[Lizavetta]

On April 22, 2000, President Clinton, backed by the public and by each branch of government -- executive, judicial, legislative --

Huh? Is this writer sure about this?

[pcx99]

America did not lose its way. American's did what American's have always done: support strong familly values. When the boy's father wanted his son back that was it, case closed. Familly won out over politics and government, just as it always has and as we hope it always will.

It's simply not American to break up a familly to prove the superiority of our system. We do not kidnap children, ripping them from the arms of their parents and force them to stay in a foreign land to appease some sense of holier than thou.

Even after all these years, no writter will be able to spin this as a disgrace on America, or cast shame and doubt. The American people are right now, and we were right then.

[BigSkyFreeper]

The one thing I took away from the story when I saw it on CNN Headline News was the fact that Elian was just a mere prop for Fidel Castro to show the world Communism still works.

Elian blew out his candles and Fidel made a notoriously long speech.

[Tribune7]

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[RedWhiteBlue]

I will never forget Elian.

I will also never forget how this energized the Americans of Cuban descent in Florida to vote and to support the Republican ticket. Without that, Bush would have lost and Gore would now be our President. Something good did come out of the injustice after all.

[Agnes Heep]

I'm not superstitious by nature, but sometimes I can't help but think that Providence sent us Elian Gonzales in order to give us George Bush.

[Sunshine Sister]

Most Americans did not oppose granting him asylum. This article is wrong from the very start!

[cars for sale]

the Elian HOAX was planted on purpose and some here
I've spoken to in freepermail are familiar with why
but a start......find the "fisherman's" quote about finding the boy and then find the Coast Guard report
....trust this ole cowboy, it will floor ya

the jack booted thugs thing Elian ????? Castro wanted the boy back and Reno did it post haste

[Ahban]

Lest we forget, on Easter Sunday, Bill Clinton, the now disgraced, impeached ex-President, sent armed goons in the dead of night to remove the terrified child from his loving family and deliver him to the merciless tyrant Castro.

[Doe Eyes]

Fathers don't have parental rights. They are at best sperm donors.

[oceanview]

this kid kept Gore out of the white house, Bush won florida because of Elian, I am sure it tossed 538 votes (legal ones) to Bush.

[ml/nj]

the world has forgotten Elian

Not me!

ML/NJ

[Jimmy Valentine]

Bill Clinton and Janet Reno will burn in HELL for all of eternity for what they did to this child.

Regards,

[<1/1,000,000th%]

On April 22, 2000, President Clinton, backed by the public and by each branch of government -- executive, judicial, legislative --

The writer rights for a lefty newspaper and supported Clinton. So he just assumes we all think the same as the intellectually superior left.

[Lancey Howard]

On the other hand, if the Elian disgrace caused a mere 269 of Florida's Cuban-American voters to change their minds and vote Republican instead of Democrat.......