The Political Fish

President Obama’s newest ally and friend is once again speaking out on his behalf.

Marxist dictator (or as he would contend Democratic torch bearer) Hugo Chavez let the whole world know again that his new best friend in the western hemisphere needs his help, and Obama certainly will get it. From Reuters:

Chavez was in Venice for the world premiere of “South of the Border,” director Oliver Stone’s sympathetic portrait of a leader he says has championed the poor and who has been unfairly demonized by the U.S. media.

“I have no reason to call him (Obama) the devil, and I hope that I am right,” Chavez told reporters in Venice.

“With Obama we can talk, we are almost from the same generation, one can’t deny that Obama is different (from Bush). He’s intelligent, he has good intentions and we have to help him.”

Yes, by the way, that is correct. Chavez was in Venice for the Venice Film Festival for the world premiere of Oliver Stone’s new movie “South of the Border” which highlights Hollywoods love affair with leftist dictators, notably Hugo Chavez. Stone clearly has lost his mind. We will be waiting for the film release that will highlight his takeover of the oil-rich nation, his strong-arm tactics in holding on to power, and for good measure maybe even his close alliance with other like-minded dictators such as Castro, Ahmadinejad and others.

Florida congressman Connie Mack blasted back at Oliver Stone today. (h/t Gateway pundit)

“Filmmaker Oliver Stone should be ashamed of this disgraceful movie. He, along with the likes of actors Danny Glover and Sean Penn, has shown his true colors by cozying up to Venezuela’s communist leader Hugo Chavez and honoring him in this new documentary

“It’s ironic that Stone, as an independent filmmaker, would prop up a dictator who has systematically quashed freedom of expression and freedom of the press in Venezuela.

 

“Stone recently said he was “rooting for this Bolivian movement.” Everyone is allowed their opinion. But once again, Stone is making up the facts.

“American moviegoers would be wise to ignore Stone’s blatant attempt to highlight his distortion of the facts and Hugo Chavez’s vitriol against the United States.”

Yes, it is ironic Congressman Mack. The dolts in Hollywood can’t seem to understand that the capitalist system under which we operate has given them the lives they so enjoy.

God Bless America and the freedom of speech that she offers these moviemaker morons to produce this type of garbage.

Hugo Chavez, the radical socialist dictator from Venezuela, is helping to enflame the Honduras situation even more than it already is. The country has been gripped by large protests in favor of and in opposition of the return of deposed President Manuel Zelaya.

Chavez in his typical inflammatory radical way declared with certainty that ex-President Zelaya would be “returning home to Honduras within a few hours”. It should stand as no surprise that the man who has imposed his will upon his own nation, would now be attempting to impose his desire to have Zelaya back in the office of president. The comments are sure to hamper the attempted negotiations in Costa Rica, spearheaded by the Nobel Prize winning Costa Rican President Oscar Arias.

Zelaya had already attempted to return once to Honduras and was turned away at the airport by the military who was blocking  the airport runway. Chavez’ statements appear to be an inflammatory way of declaring his support for Zelaya. Problem is the situation is so tenuous at the moment that unhelpful rhetoric could erupt the situation into violence. Zelaya defiantly has denounced the negotiations in Costa Rica, and a return home prior to these will likely result in his arrest. It is believed that he is in Nicaragua (no doubt glad-handing with fellow socialist Ortega) and will attempt to cross into Honduras from that side.

Recently the ‘Fish posted an article about the unrest in Honduras, which received a lot of feedback.

All Honduras needs is to become another so called democracy with an elected lifetime dictator.

I am glad to see that the military of Honduras upheld the law and the consitution of Honduras. Apparently, our military, courts and congress do not have the balls to take their oaths seriously.

Another reader states:

I can not belive how the American news media can be so biased and only interview the people on the side of our former currupt president. Congrtess, The Supreme Court, The Attorney General, The Army, The Church both Catholic and Evangelical, where opposed to his undemocratic pretentions and practices. What happened in Honduras is a protection our our democracy, supported by the majority of the nation. If would had left Zelaya to do what he wanted he would stay in power for the next ten years, privitize major industry and taken this already poor country into ruin.

And another…

I am Honduran and I am appalled to see misinformed the international press is. There are about 100 people infront of congress. Theese people belong to a communist party. THE REST OF THE COUNTRY SUPPORTS THE SO CALLED “COUP”. The military responded to Congress and The Supreme Court’s order to arrest and detain the now expresident Manuel Zelaya, after Nicaraguan and Venezuelan soldiers started coming into the country. No Honduran wants to be a part of Hugo Chavez’s regimen. Please try to be accurate. Honduras is literally under threat of attack by the Venezuelan army. Chavez wants to run Central America. We are small countries AND WE NEED THE WORLD TO BE AWARE OF WHAT REALLY IS HAPPENING.

I found it interesting that all the responses received echoes the same sentiments about Manuel Zelaya. So I decided that I must look deeper into this. And as it turns out, the readers (as usual) are correct in their assessments. Zelaya had allied himself with some of Central America’s most leftist leaders, most notable Hugo Chavez, who was among the first to condemn the removal of President Zelaya. What I find disturbing is the fact that Hillary Clinton came out mere hours after this took place and echoed loudly the sentiments of Mr. Chavez.

What really happened is that Manuel Zelaya had willfully snubbed his nose at the Congress, the Supreme Court and the Attorney General of Honduras, in what appeared to have been an attempt at re-election. He was in fact elected to a non-renewable 4 year term, which is set to expire in 2010.

From an American perspective, it should disturb us all that President Obama, Hillary Clinton and the administration have come out in favor of restoring Mr. Zelaya to the presidency, in spite of the fact that he sought to subvert the Constitution, and ignored the rule of law. The military “coup” as was described by the international media was merely protecting the Constitution, and following the orders of the Honduran power structure. It is appalling from an American perspective to have the Department of State, and the President echoing the voices of the like of Daniel Ortega, Hugo Chavez, and Fidel Castro. The Bolivian and Ecuadorean presidents also concurred, while the rest of the world so far has refused to recognize newly sworn in President Roberto Micheletti.

Hugo Chavez and his deeply leftist socialist regime has vowed to intervene militarily, so we will see what the American president has to say about any of that type of action in the near future.

For now, we should stand for liberty, just as we do in Iran. If that includes removing a president who does not believe in freedom, as Mr. Zelaya was making quite clear…then thats what needs to be done.

Honduran President Manuel Zelaya was kidnapped and forced into exile in Costa Rica this morning. The Honduran military surrounded the presidential palace in Tecigualpa in the early hours, and according to Zelaya, kidnapped him as he was still wearing his pajamas.

Allegedly the Honduran Supreme court had the military take the President after the president defied the courts ruling on holding a referendum to change the constitution. Zelaya had been elected to a non-renewable four year term in office, but planned on asking Honduran citizens to vote to extend his term. The Supreme Court rejected his calls for a referendum, but Zelaya planned on pushing forward in defiance.

Protesters took to the streets in the capital to protest the coup. Hundreds of protesters pelted the soldiers with rocks, and eventually the crowds were dispersed with tear gas.

Update: Apparently Hugo Chavez is threatening military intervention. Reports that the Venezuelan ambassador was taken hostage and later released. We will see where this goes…