So yesterday, in a speech before the DNC, Hillary Clinton proposed that we tax record-high oil profits and put them into an alternative energy fund. The right-wing blogosphere immediately, inexplicably, and no doubt organically all made the exact same comparison: that she was announcing her engagement to Hugo Chavez or something. Apparently in their circles this is meant to be a slur.
Anyway, we were struck by the exceptional consistency between a zillion different mind-meld blog postings in the last 24 hours. Read the uncanny listing after the jump.
>> “Viva Hillary Chavez!”
>> “Hillary ‘Chavez’ Clinton on Oil”
>> “Hillary (Hugo Chavez) Clinton”
>> “We can now officially start calling her Hillary Chavez.”
>> “Mrs. Chavez-Clinton”
>> "Hillary Clinton is Hugo Chavez in a pantsuit"
>> “Is Hillary Clinton the new Hugo Chavez?”
>> “Hillary - a Hugo Chavez wannabe”
>> “Hillary Clinton's Hugo Chavez Moment”
>> “Hillary making Huey proud”
>> “Hugo Chavez Would Be Proud of You, Hillary”
>> “Hillary and Chavez”
>> “Hillary Hints At Hugo Chavez-like Actions”
>> “Hillary Vows To Follow Chavez On Oil Nationalization”
>> “She and Hugo Chavez must read from the same playbook.”
>> “today she channeled Hugo Chavez”
And our favorite:
>> “[Try] to distinguish Hillary Rodham Clinton from Hugo Rafael Chavez, Hint, Chavez is the smarter of the two.”
