This whole Hugo Chavez thing is getting ridiculous. Chavez is a hero to countless poor, brown Venezuelans and arch rival of the wealthy, oppressive elite. If you'd like some more info on Chavez click here for a top notch article from Alternet that explains the American spin put on his presidency.

If you're interested in checking out the Pat Robertson quote yourself (since the right is now spinning it as "tongue in cheek" or suggesting that he was "obviously joking") click here. I think that you'll see, as I did, that there's not one thing tongue in cheek about these comments.