Venzuela Has Its Priorities Straight

If I had to make a list of world leaders that are most likely to be works of fiction - not that they're imaginary; rather, that the personas are fictional (like professional wrestling, but with nuclear weapons and the UN) - Hugo Chavez would be at the top of the list. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, due to his comically short height, is a close second, FYI.

Anyway, Hugo Chavez, besides having a name that sound like a professional wrestler, is guaranteed to say and / or do something stupid every 17 minutes. It's a fundamental law of the universe. Stephen Hawking discovered this shortly before the whole super massive black hole thing.

Here's the latest example: this past Friday, a Venezuelan TV station, controlled by the government (read: Hugo Chavez) removed The Simpsons from its lineup. No, as amazing as it is, this is not the stupid part. The reason for removing the longest running comedy show on American television is that the government felt that The Simpsons was not appropriate for children. That's horse-sh**. I grew up watching The Simpsons, and....well, maybe they have a point.

So they must have put something much more suitable for children in the 11am weekday time slot, right? Something like Barney, or The Price is Right, or any number of kid friendly options. Nope, Hugo Chavez and his crack team of government thugs put Baywatch: Hawaii in the vacant time slot.

Animation and funny jokes: bad for kids. Blatant objectification of sex and horrid acting: good for kids. It all makes sense.