King of Spain tells Chavez "why don't you shut up!"

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071111/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/chile_summit_spat

The king of Spain told Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to "shut up" Saturday during a heated exchange that soured the end of a summit of leaders from Latin America, Spain and Portugal.

Chavez, who called President Bush the "devil" on the floor of the United Nations last year, triggered the exchange by repeatedly referring to former Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar as a "fascist."

Aznar, a conservative who was an ally of Bush as prime minister, "is a fascist," Chavez said in a speech at the Ibero-American summit in Santiago, Chile. "Fascists are not human. A snake is more human."

Spain's current socialist prime minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, responded during his own allotted time by urging Chavez to be more diplomatic in his words and respect other leaders despite political differences.

"Former President Aznar was democratically elected by the Spanish people and was a legitimate representative of the Spanish people," he said, eliciting applause from the gathered heads of state.

Chavez repeatedly tried to interrupt, but his microphone was off.

Spanish King Juan Carlos, seated next to Zapatero, angrily turned to Chavez and said, "Why don't you shut up?"

The Venezuelan leader did not immediately respond, but later used time ceded to him by his close ally Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega to answer Zapatero's speech.

"I do not offend by telling the truth," he said. "The Venezuelan government reserves the right to respond to any aggression, anywhere, in any space and in any manner."

In his speech to 18 heads of state gathered in Santiago, Chavez claimed that Aznar in 2000 asked him to distance Venezuela from Cuba and join "the club." Chavez, a close ally of Cuban leader Fidel Castro, said he'd refused.

Saturday's exchange between Chavez, Zapatero, and Spain's king overshadowed the conclusion of the three-day summit.

Leaders pledged to fight poverty and increase regional cooperation. They signed a landmark accord that will allow nearly 6 million migrant workers in Latin America, Spain and Portugal to transfer social security benefits between their nations. The leaders also vowed to fight "all forms of terrorism" and called on the U.S. to end its economic embargo against Cuba.

 

GOOOOOOOOO SPAIN!

They should totally reconquer Venezuela.

 

Well, it's kind of Venezuela's own fault, they did elect him.

But Chávez had no right to call this guy "less than human". I'm glad the King of Spain did this.

 

BBC > Yahoo

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7089131.stm, Andorran leaders were also present and the best part:
Mr Chavez repeatedly tried to interrupt, despite his microphone being turned off. The king leaned forward and said: "Why don't you shut up?"

According to reports, the king used a familiar term normally used only for close acquaintances - or children.

 

Unconditional hate of Chavez, I like it.

 

Normally I don't participate in "Political" commentary on the boards, but this is probably more of an example of rudeness being publicly addressed, and to that, my hat is off to the King of Spain.

 

I can't believe you don't shut up!

 

False.

He said, literally, "why don't you shut up".

 

I am a spanish's citycen. thank you every body for yours claps to my king.
excuse me for my poor english
i think chavez is the really fascist. he told to ex-president aznar that he was a fascist, and to our bussines in venezuela too. king of Spain Mr Juan carlos I de borbon, defend our pride and interested wiht this "why don't you shut up?" in spanish take more force "¿porque no te callas?
i think when chavez told in new york, beatiful city, that bush is satan or somthing like this,... i dont remember, bush should stop the foots to chavez

my ending words.... **** you chavez!!! live the king!!!

 

*facepalm*

Dime que no eres nadie que yo conozca, por favor.

 

Your mom?

 

Con queso.

 

Racist.

 

Yeah, I think the polite version would have been, ¿Porque no se calla ud.? - 'te' is definitely more forceful in this situation.

Nice, I can just see this one

 

Oh, yeah!!! Finnaly some one told it to him. Go Spain!

 

I like the King of Spain now

 

Video.

 

While I applaud the King of Spain, recent history suggests that all you have to do is launch a terrorist attack against Spain if they get out of line.

Change who we were going to vote for? Tuck our tail between our legs and run out on a friend in the middle of a war? Yes, sir, right away, sir!

At least Juan Carlos still has detectable levels of serum testosterone.

 

A war that practically nobody in Spain wanted their country involved in in the first place, if I remember correctly. Have you ever considered becoming a Fox News anchor, rsterling?

 

Gotta love redneck diplomacy!

We've had our own terrorists for 40 years. Don't be so self-important.