Chavez Locks Horns with Brazilians

(T)Hugo Chavez, the tinhorn dictator of Venezuela, has engaged in a war of words with his neighbors in Brazil:

In a special session Friday, Brazilian Congressional leaders from the ruling coalition and opposition referred to Chavez as a “cheap Hitler and Mussolini” a “dictator in disguise” and a threat “to peace in the continent”. Senate president Renan Calheiros said that if “a head of state can’t tolerate or live with democratic protests, probably he’s against democracy”.

So how did the man in the tinfoil hat respond?

Chavez reacted to the Brazilian Senate statement in support of RCTV saying that they “are a parrot that repeats whatever Washington says”, and warned that “it’s easier for the Portuguese empire to retake Brazil than for Venezuela to return the television licence which finished with Venezuela’s oligarchy”.

And this got Brazilian president Lula da Silva going:

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to summon Venezuela`s ambassador Julio Garcia Montoya “for the indispensable clarification” of President Hugo Chavez’ reference to the Brazilian Senate as “a parrot that repeats whatever Washington says” adding that the Brazilian Congress was “controlled by the right wing”.

Perhaps this time, president thuggo has bitten off more than he can chew. Protests continue against chavez. This won't die down easily, because every time someone turns on the TV they will note the absence of RCTV.

Hat tips to Jungle Hut and Gateway Pundit.