Capriles: Hugo Chavez Is 'Crazed With Power'

SHOTLIST: GUARENAS, VENEZUELA, 1 OCTOBER 2012, SOURCE: AFPTV (ACCESS ALL) - Capriles getting off his campaign bus and hugging supporters SOUNDBITE 1 Henrique Capriles (man), Venezuelan presidential candidate (Spanish, 17 secs): "If you look at the government's program, it looks a century old, it's all abstract ideas, there are no results, they want to link everything to a revolution, a political project, and Venezuelans are looking for someone to solve their problems." - Capriles addressing a rally SOUNDBITE 2, Henrique Capriles (man), Venezuelan presidential candidate (Spanish, 6 secs): "These days, if you don't wear the right colour shirt [i.e. don't support Chavez], the government ignores you, and to me, that's fascism." - Capriles addressing a rally SOUNDBITE 3, Henrique Capriles (man), Venezuelan presidential candidate (Spanish, 23 secs): "Our people haven't changed, our people keep believing in the hope of change, of reaching a better life, what changed was the government candidate [i.e. Chavez] if you ask me what I see when I look at him, it's a Messianic leader, crazed with power, and for me once you get to that point it's time to leave powe.r" - Capriles driving through the town blowing kisses to the crowd and shaking hands - Supporters waving and running after Capriles' truck /// ----------------------------------------- AFP TEXT STORY: Venezuela-vote-Chavez,3rdlead-WRAP Chavez attacks rival at massive hometown rally by Valeria Pacheco SABANETA, Venezuela, Oct 2, 2012 (AFP) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez sang, greeted throngs of supporters and launched a searing attack on his rival as he stormed into the final stretch of his re-election campaign. Chavez rode a caravan through a jubilant crowd of thousands clad in his leftist party's red in his hometown of Sabaneta on Monday, the start of a tour taking him to six states over three days before Sunday's vote. "I salute my dear town. I salute this nest of my life," Chavez said, pointing out how the local trees had grown since his childhood in the southwestern town of 40,000...

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