And in Miami, Castro's insult towards Condi Rice is viewed as a "danger"

Ok, as some of you know, I'm not the biggest Castro fan on DU, simply because I believe that any president who's been in power for forty years and wears nothing but military fatigues is a dictator. But this thread is not about that.

In Miami, home of the "Cuban Mafia", as Castro likes to call the right-wing Cuban exiles, I'm viewed as a communista because I am a die-hard liberal. And on DU, I'm viewed by some people as a freeper because I don't think that Castro is the messiah, but as I said, this thread is not about that.

It's about the media spin the Miami Herald creates out of the previously discussed story where Castro called Condi a come mierda, literally a "shit-eater."

I agree with Castro 100 percent. She's not only a come mierda, she's a lying bitch. But the following is a quote that ran in the Miami Herald that has been altered for the Cuban Mafia, hence the ellipsis:

''The danger is that as he becomes more isolated because of his declining health and his age, he's becoming more cantankerous and . . . the quality of his leadership is deteriorating,'' Latell said (An CIA guy who wrote a book called "After Fidel", who must be on every Miami Herald reporters' rolodex.

Here is the story.

http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/13479366.htm

Cuba got more visit in 2005 from heads of country then any other year :rofl:
Haha call that more isolated :rofl: He sign lots of trade deal and joint investment plan this year then anyother year :rofl:

Wake up dumb chimp you losing it :rofl: BIG TIME

:evilgrin:

How have you been? Good to hear from you.

We've got to get another DU meetup sometime after the New Year! Wilma took its toll,right? Starting to get back to normal, though. Good to see you, too. Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and a Impeachful New Year to ya! :)

edit: dang spelling

Looking forward to the new year because I think it's going to be a good one, for the nation and for me personally. Of course, I say that every year.

We'll definitely have another meetup in 2006. I had a blast last time.

on Christmas Eve. All I know about them is that the last sound they hear is "pffffft."

so don't pay me any mind. :)

You're wearing that beautiful smile.

Well then, yes I have that smile going tonight. RIM, my, you have a way with the words. :blush:

Nitey nite.

Pfffft. Tells better in person, enjoy your eggnog and your holiday.

Condi a "shit eater" and people think he's cantankerous? Which is worse, a dictator in fatigues or one in an Armani suit paid for by the campaign contributions of billionaires? Fidel is not the messiah, but his comments are pretty much dead on lately.

He's becoming a little more honest.

"Which is worse, a dictator in fatigues or one in an Armani suit paid for by the campaign contributions of billionaires?"

At least the latter has term limits.

"come mierda"....:rofl:

Oh, and seriously, Castro is not a dictator....

"come mierda"....:rofl:

<snip>

HAVANA - In an unusually harsh outburst, Cuban leader Fidel Castro Friday called U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice ''mad'' and used a vulgar epithet to describe her special commission on the island's transition.

....

In recent years Castro has harshly insulted presidents Vicente Fox of Mexico, Fernando de la Rúa of Argentina and Jorge Batlle of Uruguay. Last week, a top aide to Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula de Silva said Castro had called him a pendejo -- literally a pubic hair but also an epithet for a sniveling coward.

....

CIA doctors recently concluded Castro suffers from Parkinson's, The Miami Herald reported last month.

<end snip>

same article

http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/13479366.htm

..Pffffffft.

If it wasn't for the crossword puzzle and the classifieds, that rag would never get picked-up off my porch.

PS: I've subscribed before for a few months because they gave me a Miami Heat duffel bag and a Florida Marlin beach towel.

...I've been subscribing for over twenty years. When I called to cancel, they lowered my price to dirt cheap. So I keep it around in case anyone else wants to read it.

We've both seen that paper go from award-winning journalism to what it is today, a reflection of the entire media. Not even the NY Times was spared this transition.

And I'm afraid it will get worse for the Herald if they're bought out by Gannett or the Carlyle Group.

..I can remember when Time magazine used to rank the Herald as one of the top ten newspapers every year.

Now it's just another McPaper.

And Edna Buchanan.

...I remember the Miami News.

When they cancelled Tropic, they reformatted the Sunday crossword and placed it in the Living section (along with Dave Barry). The print was so small and bleary, it was impossible to read the clues. The next week they reported that they got over 1000 angry letters from pissed crossword puzzle fans. LOL

I remember the little black kids selling it on US 1 and Red Road. My dad would always buy a copy even though he would buy the Herald's first edition later that night.

...three newspapers a day to read!

Now the Miami News is kaput and the Herald no longer prints a first edition.

Thank God for the internet.

You hell-raising activist!

they know they're going to have to do it soon, before he dies of natural causes.

The only thing is, they figured he would have died of natural causes long ago.

Posted by RagingInMiami-->"Ok, as some of you know, I'm not the biggest Castro fan on DU, simply because I believe that any president who's been in power for forty years.."


http://www.bartleby.com/65/do/Dorticos.html
Dorticós Torrado, Osvaldo

1919–83, president of Cuba (1959–76). A prosperous lawyer, he participated in Fidel Castro’s revolutionary movement and was imprisoned (1958). He escaped and fled to Mexico, returning to Cuba after Castro’s triumph (1959). As minister of laws (1959) he helped to formulate Cuban policies. He was appointed president in 1959. Intelligent and competent, he wielded considerable influence. In 1976 the Cuban government was reorganized, and Castro assumed the title of president; Dorticós was named a member of the council of state.

Posted by RagingInMiami-->" and wears nothing but military fatigues is a dictator. But this thread is not about that."

Not in fatigues here..


.. or here..


.. or here..






Posted by RagingInMiami-->"And on DU, I'm viewed by some people as a freeper because I don't think that Castro is the messiah, but as I said, this thread is not about that."


Got any links that support your supposition?




If this thread is not about those things, why even bother to mention them? Unless your intention is to agitate and misinform.

In your OP, you do both.