Hugo Chavez in declining health once more?
Hugo Chávez is expected to miss an important regional summit in Brazil on Friday, raising fears that the Venezuelan president’s health may have taken a turn for the worse.
Chávez was absent from Thursday’s preparatory meeting for the Mercosur summit, and a spokesman for the Venezuelan ministry of foreign affairs refused to say whether he would attend on Friday.
“I have no information on the matter. President Chávez could very well surprise us there, or we could be receiving a statement in the next minutes,” a spokesman, Victor Castellanos, told the Guardian.
Fears about Chávez’s health have resurfaced since his trip to Cuba last week for follow-up treatment after undergoing chemotherapy and surgery this year.









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Meh. I’ll believe it when he’s room temperature. Between Messrs. Chavez and Castro, they’ve had more comebacks than LL Cool J.
Ladysmith CulchaVulcha on December 6, 2012 at 10:16 PM
So what happens when he’s gone, has he got a little Mini-Me in place like North Korea?
Cindy Munford on December 6, 2012 at 10:17 PM
Merry Christmas, Venezuela, you stupid land.
Schadenfreude on December 6, 2012 at 10:22 PM
Ladysmith CulchaVulcha on December 6, 2012 at 10:16 PM
They might have died years ago.
Schadenfreude on December 6, 2012 at 10:22 PM
He sure is one fat cancer patient.
Mimzey on December 6, 2012 at 10:23 PM
Yawn. Screw him and every tin pot dictator that even acknowledges him. Especially the one at 1600 Penn.
Gingotts on December 6, 2012 at 10:27 PM
Hey, now, don’t go dissing Mr Hanna!
OldEnglish on December 6, 2012 at 10:28 PM
Hmmm…Fidel Castro does have that ‘Disney-Hall-of-Robot-Presidents’ air about him.
Ladysmith CulchaVulcha on December 6, 2012 at 10:32 PM
In dreams I call him “Sam”
…or “Baby”.
Ladysmith CulchaVulcha on December 6, 2012 at 10:38 PM
If he dies, I nominate Glenn Beck for new holder of the “Evil Clown” title.
Alpha_Male on December 6, 2012 at 10:42 PM
He’ll just keep living and living. He’s like Michael Myers.
SoulGlo on December 6, 2012 at 10:46 PM
If Castro and Chavez die soon, well, it could do for Latin America what the end of the Soviet Union did for Asia. Once the rubles dried up, so did most of the (non-Islamic) terrorists and looter political parties.
Once the Soviet proxies in Latin America die off after years of keeping their operations going with drug money, Katie bar the door. Especially with the bad business climate of the coming four years. I can see a lot of commerce open up in Latin America, and a lot of Latin American people in the US gravitating to a place in the world where they speak the language, want you there, and has a low-enough cost of living that the Missus doesn’t have to lie and say she isn’t married to you to get benefits.
Sekhmet on December 6, 2012 at 10:55 PM
I’m surprised Peanut Carter and Baba Wawa haven’t stopped by to see how their friend Ooo-go is doing….
viking01 on December 6, 2012 at 11:06 PM
I pray for him and his family. He was there when Venezuela needed him most.
arnold ziffel on December 6, 2012 at 11:53 PM
I understand praying for someone near death and for the comfort of his family but I am interested in your view that he is a positive for Venezuela. I am pretty ignorant of their history so I am not challenging you, it’s just hard to imagine a dictator as a positive.
Cindy Munford on December 7, 2012 at 1:04 AM
I’ll keep his future in prayer.
The Rogue Tomato on December 7, 2012 at 1:42 AM
Based on a statement like the above, I would go with the later….
Blake on December 7, 2012 at 3:01 AM
alpha male,
How is Glenn Beck evil?
rob verdi on December 7, 2012 at 6:11 AM
You should be banned from here. The more I think about you relishing the thought of white and Asian people being punched by black men because of some liberal view of ancient history the more I learn to hate about your side.
How you can still write here and offer critical opinion about any other human being is beyond me. You, as most liberal extremists tend to be, are a hateful piece of work. And a hypocrite. Such a wonderful combination.
In case other commenters missed it, here’s the exchange.
hawkdriver on December 7, 2012 at 6:51 AM
He did want to be President for Life. . .
Wander on December 7, 2012 at 8:20 AM
Just keep watching the Chicago voter registrations. When his name shows up there, you’ll know he’s gone.
BobK on December 7, 2012 at 8:29 AM
Hugo Chavez is the Hyman Roth of South America.
Rixon on December 7, 2012 at 8:33 AM