Chavez is big news now that Pat hates him

Wow, I didn't think this would get any press at all, but the Pat Roberston assassination fatwa on Chavez is getting a lot of media space.

I would just say this, look at the filter that is being put on Chavez. He is being presented as a dictator. a strong man, a communist, a threat to America, and he is none of these. He is, quite sincerely, a threat to regional US business interests, but that doesn't mean that he's evil. Just that unlike most of the rest of the world's leaders, he actually puts the needs of the majority of his people above his own enrichment.

And look, as you read these articles, that after all the bashing and negative quotes from "authorities" on Latin America, there's always this quote:

Chavez has survived a brief 2002 coup, a devastating two-month strike that ended in early 2003 and recall referendum in 2004. The former army paratroop commander, a close ally of Cuban leader Fidel Castro, is up for re-election next year, and polls suggest he is the favorite.

BECAUSE HE IS THE DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED LEADER OF THE VENEZUELA WHO IS LOVED BY THE PEOPLE OF VENEZUELA.