Venezuela president Hugo Chavez unwittingly wears Mickey ears

Venezuela president Hugo Chavez doesn't even realize he's wearing Mickey ears, but look at how happy he is. Maybe Rupert Sheldrake is onto something. Do you think the photographer was aware of the background when he/she shot the photo?Link

[#1 posted by bricklayer , April 3, 2008 11:28 AM]

How long until the Mickey Chavez t-shirt shows up on cafepress?

[#2 posted by gesteves , April 3, 2008 3:21 PM]

"Media terrorism", according to the venezuelan government.

[#3 posted by Takuan , April 3, 2008 3:29 PM]

"el Terrorismo mediático, una fotografía cuya composición es un intento de burlarse de la imagen del Presidente Chávez."

oh, COME ON now!

[#4 posted by Gabriel , April 3, 2008 3:47 PM]

Well, at least in the brazilian newspapers they were joking about it right from the start. I would say the photographer knew exactly what he was doing.

[#5 posted by gATO , April 3, 2008 3:57 PM]

"el Terrorismo mediático, una fotografía cuya composición es un intento de burlarse de la imagen del Presidente Chávez."

"Media terrorism, a photography whose composition is an attempt to mock the image of President Chávez"

yup... as if there wasn't already enough material to mock him...

[#6 posted by Antinous , April 3, 2008 4:33 PM]

The tee shirt is going to be a huge seller in Spain and Colombia.

[#7 posted by Wareq , April 3, 2008 6:07 PM]

Afro-Duck, anybody?

[#8 posted by shannonpatrick17 , April 3, 2008 11:17 PM]

I recently watched this interesting video:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5832390545689805144

THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED DIRECTED AND PHOTOGRAPHED BY KIM BARTLEY AND DONNACHA O'BRIAIN IRELAND, 2003 74 MINUTES

It is the kind of thing that you if you can read between the lines and know a little about past US involvement and CIA ops in other countries, it is obvious why certain events happened the way they did in Venezuela. I'm actually surprised we have not seen more efforts recently from the US in that country. any thoughts?

[#9 posted by Antinous , April 3, 2008 11:26 PM]

Here's a good article on Venezuela, Chavez and oil, and a previous BB post with a lot of discussion of Chavez.

[#10 posted by vib , April 4, 2008 3:55 AM]

Not soon after the Disney company lobbied/paid the US government to attack Venezuela because of copyright infringement, even though the real target would have been the photographer or Reuters editor. Politics as usual.

I find the image funny and refreshing. It portrays Chavez as a positive figure.