Chavez Hearts Chomsky

In addition to ruling a country Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has made time to start a book club and has chosen the podium of the United Nations to launch it. The inaugural title to be read is Noam Chomsky's "Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance" and, according to the New York Times, sales of the book "hit No. 1 on Amazon's best-seller list yesterday, and the hardcover edition, published in 2003, climbed as high as No. 6. At both Borders Group and Barnes & Noble, sales of the title jumped tenfold in the last two days". The Associated Press released the above photo of Chavez recommending some summer reading to the General Assembly. The woman who appears to be 'losing it' in the background might have already read it. I haven't although I have read some of Chomsky's work (""The Common Good"") and find it a curious mix of solid ideas and unfounded, ultra-radical theories which border on the ridiculous. Rumor at the UN is that next month Chavez will be recommonding "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom. Oprah, best start looking over your sholder...