https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/03/07/hugo-chavezs-cheering-section/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 08:14:38 -0400<![CDATA[The night of his death, Rachel Maddow had Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson on her program to discuss Chávez. She asked Robinson in a voice heavy with sarcasm whether Hugo Chávez was really “the monster” he was made out to be. Robinson explained that Chávez bonded with the poor and had lots of popular support. Maddow very gently prodded Robinson to address criticisms of Chávez for not advancing freedom, “even as he did advance economic populist aims.”]]>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 15:05:37 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/03/07/hugo-chavezs-cheering-section-n100692