CASTRO DEAD
Fidel Castro, the fiery apostle of revolution who brought the Cold War to the Western Hemisphere in 1959 and then defied the United States for nearly half a century as Cuba’s maximum leader, bedeviling 11 American presidents and briefly pushing the world to the brink of nuclear war, died Friday. He was 90.
His death was announced by Cuban state television.
In declining health for several years, Mr. Castro had orchestrated what he hoped would be the continuation of his Communist revolution, stepping aside in 2006 when he was felled by a serious illness. He provisionally ceded much of his power to his younger brother Raúl, now 85, and two years later formally resigned as president. Raúl Castro, who had fought alongside Fidel Castro from the earliest days of the insurrection and remained minister of defense and his brother’s closest confidant, has ruled Cuba since then, although he has told the Cuban people he intends to resign in 2018.
Fidel Castro had held onto power longer than any other living national leader except Queen Elizabeth II. He became a towering international figure whose importance in the 20th century far exceeded what might have been expected from the head of state of a Caribbean island nation of 11 million people.
He dominated his country with strength and symbolism from the day he triumphantly entered Havana on Jan. 8, 1959, and completed his overthrow of Fulgencio Batista by delivering his first major speech in the capital before tens of thousands of admirers at the vanquished dictator’s military headquarters.
A spotlight shone on him as he swaggered and spoke with passion until dawn. Finally, white doves were released to signal Cuba’s new peace. When one landed on Mr. Castro, perching on a shoulder, the crowd erupted, chanting “Fidel! Fidel!” To the war-weary Cubans gathered there and those watching on television, it was an electrifying sign that their young, bearded guerrilla leader was destined to be their savior.
Castro’s influence had a strong effect on American politics for more than half a century:
He was a spellbinding orator who was also a man of action. His tall and powerful build was matched by an outsized ego, boundless energy and extraordinary luck that carried him to victory as a guerrilla leader in 1959 against nearly impossible odds, then helped him survive countless plots hatched by his countless enemies.
He ended American domination of the island’s economy, swept away the old political system and the traditional army, nationalized large and small land holdings and brought reforms in education and healthcare.
He also was a ruthless dictator, the Maximum Leader who reneged on his promise of free elections, executed thousands of opponents, imprisoned tens of thousands, installed a Communist regime and made his island a pawn in the Cold War. His alliance with the Soviet Union brought the world to the brink of nuclear war in 1962.
The Cuban Missile Crisis was neither Castro’s first nor last confrontation with the United States, though it was certainly the most epic. No other individual has ever tormented Washington more or longer. At age 12, Castro wrote to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, congratulating him on his third inauguration as president and impudently asking for a dollar. By the time he was 35, two American presidents had devoted a considerable amount of time and effort to killing him.
Over and over, whether by arming Latin American revolutionaries or sheltering fugitives from U.S. justice or unleashing great waves of refugees, Castro enraged his great enemy to the north — and often threw it into domestic disarray as well. The U.S. political controversies that followed the 1980 Mariel boatlift and the 2000 custody battle over Elián González played a large role in costing first Jimmy Carter and then Al Gore the presidency.
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David Hirsch, a.k.a. Dave "Doctor" Gonzo*, is a renegade record producer, video producer, writer, reformed corporate shill, and still-registered lobbyist for non-one-percenter performing artists and musicians. He lives in a heavily fortified compound in one of Manhattan's less trendy neighborhoods.
* Hirsch is the third person to use the pseudonym, a not-so-veiled tribute to journalist and author Hunter S. Thompson, with the permission of his predecessors Gene Gaudette of American Politics Journal (currently webmaster and chief bottlewasher at Liberaland) and Stephen Meese at Smashmouth Politics.
Obewon November 26th, 2016 at 01:39
Live long and and your inhabitants should prosper. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/91f498119975ba333282bdd108b0dcf0941e20075a0bc0d5a4fedcc0d2778eb4.jpg
fahvel November 26th, 2016 at 03:39
an incredible man whose true greatness was hindered by the usa just as the greatness of Obama has been hindered by the usa (congress, those elite federalist tories).
KABoink_after_wingnut_hacker November 26th, 2016 at 04:12
Cuba is a beautiful place with wonderful people.
I recommend a visit before Trump hotels and McDonalds litter the landscape.
The world views Castro with much more respect than most Americans, but then again, we have a very effective rightwing propaganda machine and were the only ones who stopped visiting until President Obama saw the futility of our ridiculous prolonged isolation.
RIP Fidel.
Red Eye Robot November 26th, 2016 at 04:30
Its A Thanksgiving miracle!
StoneyCurtisll November 26th, 2016 at 08:36
I see RedeyeRobot’s disgusting comment was removed, or maybe he took it down himself after some reflection..
Anyone who would celebrate the death of an old man has serious issues.
Hirightnow November 26th, 2016 at 09:54
That was the reason i got rid of it; regardless of whether you hated/admired the man, there is no reason to celebrate death.
StoneyCurtisll November 26th, 2016 at 11:23
Absolutely..
Hirightnow November 26th, 2016 at 18:21
Don’t get so used to”safety”; knowing what the opposition thinks is more than half of the battle…
Red Eye Robot November 26th, 2016 at 11:17
Fidel Castro enslaved his people, Sent hundreds of thousands of Cubans to labor camps for speaking out against him. Thats ignoring the hundreds of thousands killed in the last 56 years. The cuban worker earns about $25 a month. Castro’s net worth is estimated at nearly a Billion Dollars. Most of Cuba’s agricultural land is devoted to Tobacco and sugar. (Ever have a Tobacco & Sugar sandwich minus the bread? Mmmm Mmmm Good!) Fidel Castro has more than earned the celebration of his death.
StoneyCurtisll November 26th, 2016 at 11:24
…..
robert November 26th, 2016 at 13:31
it sounds alot like a republican agenda doesn’t it
The Original Just Me November 26th, 2016 at 13:40
We are just waiting for T. Rump World. It can only be Much Worse.
William November 26th, 2016 at 08:40
I wonder if Raphael Cruz’s dad will attend the funeral?
robert November 26th, 2016 at 08:44
Another right winger bites the dust :-[
anothertoothpick November 26th, 2016 at 09:28
On his death bed, did he mention anything about JFK?
Austexchili November 26th, 2016 at 21:04
Yeah. He said you did it.
anothertoothpick November 27th, 2016 at 07:10
Did what?
Austexchili November 27th, 2016 at 11:33
Killed Kennedy.
anothertoothpick November 27th, 2016 at 12:49
Austexchili an hour ago
“Nothing wrong with a little shooting; as long as the right people get shot.”
—-Detective Inspector Harry Callahan, SFPD, Homicide Division.
More likely it was YOU!
Austexchili November 27th, 2016 at 13:03
Worried?
anothertoothpick November 27th, 2016 at 13:26
People like you that post death threats all over the Internet worry every one.
Austexchili November 27th, 2016 at 14:53
Whom have I threatned? Did I say to anyone (or you) “I’m going to kill you!” No. You are just having a pussy response to what I said. I’ve grown weary of you snowflakes whining about every damn little thing and blowing them up out of proportion.
Go find a safe space and be quiet. The grown-ups are talking.
anothertoothpick November 28th, 2016 at 07:45
Let me make it simple for ya.
If you posted; When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best. They’re not sending you. They’re not sending you. They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists.
Or if you posted; You could see there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her, wherever.
Those are not death threats.
But quoting dirty Harry is a death threat.
Austexchili November 28th, 2016 at 10:30
If that’s the way you feel, then I suggest you go hide under your bed, Junior
halfwayin November 28th, 2016 at 13:08
Oh lookie what we have here. Another internet tuff guy.
Did your mama buy you a new ‘puter?
Just keep hiding in your basement.
Austexchili November 28th, 2016 at 13:11
You’re the (?) guy whining about supposed death threats. I don’t think you should be chucking rocks at the “tuff guy” window, Ginger
halfwayin November 29th, 2016 at 07:32
Still waiting for you to say something intelligent.
I guess I got a long wait.
Austexchili November 29th, 2016 at 10:15
I’m waiting just as long for you to learn comprehension.
halfwayin November 29th, 2016 at 10:35
As soon as you say something worth comprehending and not a death threat quote from a B grade actor that talks to empty chairs.
Austexchili November 29th, 2016 at 12:27
Listen, at the next monthly meeting of the Damp Panty Brigade, tell ’em Austex sez “Hey!”
eyelashviper November 26th, 2016 at 10:28
The celebration in the streets of Miami is actually sad, as if the death of Castro will change their lives. Most young people there would never move to Cuba, as they are not only entrenched with American values, but could not cope with the standard of living under which most Cubans live.
The old geezers in Miami still think they will sail back into Havana harbor, get off the boat, and reclaim their “riches”, either mansions, fincas, beach homes, etc.
I jut hope that the citizens of Cuba will fight to keep their country and not allow it to become another corporate site to be exploited by international money grubbers.
The Original Just Me November 26th, 2016 at 13:38
Next up, Trump Tower Cuba ????
robert November 26th, 2016 at 13:40
if cuba will take our millions for each gitmo prisoner Dont count out corporate greed when or if the war ends
vlk král November 26th, 2016 at 11:06
I want to offer my sincerest condolences to all you “progressives” on your loss.
One can only imagine how painful this must be for you and your fellow Democrats.
Again, best wishes in this time of mourning for you
StoneyCurtisll November 26th, 2016 at 11:37
I’m going to bet you voted for Herr Trumpf..
I pity you..
You are going to be so disappointed…
Budda November 26th, 2016 at 11:48
What a petty ignorant attempt at snark.t
Bet you think Trump talks real smart.
vlk král November 26th, 2016 at 11:52
awwwww…….poor prog.
Doesm need a puppy?
Budda November 26th, 2016 at 11:56
Baby talk no less. Say, you are quite the sophistic
anothertoothpick November 26th, 2016 at 12:30
And Cuba is one of dozen’s of countries were students graduate university debt free.
vlk král November 26th, 2016 at 12:32
…..and is still dirt poor.
next.
anothertoothpick November 26th, 2016 at 12:39
After Catrina Cuba offered to send 1500 doctors to distressed areas.
Something that even we couldn’t do.
The Original Just Me November 26th, 2016 at 13:36
Ain’t enough money in the World to pay the price of 1500 American Doctors. Wednesdays off of coarse.
The Original Just Me November 26th, 2016 at 13:34
So, you HAVE to be Rich ?????
bpollen November 26th, 2016 at 20:31
Which makes that accomplishment VASTLY more impressive. And our healthcare system look pitiful in comparison.
Next?
jrashleigh November 26th, 2016 at 21:19
Next is you are just fucking stupid. GO THERE AND THEN WRITE
bpollen November 27th, 2016 at 01:16
Why, I do believe I have hit a nerve! Wassamatter? Reality hard to swallow?
The Original Just Me November 26th, 2016 at 13:34
With Plenty of High Quality Doctors.
jrashleigh November 26th, 2016 at 21:17
To do what? Strap some inner tubes together and hope to get here is what. Ever wonder that every sports team Cuba sends overseas half defect?
StoneyCurtisll November 27th, 2016 at 08:27
jrashleigh said….”Ever wonder that every sports team Cuba sends overseas half defect?”…
This is Merica, learn to speak Ah- Merican~!
whatthe46 November 26th, 2016 at 16:41
that’s what tRump sounds like but worse. he’s clearly not smart.
The Original Just Me November 26th, 2016 at 13:33
For T. Rump, that would be real Smurt !
anothertoothpick November 26th, 2016 at 12:41
Cuba has a 99.8% literacy rate, which is one of the highest in the world.
vlk král November 26th, 2016 at 12:44
….and they are a 3rd world country.
So, evidently they dont teach economics very much in Cuba.
You had a point to make?
anothertoothpick November 26th, 2016 at 12:53
90 PERCENT OF CUBANS OWN THEIR OWN HOMES.
vlk král November 26th, 2016 at 13:34
Funny because the average Cuban salary works out to be about $20/month.
Further, the government subsidizes basic needs for its population…like food. utilities, fuel…etc…
Its like an entire country being on welfare.
Enjoy.
arc99 November 26th, 2016 at 15:30
you mean like Alaska where Sarah Palin boasted about raising taxes on oil companies so that the payouts on the oil income royalty program could be increased. In Alaska, every man, woman and child in the state gets a check every year, regardless of need.
Socialism works. Right wingers are either too stupid or just too dishonest to admit it.
http://www.reuters.com/article/alaska-payment-fund-idUSL1N11N03U20150917
Alaska will give each resident more than $2,000 next month as the annual payout from an oil wealth trust fund, a state revenue official said on Wednesday, a record amount despite the collapse in oil prices last year.
About 645,000 residents will receive the payout from The Alaska Permanent Fund, said Jerry Burnett, deputy commissioner for the Alaska Department of Revenue.
Alaska residents must have lived in the state an entire calendar year before becoming eligible to receive the money.
The payout will surpass the $1,884 doled out by the fund last year and exceed the record $2,069 paid in 2008, Burnett said. Payments began in 1982 with a $1,000 check to residents.
vlk král November 26th, 2016 at 17:40
Oh….right….socialism works.
Is that why China, the Soviet Union, the Eastern European nations, etc……abandoned it in the 1990s?
BTW….why did Sweden sell off its state run factories starting in the late 1980s?
FAIL
The only existing pure socialist states are hell holes….and Cuba, like North Korea….are stark reminders of why socialism SUCKS.
“”Alaska will give each resident more than $2,000 next month as the annual payout from an oil wealth trust fund, a state revenue official said on Wednesday, a record amount despite the collapse in oil prices last year.””
OH WAIT……you mean that the The Alaska Permanent Fund…which gets it revenue from CAPITALIST BUSINESS ACTIVITY……is succeeding???
Better still, this is free market commerce in CARBON BASED energy…..AWESOME….go ahead and try to pull the plug on that because of “global warming”, prog.
arc99 November 26th, 2016 at 18:43
in other words,when confronted with textbook socialism where every person gets $2,000 per year in cash, regardless of need, you have no rebuttal other than to re-state the obvious and put up some ridiculous straw man argument about “pure socialism”. take a look at the pure capitalist state of Somalia, if you want a hellhole.
You just gloss over the FACT that the Alaska model is exactly what right wingers rail against. It is a redistribution of wealth enacted by taxation to allocate a share of corporate profit to citizens, regardless of whether or not the citizen needs that check. Funny how those ranting about the evils of socialism, tie themselves into knots trying to deny that the Alaska Permanent Fund is a paradigm for socialist government.
Scandinavia has not abandoned its cradle to grave social safety net. The United Kingdom has not abandoned its universal single payer health care. Germany has just implemented free college tuition for all. Yes, socialism does work and your ridiculous straw man arguments do not change that fact.
arc99 November 26th, 2016 at 18:47
“”BTW….why did Sweden sell off its state run factories starting in the late 1980s?
FAIL””
Provide a reference. So that anyone who is curious can research the facts for themselves as opposed to taking your unsubstantiated BS as gospel.
The only information I find shows that the Swedish government is still a strong advocate of government owned business.
http://www.government.se/government-policy/state-owned-enterprises/
The state is a significant owner of enterprises in Sweden. The state business portfolio contains of 49 wholly or partly owned enterprises, two of which are listed. In addition, two business foundations and one EU company are administered. In total, these enterprises employ approximately 163 000 people.
Together, the state-owned companies constitute a significant part of the Swedish business sector. The state has a major responsibility to be an active and professional owner. The Government’s overall objectives are for the companies to generate value and, where applicable, to ensure that specially commissioned public policy assignments are well performed.
vlk král November 26th, 2016 at 20:38
“”So how about some facts. You know, like the information I provided about Singapore which seems to have shut you up about that country.””
You “information” about Singapore is nothing but cherry picking crap.
You didnt shut me up, homie…..I didnt feel like arguing with a chunk of concrete….in your case a bag full.
Kinda forgot to mention something, didnt you?
Like….
“”Faculty speaker [[Ashish Jha]], professor of health policy and management at HSPH, acknowledged that there are major differences between the U.S. and Singapore. Singapore is tiny in comparison, with roughly the same size population as Massachusetts,””
AND…..they have a much higher per capita income so they can spend more per capita on their citizens.
https://www.google.com/publicdata/explore?ds=d5bncppjof8f9_&met_y=ny_gnp_pcap_pp_cd&idim=country:SGP:HKG:MYS&hl=en&dl=en#!ctype=l&strail=false&bcs=d&nselm=h&met_y=ny_gnp_pcap_pp_cd&scale_y=lin&ind_y=false&rdim=region&idim=country:SGP:HKG:MYS:USA&ifdim=region&hl=en_US&dl=en&ind=false
EPIC FAIL
“”Provide a reference. So that anyone who is curious can research the facts for themselves as opposed to taking your unsubstantiated BS as gospel.””
Evidently, “research” is beyond your intellectual grasp.
Too simple to use Google are you?
https://eh.net/encyclopedia/sweden-economic-growth-and-structural-change-1800-2000/
******During the 1980s some of the constituent components of the Swedish model were weakened or eliminated. Centralized negotiations and solidaristic wage policy disappeared. Regulations in the capital market were dismantled under the pressure of increasing international capital flows simultaneously with a forceful revival of the stock market.
The expansion of public sector services came to an end and the taxation system was reformed with a reduction of marginal tax rates. Thus, Swedish economic policy and welfare system became more adapted to the main European level that facilitated the Swedish application of membership and final entrance into the European Union in 1995.*****
It is also clear that the period from the 1970s to the early twenty-first century comprise two growth trends, before and after 1990 respectively. During the 1970s and 1980s, growth in Sweden was very slow and marked by the great structural problems that the Swedish economy had to cope with. The slow growth prior to 1990 does not signify stagnation in a real sense, but rather the transformation of industrial structures and the reformulation of economic policy, which did not immediately result in a speed up of growth but rather in imbalances and bottle necks that took years to eliminate. From the 1990s up to 2005 Swedish growth accelerated quite forcefully in comparison with most Western economies.9
Thus, the 1980s may be considered as a Swedish case of “the productivity paradox,” with innovative renewal but with a delayed acceleration of productivity and growth from the 1990s – although a delayed productivity effect of more profound transformation and radical innovative behavior is not paradoxical.””
StoneyCurtisll November 26th, 2016 at 20:01
What do they pay you to post on the internet?
Is it by the word, or how ignorant you make yourself appear..
What currency are you paid in ?
bpollen November 26th, 2016 at 20:28
We have embraced socialism, and there is a LOT of public support for our “socialist” programs. The VA, Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, Public Libraries, DOD, Public Schools, Museums, Business Subsidies, SNAP, Public Parks, Sewer Systems, Courts of Law, The Hoover Dam, Zoos, FDA, Healthcare for 9-11 Responders, Disability Insurance, Public Beaches, Unemployment Insurance, City Buses and Trains, Snow Removal, Highways, PBS, FEMA, Street Lighting, Public Defenders, Amtrak, DHS, OSHA, Monuments, USDA, Customs and Border Protection, National Weather Service, the DOJ, Secret Service, FBI, Police, Fire Departments, The Peace Corps, Bridges…
jrashleigh November 26th, 2016 at 21:13
Yes and the dumbshit left would shut the oil business in a second, God how stupid
jrashleigh November 26th, 2016 at 21:11
That is a fucking joke. I’ve been there. Its a shithole. You think you’ve been time warped back to 1955. The good Cubans, and I lived through 35 years in Fla, are in FLA and now are hard working business owners. Cuba is a sad , sad place. Why would countless thousands drown trying to make it to the USA. The left in this country are butt stupid.
Obewon November 26th, 2016 at 22:18
Obviously the 500,000+ Americans traveling to Cuba annually disagree. Just 10% of U.S. Cuban travelers have family there.
It’s not sinking like FL. Cuba’s Pico Turquino towers 1,974 m
6,476 feet. Meanwhile Fl sinks into oblivion. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/477c89c9106e989071545a9e156b15876f619086665851f6ac15c704df4cc5d4.jpg
anothertoothpick November 26th, 2016 at 14:00
Cuba has been successful in many ways, in managing to provide for its citizens what other countries in the region cannot.
robert November 26th, 2016 at 14:14
i read they had a cure for a specific cancer but cant find the article or if its successful long term
epazote November 26th, 2016 at 16:12
Cuba developed a treatment for non small cell Lung Cancer, a vaccine called CIMAvax. Cure rates are in the 90 percentile. Cost ? $1 dollar per injection.
robert November 26th, 2016 at 19:11
yea thats it I didn’t know it was that inexpensive
vlk král November 26th, 2016 at 14:44
ah….you mean like that other socialist model economy, Venezuela.
Cuba is an anachronistic basket case….and the “region” is a pathetic comparison.
The world is littered with examples of prosperous economies never had a command economy or that turned away from your command economic model after the Soviet Union fell.
Riddle me this?……Why is it that even countries with lower populations have achieved greater economic benefits for their citizens???
Like this one….
“”Singapore has a highly developed market economy, based historically on extended entrepôt trade. Along with Hong Kong, South Korea, and Taiwan, Singapore is one of the original Four Asian Tigers, but has surpassed its peers in terms of GDP per capita. Between 1965 and 1995, growth rates averaged around 6 per cent per annum, transforming the living standards of the population.[104] The Singaporean economy is known as one of the freest,[105] most innovative,[106] most competitive,[107] most dynamic[108] and most business-friendly.[109] The 2015 Index of Economic Freedom ranks Singapore as the second freest economy in the world and the Ease of Doing Business Index has also ranked Singapore as the easiest place to do business for the past decade.[110] According to the Corruption Perceptions Index, Singapore is consistently perceived as one of the least corrupt countries in the world, along with New Zealand and the Scandinavian countries.
For several years, Singapore has been one of the few[111] countries with an AAA credit rating from the “big three”, and the only Asian country to achieve this rating.[112]
Singapore attracts a large amount of foreign investment as a result of its location, skilled workforce, low tax rates, advanced infrastructure and zero-tolerance against corruption.[113]””
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore#Economy
arc99 November 26th, 2016 at 15:22
Yes incredible results can be achieved when everyone has health insurance.
Mandatory participation and strong government presence are the Singapore model. President Obama attempted to implement parts of the Singapore model. Of course right wingers like you ranted about “socialism” ..
So if you are going to throw around examples from foreign countries, you should also point out that in this example it was President Obama and liberals who were working towards the same kind of system in the country you cite as an example of excellence.
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/features/singapores-health-care-system-holds-lessons-for-u-s/
He cited, for example, Singapore’s emphasis on both the value of a free market system and the value of a strong government role in the marketplace to ensure a well-functioning health care system.
Singapore has a range of policies that support health care, Haseltine said. For example, Singaporeans are required to have a health savings plan, called Medisave, that works like a 401K retirement savings plan in the U.S; the government sets both policies and prices for private insurance companies; health care costs for services and procedures must be completely transparent; there’s a minister of “wellness” who emphasizes the importance of a healthy diet and exercise and works to curb smoking; there are high health care subsidies for those with low incomes; and the government invests heavily in medical education.
There’s also a compulsory savings program for workers called the Central Provident Fund that can be used to pay for housing; as a result, 85% of Singaporeans own their own home. “That is a big social stabilizer, and a big stabilizer of health,” Haseltine said.
ontheradar2 November 27th, 2016 at 09:40
yeah and hide out cop killers.Thats nice,imagine if it was your dad, how would you feel? I have many cuban neighbors here in SO.FL. and i have yet to hear one say what a shame he died, more like HOORAY, WHAT A POS WHY DIDNT IT HAPPEN 40 YRS AGO
oldfart November 27th, 2016 at 09:48
One reason people live to be old in Cuba is the fact that their health care is free and comprehensive for all citizens.
“yeah and hide out cop killers.Thats nice,imagine if it was your dad, how would you feel?”
What the hell are you referring to ?
ontheradar2 November 27th, 2016 at 11:24
here you go old fart and just in case you might have thoughtit might be propaganda I pulled it of a libby site for you: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/will-obama-demand-cuba-hand-over-fugitive-cop-killer-n541706
LIBERALS ARENT STUPID, THEY JUST KNOW SO MUCH THAT ISNT SO !! yep another lib who follows the talking points and is so intellectual that it didnt know of an atrocity of this type, sorry but you deserve that. now think about my question in the 1st post, how would you feel.?
You love commie strong holds and admire tyrants , move then !! F*ck castro, nothing but a tyrant and madman,I wish he croaked 45 yrs sooner !!,5 million dead in his wake.My neighbor watched his mom and dad get killed in front of him when they refused to give up their business ,he was also thrown in prison for 7 yrs and when released escaped on a raft and nearly died .Must be a great place huh, that a school teacher ran away and never looked back, you go and stay old fart,we wont miss you !!
oldfart November 27th, 2016 at 11:37
Deflect much ?
Your rantings and raving might serve you well over at breitbart,
but here we expect a little more nuance.
ontheradar2 November 27th, 2016 at 11:40
sorry about the reality check and if i offended you i apologize,Im done arguing,i have better things to do today,enjoy the day,its 75 here and sunny and im gonna go for a ride and forget about bickering and politics,later Pop have a good one !
oldfart November 27th, 2016 at 11:54
You have no need to apologize to me.
Enjoy the warmth and sunshine.
anothertoothpick November 27th, 2016 at 12:38
I know no one that is sad to see him go either.
StoneyCurtisll November 26th, 2016 at 19:54
“So, evidently they dont teach economics very much in Cuba”.
Where the fuk did you learn to speak English?…Russia?
ontheradar2 November 27th, 2016 at 09:36
where did you learn to spell ??
oldfart November 27th, 2016 at 09:41
Where did you learn to think ?
Go ahead and try to post the word you’re pointing out.
ontheradar2 November 27th, 2016 at 11:35
fu* more like fu*k I did that because you bashed someone else for it and also shamed him for his sentence structure.You know your probably a great guy and I would most likely have a beer with but a lot of the left just bashes people who think differently then them. I now do it also because i tried to be civil and most just take it as weakness so I can be mean spirited as well but it wont heal the country and we will continue to be divided,
Oh well,Im gonna throw my leg over my hog and forget about politics and go for a ride , you and I arguing will not fix the problems and will only remain aggravated toward one another, I wish you well and enjoy your day.
oldfart November 27th, 2016 at 11:51
Oh please don’t lie, I’m sure you don’t give a rats azz about me.
Further, why do you feel the need to defend somebody else’s post.
I wasn’t shaming, just pointing out the ridiculous comment on why you can’t post a obscene word so you have to spell it FU*K.
You’re not being civil by being deliberately negative to peoples opinion of the topic. You are entitled to hate Castro, I have no problem with that. you are not entitled to hate peoples opinion of
why they do not. nuance get it ?
StoneyCurtisll November 27th, 2016 at 12:07
Sock puppet~!
The Original Just Me November 26th, 2016 at 13:32
Give T. Rump a chance and the U.S. will be the lowest in the World.
Austexchili November 26th, 2016 at 21:00
Must come in handy in the gulags. Bet they have terrific libraries there and I hear the DGI stages spelling bees.
ontheradar2 November 27th, 2016 at 09:34
yeah its easy to read the commie mantra ,its only a few words,OBEY OR YOU DIE!! most get an A+ for their reading comprehension
anothertoothpick November 27th, 2016 at 11:27
According to a study conducted in late April by the U.S. Department of Education and the National Institute of Literacy, 32 million adults in the U.S. can’t read. That’s 14 percent of the population. 21 percent of adults in the U.S. read below a 5th grade level, and 19 percent of high school graduates can’t read.
ontheradar2 November 27th, 2016 at 11:43
if its so great why didnt you move there and set up shop? the place is a commie hell hole,I live in so fl and I have neighbors who have horrific stories about fidel and his thugs.I like the USA if you want your free to go where ever , so go bye bye
anothertoothpick November 27th, 2016 at 12:33
The United States is getting an ass whipping by a pip squeak, third world comie country in the fundamental learning tool of reading.
What’s up with that?
jrashleigh November 26th, 2016 at 21:22
absolutely, cuz WE WON!!!!
whatthe46 November 26th, 2016 at 21:45
wait, you think the majority of the Americans voted for tRump? ROTFLMAO!
Lyndia November 26th, 2016 at 22:57
but in 2020, we are going TO TAKE OUR COUNTRY BACK.
jrashleigh November 27th, 2016 at 02:22
gee that’s original
Jungle_Bhoy November 26th, 2016 at 11:31
Good riddance – the worst thing he did was export those drug-dealing Republican scumbags in Florida to the US.
StoneyCurtisll November 26th, 2016 at 11:39
12 mins worth watching…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLCUphApmr8
See what the next 4 years hold
The Original Just Me November 26th, 2016 at 13:30
The United States is going to need it’s own Castro to deliver us from the Republican Dictatorship.
ontheradar2 November 27th, 2016 at 09:33
who you have in mind fauxcohontas??
oldfart November 27th, 2016 at 10:01
Winning the electoral appears to have made you happier
But it has clearly not made you smarter.
TKList November 26th, 2016 at 13:38
End the Cuban embargo.
amersham1046 November 26th, 2016 at 19:18
Donald Trump calls Fidel Castro ‘brutal dictator’ (BBC headline)–
But he says Putin is such a nice guy
bpollen November 26th, 2016 at 20:11
Fidel was good for his countrymen when he wasn’t executing or imprisoning them.
amongoose November 26th, 2016 at 20:39
Or having ‘Che do it.
bpollen November 26th, 2016 at 20:42
I never implied he personally carried out the executions, but if it was at his behest, Fidel was responsible regardless of the walking protoplasm who carried it out.
amongoose November 26th, 2016 at 20:52
Really matters little, a leader is responsible for the actions of those under him.
StoneyCurtisll November 26th, 2016 at 20:58
Who ya gonna execute this time around?
Woof Woof…
If you are gonna post with that avartar…
You have to comment in……..
Never mind….
amongoose November 27th, 2016 at 00:27
Hopefully a buck in Big Cypress.
But odds are like the last five years down there won’t happen.
Will end up back in Texas ta take my deer.
StoneyCurtisll November 27th, 2016 at 08:14
Good luck..
StoneyCurtisll November 26th, 2016 at 20:56
whats the quote?…
Ya can’t have a good revolution without breaking a few eggs?
Or were they talking about omelets?
so long ago.. I forget…
bpollen November 26th, 2016 at 21:01
“The people are revolting!”
“You said it! They stink on ice!”
Mel Brooks and Harvey Korman – History of the World Part 1
StoneyCurtisll November 26th, 2016 at 21:09
The Kings of Comedy~!
Harvey and Mel~!
StoneyCurtisll November 26th, 2016 at 21:12
it’s good to be the King”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StJS51d1Fzg
Lyndia November 26th, 2016 at 20:29
A great revolutionary, that was admired and respected, the world over. He was a great friend of Nelson Mandela and he always identified with oppressed people. I remember when he went to NY, and stayed in the Theresa Hotel, in the heart of Harlem.
RIP Fidel, I salute you.
amersham1046 November 26th, 2016 at 20:52
Who did Castro replace, Fulgencio Batista , the dictator that lead one of the most corrupt and repressive government that every existed in The Americas
Lyndia November 26th, 2016 at 22:55
Under Batista, the people were poorly educated, American men were going down there and messing up the country. It was a country of ill repute. He lead a revolution and kicked Batista out. So be it.
ontheradar2 November 27th, 2016 at 09:31
yep and he’s dead and it couldnt happen to a more despicable POS tyrant, now string up his brother and drag him thru the streets !!! thats where commie scum belong!
jrashleigh November 26th, 2016 at 21:01
Gee, Castro’s dead, Trump is about to be POTUS, all is right with the world!!! hahahahahahah
StoneyCurtisll November 26th, 2016 at 21:08
I you like the taste of vomit in you mouth, read
jrashleigh comments…(open)
Nothing like a dumpster fire to begin the evening or morning..
gibbs slap November 26th, 2016 at 21:14
hip hip hooray the scumbag is dead……
and once again the socialist idiots are trying to rewrite history… castro was nothing more than a murdering communist dictator……. who murdered and tortured thousands and thousands of people since he became dictator…..
the world is better now that this piece of sub-human scum is dead…
and if i ever get the chance go to cuba….. and if i am able to…. i will go to where this scumbag is buried….. and i will take a huge crap on his grave…..
StoneyCurtisll November 26th, 2016 at 22:28
Looks like English is your second language..
Where did you learn to speak English?
gibbs slap says…(in elementary school english)
“and if i ever get the chance go to cuba….. and if i am able to…. i
will go to where this scumbag is buried….. and i will take a huge crap
on his grave”….
.
I’m going to put you on the Trumpf list of “deportable” failures..
gibbs slap November 26th, 2016 at 22:33
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StoneyCurtisll November 26th, 2016 at 22:59
English isn’t that hard..
looks like you still haven’t the grasp of it…
gibbs slap November 26th, 2016 at 23:09
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/80f8230f65679cad782c28b04a48b5fd20e5fa666906b48a64ccf33fcfafc419.gif
StoneyCurtisll November 27th, 2016 at 00:31
Honestly?..
You use toddler girls?..(as props)
I knew Tumpf supporters where fugged up…
But I never thought of them as pedophilic freaks that would display themselves openly on the internet…
Thank you for showing what Trumpf Voters represent..
I bet you mother is proud of you.
oldfart November 27th, 2016 at 10:05
You tRumpanzes are so classy.
Teaching your kids at such an early age.
It does explain the universal mindset though.
anothertoothpick November 27th, 2016 at 12:40
Your wife needs to wipe the snot bubbles from her nose.
StoneyCurtisll November 26th, 2016 at 23:08
Is that what you do just after swiping your finger between your ass cheeks?..(hold it to your nose)
To see if it smelled like you thought it would?
ontheradar2 November 27th, 2016 at 09:28
no but we can tell you do with your fine description of doing so ,eh!!
StoneyCurtisll November 27th, 2016 at 12:09
http://cdn.skim.gs/image/upload/v1456337929/msi/sock-puppet-phase1_rsm8vv.jpg
StoneyCurtisll November 26th, 2016 at 22:30
Trumpf loves the uneducated people….
Like you..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vpdt7omPoa0