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Castro Quits: Clinton-Obama on Short List?
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| 2-19-08
| Scott Ott
Posted on 02/19/2008 3:43:31 PM PST by dynachrome
2008-02-19) — As Cuban President Fidel Castro announced today he would end his half-century of totalitarian rule, sources close to Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama tried to tamp down speculation that they were on “the short list” of potential replacements for the ailing Communist dictator.
Rumors in Cuba carry the currency of mainstream media coverage in the U.S., and many Castro-supporters are eager to find new leadership that combines Castro-like charisma with iron-fisted leadership tactics and revolutionary support for government-run health care, education and industry.
“A Clinton-Obama ticket,” said one unnamed Cuba scholar, “combines the power and the glory that was Fidel Castro, with the unshakable commitment to collectivism, controlled economies, and virulent resistance to the United States as a superpower.”
Experts suggest that as co-presidents of Cuba, Mr. Obama would be the mouthpiece, giving stirring six-hour speeches about the majesty and beauty of poverty in a Communist Utopia, while Mrs. Clinton would work behind the scenes to ensure full agreement with those speeches at all levels of government.
“The question now for Cuba,” said the scholar, “is can we continue to survive here on the ash heap of history? With these two great leaders at the helm, the answer would be a resounding, ‘Si, se puede! Yes, we can!’”
TOPICS: Cuba; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons
KEYWORDS: castro; cuba; satire; scrappleface
Works for me!
To: dynachrome
Now that’s funny. Danny Glover is going to be upset though. Nobody called...
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posted on
02/19/2008 3:44:51 PM PST
by
DoughtyOne
(We've got Tweedle Dee, Tweedle Dumb & Tweedle Dumber left. Name them in order. I dare ya.)
To: dynachrome
Obama can’t do it because the Castro speeches are too long for him to copy.
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posted on
02/19/2008 3:45:11 PM PST
by
Berlin_Freeper
(Huckabee: ‘I Majored In Miracles’)
To: dynachrome
Slick Willie is available!
He’d be a perfect replacement for Fidel - he even likes a good cigar!
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posted on
02/19/2008 3:47:00 PM PST
by
Redbob
(WWJBD: "What Would Jack Bauer Do?")
To: Redbob
“Slick Willie is available!”
But can he play baseball?
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posted on
02/19/2008 3:49:27 PM PST
by
popdonnelly
(Get Reid. Salazar, and Harkin out of the Senate.)
To: dynachrome
‘Si, se puede! Yes, we can!’” Si, nosotros podemos. Yes, we can....
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posted on
02/19/2008 3:53:03 PM PST
by
Centurion2000
(su - | chown -740 us ./base | kill -9 | cd / | rm -r)
To: dynachrome
With these two great leaders at the helm, the answer would be a resounding, ‘Si, se puede! Yes, we can!’” Somewhere, SOMEBODY has to photoshop Barak Husayn ibn Mahomet's face onto Bob the Builder!
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posted on
02/19/2008 3:54:10 PM PST
by
Old Sarge
(CTHULHU '08 - I won't settle for a lesser evil any longer!)
To: dynachrome
LOL!....$hrillary, is looking for a VEEP.....(after Bubba's Tragic death....runnin' from an enraged Mother/Husband/Father...a sympathy vote gambit. :)
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posted on
02/19/2008 3:55:32 PM PST
by
skinkinthegrass
(just b/c your paranoid, doesn't mean "they" aren't out to get you...our hopes were dashed by CINOs :)
To: dynachrome
Hah! I wish. Aren’t we still waiting for some of their supporters to head to Cuba anyway?
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posted on
02/19/2008 3:55:48 PM PST
by
sageb1
(This is the Final Crusade. There are only 2 sides. Pick one.)
To: dynachrome
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posted on
02/19/2008 3:57:16 PM PST
by
Old Sarge
(CTHULHU '08 - I won't settle for a lesser evil any longer!)
To: Berlin_Freeper
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posted on
02/19/2008 4:06:19 PM PST
by
eureka!
(This primary has turned into a real depressing experience. *sigh*)
To: DoughtyOne
No, it’s not funny. Too real for that.
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posted on
02/19/2008 4:36:12 PM PST
by
alecqss
To: dynachrome
To: alecqss
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posted on
02/19/2008 5:42:27 PM PST
by
DoughtyOne
(We've got Tweedle Dee, Tweedle Dumb & Tweedle Dumber left. Name them in order. I dare ya.)
To: End_Clintonism_Now
Now that’s clever. Very good.
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posted on
02/19/2008 5:43:17 PM PST
by
DoughtyOne
(We've got Tweedle Dee, Tweedle Dumb & Tweedle Dumber left. Name them in order. I dare ya.)
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