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wubbathompson (211 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 09:48 AM Original message |
Fidel Castro can live to 140, doctor says |
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David__77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 09:54 AM Response to Original message |
1. Wouldn't that be interesting! |
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stopthegop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 09:58 AM Response to Original message |
2. bad news for the Cuban people...eom |
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htuttle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 10:01 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. ...in Miami. (n/t) |
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Tinoire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 10:28 AM Response to Reply #2 |
8. Have you been to Cuba or are you content to repeat US |
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stopthegop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 10:33 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. the one's trying to cross the straits to Florida on rafts seem |
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htuttle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 10:45 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. A lot more people risk life and limb to get here from Mexico |
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stopthegop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 11:00 AM Response to Reply #11 |
15. no...it means it's easier to walk across the border than swim eom |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 11:12 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. How would you explain the hundreds of deaths annuallly |
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stopthegop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 11:14 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. larger numbers...and it's a horrible situation... |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 11:56 AM Response to Reply #17 |
24. Are you serious?How would you explain all the drowings in the Rio Grande? |
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RummyTheDummy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 11:59 AM Response to Reply #11 |
26. Castro severly restricted internet access to Cuban citizens |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 12:12 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Why don't you provide a link to your information? |
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RummyTheDummy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 04:19 PM Response to Reply #27 |
57. Here you go. Educate yourself. |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 02:14 AM Response to Reply #57 |
71. Here's another CNN article which has some information some of us |
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RummyTheDummy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 02:55 AM Response to Reply #71 |
74. Interesting point |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 03:33 AM Response to Reply #74 |
75. You've involved several subjects, so there's no way to get a handle here |
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RummyTheDummy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 03:45 AM Response to Reply #75 |
76. Yada Yada Yada |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 04:23 AM Response to Reply #76 |
78. You'll need to slow down and do your homework like the rest of us. |
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Mika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 08:55 AM Response to Reply #74 |
86. Consider this |
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Almost_there (352 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 09:13 AM Response to Reply #11 |
88. You're comparing apples and telephones... |
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Mika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 10:05 AM Response to Reply #88 |
90. No, you are comparing oranges to telephones |
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Almost_there (352 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 10:14 AM Response to Reply #90 |
91. Financial vs Political... |
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Mika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 05:13 PM Response to Reply #91 |
97. AlmostT - Why don't you try reading some of the posted links? |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 10:41 AM Response to Reply #90 |
92. Mika, you are kind to provide information concerning Cuban elections |
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Almost_there (352 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 12:46 PM Response to Reply #92 |
94. Huh? This is a pro-Castro stance? |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 10:46 AM Response to Reply #9 |
12. What about the hundreds who die annually coming from Mexico |
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stopthegop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 10:52 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. no...they're not running from Cuba... |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 11:25 AM Response to Reply #13 |
20. More people are starting to find out about the Cuban Adjustment Act |
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Egalitarian Zetetic (255 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 11:47 AM Response to Reply #9 |
23. Because of America |
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radwriter0555 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 03:16 PM Response to Reply #9 |
51. You mean like the criminal Marisol who kidnapped her son, to be with her |
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Adenoid_Hynkel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 05:52 PM Response to Reply #9 |
64. just as many try to get in fromother countries |
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0rganism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 06:30 PM Response to Reply #9 |
65. Did you know they get AUTOMATIC US CITIZENSHIP for doing so? |
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nodehopper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 11:17 AM Response to Reply #8 |
19. Have YOU been to Cuba? |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 11:39 AM Response to Reply #19 |
21. Americans go EVERYWHERE in Cuba, just like the British, Canadians, etc. |
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Minstrel Boy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 12:17 PM Response to Reply #21 |
28. Well done, JudiLyn. |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 12:32 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. Great photos! The young guys look really miserable, don't they? |
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Tinoire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 12:18 PM Response to Reply #19 |
29. Yeah I have and I saw Castro wandering through the crowds to |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 12:47 PM Response to Reply #29 |
37. So you're one, too! Congratulations! That must have been amazing! |
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psychopomp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 04:15 AM Response to Reply #37 |
77. My friend got back two weeks ago |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 04:36 AM Response to Reply #77 |
79. How interesting............ |
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Sandpiper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 12:39 PM Response to Reply #8 |
35. Wasn't the Bay of Pigs disaster |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 01:08 PM Response to Reply #35 |
40. They were slightly surprised, weren't they? |
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Alerter_ (898 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 04:08 PM Response to Reply #35 |
56. yes, the Americans thought they would be greeted with flowers |
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LondonAmerican (438 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 09:02 AM Response to Reply #2 |
87. Bad news for everyone |
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radwriter0555 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 10:03 AM Response to Original message |
4. I wish we could clone him. He's an exemplary leader, one who should be |
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qwertyMike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 10:18 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Interesting to note |
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BayCityProgressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 10:23 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Its always easier to follow |
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radwriter0555 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 03:15 PM Response to Reply #6 |
50. wanna really freak out a Cuba basher? Ask them what THREAT Cuba poses |
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0007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 04:00 PM Response to Reply #4 |
55. Fidel Castro is a true countryman in the strictest sense |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 10:26 AM Response to Original message |
7. Attention Americans! Your Bacteria are slitting their throats on our beach |
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BootinUp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 10:40 AM Response to Original message |
10. The Cuban version of Monty Python "I'm not dead yet" |
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Paranoid_Portlander (823 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 10:58 AM Response to Original message |
14. Anyone who makes it past 110... |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 11:41 AM Response to Reply #14 |
22. A dull-witted reporter may not take the time to observe |
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nodehopper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 11:15 AM Response to Original message |
18. now that's what I call social realism! |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 11:57 AM Response to Original message |
25. Wow. Nobody can make a joke anymore. |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 05:34 AM Response to Reply #25 |
80. Better believe it. How else WOULD a non-brain-damaged person |
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9215 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 12:31 PM Response to Original message |
30. Wow! The BFEE really does fear the good example of |
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tom_paine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 12:37 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. Actually the Monster TVs ARE for educating Imperial Kids. |
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tom_paine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 12:33 PM Response to Original message |
32. Always good to hear some Commie bullshit to balance out Bushevik bullshit |
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9215 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 05:12 PM Response to Reply #32 |
61. I don't think Fidel has anything against individual freedom |
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Zolok (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 12:38 PM Response to Original message |
34. Translation: |
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wubbathompson (211 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 12:43 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. Good point |
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Sandpiper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 12:59 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. I'm certainly no Castro apologist |
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9215 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 03:25 PM Response to Reply #34 |
52. Fallacious argument. Cuba has never been given a fair shake. |
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Longhorn79 (222 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 03:46 PM Response to Reply #52 |
54. the US has a relatively minor event like 9/11 happen... |
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9215 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 05:02 PM Response to Reply #54 |
59. Relative to over forty years of embargoes and assasination attempts, etc. |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 01:03 PM Response to Original message |
39. Info. from a woman who has been to Cuba TONS of time |
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9215 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 03:27 PM Response to Reply #39 |
53. Real interesting stuff here Judilynn. |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 02:22 AM Response to Reply #53 |
72. Hi, 9215. There's a ton to learn about Cuba, wouldn't you say? |
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qwertyMike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 10:53 PM Response to Reply #39 |
69. Been going there on Vacation since '73 (Canuck) |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 02:35 AM Response to Reply #69 |
73. Jeez, what a great photo, qwertyMike! The one at the top! |
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NJ Blue Collar (40 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 01:18 PM Response to Original message |
41. I think the good doctor is joking |
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Sandpiper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 01:24 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. The US has already said |
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NJ Blue Collar (40 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 01:29 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. It's because we care about their |
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Zolok (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 01:24 PM Response to Reply #41 |
43. I got no brief for Castro... |
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NJ Blue Collar (40 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 01:39 PM Response to Reply #43 |
45. You got me man..... |
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Zolok (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 01:41 PM Response to Reply #45 |
46. No no...I wasn't clear in that sentence... |
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NJ Blue Collar (40 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 01:59 PM Response to Reply #46 |
49. I understood you, |
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Mika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 05:17 PM Response to Reply #49 |
62. Your point is make believe |
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NJ Blue Collar (40 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 08:14 AM Response to Reply #62 |
82. Thank you for the links. |
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Mika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 09:21 AM Response to Reply #82 |
89. You have to go to Santiago de Cuba in 2007 |
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qwertyMike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 12:51 PM Response to Reply #49 |
95. Voting |
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Vogon_Glory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 04:57 PM Response to Reply #45 |
58. Cuba After Castro: My Fear For Cuba |
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Iceburg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 07:02 PM Response to Reply #58 |
66. If you have ever been to Cuba you would know that the |
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Vogon_Glory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 10:43 PM Response to Reply #66 |
68. Sorry Charlie, But I Have Been To Cuba |
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NJ Blue Collar (40 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 08:17 AM Response to Reply #58 |
84. I'm not sure the mainland |
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Vogon_Glory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 12:42 PM Response to Reply #84 |
93. I Expect That The US Will TRY To Intervene... |
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9215 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 05:08 PM Response to Reply #45 |
60. Castro booted the Cuban Mafia out of the country, closed the gambling |
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NJ Blue Collar (40 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 08:18 AM Response to Reply #60 |
85. I will, thanks for the referral. |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 01:42 PM Response to Original message |
47. No, he can't |
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robertpaulsen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
48. Behold the power of Universal Health Care! |
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Moderator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 05:32 PM Response to Original message |
63. wubbathompson |
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2cents (522 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 07:42 PM Response to Original message |
67. Makes me wonder... |
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TroubleMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-04 11:00 PM Response to Original message |
70. Didn't Jiminy Cricket say that? |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 05:55 AM Response to Original message |
81. LOL! I wish that were true |
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Loonman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 08:17 AM Response to Original message |
83. Yay! Communism! |
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goforit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 01:32 PM Response to Original message |
96. LOL!!!!.........Rub it in Bush....a little harder!!! |
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