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Home Front: Politix
Exploding Cigar II: Florida's Democrats panic after Bernie Sanders blows a kiss to Castro
2020-02-25
[American Thinker] Bernie Sanders has always had a soft spot for Fidel Castro and the communist dictatorship the latter created. But instead of keeping it to himself and off the air, he went all out to praise Cuba's brutal regime for its phony "literacy" and "free" health care on 60 Minutes. Now Florida's Democrats are panicking.

According to the Miami Herald:
During that interview, a clip of which aired on CBS Sunday night, Sanders counted healthcare and education among the reasons that the Cuban people didn't rise up and overthrow Castro after his 1959 revolution.

"You know, when Fidel Castro came into office, you know what he did? He had a massive literacy program," Sanders told Cooper. "Is that a bad thing? Even though Fidel Castro did it?"

"There are a lot of dissidents imprisoned in Cuba," Cooper said to Sanders.

That's a big ‐ real big ‐ exploding cigar.

The only reason people didn't overthrow Castro was their great love of all his "free" health care? No, he tortured, killed, and imprisoned them first. Crap like that is likely to cost the Democrats Florida.
Posted by:Besoeker

#15  #9 Agreed. This is playing with fire.

Bernie should lose, but who knows what circumstances will be in play by Election Day?

And if he loses, he's still shown that a Commie can take over one of the two major parties.

From there, it's not much distance to electing one.

And counting on Establishment libs to control their crazies isn't much of a strategy, in light of Chris Matthews being brought to heel and Krugman already running interference for Sanders' rep.

They'll fall in line with the Bolsheviks quite quickly and easily when the rubber meets the road.
Posted by: charger   2020-02-25 17:34  

#14  Don't forget about the Autobahn Fidel built.
Posted by: European Conservative   2020-02-25 16:35  

#13  Trump's a lock-in to win?

That's exactly what they said about Hillary.

Everyone saying, LOL SANDERS SUCKS LOL is just ensuring his upset victory. It's going to be a ton of hard work no matter who the Dems nominate and don't forget they're going to cheat their asses off with illegal aliens and voter fraud.
Posted by: Herb McCoy   2020-02-25 15:57  

#12  If you like your Cuban doctor...
Snark O'The Day
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2020-02-25 12:49  

#11  Communism, Bernie? Seriously?
Sanders is like some cave man dude that got frozen in a glacier and slept thru the entire 20th century and missed the horror.
Posted by: SteveS   2020-02-25 12:41  

#10  During that interview, a clip of which aired on CBS Sunday night, Sanders counted healthcare and education among the reasons that the Cuban people didn't rise up and overthrow Castro after his 1959 revolution.
People didn't rise up? Maybe it had something to do with the many deaths before a firing squad, long stints at the Isle of Pines or the disappearances of Cubans in the middle of the night. What a dangerous moron.
Why Cubans didn’t rise up. Same as many other socialist and communist governments.
Posted by: JohnQC   2020-02-25 11:40  

#9  Be careful what you wish for, Darth. The (current) fly in the ointment is if the coronavirus causes a significant economic downturn. Which the MFM is pushing for HARD. Establishment donks may claim to be terrified of Sanders, but the MFM is lighting candles in their closet Marx shrines for him.
Posted by: PBMcL   2020-02-25 11:02  

#8  1972 again
Posted by: Lex   2020-02-25 10:07  

#7  May be good just to give Bernie the nomination and watch the electoral slaughter happen. Purge the far left from the party after that and start rebuilding.
Posted by: DarthVader   2020-02-25 10:06  

#6  ...yep.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2020-02-25 08:48  

#5  I once asked a very large Cuban-American of my acquaintance what he thought about normalizing relations with Castro's Cuba. It was like stepping on a landmine.
Posted by: Matt   2020-02-25 08:03  

#4  For those of you not famialar with Miami, the website explains it best!
"ABOUT
Versailles Restaurant, The World’s Most Famous Cuban Restaurant, has been serving tasty Cuban cuisine and culture to the South Florida community and tourists from around the world for four decades. Soon after it opened its doors in 1971, Versailles quickly became the gathering place and unofficial town square for Miami’s Cuban exiles. Today, it remains the unrelenting gauge of the community’s pulse. Not surprisingly, Versailles is typically the first place politicians visit locally to garner support from the Cuban exile community, and the restaurant is equally a favorite among the media for gathering commentary and footage of the community’s take on social and political issues. It is not uncommon to see local, national and international media set up camp in Versailles’ parking lot, where they’re sure to get a flood of local viewpoints."
Posted by: Crerese Slalet3053   2020-02-25 07:57  

#3  I think he should go to Miami, he really needs to vist this place https://www.versaillesrestaurant.com
Perfect venue for talking about your love for Fidel!
Posted by: Crerese Slalet3053   2020-02-25 07:53  

#2  Get the word moving that "the Bern" will assist all communist governments worldwide in "repatriating" their refugee citizens in America for "re-education" purposes. That should do it.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2020-02-25 07:41  

#1  FL's gone. So is OH.
If the Dems lose PA, it's over.
If they lose MI and WI, it's over.
If they nominate the arm-waving, finger-pointing Lenin impersonator, it's over.
Posted by: Lex   2020-02-25 01:39  

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