The Carnival of the Idiots

Photo courtesy of The Real Cuba

In response to the FTAA meeting in Argentina this weekend, the "uninvited" - people such as Hugo Chavez and Diego "Hand of God" Maradona decided to hold their own "summit", complete with a huge picture of Che Guevara serving as a backdrop. Read more about the meeting and other insightful comments from Daniel at Venezuela News and Views.

It was a farce, a comedy, but sad at the same time. Sad, because there are people out there who actually believe in the crap spewing from the mouth of Hugo Chavez. Here's a leader of a country who has no problem using mild cuss words such as carajo in his speechess (Cubans use this word to send someone to hell, or worse - but can also mean penis). He used it twice: "ALCA pal carajo" (to hell with the FTAA) and "viva el Che, carajo".

Speaking of lines, another leader of this carnival of idiots was Diego "Let's do another line while I score a goal with my hands" Maradona. Nothing else needs or deserves to be said about this guy.

Speaking of coke, another illustrious participant was Evo Morales, who's running for president in Bolivia. The snow must have been falling in Mar De Plata on Friday!

An absentee was Cindy Sheehan, who was schedule to appear but issued a statement saying that she stayed in the U.S. Her presence would've culminated the event in my opinion.

This "counter-summit" was supposedly organized by one of Argentinian President Nestor Kirchner's top aides. Just goes to show how serious Argentina is about its future.

Of course, no carnival of the idiots would be complete without the protesters who in the name of good will and camaraderie for the downtrodden, pillaged and destroyed businesses in Mar de Plata, thereby denying clerks, janitors, and other blue-collar workers their measly paychecks for the time being. But, hey, the protesters are fighting the big, mean imperialists, so it's OK.

I wonder if there's a Protest Warrior branch in Argentina. They would have had a field day with those morons!