Right Wing Fodder: Hillary Clinton And Hugo Chavez Shake Hands And Smile

The inauguration of Brazil’s first female president Dilma Rousseff was the sort of international diplomatic event that drew foreign dignitaries and world leaders alike, creating what some may see as inopportune photo opportunities like the image above. Yes, that’s Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sharing a felicitous handshake with Venezuelan President (and right-wing bogey man) Hugo Chavez. “We greeted each other,” Chavez told reporters at Brasilia’s airport according to UPI, adding “she had a very spontaneous smile and I greeted her with the same effusiveness.”

Lest we forget that Ms. Clinton was the subject of an singing attack by Mr. Chavez when he said of the Secretary of State “She’s free to like me or not.” He then proceeded to sing: “I’m not loved by Hillary Clinton…and I don’t love her either,” which, according to the BBC, the words are a reference to a popular song in Venezuela.

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