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Christopher Hitchens on Hugo Chávez.

12:00 PM, Aug 2, 2010 • By MATTHEW CONTINETTI

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Classic Hitchens:

Chávez, in other words, is very close to the climactic moment when he will announce that he is a poached egg and that he requires a very large piece of buttered toast so that he can lie down and take a soothing nap.

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