Quote Originally Posted by chinchekked View Post
President of Venezuela died at the age of 58 from cancer. He was cheered by many and reviled by many so I'm sure opinions of him will vary. I'm curious as to what the official White House statement will be. Anyway, condolences to his family.
Chavez just seemed like a fucking buffoon to me, isn't Venezuela still pretty much a poor, 3rd world nation despite it's huge oil reserves?
As for what the White House will say, i'm sure it will be some glittery diplomatic horseshit, Obama is a socialist cut from the same cloth as Chavez.