Referring to Bolton's comment that there is no freedom of expression in Venezuela, Rangel starts his defense arguing that Venezuela President Hugo Chavez Chavez' speech was a great one.

• Rangel calls Bolton, a "reactionary of the worst kind with a turbulent past in politics." 

The Vice President rejects Bolton's criticism of freedom of speech in Venezuela. 

"First of all, there was a ban on Chavez Frias' medical and security team from entering New York and secondly, Bolton states that what the President said at the United Nations cannot be said in Venezuela."

The Venezuelan government, Rangel insists, challenges Bolton to come here to speak his word in any public square or place. 

" It's happening all the time in Venezuela with people speaking out against the President ... nothing will happen to Bolton but he will be repudiated by the Venezuelan People."

Rangel also accuses Bolton of manipulating the President's speech, highlighting the fact that there was  a clear separation between what President Chavez Frias said about the US President and its government on the one hand and about the US people, whom the Venezuelan people respects, loves and admires, on the other hand.

The issue is with the US government, which Rangel says,  is like a " fundamentalist Taliban group, deeply reactionary."