Who said this?

[Sarge]

“The United States empire is on its way down and it will be finished in the near future, inshallah."

(Insallah is Arabic for "God willing.")

A Muslim leader?
An Islamic cleric?
A terrorist?

None of the above. It was Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,214709,00.html) in his address to the U.N. General Assembly. He is campaigning for a rotating seat on the U.N. Security Council. It seems he has allies with Iran, Syria and Cuba - among the most bitter US adversaries.

I suppose its only a matter of time before Venezuela becomes an Islamo-Socialist State. ;)

(Hat tip: Jihadwatch.org)

[Coot]

Actually, when I read the transcripts of the speeches by Chavez and the Iranian Prez, I thought it sounded suspicious. I think they're using the same speech writers as John Kerry and Harry Reid.

[tke711]

Chavez also called Bush the Devil.

As Leno said last night, "Only we can make fun of our President. Not other countries". :)

[ethics]

Ho hum. Chavez is an idiot, voted in by idiots. So is Bush. :P

[tke711]

Wow...even Nancy Pelosi took President Bush's side:

"Hugo Chavez fancies himself a modern day Simon Bolivar but all he is an everyday thug," House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi said at a news conference, referring to Chavez' comments in a U.N. General Assembly speech on Wednesday.

"Hugo Chavez abused the privilege that he had, speaking at the
United Nations," said Pelosi, a frequent Bush critic. "He demeaned himself and he demeaned Venezuela." (source (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060921/pl_nm/venezuela_usa_spat_dc))

I guess Leno's joke had a bit of truth to it. Especially if Pelosi, of all people, is offended at Bush being called a name. :)

[Coot]

Actually, I think it's embarrassment on the part of Pelosi and Rangle. It has to be disconcerting to hear your own talking points coming from a couple of nutters like Chavez and Ahmadinejad.

[ethics]

Actually, I think it's embarrassment on the part of Pelosi and Rangle. It has to be disconcerting to hear your own talking points coming from a couple of nutters like Chavez and Ahmadinejad.

The important thing-- to me-- here is that they did the right thing, and they deserve praise for it.