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Offline Carl

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But they love Castro.
« on: January 19, 2008, 04:29:13 PM »
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bemildred  (1000+ posts)        Wed Jan-16-08 07:26 PM
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Castro: I'm too ill for public life
   Source: al Jazeera

Fidel Castro, the Cuban leader, has said he is still not well enough to return to public life and campaign in the country's upcoming parliamentary elections.

Castro said in a letter published in several state-owned Cuban newspapers that he was "not physically able" to perform his public duties but would instead continue to write.

Castro, 81, underwent stomach surgery in July 2006, handing over power temporarily to his brother, Raul.

He has not been seen in public since, although he has appeared on television and writes in state newspapers.

Read more: http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/FFD79B71-174C-46...

 
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AGirl (149 posts)        Wed Jan-16-08 07:48 PM
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3. because I like Castro. I love Chavez more, hes democratic
   and pro gay rights.

Someone looking for granite on the thread though...

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hack89 (1000+ posts)        Wed Jan-16-08 10:26 PM
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12. You really think Castro successor will be freely elected?
   Anyone can start a political party and run? I don't think so.

Elections do not equal democracy. North Korea, China and the Soviet Union hold/held elections routinely - just like Cuba they are one party states.

Feel the love...

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Vidar (1000+ posts)         Sat Jan-19-08 03:57 PM
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55. I hope he lives to dance on Bush's grave.
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Re: But they love Castro.
« Reply #1 on: January 19, 2008, 04:50:13 PM »
Vidar (1000+ posts)         Sat Jan-19-08 03:57 PM
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55. I hope he lives to dance on Bush's grave.

....and I hope someone pisses on yours.... :censored:
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Re: But they love Castro.
« Reply #2 on: January 19, 2008, 07:52:07 PM »
Quote from: Carl on January 19, 2008, 04:29:13 PM
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bemildred  (1000+ posts)        Wed Jan-16-08 07:26 PM
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Castro: I'm too ill for public life
   Source: al Jazeera

Fidel Castro, the Cuban leader, has said he is still not well enough to return to public life and campaign in the country's upcoming parliamentary elections.

Castro said in a letter published in several state-owned Cuban newspapers that he was "not physically able" to perform his public duties but would instead continue to write.

Castro, 81, underwent stomach surgery in July 2006, handing over power temporarily to his brother, Raul.

He has not been seen in public since, although he has appeared on television and writes in state newspapers.

Read more: http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/FFD79B71-174C-46...

 
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AGirl (149 posts)        Wed Jan-16-08 07:48 PM
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3. because I like Castro. I love Chavez more, hes democratic
   and pro gay rights.

Someone looking for granite on the thread though...

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hack89 (1000+ posts)        Wed Jan-16-08 10:26 PM
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12. You really think Castro successor will be freely elected?
   Anyone can start a political party and run? I don't think so.

Elections do not equal democracy. North Korea, China and the Soviet Union hold/held elections routinely - just like Cuba they are one party states.

Feel the love...

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Vidar (1000+ posts)         Sat Jan-19-08 03:57 PM
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55. I hope he lives to dance on Bush's grave.


Can we question their patriotism/judgment/sanity now?
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Re: But they love Castro.
« Reply #3 on: January 19, 2008, 08:00:55 PM »
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Can we question their patriotism/judgment/sanity now?

We sure can with posts like this:

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ngant17  (841 posts)       Thu Jan-17-08 05:41 AM
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22. Cuba is a robust democracy
 and all votes are hand-counted.
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Re: But they love Castro.
« Reply #4 on: January 19, 2008, 08:06:30 PM »
Quote from: WinOne4TheGipper on January 19, 2008, 07:52:07 PM
Quote from: Carl on January 19, 2008, 04:29:13 PM
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bemildred  (1000+ posts)        Wed Jan-16-08 07:26 PM
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Castro: I'm too ill for public life
   Source: al Jazeera

Fidel Castro, the Cuban leader, has said he is still not well enough to return to public life and campaign in the country's upcoming parliamentary elections.

Castro said in a letter published in several state-owned Cuban newspapers that he was "not physically able" to perform his public duties but would instead continue to write.

Castro, 81, underwent stomach surgery in July 2006, handing over power temporarily to his brother, Raul.

He has not been seen in public since, although he has appeared on television and writes in state newspapers.

Read more: http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/FFD79B71-174C-46...

 
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AGirl (149 posts)        Wed Jan-16-08 07:48 PM
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3. because I like Castro. I love Chavez more, hes democratic
   and pro gay rights.

Someone looking for granite on the thread though...

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hack89 (1000+ posts)        Wed Jan-16-08 10:26 PM
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12. You really think Castro successor will be freely elected?
   Anyone can start a political party and run? I don't think so.

Elections do not equal democracy. North Korea, China and the Soviet Union hold/held elections routinely - just like Cuba they are one party states.

Feel the love...

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Vidar (1000+ posts)         Sat Jan-19-08 03:57 PM
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55. I hope he lives to dance on Bush's grave.


Can we question their patriotism/judgment/sanity now?

You mean you still are waiting to do so? I beat the rush and started doing that in 2001.  :rotf:
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Re: But they love Castro.
« Reply #5 on: January 19, 2008, 09:44:51 PM »
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ngant17  (841 posts)       Thu Jan-17-08 05:41 AM
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22. Cuba is a robust democracy
 and all votes are hand-counted.

Yeah, you DUmbshit.  Robust democracies often keep reelecting the same guy for 49-FriCKen-YEARS!   :whatever:
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Re: But they love Castro.
« Reply #6 on: January 20, 2008, 07:33:14 AM »
Quote from: Lord Undies on January 19, 2008, 09:44:51 PM
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ngant17  (841 posts)       Thu Jan-17-08 05:41 AM
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22. Cuba is a robust democracy
 and all votes are hand-counted.

Yeah, you DUmbshit.  Robust democracies often keep reelecting the same guy for 49-FriCKen-YEARS!   :whatever:

Well, I think the dissenters discovered early on that if anyone voted for anyone else, they found themselves in prison, at minimum, or at the extreme, found themselves with an extra hole in the back of their head.

There's a reason for the handcounting the votes in Cuba...it's easier to identify the troublemakers.
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