Politics Archive
Iceberg, meet the SS Democratic Party
– October 4, 2008Posted in: America, From Other Blogs, Politics
If this video gets out to enough people it could torpedo the Democrats’ chances come Election Day:
Hat tip to Hot Air.
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Castro endorses Obama – May ’08 poll
– May 28, 2008Posted in: Castro's Fellow Travelers, Politics, Poll
Now that we know who Castro would vote for in our upcoming presidential election, the choice should be clear:
Who do you think Fidel wants to win our presidential election?
New May ’08 poll
Who do you think Fidel wants to win our presidential election?
BREAKING: Fidel Castro resigns UPDATE: More blog reactions
– February 19, 2008Posted in: Castro Is Dead, From Other Blogs, Media, Politics, Raul Castro
File this one in the “a half century late, a few billion dollars, thousands executed and imprisoned and millions of Cubans tormented short” category: Fidel Castro has resigned as dictator of Cuba:
An ailing, 81-year-old Fidel Castro resigned as Cuba’s president Tuesday after nearly a half-century in power, saying he will not accept a new term when parliament meets Sunday.
The end of Castro’s rule—the longest in the world for a head of government—frees his 76-year-old brother Raul to implement reforms he has hinted at since taking over as acting president when Fidel Castro fell ill in July 2006. President Bush said he hopes the resignation signals the beginning of a democratic transition.
“My wishes have always been to discharge my duties to my last breath,” Castro wrote in a letter published Tuesday in the online edition of the Communist Party daily Granma. But, he wrote, “it would be a betrayal to my conscience to accept a responsibility requiring more mobility and dedication than I am physically able to offer.”
For those who think this means change and freedom in Cuba, it doesn’t. Not until the entire Castro cabal is out. Sure, there will be some so-called “reforms” under Raul, but they will be nothing but meaningless window dressing, as they have been since Fidel “temporarily” handed power to his brother.
Some blog reactions:
UPDATED: More blogs react
ANother reason NOT to vote Democrat (if you really care about Cuba)
– February 11, 2008Posted in: Castro's Fellow Travelers, Che Guevara, From Other Blogs, Politics, Useful Idiots
Barack Obama’s Houston campaign office–watch the disgusting video at Hot Air.
And then remember when you go vote.
If they REALLY sparred,
– February 11, 2008Posted in: Castro Is Dead, Politics
McCain would kick Fidel Castro’s defective ass:
Castro, McCain spar over Cuban torture in Vietnam
HAVANA, Feb 11 (Reuters) – Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro took on front-running U.S. Republican presidential candidate John McCain on Monday, accusing him of lying about Cubans torturing American prisoners of war in Vietnam.
At a campaign stop in Miami last month, the Arizona senator told anti-Castro exiles that American POWs held with him in Hanoi were tortured by “a couple of Cubans.”
“His accusation against the Cuban revolutionaries … are completely unethical,” Castro wrote in an article published by the ruling Communist Party newspaper Granma.
Castro talking about ethics, har har har. McCain responds:
“For me to respond to Fidel Castro, who has oppressed and repressed his people and who is one of the most brutal dictators on Earth, for me to dignify any comments he might make is certainly beneath me,” he said at a press conference.
“It’s a matter of record and you can ask several of the POWs who had direct contact with some, some thug that came to Hanoi with an underling assistant.”
I’m not a McCain fan but if I had to put money on him versus Castro–whether it be as to who is telling the truth versus who is lying, or who’d have a better shot at going a couple of rounds–I’d bet the farm.
“Hey guys, what do we do with Fidel’s carcass?”
– February 10, 2008Posted in: Castro Is Dead, Politics
“When should we stop pickling the Bearded One in formaldehyde?”
Interim president Raul Castro has officially convened the National Assembly for a Feb. 24 meeting to elect Cuba’s next president, amid speculation ailing Fidel Castro might not be its choice for the first time in almost five decades.
Vote in our new poll for February 2008
– February 1, 2008Posted in: Cuban Dissidents, Politics, Poll
If you could've voted in Cuba's elections last month, who would you have voted for President of Cuba?
Raul beats his brother Fidel
– January 30, 2008Posted in: Castro Is Dead, Politics
Too bad it wasn’t with a two-by-four:
Fidel Castro, who has not appeared in public since he was sidelined by stomach surgery 18 months ago, got 98.3 percent of the votes cast in the district he represents in Santiago, Cuba’s second city.
But acting President Raul Castro won 99.4 percent of the ballots cast in his district in the same eastern province. It was the highest percentage in the country.
Or a crowbar.
