Venezuela Chavez says "Comrade" Obama more left-wing

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CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez said on Tuesday that he and Cuban ally Fidel Castro risk being more conservative than U.S. President Barack Obama as Washington prepares to take control of General Motors Corp.

During one of Chavez's customary lectures on the "curse" of capitalism and the bonanzas of socialism, the Venezuelan leader made reference to GM's bankruptcy filing, which is expected to give the U.S. government a 60 percent stake in the 100-year-old former symbol of American might.

"Hey, Obama has just nationalized nothing more and nothing less than General Motors. Comrade Obama! Fidel, careful or we are going to end up to his right," Chavez joked on a live television broadcast.

During a decade in government, Chavez has nationalized most of Venezuela's key economic sectors, including multibillion dollar oil projects, often via joint ventures with the private sector that give the state a 60 percent controlling stake.

Obama has vowed to quickly sell off General Motors once the auto giant is back on its feet, but the government will initially control the company after a $30 billion injection of taxpayer funds.

Chavez, a vehement critic of the U.S. "empire," has toned down his rhetoric since Obama took office in January and the two men shook hands during a summit in Trinidad and Tobago in April.

http://www.reuters.com/article/ObamaEconomy/idUSTRE5520GX20090603?feedType=RSS&feedName=ObamaEconomy&virtualBrandChannel=10441

Hey, even a broken clock is right twice a day!

[WatchManUSA]

I don't believe for a moment that Obama wants to give up control of GM.  I believe he wants to take control of even more of the private sector.

[tt11758]

I don't believe for a moment that Obama wants to give up control of GM.  I believe he wants to take control of even more ALL of the private sector.

I fixed it for you.   

[tombogan03884]

This is worse than admitting I agree with TAB, I find myself agreeing with Hugo Chavez 

[pops1911]

Obama - Chavez - Castro Bros -- talk about peas in a pod!!!! What about Putin, Kim Jong & Jintao? No press for them??

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[tombogan03884]

Obama - Chavez - Castro Bros -- talk about peas in a pod!!!! What about Putin, Kim Jong & Jintao? No press for them??

Putin has more class than to hang out with these 3rd world egomaniacs, You didn't get to be a Col. in the KGB with out being able to take some crap with a smile and a salute. I don't know about Chavez or Jintao, but Kim Jong Il, B O, and the Castro's all grew up on easy street.

[PegLeg45]

As if we didn't see this coming from a mile away.....

[fightingquaker13]

Putin has more class than to hang out with these 3rd world egomaniacs, You didn't get to be a Col. in the KGB with out being able to take some crap with a smile and a salute. I don't know about Chavez or Jintao, but Kim Jong Il, B O, and the Castro's all grew up on easy street.

Jintao was an apparachik. Chavez, though was a bit of a bas ass back in the day. A paratrooper and apprently a damn good and very hard core officer. Not someone to like, but something to keep in mind. The problem is, he's never grown up and still thinks he's leading a platoon somewhere rather than being a statesman. He has drunk all of the Fidel drama queen kool-aid.
FQ13

[tombogan03884]

Jintao was an apparachik. Chavez, though was a bit of a bas ass back in the day. A paratrooper and apprently a damn good and very hard core officer. Not someone to like, but something to keep in mind. The problem is, he's never grown up and still thinks he's leading a platoon somewhere rather than being a statesman. He has drunk all of the Fidel drama queen kool-aid.
FQ13

Kind of like that Austrian Corporal a few decades ago ? Fidel was a "rich boy punk"

[fightingquaker13]

Kind of like that Austrian Corporal a few decades ago ? Fidel was a "rich boy punk"

I was thinking more along the lines of a bank robber from Georgia (the country) but yeah, pretty much.
FQ13