Hugo Chavez's verbal abuse of world leaders has become legendary. At the weekend, the Venezuelan leader was told to "shut up" by the Spanish King, Juan Carlos, after attacking Spain's former prime minister and the monarch, himself. Since his election in a landslide victory in 1998, Mr Chavez has largely fired up his rhetoric against the United States and her allies. Below is a selection of the most memorable of Mr Chavez's colorful quotations. THE DEVIL COMES In a dramatic speech to the United Nations in September 2006, Mr Chavez famously described George W Bush as the "Devil". DANGER OR DONKEY? Mr Bush has long been the focus of Mr Chavez's tirades. In a nationally televised speech in March 2006, the Venezuelan leader was not short of ways to described the US president: DON'T MESS WITH ME, LITTLE GIRL Mr Chavez has referred to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as "little girl" on a number of occasions. In February 2006, Ms Rice described Venezuela as a menace to regional democracy. She spoke of an "inoculation strategy" against a country she called a "sidekick" of Iran. During his weekly Sunday broadcast, Mr Chavez replied with a warning to Ms Rice: He blew a screen kiss to Ms Rice and jokingly referred to her as "Condolence." IMPERIALIST PAWN The former British Prime Minister Tony Blair also came in for verbal abuse. In 2006, Mr Blair urged Venezuela to abide by the rules of the international community. Mr Chavez replied that Mr Blair had flouted those very rules by invading Iraq. THE NEW HOLOCAUST Also in 2006, Mr Chavez warned that his country would most likely sever links with Israel in protest at its military offensive in Lebanon. He said he had "no interest" in maintaining relations with Israel, which he has accused of committing genocide. SAD, SO SAD Mr Chavez has verbally blasted his neighbours on a number of occasions. In 2005, he described his then Mexican counterpart, Vicente Fox, as a puppy dog for United States imperialism. Mr Chavez said Mr Fox had, as he put it, been left bleeding by a recent Summit of the Americas. YET ANOTHER 'IDIOT' Earlier this year, Mr Chavez called on the Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Jose Miguel Insulza, to resign after he condemned the Venezuelan government's decision not to renew a private TV station's licence. IN PRAISE OF MUGABE At times, Mr Chavez has riled the international community not with his verbal abuse, but with his praise of controversial heads of state. In 2004, he praised Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe as a "freedom fighter". Mr Mugabe, who was in Venezuela for a summit of the G-15 group of developing nations, smiled as he unsheathed the sword and swung it about. HALLOWEEN In 2005, Mr Chavez issued an attack on Halloween, telling his countrymen that it had no place in Venezuelan society. He used his weekly TV and radio broadcast to caution that the observance is strictly a "gringa," or North American custom. He described it as:
So did Hitler.. I suppose if Bush gave free food to people in exchange for their approval, he could probably cook some people too..
lol see thats thing, he shouldn't need to bribe people for approval, even if he did, i dont think it would be any better..... hes an idiot.