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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 07:26 PM Original message |
Castro: I'm too ill for public life |
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AGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 07:32 PM Response to Original message |
1. Hope he gets better. :) |
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Savannah_H (123 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 07:46 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. reply |
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AGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 07:48 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. because I like Castro. I love Chavez more, hes democratic |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 11:31 PM Response to Reply #3 |
17. Ummmmm...... |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 07:55 PM Response to Original message |
4. Stay alive until Bush has left office! |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 11:33 PM Response to Reply #4 |
18. Then maybe Cuban-American Republicans will stop voting so insanely. |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 08:11 PM Response to Original message |
5. Fidel also said on a previous interview that he won't stand in the way of a new generation |
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Matilda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 08:53 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. It would be in Cuba's interests for Fidel to "anoint" his successor sooner rather than later. |
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roody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 10:12 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Cuba has elections which are at least as democratic |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 10:26 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. You really think Castro successor will be freely elected? |
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roody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 10:33 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. The president is elected by the National Assembly. |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 10:34 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. So it is not a free election? |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 11:40 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. They have much freer elections for their |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 05:54 PM Response to Reply #19 |
28. Name a single country with the same leader for 40 years |
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AlphaCentauri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 07:35 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. England |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 08:42 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. And your point is what? nt |
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AlphaCentauri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 08:50 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. Many friendly families in the middle east don't count |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 09:07 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. Many of our "friends" are despots. |
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AlphaCentauri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 09:49 PM Response to Reply #34 |
37. Why? |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 11:07 PM Response to Reply #37 |
40. Beats me |
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lakeguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 09:18 PM Response to Reply #28 |
36. bush-clinton whitehouse |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 11:08 PM Response to Reply #36 |
41. Funny. nt |
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rAVES (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 05:21 AM Response to Reply #15 |
21. Can you? the M$M and Diebold is picking your President. |
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Mika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 10:28 AM Response to Reply #15 |
54. You are saying the parliamentary democracies are not democratic? |
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ngant17 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 05:41 AM Response to Reply #10 |
22. Cuba is a robust democracy |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 09:08 PM Response to Reply #22 |
35. So anyone can start a independent political party |
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ngant17 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 10:04 PM Response to Reply #35 |
39. what's the difference than what we have here? |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 11:10 PM Response to Reply #39 |
42. No need for more than one party? - OK nt |
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ohio2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 10:08 AM Response to Reply #22 |
49. but all canidates are hand picked to match the hand count |
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Mika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 10:24 AM Response to Reply #49 |
52. When you don't know about the topic, just make shit up. |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 09:08 PM Response to Original message |
7. Corporations give lots of money to Commie China, yet this govt. hates Commie Cuba. Interesting huh? |
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unkachuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 10:20 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Commie China.... |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 11:30 PM Response to Reply #11 |
16. Yep, we even had a Commie Christmas. We have everything Commie now, thanks to corporations. nt |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 02:24 AM Response to Reply #11 |
44. Bad commies won't let their prisoners make poison toys for us n/t |
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gratuitous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 09:11 PM Response to Original message |
8. More honesty from Castro than from Cheney |
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Webcorex2 (4 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 10:06 PM Response to Original message |
9. When he kicks it... |
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roody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 10:32 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. The president is elected by the Assembly. |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 03:50 AM Response to Reply #13 |
20. And the National Assembly is elected by local-level grass roots. |
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boricua79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 06:19 AM Response to Reply #9 |
23. I suspect |
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roody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 10:27 AM Response to Reply #23 |
24. The National Assembly elects the president. |
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boricua79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:03 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. I know this |
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AlphaCentauri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 07:45 PM Response to Reply #23 |
30. Yep as soon as an opposition party start |
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ohio2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 10:16 AM Response to Reply #30 |
51. opposition is against the law. Raul runs Habana and if anybody doesn't like it,they can leave.... |
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Mika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 10:26 AM Response to Reply #51 |
53. When in doubt, make it up. |
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ohio2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 10:12 AM Response to Reply #9 |
50. Raul. hands down nt |
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Sultana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 10:36 AM Response to Original message |
25. Castro better not die now... |
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bean fidhleir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 02:08 PM Response to Original message |
27. At least we can be sure Fidel is getting the same good med care that other |
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robcon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 08:34 PM Response to Original message |
31. Too sick to campaign, but he's a shoo-in. |
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Mika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 11:56 PM Response to Reply #31 |
43. If Cubans in District #7, Santiago de Cuba, don't know Fidel Castro's platform then.. |
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robcon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 08:27 AM Response to Reply #43 |
45. He's medically incapable of running or being president... |
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Mika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 10:20 AM Response to Reply #45 |
46. You just go ahead and remain in denial. |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 09:55 PM Response to Original message |
38. So is Bush and Most Republicans |
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sir pball (425 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 04:12 PM Response to Original message |
47. Just to play devil's advocate.. |
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Mika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 09:56 AM Response to Reply #47 |
48. You're not playing devil's advocate, you're posting flamebait. |
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Vidar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 03:57 PM Response to Original message |
55. I hope he lives to dance on Bush's grave. |
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