29/2010 8:05:57 AM PST by WhyisaTexasgirlinPA ("The View" is the new Maury Povich inspired "Fight Club in Heels")
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Obama’s State Department will wait a few months and quietly withdraw Palmer's nomination and propose a different ambassador, one who will be instructed to keep his mouth shut and avoid offending Chavez during the confirmation hearings. Zero is all about appeasement.
11 posted on 12/29/2010 8:07:46 AM PST by Godwin1
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To: La Lydia

Peoples of the world are being led by buffoons. Its surreal.


12 posted on 12/29/2010 8:09:54 AM PST by skeeter
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To: La Lydia

Time to ramp that sucker up. There are times like this when it’s going to be needed. We want to minimize fallout.


13 posted on 12/29/2010 8:16:17 AM PST by muawiyah
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To: La Lydia

We need to give Chavez the same treatment ol’ Pineapple Face got


14 posted on 12/29/2010 8:22:03 AM PST by Mr. K ('Profiling' you is worse than grabbing your balls)
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To: La Lydia

Chavez is asinine.


15 posted on 12/29/2010 8:24:46 AM PST by youngidiot (Shut up)
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To: muawiyah

You forgot to put the ‘/sarcasm off’ at the end of your post.


16 posted on 12/29/2010 8:33:50 AM PST by Texan Tory
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Oh, yeah, about Obama. I’m sure he still looks up to Chavez.


17 posted on 12/29/2010 8:35:55 AM PST by muawiyah
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Lets get out of Iraq and get in Venezuela,bring that fat buffoon and put him in the can here in America with some of the boys.


18 posted on 12/29/2010 8:36:15 AM PST by wild74
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To: muawiyah

No, my ‘/sarcasm off’ comment was about the neutron bomb. People reading these posts might get the impression that you are advocating the killing of millions of Venezuelans so that we can have ready access to their resources.


19 posted on 12/29/2010 8:44:10 AM PST by Texan Tory
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To: La Lydia

> Jimmy Carter stopped the development of our neutron bomb.

Maybe we can borrow one from the French. IIRC, they completed their development and actually have them deployed.


20 posted on 12/29/2010 8:46:06 AM PST by Westbrook (Having children does not divide your love, it multiplies it.)
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