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Ecuador front-runner joins Chavez's Bush-bashing
QUITO, Ecuador (Reuters) - The front-runner in Ecuador's presidential election joined his leftist backer, Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez, in bashing George W. Bush on Wednesday, saying the devil should be offended that Chavez compared him to the U.S. president.
Chavez, who has tapped anti-American sentiment in Venezuela to boost his popularity, last week branded Bush the devil at the U.N. General Assembly, drawing laughter and applause from the audience, but widespread condemnation in the United States.
Rafael Correa, who has surged in Ecuadorean polls this month and boasts Chavez is his friend, said Bush was less intelligent than Satan and only entered the White House through fraud.
"For that comparison, the devil should be really offended," he told a local television station. "The devil is evil, but at least he is smart."
QUITO, Ecuador (Reuters) - The front-runner in Ecuador's presidential election joined his leftist backer, Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez, in bashing George W. Bush on Wednesday, saying the devil should be offended that Chavez compared him to the U.S. president.
Chavez, who has tapped anti-American sentiment in Venezuela to boost his popularity, last week branded Bush the devil at the U.N. General Assembly, drawing laughter and applause from the audience, but widespread condemnation in the United States.
Rafael Correa, who has surged in Ecuadorean polls this month and boasts Chavez is his friend, said Bush was less intelligent than Satan and only entered the White House through fraud.
"For that comparison, the devil should be really offended," he told a local television station. "The devil is evil, but at least he is smart."