Castro hands power to brother during surgery

CNN ^ | 7/31/06 | CNN

[tdewey10]

Cuban President Fidel Castro is transferring power provisionally to brother Raul while he undergoes an operation, Cuban TV announces.

[economist-student]

I can't wait to go Miami!

Can you imagine the party they'll have down there?

[VA40]

On CNN again now

[Peach]

Are you watching CNN - massive demonstrations in Cuba. Rejoicing.

[VA40]

That's Miami "Little Havana"

[statered]

I haven't been over there in a while. That is certifiably the most insane crap I have ever seen.

What kind of idiot has a Karl Marx avatar? How much more descredited can a person be?

[tdewey10]

I think that's Miami.

[FreeManWhoCan]

Where was Bush?,
There was Bush!,
Sitting in Versailles, sipping capacionos
While Fidel Castro Dies.

[WestVirginiaRebel]

Oh, man... I so hope that Fidel is joining his Commie predecessors in Hell...it's been long overdue!

[Peach]

Oh, was it? I had JUST turned it on, posted and now CNN has gone to another story. Darn it.

[Peach]

Thanks for that correction; I'd just turned it on and now they've gone to another story.

[FreeManWhoCan]

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[bruinbirdman]

"My bet is that Raoul has a plane ready for him to make a run for Venezuela at a moment's notice."

How many pesos (make that Venezuelan excrementusos, Cuban pesos have no value) does Castro say he isn't worth?

yitbos

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Wonder if Hugo Chavez would like to take over Cuba.

Or perhaps China?

[VA40]

I don't think I get Univision. Cable news stinks! They actually get real "breaking news" but won't cut into their "regulary scheduled programming".

[DAVEY CROCKETT]

Ping to 328

[WestVirginiaRebel]

Castro In Hell

Castro arrives in The Bad Place.

Stalin: "Oh, good, you're finally here! We need another for Bridge. Khomeini is being a pain in the ass because he says he won't play with infidels!"

[VA40]

I've been to that part of Miami. There isn't much difference! (The best thing about Miami is that it's so close to the United States)

[ArmstedFragg]

Just for what it's worth, some of the Cuba oriented blogs are reporting that pro-Castro goon squads, armed with clubs and steel bars, are roaming Havana at the moment. The chances of seeing much in the way of celebration from there appear remote.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

When is the party oops, I mean funeral?

The MSM and Democrats can be counted upon to deliver a Wellstonian wake.

[Caramelgal]

A good cigar?

I have a grander dream. I dream of a free people, a Cuban Republic, a vibrant free market economy where all Cuban people have opportunity to succeed and thrive and are unburdened by the yoke of communism or an oppressive corrupt dictatorship of any kind or the corruption of organized crime, a great free county, a healthy, educated population, a friend and ally to the US, a paradise of beautiful beaches, lush mountains, beautiful free people* with all their great cultural heritage and pride and creativity, living in social, political and religious freedom, plenty of that great Cuban food, for natives and tourists and expatriates alike and full of that hypnotic Cuban music that makes me want to smile and sway and dance long into the night and needless to say golf courses galore! No kidding, I plan on retiring there some day :), And yes, this chick enjoys a good cigar occasionally too.

I hope I live to see this dream become a reality.

*Especially if the beautiful free people look anything like him - :),



Die now Castro, you corrupt bastard and all your pathetic minions and mini-me’s. Ultimately, Freedom and Freewill and the Human Spirit is greater in the tip of it’s pinky finger than the sum of all your evilness.