Topic: Quotes
Bravo to Congressman Charlie Rangel (D-NY) who stood up to Venezualan Dictator Hugo Chavez after the madman's speech before the UN where he called President George W. Bush "the Devil". According to DrudgeReport.com, this is what he said:
"You do not come into my country, my congressional district, and you do not condemn my president. If there is any criticism of President Bush, it should be restricted to Americans, whether they voted for him or not. I just want to make it abundantly clear to Hugo Chavez or any other president, but do not come to the United States and think because we have problems with our president that any foreigner can come to our country and not think that Americans do not feel offended when you offend our Chief of State"
Bravo, sir, I could not have said it better myself. Whether or not you voted for Bush, or agree with him, or even respect his leadership as an American citizen has the right to question, we should all unite behind our President in a time like this. For a man like Chavez, who is a tyrant and human rights violator, to come to our country and attack our commander-in-chief is a dire insult. It says something about our nation that someone can do that here and get away with it, that we are inded the land of the free. Try doing that to Chavez in Caracas and see what happens. Either way, Rangel is right. If someone came here and said such things about Clinton, Carter or even if Al Gore were President, I would say exactly what the Congressman said.
