Politics
The Republican candidate for the presidency of the United States, John McCain, described on Wednesday Venezuela's President Hugo Chávez as a "dictator" and joked about the attacks of Cuban leader Fidel Castro, in an electoral event in Miami. 

McCain referred to the Venezuelan Head of State after recalling that his rival, Democrat candidate Barack Obama is willing to meet with the "worst dictators" citing among them "Hugo Chávez, the Castro brothers and (Iranian President Mahmoud) Ahmadinejad." 

So far, McCain had never called Chávez a "dictator." Meanwhile, the US government always refers officially to the Venezuelan leader as "President Chávez". 

The Republican candidate for the US Vice-Presidency Sarah Palin did call him "dictator" some days ago. Chávez responded that he feels sorry for her because "she does not even know what she says," reported DPA.