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Chavez Urges Obama to Turn to Socialism

In a plea evoking Darth Vader's attempt to turn Luke Skywalker to the dark side, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Friday urged President Obama to join the socialist movement.

"I recommend to Obama -- they're criticizing him because they say he's moving towards socialism -- come Obama, ally with us on the path to socialism, it's the only road," he said on Venezuelan state television, according to a Bloomberg report.

"Imagine a socialist revolution in the U.S. Nothing is impossible," he added

Um, like he isn't aleady charging headlong that way as it is? Encouraging Obama to embrace socialism is like encouraging me to eat jelly donuts. Neither of us needs any encouragement.