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zorroloco 21-Sep-06, 16:47	chavez un speech - exerpts The hegemonic pretensions of the American empire are placing at risk the very survival of the human species. We continue to warn you about this danger and we appeal to the people of the United States and the world to halt this threat, which is like a sword hanging over our heads. The devil is right at home. The devil, the devil himself, is right in the house. "And the devil came here yesterday. Yesterday the devil came here. Right here." [crosses himself] "And it smells of sulfur still today." Yesterday, ladies and gentlemen, from this rostrum, the president of the United States, the gentleman to whom I refer as the devil, came here, talking as if he owned the world. Truly. As the owner of the world. I think we could call a psychiatrist to analyze yesterday's statement made by the president of the United States. As the spokesman of imperialism, he came to share his nostrums, to try to preserve the current pattern of domination, exploitation and pillage of the peoples of the world. An Alfred Hitchcock movie could use it as a scenario. I would even propose a title: "The Devil's Recipe." We cannot allow world dictatorship to be consolidated. The world parent's statement -- cynical, hypocritical, full of this imperial hypocrisy from the need they have to control everything. They say they want to impose a democratic model. But that's their democratic model. It's the false democracy of elites, and, I would say, a very original democracy that's imposed by weapons and bombs and firing weapons. What a strange democracy. Aristotle might not recognize it or others who are at the root of democracy. What type of democracy do you impose with marines and bombs? The president of the United States, yesterday, said to us, right here, in this room, and I'm quoting, "Anywhere you look, you hear extremists telling you can escape from poverty and recover your dignity through violence, terror and martyrdom." Wherever he looks, he sees extremists. And you, my brother -- he looks at your color, and he says, oh, there's an extremist. Evo Morales, the worthy president of Bolivia, looks like an extremist to him. The imperialists see extremists everywhere. It's not that we are extremists. It's that the world is waking up. It's waking up all over. And people are standing up. I have the feeling, dear world dictator, that you are going to live the rest of your days as a nightmare because the rest of us are standing up, all those who are rising up against American imperialism, who are shouting for equality, for respect, for the sovereignty of nations. Yes, you can call us extremists, but we are rising up against the empire, against the model of domination. If we walk in the streets of the Bronx, if we walk around New York, Washington, San Diego, in any city, San Antonio, San Francisco, and we ask individuals, the citizens of the United States, what does this country want? Does it want peace? They'll say yes. But the government doesn't want peace. The government of the United States doesn't want peace. It wants to exploit its system of exploitation, of pillage, of hegemony through war.
leo_london 21-Sep-06, 17:16	I'm not taking any sides, but that was the speech of a barely literate fanatic, full of playground rhetoric and unworthy of any political leader. He may have some very worthwhile arguments but why use the language of a backward 10 year old ?
leo_london 21-Sep-06, 17:38	Jeff.. Actually I have now seen the full transcript, you did select the most contentious bits..I would have done the same   Taken in its entirety, it was a good speech..even his opponents would have to admit he is a great showman.
qiwi 21-Sep-06, 17:56	The Devil [incarnate]? I am assuming that the transcript quoted by Jeff is as it came out of the translator's mouth... well, it certainly sounds exactly as I remember it when Chavez was shown speaking through a translator at the forum.... This could explain why it sounds a little disjointed... Sure it was not up to the high literary standards that Leo likes to preseve but overall most of the points he makes are spot on...
zorroloco 21-Sep-06, 17:57	leo yes...i thought the whole thing was too long to post, and did not think about how disjointed and odd it sounds like that. for example, you miss the part about him quoting chomsky. i am deeply saddened that the art of the passionate oration has become a thing of the past. when was the last time you saw or heard a speech like that from an american orator? politics aside, i thought it was eloquent, passionate, and hugely entertaining.
alexwilson 21-Sep-06, 19:17	Can you explain to me At the risk of sounding like a flower child, why is it that Venuzualia is considered our enemy? Sure they call our President names, but they sell us all the oil they can pump. I'm not worried they are going to invade us. Pat "the hit man" Robertson wants to kill their leader, but I don't always see eye to eye with Mr. Robertson. I guess they could export Bolshevism to the US, but I thought we had gotten over our fear of that. Between them and the arabs.... we need a real enemy to hate.
a_professional_idiot 21-Sep-06, 19:25	"The devil is right at home. The devil, the devil himself, is right in the house. "The devil is right at home. The devil, the devil himself, is right in the house. "And the devil came here yesterday. Yesterday the devil came here. Right here." [crosses himself] "And it smells of sulfur still today." "The devil is right at home. The devil, the devil himself, is right in the house. "And the devil came here yesterday. Yesterday the devil came here. Right here." [crosses himself] "And it smells of sulfur still today." "The devil is right at home. The devil, the devil himself, is right in the house. "And the devil came here yesterday. Yesterday the devil came here. Right here." [crosses himself] "And it smells of sulfur still today."

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