Obama to Make Cuba Announcement

weeklystandard.com ^ | 12/17/2014 | DANIEL HALPER

[Las Vegas Dave]

The White House announced President Obama will deliver remarks on Cuba later today.

In the afternoon, the President will deliver a statement on Cuba from the Cabinet Room at 12:01:30pm. There will be limited pool coverage.

[mothball]

He’s resigning and going to take Castro’s place?

[optiguy]

Sanctions off?

[Vigilanteman]

Maybe Joe Biden is resigning and Castro will take his place.

[SampleMan]

Cuba’s prisons are probably full, so he’ll announce a second Mariel boatlift to empty them into the U.S.

[Red Badger]

HE HAS A NEW BOYFRIEND?............REGGIE MUST BE HEARTBROKEN!.............

[Las Vegas Dave]

12:01:30PM THE PRESIDENT delivers a statement on Cuba

The Cabinet Room

Limited Pool Coverage (Pre-set 9:00AM; Final Gather 11:00AM – Brady Press Briefing Room)

This comes after news broke about the release of American Alan Gross, who was being imprisoned in Cuba. ABC reports:

Held for five years in Cuba, 65-year-old American contractor Alan Gross has been released from prison and is en route to U.S. soil, ABC News has learned exclusively.

In a landmark humanitarian prisoner exchange to be announced by President Obama shortly at the White House, the agreement was reached following more than a year of secret back channel talks at the highest levels of both governments.

Today’s release of Gross, who is said to be in poor physical condition, represents a first step toward normalizing relations with the neighbor just 90-miles off the Florida coast.

[LibFreeUSA]

Just when Cuba’s oil life-line colony (Ven) is about to tank due to a collapsing market, here comes OBAMA to the rescue.

[Lazamataz]

Lifting sanctions. Obama’s full-on Communism court press has been going since the election.

[Texas Eagle]

He's lifting the travel ban FROM Cuber???

Oh. No. Probably not. The Castros would probably frown on that.

[golux]

Who are you and tour "representatives" to deign to have a place in Obama's Seat of Judgement? Cuba is a wonderful place and the Cuban people are thrilled to make a dollar a day. After all, doesn't it suit Canadian vacationers? And aren't the old cars pretty? Castro is a real hero, above and beyond the petty business of "rights" and "laws" and "representation." Would our Leader would do away with the last vestiges of these old, imperialist-capitalist notions! Hail Obama!

[McGruff]

Elian Gonzales is going to replace Fidel Castro?

Russian missile bases have been reconstructed?

[goodnesswins]

Wonder when Putin’s missiles will arrive???

[Mr. Jeeves]

He’s adding Cuba to the union and kicking out Texas? :)

[Mr. K]

Does Odumbass have the authority to unilaterally remove sanctions?

[txnativegop]

does it matter?

he’s got a rubber stamp congress that will do as it is commanded.

[EagleUSA]

Aw, he just wants to have some good Cuban cigars!.....

[GreenHornet]

It wouldn’t surprise if he said he’s closing Guantanamo Bay and giving it back to Cuba.

[deadrock]

I am surprised he didn’t do that in 2008.

[kabar]

Sanctions off and diplomatic relations renewed. The Cuban Embassy will open in DC and ours in Havana.