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In his weekly television address this week, Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez claimed German Chancellor Angel Merkel belonged to the same type of Christian fascist movement that supported Hitler. Read more about his diatribe and see photos and a video below.

Hugo Chavez

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez does a weekly radio and television show called, ‘Hello President’. He generally uses the time to rant on and on about whatever it is he wants his people to believe. Today week he was really on a roll. He spent some time informing his subjects listeners that the Columbian government had faked documents they had produced as proof of Chavez’ treachery in providing arms and finances to Columbian rebels. He said it was not true and therefore, as far as he is concerned, it isn’t true. He said it was not true and therefore his people had better believe it isn’t true. Or else.

After he got the whole Columbian rebel fake documents issue settled, he went on to address his latest nemesis, German Chancellor Angela Merkel. He claimed that she had called for other Latin American leaders to keep their distance from the current Venezuelan government. Well. He didn’t like that one bit. Of course, it couldn’t be verified that she had said anything of the sort. That doesn’t matter, of course. What matters is that Chavez can go off on another world leader that he doesn’t like, and there are a whole lot of them. As he was talking about Merkel he said, “Ms. Chancellor, you can go to …”. He stopped himself and then said that since she was a lady he wouldn’t say more. But he did say more. He said Chancellor Merkel belonged to the conservative Christian Democratic Union which he described as “She is from the German right, the same that supported Hitler, that supported fascism, that’s the Chancellor of Germany today”.

Chavez said he might confront Merkel at the summit of Latin American and European leaders this week in Peru. I’m sure she’s shaking in her proverbially boots.

The thing about Chavez, aside from the fact that he’s a petty Marxist dictator himself, is that he likes calling other world leaders names. Unless, of course, its his BFF Fidel Castro (who may or may not be still living). He also likes Lil’ Kim Jong-makes-me-Il, China, Ahma-dinner-jacket and assorted other governments and leaders that similarly repress and oppress their people and stand on the necks of their people to make themselves wealthy.

The world leaders he doesn’t like are many. He notably called President George W. Bush ‘el diablo’ at the U.N. General Assembly in 2006. He called Colombian President Alvaro Uribe a ‘liar’ and said he wasn’t competent to be running the corner store. He called President of Mexico Vicente Fox the ‘lap-dog of the empire.’ Chavez irritated Spanish King Juan Carlos so badly in 2007 that the King said, ‘why don’t you shut up?’ before storming out of a meeting with him (video below).

I’m sure Chavez will make some kind of headlines at the summit of Latin American and European leaders this week regardless of whether or not he decides to confront Merkel on her real or perceived comments. After all, making headlines and insulting world leaders is what he does best.

Hugo Chavez - Photos