Best leader of our time.

**Lemur** · 03-16-2006, 05:12

BORAT!

**Byzantine Prince** · 03-16-2006, 05:22

Stephen Colbert, for leading his nation into an age of hillarity never before known to me.

**Tachikaze** · 03-16-2006, 08:51

I'll go with Castro. He's not really the best, but, in a sense, I have to admire him.

**Banquo's Ghost** · 03-16-2006, 11:55

Originally Posted by master of the puppets

one who has won the love of his populace by bringing his country massive profits, or lifting the status of living in his country. he who has brought his country into a better light as viewed by the rest of the world.

Well, in these terms, Wen Jiabao, Premier of China, will be hard to beat in 2006.

**JAG** · 03-16-2006, 14:16

Hugo Chavez.

There are very few other world leaders who have successfully brought such joy, happiness, prosperity and justice to as many people as him. Every person should not only respect what he has and is doing for his people, but do exactly the same for their own nations.

**Tachikaze** · 03-16-2006, 15:58

Originally Posted by JAG

Hugo Chavez.

There are very few other world leaders who have successfully brought such joy, happiness, prosperity and justice to as many people as him. Every person should not only respect what he has and is doing for his people, but do exactly the same for their own nations.

If you can find some balanced articles about him on the Internet, please pass on the links. It's hard for me to find good information. The news here is so slanted or incomplete. While some of our news agencies don't treat him as a wacko, they spend more words on the controversies than the substance of the man and his policies.

I hope you're right about him.

**Tribesman** · 03-16-2006, 18:47

Hugo Chavez.

Nah , some very good policies and some very bad ones , just another politician .

**Upxl** · 03-16-2006, 21:04

All my faith is in this guy. ^^

Evo Morales

**Taffy_is_a_Taff** · 03-16-2006, 21:26

Stalin was better.

**Kaiser of Arabia** · 03-16-2006, 21:46

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I mean, at least Bashir knows how to dress when your the leader of a third world nation, and Kim Jong likes movies.

**JAG** · 03-16-2006, 22:41

Originally Posted by Tachikaze

If you can find some balanced articles about him on the Internet, please pass on the links. It's hard for me to find good information. The news here is so slanted or incomplete. While some of our news agencies don't treat him as a wacko, they spend more words on the controversies than the substance of the man and his policies.

I hope you're right about him.

There was a brilliant article written in the New Statesman at the end of last year which sums up Chavez's achievements fairly well.

http://www.newstatesman.com/200510100012

I believe you have to pay for articles or be a subscriber, but I also think you can view one article a day free of charge, so you should be able to see it.

If you want some more personal accounts and further information, Johann Hari did two good articles on him when he went to Venezuela.

http://www.johannhari.com/archive/article.php?id=653

http://www.johannhari.com/archive/article.php?id=656

All worth reading by all.

**Devastatin Dave** · 03-16-2006, 23:46

Bobby Cox... He's led the Braves to 14 consecutive division titles and last year did it again with the largest contengent of rookies any team has ever fielded and led to a division title. His greatness knows no bounds. We just won't talk about his play off record.

**JAG** · 03-17-2006, 09:19

Originally Posted by Gelatinous Cube

You can generally bet that anything JAG gives you on Chavez will be a commie love-fest of slanted facts. No better than if Navaros was giving you the information.

Tach is a very intelligent man, he can come to the conclusions himself, I am sure.

Have you actually read the articles, or is the horror of actually reading about the benefits of socialism / Chavez, too hard to bear?

**Tachikaze** · 03-18-2006, 05:31

Originally Posted by JAG

Tach is a very intelligent man

Uh oh, Cube, you're right: JAG will believe anything.

JAG's got a good point for everyone. We should all read what we can before drawing conclusions. I know I haven't had the most balanced information about Chavez and I'm really interested in knowing more. I hope he will do well for Venezuela.

**Samurai Waki** · 03-18-2006, 05:41

This Guy!

**Divinus Arma** · 03-18-2006, 06:00

Okay. I'll bite.

Colin Powell. Here's why:

The man was the dissenting voice of the Bush administration and regular fought withiin the administartion for what he believed what right.

Even after being set up as the fall guy at the UN, Powell departed from the administration- something lesser men in pursuit of power would NEVER do. He clearly is in no pursuit of power.

Powell is a man of inegrity who is not afraid to take right action but also knows when it is his place to follow.

This man, as the President of the United States, would end up in the history books as one of our greatest presidents ever.

And the man has no desire to run! What a tragedy.

**Byzantine Prince** · 03-18-2006, 06:24

Colin Powell? Yeah whatever! A little research on him will show you more dirt then most politicians, irrespective to his military history.

**Upxl** · 03-18-2006, 09:36

look at this face!
It's got sodomy written all over.

**Banquo's Ghost** · 03-18-2006, 11:32

Originally Posted by Divinus Arma

Powell is a man of inegrity who is not afraid to take right action but also knows when it is his place to follow.

This man, as the President of the United States, would end up in the history books as one of our greatest presidents ever.

And the man has no desire to run! What a tragedy.

As an outsider to your country, I would tend to agree and would look forward to such a presidency. I think he might accomplish what Rabin did for Israel and the Middle East - a proven warrior but with the intelligence and courage to see beyond the yah-boo, tit-for-tat politics. A man whose people would trust him to take care of their interests strongly, whilst still being able to find a way to peace through integrity.