King of Spain tells Chavez to "Shut up!"
 

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071110/...hile_summit_dc

Short version: At a leftist conference in Chile, Spanish PM Zapatero criticizes Chavez for calling the former Spanish PM (Aznar) a fascist, saying that disagreement can be respectful. Chavez, true to form, tried to shout down Zapatero and so the King of Spain shouted back at Chavez "Why don't you shut up!"

Just viewed the clip on BBC, pretty damn funny!

For a second there, it looked as though the King was about to walk over and slap Hugo upside his head!:munchin

That would have been priceless.


Travis

Ahr Ahr. The King had to do the dirty work for that little weasel Zapatero. Priceless!:D:D:D

Hugo Chavez is about as narcissistic as any one dictator could be. He may even surpass Hitler in this department. Narcissim is a sickness, not just arragance or an over inflated sense of ones self. This not only makes him certifiably insane, by most measures, it's an incredibly dangerous condition for someone in his position.

I do seem to remember that Vice President Dick Cheney said something very similar to a particular member of congress during a photo op a couple of years ago. :o

Here's the video

youtube.com/watch?v=iqUtmyprfyA

Spain seeks to defuse Chavez row
 

Spain seeks to defuse Chavez row

The Spanish foreign minister has moved to defuse a public row between Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Spanish King Juan Carlos.
"I don't believe it should affect relations with Venezuela", he said.

On Saturday the king told Mr Chavez to "shut up" at a summit in Chile after the president said ex-Spanish PM Jose Maria Aznar was a "fascist".

The next day Mr Chavez said the king was "imprudent" and asked if he knew in advance of the 2002 coup against him.

Spain's Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos said that he wanted dialogue with Venezuela to continue "on condition that we are respected".

"We want to have good relations with everyone, but always with respect for institutions. If we are not shown respect, we must react," he said.

The spat began at the Ibero-American Summit in Chile's capital, Santiago, when Mr Chavez called Mr Aznar, a close ally of US President George W Bush, a fascist, adding "fascists are not human. A snake is more human."


But I think it's imprudent for a king to shout at a president to shut up - Mr King, we are not going to shut up
Hugo Chavez


Current Spanish PM Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero then said: "[Former Prime Minister] Aznar was democratically elected by the Spanish people and was a legitimate representative of the Spanish people."

When Mr Chavez repeatedly tried to interrupt, the king leaned forward and said: "Why don't you shut up?" before storming out.

'Intolerable'

In Spain, the king's actions were applauded.

El Mundo said: "The king has put Chavez in his place in the name of all Spaniards."

The left-leaning El Pais said Mr Chavez's outburst was "intolerable".


Then, as Mr Chavez was leaving the summit, he questioned whether Spain's ambassador had had the monarch's blessing when he appeared with Venezuelan interim president Pedro Carmona during the two-day coup in 2002.

"Mr King, did you know about the coup d'etat against Venezuela, against the democratic, legitimate government of Venezuela in 2002?" he asked at a news conference.

On Sunday, Mr Chavez said he hoped the spat would not damage relations.

"But I think it's imprudent for a king to shout at a president to shut up. Mr King, we are not going to shut up."

Story from BBC NEWS:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/h...as/7091910.stm


Published: 2007/11/13 01:45:48 GMT

© BBC MMVII

Loved it.

You see Mr Zapatero? This is what happens when you do business with loons.:munchin

Chavez is also threatening Spain with certain "economic measures" unless the King apologizes.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,311720,00.html

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"He disrespected me, and he was laid bare before the world in his arrogance and also his impotence," Chavez told reporters. "We don't want this to become a political crisis."

"Spain has many investments, private companies here and we don't want to damage that, but if they are damaged, they are damaged. Spanish investment in Venezuela is not indispensable. ... We don't need it," Chavez said, mentioning Spanish banks Banco Santander SA and Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA.

"Whatever has been privatized can be taken back, we can take it back," Chavez told Reuters. "If the government of Spain or the state of Spain ... start to generate a conflict, things are not going to go well."
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but standing in front of the UN and calling my President the devil and a drunk is ok?

I would love to see his reaction if Citgo were "taken back", using his logic, for his words that day.
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http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americ....un/index.html

"The devil came here yesterday," Chavez said, referring to Bush, who addressed the world body during its annual meeting Tuesday. "And it smells of sulfur still today."