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Paul: Trade With Cuba 'Probably a Good Idea'
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| DEC 18, 2014, 11:54 A.M. E.S.T.
Posted on 12/18/2014 9:19:23 AM PST by SoConPubbie
WASHINGTON Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul said Thursday that starting to trade with Cuba "is probably a good idea" and that the lengthy economic embargo against the communist island "just hasn't worked."
Paul became the first potential Republican presidential candidate to offer some support for President Barack Obama's decision to try to normalize U.S. relations with Cuba. The president's surprise announcement on Wednesday was slammed by several potential GOP candidates, including former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, who said it amounted to appeasing the Castro regime.
Paul said in a radio interview with Tom Roten of News Talk 800 WVHU in Huntington, West Virginia, that many younger Cuban Americans support opening up trade with Cuba. He also said many U.S. farmers would back Obama's moves because the country is a new market for their crops.
"The 50-year embargo just hasn't worked," Paul said. "If the goal is regime change, it sure doesn't seem to be working and probably it punishes the people more than the regime because the regime can blame the embargo for hardship.
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To: SoConPubbie
Another nail in the coffin of the POTUS aspirations of a once bright star in the conservative political world.
The nut truly does not fall far from the tree.
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posted on
12/18/2014 9:20:00 AM PST
by
SoConPubbie
(Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
To: SoConPubbie
One more reason to not like Paul.
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posted on
12/18/2014 9:21:43 AM PST
by
The Ghost of FReepers Past
(Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light..... Isaiah 5:20)
To: SoConPubbie
What’s in Cuba that we can’t grow here or get elsewhere?
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posted on
12/18/2014 9:21:44 AM PST
by
SMARTY
("When you blame others, you give up your power to change." Robert Anthony)
To: SoConPubbie
” He also said many U.S. farmers would back Obama’s moves because the country is a new market for their crops. “
Well HELL..................If the FARMERS (subsidized Democrats) are happy.
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posted on
12/18/2014 9:22:05 AM PST
by
stephenjohnbanker
(The only people in the world who fear Obama are American citizens.)
To: The Ghost of FReepers Past
:One more reason to not like Paul.”
Reason no. 1,226.
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posted on
12/18/2014 9:23:08 AM PST
by
stephenjohnbanker
(The only people in the world who fear Obama are American citizens.)
To: SoConPubbie
embargo against the communist island "just hasn't worked."So using that theory we should allow Iran to build nukes. Oh wait...
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posted on
12/18/2014 9:23:20 AM PST
by
GrandJediMasterYoda
(Obama: 7 acts of blatant treason and counting.)
To: SoConPubbie
Rand Paul used the same stealth tactics that democRATs use to get elected...appear conservative to get elected, then take a hard turn left.
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posted on
12/18/2014 9:23:30 AM PST
by
lormand
(Inside every liberal is a dung slinging monkey)
To: The Ghost of FReepers Past
Plus never trust a guy who wears a birds nest on his head.
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posted on
12/18/2014 9:26:03 AM PST
by
GrandJediMasterYoda
(Obama: 7 acts of blatant treason and counting.)
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posted on
12/18/2014 9:26:24 AM PST
by
lormand
(Inside every liberal is a dung slinging monkey)
To: SoConPubbie
I agree. One more reason to reject a Paul candidacy.
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posted on
12/18/2014 9:30:27 AM PST
by
Buckeye Battle Cry
(Hey Obama! Wake up and piss! The World's on FIRE!)
To: SoConPubbie
Paul just like his father.
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posted on
12/18/2014 9:32:09 AM PST
by
manc
(Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
To: stephenjohnbanker
Next he will state he want open immigration from there too.
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posted on
12/18/2014 9:33:04 AM PST
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manc
(Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
To: manc
Dana Loesch on Hannity actually said Rand was moving to the middle for 2016...really Dana? The things he’s said and done...he should be moving in with Obama. Middle...hrrrmm.
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posted on
12/18/2014 9:35:25 AM PST
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gwgn02
To: SoConPubbie; manc
Can we use Rands personal money ?
Nah......didn’t think so.
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posted on
12/18/2014 9:36:27 AM PST
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stephenjohnbanker
(The only people in the world who fear Obama are American citizens.)
To: SoConPubbie
It isn’t just Paul. It’s libertarian philosophy in general. They insist that defense starts at the border. Thus, they are totally blind to the concept that there may be American defense interests overseas. For them, free trade trumps everything.
This viewpoint lead them to support policies which were equally ineffective against the Soviet Union as those espoused by the liberal left.
To: SoConPubbie
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posted on
12/18/2014 9:41:29 AM PST
by
ßuddaßudd
(>> F U B O << "What the hell kind of country is this if I can only hate a man if he's white?")
To: GrandJediMasterYoda
Rand Paul’s moptop has been in need of an oil change for many years now. It’s seeped into his cerebral cortex.
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posted on
12/18/2014 9:45:30 AM PST
by
elcid1970
("I am a radicalized infidel.")
To: SoConPubbie
Paultards being Paultards.
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posted on
12/18/2014 9:54:02 AM PST
by
VRWC For Truth
(Roberts has perverted the Constitution)
To: SoConPubbie
How about trade with North Korea? Maybe that would be a “good idea” as well. /s
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