Posted on 05/25/2009 9:11:01 AM PDT by PJ-Comix
On May 11, your humble correspondent posted a story here about the lack of commentary on Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez's Generation Y threads at the Huffington Post. I pointed out that the Huffington Post folks basically yawned over a story reported by Yoani about how the Cuban government had a prohibition against Cubans accessing the Internet from hotels, which is about the only place where people down there can get on the Web.
My NewsBusters post went up at 22:00 ET and a little over a half hour later the comments started flooding in to add to the sole post that was there up until that time. As of now, there are 86 comments on that Yoani Sanchez thread which is very atypical. Usually, with one other exception where she got 26 comments, her HuffPo blogs, receive one or none in terms of responses. Why? Here was my explanation on May 11:
In many ways, the appearance of Cuban blogger, Yoani Sanchez, in the Huffington Post is a strange fit. Her posts tell "uncomfortable" truths that counter the leftwing attitude prevalent at the Huffington Post. However, few folks over there dare to attack her directly since she is not only talking the talk but walking the walk in that Communist island. So rather than argue with Yoani, most of her posts elicit little reaction.
The one big exception, as mentioned above, was her post about Cubans being denied Internet access. And now it seems the Cuban government has been forced to back down on this prohibition, thanks to the Web as Yoani has pointed out in her latest Generation Y blog:
(Excerpt) Read more at newsbusters.org ...
PING!
Wow! Read some of the lefty comments of the blog. These are most likely US citizens going to bat and pining for a communist regime. Idiots are looking for a freebie but don’t consider the cost.
“WOW” was my reaction also when I read the disingenuous comments by leftists attempting to kill the messenger rather than address the issues. It has gone beyond politics for those types, who would defend the denial of basic human rights, and murderous regimes. They just hate humanity. But I have known for a long time that leftists tend to “love mankind” but hate their fellow man.
Good job PJ, Yoani is one brave Freedom-nista...go Yoani!
What a bunch of deadhead losers posting @HuffPoo!
In other Man Bites Dog news - HuffPo unloaded on Castro in pretty stringent terms. Did Soros OK this?
David Wolper calls Castro on being a dictator. I wondered the reason for the left to turns its back on Castro. It likely the US media will distance themselves from him, because all the grotesque actions of his regime will come out and the US media will again look conspiratorial in their silence of a murderous leftist regime. Walter Duranty lives again.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-l-wolper/castro-never-mr-nice-guy_b_207230.html
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