U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice came out with strong and unambiguous language for Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez, warning that he was trashing democracy and destroying his country. She went after him with a sledgehammer.

Naturally, the Venezuelan thug will response with those weird kissing noises or perverse and undignified gibberings about his own sex fantasies, but that doesn’t reduce the power of the condemnation emanating from Washington.

Rice warns that Chavez is a dictator, says he is wrecking Venezuela politically and economically and notes he is a menace to the entire region. You can read the whole thing here.

Well said, Condi!