FASHION COMMENTARY FROM HUGO CHAVEZ – AT 6:18 P.M. ET:  Mr. Chavez, of late the dictator of Venezuela, is making his usual astute observations:

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez mocked U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday as a "blond" version of her predecessor, and said a row with Spain over alleged links with rebel groups was over.

Visiting Latin America this week, Clinton said the Obama administration's policies towards the region were helping blunt the criticism of the United States by leftist leaders like Chavez.

Not so fast, Hil.

"To me, she's like Condoleezza Rice ... a blond Condoleezza," said the Venezuelan, referring to former U.S. president George W. Bush's secretary of state, with whom he exchanged frequent harsh words at long-distance.

Citing comments by Clinton in Brazil, Chavez said she was proving to be equally aggressive. "She comes to Brazil to provoke us, to try and divide us from our brothers."

COMMENT:  So Hillary is a blond Condoleezza.  Nothing like a little sexism from the representative of the downtrodden masses.  We await denunciations from American "feminist" groups.  I suspect we'll be waiting a long time.  The "feminist" groups have now fallen in line as part of the Marxist left.  No criticism of Chavez is tolerated. 

And once again we see the failure of Obama's foreign policy.  The leftist Dems think that by spinning some sweet talk, thugs change.  They don't.  They just get bolder, knowing they are dealing with weakness.

March 6, 2010