Remembering Hugo Chavez

I first encountered Hugo Chavez in Caracas starring in his own television show Hello, Mr. President. I couldn't take my eyes of the program which began at 11:00 a.m. and ended after 7:00 p.m.

It was an endurance test for even the most dye-hard sycophants, and terrific entertainment for a first-time viewer. While the camera would pan droopy-eyed cabinet members seated in the front row, ElPresidente showed no signs of flagging.

At the seven-hour mark, he chirped, "Bueno!" and declared, "It's early! Let's keep talking."

Despair registered on the faces of the cabinet that could only shift uncomfortably in their chairs.

Chavez was nothing if not indefatigable.

And for all the scorn he heaped on Washington, he never appeared scornful of the people in whose name he said he fought his BolivarianRevolution. It was his attempt at political transformation, named for Venezuela's 19th-century independence leader Simon Boliavar, a designation that fit Chavez's flare for the dramatic.

Source: npr.org

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