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During this rebellion, comparisons between him and Gadhafi have been made, with Chavez being given the better, even respectful, treatment by pundits.\u00a0 But now, as various news organizations such as CNN and MSNBC, which have given a wink and a nod to Hugo, labor to portray the Libyan leader as a sadistic, insane mass murderer propped up by America\u2019s twisted and demented administrations, Chavez has thrown a wrench in the works<\/a>.\u00a0 How will they handle this?\u00a0 How will they handle Chavez supporting Gadhafi? And more than that, he is\u00a0warning America, under the Obama administration, of what it can and cannot do. How will they continue to give a free pass to Chavez, and yet show Gadhafi as a genocidal murderer?\u00a0 It isn\u2019t easy using maniacal dictators to advance political and social agendas, since you just never know where they will turn.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"