“Not Dead Yet” Castro Calls Clinton-Obama “Invincible”
Everybody’s favorite MIA Cuban dictator penned a second article in less than a week for the official Cuban newspaper, Granma, and in his customary meandering style ends up saying that “the seemingly invincible ticket of Clinton-Obama” are calling for democracy, and he’s not pleased. Not pleased at all.
Castro may be calling Clinton-Obama “the seemingly invincible ticket”, but it’s definitely not an endorsement. Why? Because they want democracy for Cuba, and he doesn’t.
While Obama has called for unrestricted rights for Cuban-Americans to visit and send remittances to the island and Hillary doesn’t want to change the present policy on Cuba unless Castro’s out of the picture, Castro didn’t bother to differentiate between the candidates’ stance. While he was at it, Castro also took a potshot at Al Gore, who ‘of course committed the error of yearning for “a democratic Cuba.’”
This is an “error” all the free peoples of the world are committing, of course.
But the dictator, who writes his articles from an undisclosed location while rumors of his death appear to be greatly exaggerated, is not all that hard to please. He starts the article with a good word for Jimmy Carter, and praises the other Clinton as really friendly, kind, “as well as intelligent” — praising Bill’s stance on the Elian Gonzalez case.
Hillary will not have the opportunity to show Fidel her friendly and kind side in the current custody case involving a four-year-old Cuban girl presently in foster care with the family of sports agent Jose Cubas and his wife – who have already adopted the girl’s brother – because all parties in this case have agreed to allow family court decide the girl’s fate.
The Cubas case is not mentioned at all in the article since the author is focused on the past. In a rather surprising detail, while reminiscing about the past, Castro mentions that he and Che Guevara used to play golf together and that Che had caddied in his younger days.
Such are the bourgeois tales coming from an undisclosed location.
Fidel Castro knows that the useful idiots of the Democratic Party are of little threat to him and other socialist tyrants in the world. He merely needs to utter egalitarian rhetoric and claim to represent the downtrodden masses. That’s enough to keep them happy. According to Michael Moore, Castro also offers his citizens excellent medical services. What’s not to like? Indeed, a vote for a Hillary Clinton/Barak Obama ticket is an excellent way to show one’s appreciation for all the good Castro has done throughout his lifetime.
By what measure is this imitation of a human beings opinion worthy of publication? In what way does his preference benefit America or American interests ? It smells like a little Communist reverse physchology here. What he really means is, please don’t elect any more evil Republicans. Let me die peacefully knowing a pair of good socialists are ruining America.
Wow, I just noticed the picture in the upper right hand corner. Is that for real? Has it been photoshopped? Is that really Hugo Chavez holding a picture of Hillary Clinton while Fidel Casto approvingly looks on? How much money did Karl Rove pay to get this arranged?
This too almost looks like a satire piece. The Onion and Scrappleface must be having a fit trying keep up with the current bizzareness.
Oh, ain’t that cute? Hugo and Fidel have matching pajamas. Fidel says “Put down comrade Hillary’s picture and come to bed with papa, Hugo honey.”
Yes, the picture is a disingenous photoshop. And no, despite the dozens of stories to the contrary. Fidel has NOT expressed any kind of preference for a Hillary-Obama ticket. He said that “talk” considers such a matchup invincible. But the Republican spin machine is having a fun time trying to equate Fidel and the democrats. Too bad CNN and even the NYTimes fell for it. If anyone actually cares to read Fidel’s words, he has nothing but contempt for most US politicians. The only reason that Jimmy Carter gets some kind words is because he is the only President that did not attempt regime change or engage in bombing and sabotage in Cuba.
Maybe they should read it…