What do you think about Gingrich's comments about Chavez?

“I think it sends a terrible signal to all of Latin America, and a terrible signal about how the new administration regards dictators,” Gingrich said on Fox. Gingrich said this about Obama's meeting with Chavez. It's ok for the US to install ruthless dictators all over Latin America, but when one is elected it is simply wrong? Is it just me or is hypocrisy dripping out of his mouth as he considers a bid for 2012?