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De Blasio apologizes for quoting Cuban revolutionary Che Guevara in Miami
n y post ^ | June 27, 2019 | Julia Marsh and Joe Tacopino

Posted on 06/27/2019 9:07:03 PM PDT by BenLurkin

The eyes of the world are on this airport, the eyes of the world are on Miami-Dade,” de Blasio told the workers, before ending with, “Hasta la victoria, siempre.”

The phrase translates to “Ever on to victory!” and was a mantra for Guevara, one of Fidel Castro’s top lieutenants.

That did not sit well in Miami, a hub for anti-Castro Cuban exiles.

Local politicians, including Florida state Sen. Jose Javier Rodríguez, called on Hizzoner to apologize.

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio also ripped de Blasio for the bone headed choice of phrase.

“I did not know the phrase I used in Miami today was associated with Che Guevara & I did not mean to offend anyone who heard it that way,” he tweeted.

“I certainly apologize for not understanding that history. I only meant it as a literal message to the striking airport workers that I believed they would be victorious in their strike.”

De Blasio, who honeymooned in Havana and traveled to Nicaragua in 1988 to support the Sandinistas, also appeared on CNN where he claimed ignorance.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: US: New York
KEYWORDS: che; cheguevara; deblasio
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1 posted on 06/27/2019 9:07:03 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

That tune plays in New York City, not Miami.


2 posted on 06/27/2019 9:08:56 PM PDT by ptsal
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To: ptsal

But he said it in Spanish. How do you say bu-bye in Spanish. LOL


3 posted on 06/27/2019 9:11:17 PM PDT by healy61
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To: BenLurkin

The biggest communist running and he didn’t know what means? Yeah, right.


4 posted on 06/27/2019 9:11:45 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: healy61

Hasta nunca, baby.


5 posted on 06/27/2019 9:12:47 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: BenLurkin
CheBlasio.

That will stick to him forever, particularly if PDJT45 picks it up and clobbers the Rats with it. Let's see how many Rat clowns denounce CheBlasio immediately!

6 posted on 06/27/2019 9:13:46 PM PDT by rfp1234 (NBC: Putting the TURD in Saturday.)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom
he didn’t know what (it) means?

You are spot on; you're my Internet Winner for the Day!

7 posted on 06/27/2019 9:15:52 PM PDT by Ace's Dad (Trump in 2020!)
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To: BenLurkin

.............. Liberals really do not know what the nature and origin of their demigods are.


8 posted on 06/27/2019 9:16:53 PM PDT by R_Kangel ("A nation of sheep will beget a nation ruled by wolves")
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To: healy61
But he said it in Spanish. How do you say bu-bye in Spanish. LOL

Lol, AMF. The first word being adios ;-)

9 posted on 06/27/2019 9:17:40 PM PDT by broken_clock (Go Trump!)
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To: BenLurkin

Ever notice that Communist pigs like Che Guevara are romanticized and fawned over? If Nazism and Fascism are reviled, as well as they should, then Communists deserved to be scorned too. Because Communists have killed far more people than all of the world’s wars in history combined.


10 posted on 06/27/2019 9:17:56 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Isn't it funny that the very people who scream "My body, my choice" wants a say in your healthcare?)
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To: healy61

Adios mutha f***er!


11 posted on 06/27/2019 9:18:38 PM PDT by Equine1952 (Get yourself a ticket on a common mans train of thought. ))
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To: ptsal

Doesn’t mother ####ing play on Staten Island.

Unless you want to leave on a stretcher.

We’re part of the city BTW.


12 posted on 06/27/2019 9:21:02 PM PDT by dp0622 (The Left should know if Trump is kicked out of office, it is WAR!)
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To: BenLurkin

“I’m sorry for saying what I meant to say.”
Media:: “OK1”

LOL!


13 posted on 06/27/2019 9:24:06 PM PDT by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
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To: BenLurkin

So his second honeymoon in Pyongyang next month isn’t such a good idea?


14 posted on 06/27/2019 9:27:50 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You can't invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: BenLurkin

Rut ro raggy
Stick a fork in him, he’s done
I know these Cubans and they don’t like Dems to begin with.
After that comment he’s toast


15 posted on 06/27/2019 9:42:30 PM PDT by Keyhopper (Indians had bad immigration laws)
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To: Equine1952
Or as Rick Perry would say, adios, mofo! LOL
16 posted on 06/27/2019 9:42:46 PM PDT by Night Hides Not (Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Gonzales! Come and Take It!)
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To: healy61

adiós cabrón


17 posted on 06/27/2019 9:49:59 PM PDT by bigbob (Trust Trump. Trust the Plan.)
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To: ptsal

He can’t sing in NYC either


18 posted on 06/27/2019 9:53:45 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: BenLurkin
“I did not know the phrase I used in Miami today was associated with Che Guevara

De Blasio, who honeymooned in Havana and traveled to Nicaragua in 1988 to support the Sandinistas

¡Mentiroso!

19 posted on 06/27/2019 10:00:04 PM PDT by kevao (BIBLICAL JESUS: Give your money to the poor. SOCIALIST JESUS: Give your neighbor's money to the poor)
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Umm....

Che was not a Cuban. Argentinian.

Only spent about 10 years in Cuba.


20 posted on 06/27/2019 10:00:35 PM PDT by LegendHasIt
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