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Representative King spoke about nationalization of industry in the U.S. and Venezuela and said that using the picture of a handshake between Presidents Obama...
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When I saw the above picture of Barack
Obama greeting Hugo Chavez earlier today, I knew it...
wouldn’t be long until the obligatory, “What an idiot” articles were posted. Sure enough, they’re here . I gotta say, it might ...
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Rep. Steve King: Obama And Chávez 'Have Done The Same Thing To Private Business'
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Appearing on C-Span today, Rep. Steve King (R-IA) gave a very interesting spin on the right-wing attacks against President Obama for shaking Hugo Chávez's hand -- saying that Chávez and Obama are so very much alike:
"But something that comes to mind when I see this image, too, is here are two world leaders that have both, within the last month, nationalized huge private-sector companies," said King. "In the case of President Obama, General Motors and Chrysler, at least in effect if not in actuality, and moved it down that path, when he fired the CEO of General Motors, and when he ordered that Chrysler ...
Steve King: You know who Obama reminds me of? Hugo Chavez
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Steve King: You know who Obama reminds me of? Hugo Chavez posted at 5:38 pm on April 21, 2009 by Allahpundit Send to a Friend | Share on Facebook | printer-friendly Well, they have both been known to do a little nationalizing in their time, although The One’s ventures in that area are — supposedly — temporary in nature and have been limited to industries in distress. El Presidente, not so much. I think we’re already approaching the point among the base, though, where comparing Obama to any villain, no matter how evil or clownish, is fair game, so this should go down smooth. Would President McCain have done anything substantially ...
Rep. Steven King: Obama Reminds Me Of Hugo Chavez
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Probably a little unfair as Obama’s nationalization binge has been a bit more narrowly defined that Chavez’s. And unlike Hugo, Obama was put into office by a legitimate election. And Obama hasn’t quite gotten around to abolishing term limits so that he can be President for life.
But by any measure, Obama is probably more like Chavez than any President before him.
The sad part of this comparison is that I’m not sure how much different McCain would have been.
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