Chavez : Hugo Chavez played key role in focusing attention on the poor . She says in the process of helping the poor , he undermined his nation 's democracy . Frida Ghitis hurt his cause with his cartoonish attacks on the Venezuela , she says . Ghitis : the Supreme Court documented erosion of freedoms in U.S. .
Frida Ghitis : Hugo Chavez played key role in focusing attention on the poor . She says in the process of helping the poor , he undermined his nation 's democracy . Chavez hurt his cause with his cartoonish attacks on the U.S. , she says . Ghitis : Human Rights Watch documented erosion of freedoms in Venezuela .