Venezuelan president in TV interview : [ U.S. ] `` empire is there , alive and kicking '' Friendly exchanges with Chavez did n't change his view of United States '' , Chavez says . The empire is there , alive and kicking . '' Obama : ` ` I hope Obama ... may be the last president of an imperialist U.S.
Venezuelan president in TV interview : [ U.S. ] `` empire is there , alive and kicking '' Friendly exchanges with Chavez did n't change his view of United States '' , Chavez says . Obama : `` I hope Obama ... may be the last president of an imperialist U.S.