limited to the Bush Administration, as Mexico's former
president demonstrated just days ago.
Tal Cual, Venezuela
Vicente Fox Calls
Chavez an 'Ass'; Offers Advice to Obama
"The worst thing we can do is
to listen to those who are saying that the free market economy is of no use … which
is what that ass Hugo Chavez is saying."
The long-running
feud between former Mexican President Vicente Fox and Venezuelan
President Hugo Chavez broke out in the open again last week, when Fox
called Chavez an 'ass' for opposing free trade. The rivalry began in
2005, over the same issues and Chavez' tendency to insult Mexico.
In a video of a conference
hosted by Vicente Fox on Thursday in his native state of
Guanajuato, and which hit the Internet on Friday, the former Mexican head of
state renewed his attacks on Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. In 2005, the two
engaged in a sharp verbal exchange .
"The worst thing we can
do is to listen to those who are saying that the free market economy is of no
use … which is what that ass Hugo Chavez is saying," Fox said, who also
labeled the Venezuelan ruler "messianic," along with the presidents
of Bolivia, Evo Morales; of Ecuador, Rafael Correa;
and of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega.
Fox explained that the
research center he opened in his San Cristobal country home in Guanajuato is
devoted to defending democracy and the free market economy from the disturbing
wave of thinking that has emerged in Latin America.
"There are still those
who are mired in the past, the past of socialism and communism and with the
idea that a market economy is never going to solve the problem of
poverty," said the controversial former Mexican President.
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HUGO CHAVEZ CALLS PRESIDENT BUSH
AN 'ASS'
Fox directed a barrage of suggestions
to the president-elect of the United States, Barack Obama, concerning
immigration and free trade, and he even said he anticipates contacting the
Democratic Party to offer two studies that have been conducted by his research
center.
Obama "will have to step
firmly into reality … because he failed to do so during his campaign. He
questioned the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) when one of its
biggest beneficiaries is precisely his country. Nor did he clearly address the
situation of immigrants and their tremendous value they add to the United
States economy," he added.
Despite the close
relationship Fox had with President George W. Bush, whom he invited to go
horseback riding on his ranch, he also indirectly criticized him by emphasizing
that Obama, "has the great challenge and obligation to acquire a better
understanding of Latin America, because we have been all but forgotten."
During Fox’s presidency,
Mexican relations with Latin American countries, notably Venezuela and Cuba,
fell to historic lows due to a number of disagreements that arose during
international summits.
