there are some people who were grateful to him because of this oil. when he wanted to, he could turn that off. he told me he would not, but if there was a threat, do something to me, good-bye oil. barbara, thank you for joining me. good to have you back on the airwaves, too. i want to turn to doug brinkley, presidential historian. you went to see hugo chavez in 2008 with christopher hitchens and sean penn. what was your take on him as a world leader? he was there 14 years on and off. how do you think history will judge him? well, he s a classic cadillo of latin america, a strongman, who was infat baited with che guevara and fidel castro. they would go visit castro all the time and write a regular letter that would be messengered. some day there will be these castro/chavez letters.
he was there 14 years on and off. how do you think history will judge him? well, he s a classic cadillo of latin america, a strongman, who was infat baited with che guevara and fidel castro. they would go visit castro all the time and write a regular letter that would be messengered. some day there will be niece castro slv chavez leaders. he had a love/hate with the unite. sean penn and danny glover were his friends. couldn t understand the u.s. government. thought the cia was behind all the mischief in the world and was very prone to conspiracy theories such as the apollo missions were a fraud and done in a hollywood backlot. baseball was a big deal with him. the cincinnati reds baseball team was his team and because his really good friend was dave
remember how much oil we got and get from venezuela. there are some people who were grateful to him because of this oil. when he wanted to, he could turn that off. he told me he would not, but if there was a threat, do something to me, good-bye oil. barbara, thank you for joining me. good to have you back on the airwaves, too. i want to turn to doug brinkley, presidential historian. you went to see hugo chavez in 2008 with christopher hitchens and sean penn. what was your take on him as a world leader? he was there 14 years on and off. how do you think history will judge him? well, he s a classic cadillo of latin america, a strongman, who was infat baited with che guevara and fidel castro. they would go visit castro all the time and write a regular letter that would be