Charlize Theron on Cuba

Newsmax ^ | 5/12/07 | Humberto Fontova

[slickeroo]

Charlize Theron on Cuba

Humberto Fontova/ Monday, Feb. 12, 2007

A Hollywood A-lister (Charlize Theron) recently traveled to Cuba and returned without the paeans to its Stalinist regime that habitually issue from her colleagues after such visits.

Pigs worldwide started sprouting wings.

During her Cuban visit Ms. Theron helped produce a documentary ("East of Havana") on Cuban hip-hop artists that cast the Castro regime in a negative light.

Pigs worldwide started flapping and taxiing down the runway.

Last week on ABC's "Good Morning America," Charlize Theron said: "I think the (Cuban) younger generation is starting to say, 'You know what? It doesn't work. We're not happy. We want to have freedom of speech. We want to be able to travel.'"

By now every pig from Bangkok to Stockholm was galloping madly and flapping furiously while nearing the end of his runway.

During a subsequent interview on CNN, anchor Rick Sanchez started to ask Theron about the lack of freedoms in Cuba. She interrupted the question with the following: "I would argue that there's a lack of freedom in America."

Pigs worldwide promptly cocked their ears and started slowing down both their hoofbeats and wingbeats.

"I seem to recall," explained the Academy Award winning Best Actress, "some time ago some reporters being fired from their jobs for speaking up on television about how they felt about the war."

"But do you think the lack of freedoms in Cuba are parallel to the lack of freedoms in the United States?" asked CNN's Sanchez.

"Well, I would," answered Theron. Pigs worldwide now stopped flapping and cupped their ears in rapt attention. "I would compare those two," continued Theron. "Yes, definitely."

Inches from the end of the runway pigs worldwide dug in their heels and jammed their engines into reverse, thus remaining earthbound. "AH!" they squealed. "Now this is more like it!" Their wings retracted and they returned to their wallows, grunting contentedly.

After many nights of scrutiny and meditation, the best my team of analysts can determine is that Charlize Theron equates the policies of a regime that incarcerated political prisoners at a higher rate than Stalin's, that machine guns to death entire families for attempting to travel abroad, that mandates (under penalty of prison or firing squad) what its subjects, read, say, eat, earn, eat (both substance and amount), where they live, travel or work — she equates this regime with a government under which a private corporation owned by stockholders terminated some employees for violating company guidelines.

Who in Hollywood could argue with that? By Hollywood standards her logic seems airtight.

Meanwhile, back in the studio, Rick Sanchez remarked to Theron: "It sounds like you don't have a very high opinion of the United States."

Theron retorted that she actually lives in the U.S., so he was clearly wrong. As Sanchez continued to seek clarification of her comments Theron interrupted with, "I want to make out with you right now." Amazingly, this dust-up occurred on CNN "Castro's a hell of a guy!" Ted Turner had gushed to a Harvard audience in 1997. "You'd like him!"

Within weeks of Ted's comments at Harvard, CNN had a bureau in Havana, the first ever granted to a U.S. network. Bureau chief Lucia Newman assured viewers, "We will be given total freedom to do what we want and to work without censorship."

Hard-hitting stories immediately followed. To wit: CNN soon featured Fidel's office in its "Cool Digs" segment of CNN's "Newsstand." "When was the last time you saw a cup full of pencils on the boss's desk?" asked perky CNN anchor Steven Frazier. "And they do get used — look at how worn down the erasers are ... Years ago, our host worked as an attorney, defending poor people ... He's Fidel Castro, Cuba's leader since 1959!"

Rick Sanchez was born in Cuba and knows about conditions on the island. But for his background, Theron might have sailed though the interview a la Hillary Clinton with Katie Couric. But for Sanchez' impertinent behavior Theron might have forsaken her riposte, which was obviously both brilliant and germane, dug out Hollywood's thumb-eared script on Castro/Cuba and started reciting the lines. Among the choicest: "Fidel I love you. We both have the same initials. We are both powerful men. And we both use our power for good" (Francis Ford Coppola).

"Castro is a genius and Cuba is a paradise" (Jack Nicholson).

"Socialism works. I think Cuba might prove that" (Chevy Chase).

"Castro is very selfless and moral, one of the world's wisest men" (Oliver Stone).

"If you believe in freedom, if you believe in justice, if you believe in democracy, you have no choice but to support Fidel Castro!" (Harry Belafonte).

"It was an experience of a lifetime to sit only a few feet away from him (Castro)" Kevin Costner.

"The eight most important hours of my life," Stephen Spielberg describing his dinner with Castro.

OK, so Cuba's a repressive place — but no more repressive than the U.S. Charlize Theron made this clear. So let's give her time. As a political philosopher, she's obviously not shoulder to shoulder with Hollywood's best and brightest just yet. But she's off to a promising start.

Humberto Fontova is the author of "Fidel; Hollywood's Favorite Tyrant," a Conservative Book Club Main Selection.

[slickeroo]

Theron's in great company out there in Hollywood

[RexBeach]

How does Ms. Theron take a shower without breaking her neck?

My God, she is really, really stupid.

[marvlus]

"I seem to recall," explained the Academy Award winning Best Actress, "some time ago some reporters being fired from their jobs for speaking up on television about how they felt about the war."

Does anyone know who the reporter(s) were?

[holymoly]

Can we please give The Peoples' Republic of California back to Mexico? Please?

[dfwgator]

Another Hollywood blithering idiot. She should go back to South Africa.

[aynrandfreak]

Meanwhile, back in the studio, Rick Sanchez remarked to Theron: "It sounds like you don't have a very high opinion of the United States."

Theron retorted that she actually lives in the U.S., so he was clearly wrong.

Just because you live here, doesn't mean you're not an ingrate!

As Sanchez continued to seek clarification of her comments Theron interrupted with, "I want to make out with you right now."

This may be the lamest thing I've seen yet from a celeb.

[from occupied ga]

Yet another example of why actors should never speak unless they have a script.

[Bonaparte]

"... back to Mexico?"

We already have.

And the rest of the country is following suit.

[sgtbono2002]

Why is her opinion any more important than any woman working in a Las Vegas Chicken ranch.? They both make their living the same way only she gets paid more.

[KC_Conspirator]

No, because it never happened. No reporters were fired.

Theron is an absolute idiot. A total buffoon. A glittering jewel of ignorance.

[WhiteGuy]

Who cares?

Also, this thread is only credible with pictures......

Thanks

[OESY]

Isle of Pines, the second largest island in the Cuban archipelago, became the mayor political prison during Castro dictatorship. The "Model Prison" was built in the 1933. In 1961 there were thousands of political prisoners serving terms in these circular jails. They beat some of them to death, others starved. Some of them were assassinated without a trial while doing force labor. The Agricultural Labor Plan for political prisoners "Camilo Cienfuegos" was in place in this prison.



One day on July 1963, in the middle of the summer heat, the guards began to gather a group of political prisoners that had been there two years without a trial. The guards told them they were being transfer to another prison. All these men had been members of the Democratic Farmer Guerrillas that revolted against Communism in the Escambray Mountains. They were all taken to the city of Santa Clara.

As soon as they got to Santa Clara they were transfer to trucks under heavy armed security. They were taken to Condado a town in the municipality of Trinidad. This town had been used to execute hundreds of farmers from the area. They were interned in barracks next to the firing range. Soon after they were all in these facilities they began to torture them. They were taken one by one and they beat them while in handcuffs. They called them worms while the torture went on. They kept telling them to confess to crimes they had not committed. These procedures went on for several days.

Finally on July 12, 1963, that night over five hundred guards took them to a summary trial. The guards were the jurors. The trial was short and included loud insults from the guards attending the procedure. The guards acting as jurors found them guilty that same night Twenty-one were sentenced to death penalty, the others to 15 years or more. Right after the sentenced was read they got them in trucks to take them to the firing range. It was early morning July 13. When they got to the farm Ceiba without delay they got them out in groups of three or four tied together. They tied them to wood posts prepared for the execution. Then one of them gave the command voice prepare, aim and fire. They all fell and the commander gave them the last shot in the neck. The dead bodies were taken back to Santa Clara city in a truck. They buried them in a common burial ground but nobody knows where.

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[dfwgator]

Looks like Charlize has taken too many hits from the apple bong.

[Dudoight]

My thoughts exactly! If interviewers invite opinion from any actor byond their acting skills and experience, they may as well invite the opinion of my pure bred registered Assyrian donkey, "Homer". He is an excellent, loveable jackass. He is outstanding at being a jackass...but as to his opinions on national and international politics...well...enough said.

He is good looking, too.

[frogjerk]

[WV Mountain Mama]

I started thinking that perhaps something was in the water, but they all drink bottled water. Now I think it is from working under all the hot lights and their brains are cooked. We have all seen what happens to those hot dogs at 7-11 after being out too long...

[OESY]

"The eight most important hours of my life," Stephen Spielberg describing his dinner with Castro.

Spielberg can never again criticize Charles Lindbergh for meeting with Hitler.

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[WhiteGuy]

Nice

[Michael_Michaelangelo]

[dfwgator]

Why do you think they call it "dope."