XVII Ibero-American Summit, Chile. November 8th-10th, 2007

[chuchu]

Originally Posted by highpriestess

The incident hasn't been covered by most mainstream American media. The Los Angeles Times article was published a week after the incident. Here is a well-written opinion piece in today's Washington Post about the danger of Chavez and the incident:

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I read the article this morning and thought the outcome would have been better for Spain if the King did ask the attendees to speak up rather than reprimanding Chavez. But of course, the king is only human who can only tke so much.

[ZaJa]

From Yahoo.com

'Shut up' is hit ringtone in Spain

By MAR ROMAN, Associated Press WriterMon Nov 19, 6:00 PM ET

Many Spaniards were so amused when their king told Venezuela's president to "shut up" they want to hear the words every time their phone rings.
About half a million people have downloaded a mobile phone ringtone featuring the phrase "Por que no te callas?" or "Why don't you shut up?" leading Madrid daily El Pais reported on its Web site Monday.
That's what King Juan Carlos told Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez during a heated confrontation at a summit in Chile last week.
The ringtone is thought to have generated around $2.2 million for the companies selling it, El Pais said.
T-shirts and mugs featuring the words are also becoming a profitable business, and videos of the confrontation have been a hit on the YouTube Web site.
Chavez's opponents in Venezuela are no less obsessed.
Pirated copies of the quote have been popping up in the South American country.
In Venezuela, T-shirts with the slogan in Spanish have the "NO" in uppercase — a call for voting against constitutional reforms that would significantly expand Chavez's power. The Venezuelan leader says the changes would empower neighborhood-based assemblies and advance the country's transition to socialism.
"The king said what Venezuelans have wanted to say to Chavez's face for a long time," said Jenny Romero, 21, a student sporting one of the T-shirts in Caracas. "I'm wearing this T-shirt to protest everything bad that has happened in the country."
The spat last week began when Chavez repeatedly called former Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar a "fascist."
Spain's current prime minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, asked Chavez to be more diplomatic and show respect for other leaders. As Chavez repeatedly tried to interrupt, King Juan Carlos leaned forward and said: "Why don't you shut up?"
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Associated Press Writer Jorge Rueda contributed to this report from Caracas, Venezuela.

[Duke of Marmalade]

An english article from Times online

The quiet King who suddenly caused an uproar with his plain speaking - Times Online

[janelarn]

hello, excuse me to all because I am using a translator, but I cannot keep silent about myself before so many bilges that are said it brings over of my king and of the reaction of the spanish The first thing is that the inmense majority of the spanish we are very very very proud of our king who always defend to his country in any circurnstance. From my country i say to them that they should not notice of the slanderous rumors, and confirm to them that it has never been said that.
Certainly the king neither is a king of Sudamérica, t is not important for us, but certainly to say that América is free is a joke. Whereas "prominent figures" exist as Chavez, Ortega, Evo or Fidel it is impossible but if there is someone whom it they fascinates these prominent figures, so then for them. Spain is not going to allow that ninfún dictator insults us. Th king lives and god grants him many years of life. And that they still have clear that the inmens majority of spanish people,aristrocats or not, have been charmed with and very proud of their king

[janelarn]

And I confirm to them that has never been commented that the king should have house in México so I cannot go out my amazement when I read things as this one. Better not to invent, since the lies are not supported a lot of time. Thanks to all.

[fanprincipesasturi]

Libertad Digital: Bachelet asegura que el Rey también le dijo a Chávez "aprenda a escuchar"

King Juan Carlos of Spain not to only said " Why you do not shut up?" to the president of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, in the last Latin American Summit of Santiago, but also, "learns to listen", according to the president of Chile, Michelle Bachelet. "learns to listen" has not left in no side. What he (the king) "meant you were you had your time, now leaves the time to president Zapater", said the Chilean agent chief executive in an interview that publishes Saturday the supplement Saturday, of the newspaper Mercury