The Conservative Cave

Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: Old n Grumpy on July 12, 2017, 10:55:13 AM

Title: Dump ruined my trip
Post by: Old n Grumpy on July 12, 2017, 10:55:13 AM
Quote
Coventina (16,259 posts)

Just found out a colleague had his sabbatical canceled due to Dump.
He was supposed to go to Cuba to work with other Cuban artists this fall.

Now he can't, due to the travel ban being reinstated.

There is no end of the reasons why I hate that Putin pretender.

Quote
Coventina (16,259 posts)
1. kicking, cuz I'm still furious.



Also, wanted to add: He'd been studying Cuban Spanish for months in preparationCan you say "viva la  revoloution" or " ola comrad"  (paying out of his own pocket)Wow, he is a real sport for paying his way., and doing extensive reading on Cuban history and arts.

Hundreds of hours of preparation, down the tubes.

He should just go to Miami, there are more Cubans there than in Havana and they have plenty of toilet paper. :rotf: :rotf: :rotf: :rotf:

It seems Our President really knows how to make liberal heads explode
Title: Re: Dump ruined my trip
Post by: AzJames73 on July 12, 2017, 11:14:44 AM
Isn't the ban just for 6 Muslim countries ?

I do not recall Cuba being in the Middle East  :o
Title: Re: Dump ruined my trip
Post by: 67 Rover on July 12, 2017, 11:26:30 AM
Is Cuba known for their art?
Title: Re: Dump ruined my trip
Post by: BlueStateSaint on July 12, 2017, 11:29:14 AM
Isn't the ban just for 6 Muslim countries ?

I do not recall Cuba being in the Middle East  :o

I do believe that I heard that Cuba was going back on the 'naughty' list.
Title: Re: Dump ruined my trip
Post by: Old n Grumpy on July 12, 2017, 11:30:25 AM
Is Cuba known for their art?

(https://tse4.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.En3UQxP8cNt0SbEmQqQe6AEsC0&pid=15.1&P=0&w=278&h=168)

(https://tse4.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.qh7LeCe_Wp9qtlsy4mszzQEsDH&pid=15.1&P=0&w=285&h=190)

Great socialist art.
Title: Re: Dump ruined my trip
Post by: SVPete on July 12, 2017, 12:03:23 PM
At this point, individual self-planned travel to Cuba is not permitted. Guided group tours are permitted.

I think this :bouncy: is dubious. Why would a university give a @#$% what route a prof took, provided the prof went where the prof said and did what the prof said would be done? I don't live in academia - thankfully! - so I may be wrong. It's just that caring about the specific route seems pointless to me.
Title: Re: Dump ruined my trip
Post by: SVPete on July 12, 2017, 12:04:51 PM
Is Cuba known for their art?

Stalinesqe "Socialist Realism". Also Afro-Cuban drumming and percussion.
Title: Re: Dump ruined my trip
Post by: 67 Rover on July 12, 2017, 12:06:14 PM
(https://tse4.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.En3UQxP8cNt0SbEmQqQe6AEsC0&pid=15.1&P=0&w=278&h=168)

(https://tse4.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.qh7LeCe_Wp9qtlsy4mszzQEsDH&pid=15.1&P=0&w=285&h=190)

Great socialist art.

Is that Charles Bronson on the bottom right?

Title: Re: Dump ruined my trip
Post by: FiddyBeowulf on July 12, 2017, 12:59:34 PM
Quote
Coventina (16,259 posts)

Just found out a colleague had his sabbatical canceled due to Dump.
He was supposed to go to Cuba to work with other Cuban artists this fall.

Now he can't, due to the travel ban being reinstated.

There is no end of the reasons why I hate that Putin pretender.
He should try North Korea and take you with him.
Title: Re: Dump ruined my trip
Post by: Old n Grumpy on July 12, 2017, 02:15:25 PM
He should try North Korea and take you with him.

ROFL, That's a good one!! :cheersmate: :cheersmate:
Title: Re: Dump ruined my trip
Post by: BadCat on July 12, 2017, 02:16:13 PM
Quote
to work with other Cuban artists

If he's a ****in' Cuban artist, he should just go home.
Title: Re: Dump ruined my trip
Post by: Old n Grumpy on July 12, 2017, 04:08:54 PM
Any Cuban artist that can swim is already in Miami anyway. And they have toilet paper in Miami :popcorn: :popcorn: :rotf: :rotf:
Title: Re: Dump ruined my trip
Post by: Delmar on July 12, 2017, 07:03:37 PM
Is Cuba known for their art?

Check out these stirring images:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/11/17/new-and-disturbing-pictures-of-che-guevara-right-after-death-resurface/?utm_term=.c5f8b68a5ff9
Title: Re: Dump ruined my trip
Post by: freedumb2003b on July 12, 2017, 08:17:11 PM
Is Cuba known for their art?

About 2 years ago I heard or read the most interesting thing about Cuban art -- specifically music.

It seems in all the years since 1959, Island Cubano music has taken one path and Americano (Miami) Cubano has taken another.  And Anericans cannot STAND the native Island music.

For more than a few years starting in the 1990s, the biggest Cuban stars (their version of say, Elvis in his hayday or the Beatles in theirs) defected while on cultural exchange tours and ended up being busboys, waiters and car wash window guys.

I do like Gloria Estefan a lot but I have been curious about what Cuban music sounds like now.

It is an interesting cultural Darwinism laboratory.
 
Title: Re: Dump ruined my trip
Post by: freedumb2003b on July 12, 2017, 08:17:52 PM
He should just go to Miami, there are more Cubans there than in Havana and they have plenty of toilet paper. :rotf: :rotf: :rotf: :rotf:

It seems Our President really knows how to make liberal heads explode

Link?
Title: Re: Dump ruined my trip
Post by: Old n Grumpy on July 13, 2017, 07:34:09 AM
Link?

Actually there are more in havana than miami, it just seems that way if you go to miami. :-)