` ` We should n't be partying , '' says Chavez opponent in South Carolina . He said that poverty rates were cut in half during Chavez 's time in office but also noted the divisions that were created in the drive toward change . ` ` ` Chavez ruled Venezuela with an iron hand , '' says Sen. Menendez . ` ` Good riddance to this dictator , '' says Rep. Ed Royce . Chavez sought to help ` ` , who had been neglected and isolated , '' says President Carter .
` ` We should n't be partying , '' says Chavez opponent in South Carolina . ` ` Chavez ruled Venezuela with an iron hand , '' says Sen. Menendez . ` ` Good riddance to this dictator , '' says Rep. Ed Royce . Chavez sought to help ` ` , who had been neglected and isolated , '' says President Carter .