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The First Cuban-American President: It could be Jeb Bush
National Journal ^
| May 26, 2015
| Michael J. Mishak
Posted on 05/26/2015 5:07:47 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
On a December afternoon last year—weeks before President Obama would announce that he was normalizing relations with Cuba—a group of about 800 Cuban-Americans gathered in a gilded ballroom at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, Florida. It was the annual luncheon of the U.S.-Cuba Democracy PAC, a political action committee dedicated to rewarding politicians who take a hard line against communist Cuba and punishing those who do not.
The event had no shortage of Cuban-American star power. Sen. Robert Menendez, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, spoke via video; so did soon-to-be-presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio. Two Cuban-American politicians on the rise—Republican Rep. Carlos Curbelo and Florida's first Hispanic lieutenant governor, Carlos Lopez-Cantera—addressed the gathering in person. Both got standing ovations.
And yet, amid all these Cuban-American luminaries, it was a non-Cuban, Jeb Bush—serving as the luncheon's keynote speaker—who was greeted by the longest standing ovation of the afternoon. From the start of his speech, it was clear that Bush felt right at home with this crowd and knew exactly what they wanted to hear. His 20-minute-long address began in fluid Spanish, with shout-outs to prominent Cuban-Americans and their families—then transitioned to English for a withering denunciation of President Obama, business and political leaders who favor lifting sanctions against Cuba, and, of course, Fidel and Raul Castro themselves....
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TOPICS: Florida; Campaign News; Issues; Parties
KEYWORDS: bush; deport; deportjebbush; jebbush; rubio; tedcruz
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
I don’t recommend holding your breath for that to happen.
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posted on
05/26/2015 5:09:15 PM PDT
by
CyberAnt
("The hour has arrived to gather the Harvest")
To: 2ndDivisionVet
The First Cuban-American President: It could be Jeb Bush
Nope.
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posted on
05/26/2015 5:09:28 PM PDT
by
Veggie Todd
(The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. TJ)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
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posted on
05/26/2015 5:10:02 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(free short story: http://flscifi.blogspot.com/2015/05/free-short-story-proper-care-feeding-of.html)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
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posted on
05/26/2015 5:11:24 PM PDT
by
doc1019
(Blue lives matter)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
His 20-minute-long address began in fluid Spanish ...
Hmmm ...
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posted on
05/26/2015 5:11:34 PM PDT
by
x
To: Veggie Todd
Cuban American... where is the nexus ??
Help me.
Jeb's spouse is from Mexico.
Does that make anyone having beach frontage on the Gulf of Mexico "Cuban".
What a joke.
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posted on
05/26/2015 5:12:07 PM PDT
by
ptsal
To: ptsal
Cuban American... where is the nexus ??
Clinton was the first African American President.
The Moocher is the first Sasquatch First Lady (or tranny depending on the makeup).
Obowelmovent is the first muslim TOTUS.
There is precedent.
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posted on
05/26/2015 5:18:31 PM PDT
by
PA Engineer
(Liberate America from the Occupation Media.)
To: Veggie Todd
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posted on
05/26/2015 5:19:19 PM PDT
by
HarleyLady27
(Get the USA out of the UN then get the UN out of the USA; send bamaboy back to Kenya ASAP!!!!)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
I’m still wondering why this a$$hat is considered #1 in the polls.
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posted on
05/26/2015 5:23:07 PM PDT
by
doc1019
(Blue lives matter)
To: doc1019
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posted on
05/26/2015 5:23:31 PM PDT
by
2ndDivisionVet
(You can help: https://donate.tedcruz.org/c/FBTX0095/)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
And I will not have voted for him.
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posted on
05/26/2015 5:27:05 PM PDT
by
bmwcyle
(People who do not study history are destine to believe really ignorant statements.)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Nope. He’s as toasted as a marshmallow at a campfire.
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posted on
05/26/2015 5:27:54 PM PDT
by
SkyDancer
( I Was Told Nobody Is Perfect But Yet, Here I Am ...)
To: doc1019
He and a couple of others will never get my vote
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posted on
05/26/2015 5:39:00 PM PDT
by
manc
(Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Not with my vote, money, and/or support.
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posted on
05/26/2015 5:44:18 PM PDT
by
SoConPubbie
(Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
To: x
He does speak excellent Spanish.
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posted on
05/26/2015 5:54:29 PM PDT
by
buwaya
To: 2ndDivisionVet
He’s not Cuban, he’s Mexican.
What would be the problem with having n American President?
To: 2ndDivisionVet
I thought Jebster pretended he was Mexican.......
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posted on
05/26/2015 6:43:20 PM PDT
by
Lurkinanloomin
(Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Political dynasties are a disease that kill republics. Not just no, but hell no to Jeb Bush.
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posted on
05/26/2015 7:02:20 PM PDT
by
GenXteacher
(You have chosen dishonor to avoid war; you shall have war also.)
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