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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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To: LegendHasIt

True. But isn’t he best known as one of Castro’s revolutionaries?


21 posted on 06/27/2019 10:22:10 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: BenLurkin

Wilhelmina De Commie-O has no need to “claim” his ignorance. Res ipsa loquitur.


22 posted on 06/27/2019 10:43:07 PM PDT by jazminerose (Adorable Deplorable)
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To: rfp1234

That’s PDJT 45, 46, et seq.


23 posted on 06/27/2019 10:45:14 PM PDT by jazminerose (Adorable Deplorable)
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To: BenLurkin

He says he didn’t know it was Che. Maybe. If so, it means he heard it from one of the commie revolutionaries he hangs with. Either way, spouting commie revolutionary slogans out to victims of communism isn’t going to be smoothed over with a fake apology.


24 posted on 06/27/2019 11:25:26 PM PDT by pepsi_junkie (Often wrong, but never in doubt!)
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To: BenLurkin

How could NYC elect such a DrBozio?


25 posted on 06/27/2019 11:42:38 PM PDT by The_Media_never_lie (Investigate! Investigate! There are charges yet to fabricate!)
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To: healy61

Adios cabron!(’’Good bye son of a bitch’’)


26 posted on 06/28/2019 12:07:00 AM PDT by jmacusa ("If wisdom is not the Lord, what is wisdom?''.)
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To: BenLurkin

27 posted on 06/28/2019 3:56:37 AM PDT by Travis McGee (EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom
Hey knows and he thought he knew all about the flavors to whom he was pandering.

Just because their skin is darker, doesn’t mean they’re marxist morons.

28 posted on 06/28/2019 4:10:34 AM PDT by NativeSon ( Grease the floor with Crisco when I dance the Disco)
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To: jazminerose

“That’s PDJT 45, 46, et seq.”

“et seq.”. I like it!! FDR had four terms; why not DJT?


29 posted on 06/28/2019 4:15:42 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam (Worry ends where faith begins.)
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To: BenLurkin
I did not know the phrase I used in Miami today was associated with Che Guevara yeah, right...

30 posted on 06/28/2019 4:18:32 AM PDT by Chode (Send bachelors, and come heavily armed!)
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To: BenLurkin

Give liberals enough power and they’ll all quote Che, “Listo, apunta, fuego!”


31 posted on 06/28/2019 5:03:47 AM PDT by fungoking (Tis a pleasure to live in the 0zarks)
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32 posted on 06/28/2019 5:06:27 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: rfp1234

It won’t stick.

If Hillary didn’t get tagged with her “venceremos” connections (and she was an actual candidate, unlike Warren Wilhelm), it wont even leave a scratch.


33 posted on 06/28/2019 5:10:18 AM PDT by Jim Noble (1)
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To: BenLurkin
.....” I did not mean to offend anyone who heard it that way,”

Did you get that? The problem wasn’t that he quoted the monster Che, it’s that you HEARD it that way.

34 posted on 06/28/2019 5:15:05 AM PDT by liberalh8ter (The only difference between flash mob 'urban yutes' and U.S. politicians is the hoodies.)
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To: Gene Eric; dp0622; healy61

This does not sound like a groundswell of grass roots support. /humor


35 posted on 06/28/2019 7:43:35 AM PDT by ptsal
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To: The_Media_never_lie

He won by default— super low turnout— apathy


36 posted on 06/28/2019 8:40:23 AM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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