Marathon Pundit: (Video) Jay Carney can't answer question about Obama's Chavez comment; Romney statement

Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez, who regular pals around with enemies of the United States, is of course an enemy himself to America.

Yesterday President Obama told a Miami TV anchor that Chavez does not pose a "serious" threat to the nation he leads.

In a press release, Romney excoriated Obama's for the comment:

This is a stunning and shocking comment by the president. It is disturbing to see him downplaying the threat posed to U.S. interests by a regime that openly wishes us ill. Hugo Chavez has provided safe haven to drug kingpins, encouraged regional terrorist organizations that threaten our allies like Colombia, has strengthened military ties with Iran and helped it evade sanctions, and has allowed a Hezbollah presence within his country's borders. And he is seeking to lead – together with the Castros – a destabilizing, anti-democratic, and anti-American 'Bolivarian Revolution' across Latin America. President Obama's remarks continue a pattern of weakness in his foreign policy, one that has emboldened adversaries and diminished U.S. influence in every region of the world. As president, I will speak clearly and resolutely on the challenges we face so that both our allies and our adversaries will know where we stand.