CIA plot to separate fidel from his honey

Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez is very upset about a new plot to "sully" him, saying that rumors of a romance between him and a sultry soap opera star are nothing more than the nefarious workings of the CIA. This, even though she is an attractive woman.

"I don't think this is innocent fun," the Venezuelan thug whimpered, breaking into every TV program in the nation to say it.

Now, this being Venezuela, the business of catching an attractive trophy wife is pretty much the national preoccupation. No one among the Venezuelans is going to lower their opinion of Chavez over a romance with a soap opera star. This is partly because they cannot lower their opinons any further already. But still, if they can lower their opinons of him, it's not going to be over this.

The only person who could possibly be upset by such a catch would be Hugo's authentic true love ... fidel castro. (Warning: Open that link with caution.) If he finds out that Chavez is carrying on with a non-Sheehan-lookalike, it certainly will indeed sully his image with the bearded beast.

The whole ridiculous story and its inevitable gross conclusion is here:

Chavez: Rumors of romance with soap star a plot to sully image

Caracas, Jan 27 (EFE).- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Friday that rumors about his plans to wed a soap-opera star were an attempt to tarnish his image ahead of the December presidential vote, when he plans to seek re-election.

After denying any romantic relationship with Venezuelan actress Ruddy Rodriguez, Chavez postulated that the U.S. "empire" and its Venezuelan "lackeys" were behind what he called a disinformation campaign.

Chavez, a self-styled "revolutionary" who is a staunch ally of Cuba's fidel castro, regularly criticizes the United States for having an "imperialist and interventionist" position toward Venezuela.

"The campaign has already begun to tarnish my image, that's what this Ruddy business is about; I can't explain it because there's been nothing to spark (these rumors). I don't think this is innocent fun," Chavez said in a national television and radio broadcast.

Rodriguez, who has been married for more than 10 years to attorney Rodolfo Pizani, has also denied rumors about a supposed wedding with Chavez. But tabloids and other media outlets in Venezuela have kept the story alive.

The actress, who is currently a cast member of the Colombian soap opera "La Ex," produced by Caracol Television, is known for starring roles in several other soap operas, as well as for her appearance in the 1987 James Bond film "The Living Daylights." Presidential elections in Venezuela are scheduled for Dec. 3. EFE gf/mc

Posted by Mora at January 27, 2006 07:25 PM

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