Media spent 20+ years attacking tobacco; Now praises Obama for letting Cuban cigars in USA

1/16/15 | sff

[SoFloFreeper]

Been looking at some of the coverage today regarding the Obama Regime's efforts to enrich the communist dictators of Cuba.

Among other elements happening is the new importation of cigars....and the press certainly seems quite enamored with Obamugabe for this action.

Of course we have been subject for DECADES about the EEEVILS of tobacco...

If the media were going to be consistent, we would see them ripping Obama for increasing Americans' exposure to such a DEADLY product.

I guess ATTACKING AMERICAN TOBACCO companies is okay, while ENRICHING CUBAN DICTATORS who control Cuban tobacco is even better.

American tobacco=bad. CUBAN tobacco=good.

[SoFloFreeper]

This is not about tobacco, it is about the rank, stinking hypocrisy in government and the media.

[central_va]

Paging Monica Lewinsky.

[Old Sarge]

Unless Big Tobacco gets shook down for cash - either willingly or unwillingly.

[rellimpank]

--and then there is the pro-marijuana lobby-

-as Wm. F. Buckley pointed out (maybe not an exact quote, but close),"the same portion of the political spectrum that would make smoking tobacco a felony , would like to make smoking marijuana mandatory"--

[Personal Responsibility]

“...If the media were going to be consistent...”

LOL...that’s a good one.

[SMARTY]

There is NOTHING in Cuba that Americans (and others) can’t get elsewhere or produce, themselves.

Cuba is ONLY tourism.

Why they thought they could kill the goose that laid the golden egg and STILL survive ONLY as a manufacturing (what?) or a sugar producing country, when anything THEY could manufacture was produced outside Cuba and sugar was available everywhere else .... is beyond me!

Fidel and Che had about as much economy smarts as your average tree slug. AND put the whole country behind the 8 ball for decades.

It was ONLY about BS Marxist ideology and POWER... for Fidel and Che... and their cronies. Typical Liberal drivel.

[Gen.Blather]

From another aspect, news is activism. But, as demonstrated here, it’s pointless activism for the sake of activism. Other than the liberal shiny thing du jour, “news” is about generating controversy, argument and sales. There really is no “news.” It’s just fluff to sell toothpaste, Depends, and beer.

[albie]

If it were Bush, the media would’ve taken out all the mouth, lip, tongue, lung and gum cancer photos and paraded them 24/7.

[Gaffer]

Just imagine what the taxes will be on a real Cuban cigar in NYC, LA, SEATTLE or Boston.

[defconw]

I am shocked! Don't you realize that Communist Tobacco is far superior to you Americans! It pure and you get no cancer as Fidel has banned cancer from Cuba! (Helps if you use a Russian accent).

[Crazieman]

I’m not even allowed to smoke on my own hirise apartment balcony.

[RayChuang88]

Only one thing though: the world has discovered better alternatives from Central America, especially since Central American cigar producers have access to better technology.

[martin_fierro]

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[SunkenCiv]

• Two of the 53 dissidents released by Cuba rearrested

  01/16/2015 9:24:53 AM PST · by don-o · 4 replies

  Fox News Latino ·
  · Januuary 16, 2015 ·
  · Andrew O'Reilly, Carmen M. Llona

  In a move that has angered lawmakers and activists in the United States, the Cuban government has rearrested two political prisoners from the list of 53 whose release had been negotiated by the U.S. According to independent media sources in Cuba, Ronaldo Reyes Rabanal and Lu's Enrique Labrador - along with other activists - were arrested while attending a meeting of the opposition group, Movement for a New Republic. Lazara Mar'a Borrego Guzmán, a member of the Ladies in White opposition movement, was also allegedly arrested during the meeting and Cuban officials allegedly broke her arm.

[SunkenCiv]

• Paul: Trade With Cuba 'Probably a Good Idea'
• Rand Paul backs Obama on Cuba
• Rand Paul Breaks With Rubio and Bush Over Cuba
• Rand Paul Rand-splains Cuba to Marco Rubio [Sides with Obama over Rubio]
• Obama Lies to Cubans, and Exposes His Real Purpose
• What does Rand Paul mean when he speaks of "dignity?" - Is it a buzzword for "social justice?"
• LISTEN to Marco Rubio's fantastic interview with Mark Levin on Cuba
• What on earth is Rand Paul thinking in taking Obama's side against Rubio on Cuba?
• McConnell: I'm on Team Rubio in regard to Cuba
• Without Cruz, there would be no opposition to President Obama (With 2016 poll to FReep)
• Rand Paul: Rubio's Cuba remarks 'rude'
• Does Rand Paul Even Understand What "Isolationism" Is?
• Rand Paul's Cluelessness on Cuba
• De Blasio Worked for Sandinistas, Honeymooned in Cuba

[razorback-bert]

I am going to the Caribbean in February and will not be buying any Cuban cigars, too great a chance of fake or bad Cubans.

BTW, last trip, I bought some fake Dominican Cohibas.

[onedoug]

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