Hugo Chavez: Friend and Brother?
Imagine this situation:
In a crowded Tehran Mosque, the visiting President of Venezuela addresses the congregation, calling Mahmoud Ahmadinejad a "drunk" and "Satan." Now imagine a well known Iranian actor applauding at the speech and calling Chavez a close "friend and brother."
Ladies and gentleman, allow me to make a prediction in this imagined world. I predict that the actor would never be seen or heard from again.
I certainly hope that Danny Glover's support of Hugo Chavez draws harsh criticism within the United States; but to be honest, I think that the legal leeway and physical safety that he will enjoy is a testament to the freedoms that he enjoys, whether he wants to or not.
Maybe Glover is just lucky that Chavez's gloves didn't come off on radical Islam on behalf of Venezuelan Roman Catholics or his local church might be looking down the barrel of a barrage of Molotov Cocktails.
In a crowded Tehran Mosque, the visiting President of Venezuela addresses the congregation, calling Mahmoud Ahmadinejad a "drunk" and "Satan." Now imagine a well known Iranian actor applauding at the speech and calling Chavez a close "friend and brother."
Ladies and gentleman, allow me to make a prediction in this imagined world. I predict that the actor would never be seen or heard from again.
I certainly hope that Danny Glover's support of Hugo Chavez draws harsh criticism within the United States; but to be honest, I think that the legal leeway and physical safety that he will enjoy is a testament to the freedoms that he enjoys, whether he wants to or not.
Maybe Glover is just lucky that Chavez's gloves didn't come off on radical Islam on behalf of Venezuelan Roman Catholics or his local church might be looking down the barrel of a barrage of Molotov Cocktails.
posted by Scipio at
9:54 PM
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