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Chavez may hug king, won't shut up

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Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez said on Sunday he would like to give the king of Spain a hug when he visits Europe next week, but the outspoken leader, referring to a diplomatic spat last year, said he will not shut up.

King Juan Carlos sparked a furor in November by shouting "Why don't you shut up?" at Chavez when he tried to interrupt a speech by Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero at the Ibero-American summit in Chile.

Ties have improved since then and the Spanish government said last week that Chavez will meet the king on a visit to Spain next week.

"I'd like to give the king a hug, but you know, Juan Carlos, that I am not going to shut up," a smiling Chavez said on his weekly television show before setting of to Russia for the first leg of his tour.

"We will keep talking for ourselves, for a just and equal world," the left-wing president said.

The king's November outburst made headlines around the world, spawning songs, jokes and even a ringtone for mobile phones.

Chavez threatened to review diplomatic and business ties with Venezuela's former colonial power, a major investor in the region.
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11 responses // Chavez may hug king, won't shut up

  • http://www.geocities.com/furby4kim/love/Hugs.jpg
    Everyone loves a hug and a good old natter...
    mattbrawn
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwswzwoA4pA
    See the 'shut up' that started this all... now in REGGAETON!
    joshuaheller
    2 responses to this
  • What a shame, chavez is just a big joke in all the world, we have had enough of that clown.
    mundosanto
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  • Chavez is a clown with no education, trying to imitate Fidel Castro.
    petarro
  • I'd like to know what makes Chavez a "left wing president"?

    Chavez is a dictator. Can a dictator be "left wing"? The language here is very strange. I feel like Americans are being conditioned to equate "left wing" with an enemy of the state.

    Anyone who thinks Chavez is a clown should research the history of US-Venezuelan relations and how Chavez came to power.
    flyingkick
  • Chavez is not a dictator. He has been fairly elected in internationally monitored elections at least seven times in a row. American's get very poor news in regards to Chavez because he does not support US foreign policy, and if you were in South America and not in the ruling (extreme minority) class, you wouldn't either. I'm not saying he's perfect or that I lean left as he does, but theft is not a "free market" apparatus. It is, however, part of Venezuela's ruling class history. In one manner or another restoration is necessary for Venezuela's future.
    GavinTheMother
  • Gavin, Chavez goes around houses of Venezuelans in the Election month and gives out bags of food so they vote for him, he pays people for voting and gives them Prices...

    Find a mid mid-high or high class Venezuelan and ask him what he thinks about Chavez. For each one you find, it's a Big Mac.

    HE EVEN STEELS PRIVATE BIZ!!!
    petarro
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