I suppose that it should come as no surprise that when the news of Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez’ recent demise reached the outside world this past Tuesday, it prompted a wave of remorse from leftists all across the globe. All manner of useful idiot from international socialists, to Hollywood icons, and even to those in the U.S. state-controlled media joined with certain world leaders in saying their good-byes to Hugo. And our friends in the Islamic Republic of Iran even went so far as to declare a national day of mourning for the passing of a despot whose name, in the words of the country’s President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, "is a reminder of cleanliness and kindness, bravery…dedication and tireless efforts to serve the people, especially the poor and those scarred by colonialism and imperialism." Oh, yeah!
Another member of the not so unique despotic clique of which Chavez was a prominent member, a top leader of the Fatah movement in Palestine, which has received Billions of dollars from the United States in foreign assistance, said of Chavez, "Palestine says goodbye to a loyal friend who passionately defended our right to freedom and self determination…His contribution to the cause of dignity had no borders and reached the hearts and minds of the Arab world." Chavez is well-remembered for calling former President George W. Bush the devil during a United Nations speech back in 2006. I think we can say that Bush got the last laugh in this particular instance, because not even that wonderful Cuba healthcare system, touted by Michael Moore as being an example for America to emulate, could manage to save old Hugo.
And, of course, not to be outdone, we had all manner of Hollywood loom vying to see who come up with the most heartfelt eulogy for the murdering thug. Sean Penn said in a statement: "…the people of the United States lost a friend it never knew it had. And poor people around the world lost a champion. I lost a friend I was blessed to have. My thoughts are with the family of President Chavez and the people of Venezuela." Oliver Stone threw in his two cents by saying,, "I mourn a great hero to the majority of his people and those who struggle throughout the world for a place…Hated by the entrenched classes, Hugo Chavez will live forever in history. My friend, rest finally in a peace long earned." Other like Roseanne Barr and rapper M.I.A. tweeted something along the lines of "R.I.P." Ah yes, the asylum that is Hollywood!
While Barry "Almighty’s" ‘official’ response stopped just short of praising the dictator/thug, I’m sure that Barry will miss his friend Chavez, the one foreign leader that, I'm sure, Barry wishes he could better emulate. But one New York Democrat, Jose Serrano, did heap a significant amount of praise on Chavez, actually referring to him as someone who was "committed to empowering the powerless." Noting that he did not always agree with his "methods," former President Jimmy ‘The Douche Bag’ Carter added in the same vein: "President Chávez will be remembered for his bold assertion of autonomy and independence…We hope that as Venezuelans mourn the passing of President Chávez and recall his positive legacies — especially the gains made for the poor and vulnerable — the political leaders will move the country forward…"
Last but not least, not wanting to be left out of this silly eulogy contest, numerous condolences were sent out from participating members of our state-controlled media. From The Associated Press we had a rather fawning obit that began by saying, "President Hugo Chavez was a fighter." Then, Eugene Robinson of the Washington Post sounded off, calling Chavez, "quick," "popular," and funny. Larry King, of CNN fame, described Chavez as being "effusive," "huggable," and "larger than life." The Atlantic wrote, presumably while weeping openly, "Passionate and charismatic, Chávez slipped comfortably into the role of romantic Latin American revolutionary, championing the poor against an unfeeling local oligarchy and its imperial paymasters. Today millions of Venezuelans will weep tears of genuine anguish at his passing." And many, I would guess, are quietly celebrating.
Foreign Policy magazine actually ran an op-ed in which it referred to Chavez as, "another heroic martyr in the vein of Guevara or Chile’s Salvador Allende," stating that Chavez might even reach "Bolivarian proportions." Ordinarily this might have been a rather odd choice of characters to describe as being in any way heroic, but for this specific publication, I suppose, it's to be expected. Then over on Bloomberg TV the obituary for Hugo sounded as if it might have been written by Chavez’s press agent: "He rode a wave of revolution into power, and over 14 years would transform his country’s place on the world stage …. It was oil revenues that allowed Chavez to pour money into food and education programs in Venezuela." Ah yes, Hugo was a humanitarian right up to the bitter end, loved even by those that he put into prison. Sure!
So there you have it. Leftists everywhere have lost someone who they viewed as being one of their heroes, and one they insist upon portraying as being a true man of the people. However, reality paints a much different, even a much more sinister, picture of the man, Hugo Chavez. He did nothing more than the Devil's bidding while here on this Earth, and cheerfully so. And because of that he deserves nothing more than to spend an eternity tending to the fires of Hell. And he deserved to die a manner that, I hope, brought as much pain to him as he took pleasure in inflicting upon others while he was alive. I always find it rather difficult to understand how it is that anyone who has been blessed to live in freedom can actually bring themselves to idolize a dictator who could, so easily, deny freedom to citizens of his own country.
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