United States officials fly to Cuba, not to interrogate enemy combatants at Gitmo, but to meet with the Castro boys in hopes of easing the 50-year tensions between the two nations. So how is all this hope and change working for you so far? Read more about it below, see photos, and watch a videol.
Fidel Castro, Barack Obama
A congressional delegation featuring some of the more annoying members of the Black Congressional Caucus met with both of Cuba’s marxist dictators, Fidel Castro (he’s alive!) and his baby brother Raul this week in an attempt to normalize relations between the two countries.
The result? Fidel Castro declared: ‘How can we help President Obama?’ followed up by the Cuban government releasing a statement in which Castro says one of the members of Congress told him that the United States should ‘apologize’ to Cuba. The statement also said that one of the congressmen told the former leader that despite the victory by President Obama, U.S. society is still ‘racist.’ Sadly, knowing the history and practices of the CBC, I believe Fidel’s statement!
Representatives Barbara Lee (D-Oakland), Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill.) and Emanuel Cleaver II (D-Mo.) were the members to meet with The ‘Bearded’ One and had nothing but praise for the Castro brothers. Other members of the delegation were Representatives Mel Watt (D-N.C.), Marcia L. Fudge (D-Ohio), Michael M. Honda (D-San Jose) and Laura Richardson (D-Long Beach). Here are some of their assessments:
“This is the dawning of a new day,” Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., declared. “Fifty years of foolishness is over. It’s time for the children to sit in the corner and the adults to take over.”
“I’m convinced Raul Castro wants a normal relationship with the United States,” Lee said after the meeting with the 77-year-old. “He’s serious.”
“I think that what really surprised me, but also endeared me to him [Raul], was his keen sense of humor, his sense of history and his basic human qualities,” Rush said. “I intend to do everything that I can when we get back to the States to make sure that normalization with our relationship with Cuba is given proper consideration both within the House of Representatives and the neighborhoods of America.”
‘Normal relationship’ with the US? ‘Endeared’? Are you serious? Let all the political prisoners in the Cuban gulags go free; answer the questions of the families of the ‘missing’; unify fractured families; deal with the blatant human rights violations committed on the Cuban people; practice freedom instead of tyranny; then we talk – maybe.
On the heels of Obama’s European Apology Tour, is this not more evidence of the Fantasy Foreign Policy of Appeasement for the Obama Administration? Seriously, if anyone were to ever apologize to Cuba it would most likely be The One.
Hopechangery run amuck.
More photos and a video from Obama, Castro: Apologize to Cuba? are below.
Obama, Castro: Apologize to Cuba?
Obama, Castro: Apologize to Cuba? Video
Photo of Barack Obama: WENN
April 7th, 2009 at 10:57 pm
But…if we lift the trade embargo against Cuba, won’t Rush be able to get some more of those cigars that he loves so much? Hey, wait a minute. Raul, Rush. Them names are mighty similar. Do I smell a conspiracy? If you think that anyone gives a tinker’s damn about the political prisoners in Cuba, on either side, then you are in La La Land. But Cuban cigars? THE BEST IN THE WORLD. And from what I’ve heard Obama hisself has been known to smoke, too.
April 8th, 2009 at 5:02 am
These 6 congressmen are an embassement to the office. Why do liberals love brutal dictors so much?
As for the cigars, you can get them in Mexico and they are good but not the best in the world. Some of that comes from them being forbidden.
April 8th, 2009 at 5:56 am
Cigars and names with similarities shows where your heads at, jeez.
I guess Arch and Obama forgot that Cuba is making plans for Chinese weaponry support off its coast not too far from Florida while Castros Mini Me is trying to hook up with Chavez who at the same time is looking for some goodies from Russia.
This whole scene reminds me of some dork in a biker bar running around with his tail between his legs buying em all beers thinking hes making friends.
“Why do liberals love brutal dictors so much? ”
Becos dey fight against de een justees por dee leetle peeple
April 8th, 2009 at 6:29 am
Liberals love brutal dictators because like them they are a bunch of cowards and the Party of misfits. Not even a shell of their former self. John Kennedy would be ashamed to even claim to be of their party.
They have let the gays, tree huggers and atheists has taken over this party.
They will not only tolerate these dictators, they will support them. Obama’s answer is to sit and talk to them and apoligize for American being a great nation with freedom.
That may work in the world of community organizers, but in the real world it will get people killed. Can we get a grown-up in the Oval office?
April 8th, 2009 at 7:33 am
“Can we get a grown-up in the Oval office?”
Can we form friendships with other nations so they don’t conspire against us to blow us all to Kingdom Come?
Can we open up Cuba to Americans so I can buy a timeshare and sip cuba libres with my wife?
The beauty of America lies in its duplicity. By this, I mean we can have a leader who pushes to bring our wonderful democracy to other countries and exert our God-given power, but then we can have another leader who can rebuild the burned bridges of international engagements.
It might behoove you, George, to appreciate the value of this President. You never know when, like Rome, a once-great nation will fall to pieces as the natural ebb and flow of civilization would indicate. In that situation, we would need a global community for support.
We’re not on Earth by ourselves, mon ami!
April 8th, 2009 at 8:23 am
Jig,
I will appreciate Barry in Charge when he actually gets something done. All he knows how do do is read speeches, kiss the butts of dictators and spend money we don’t have. Like all liberals you are in love with the words spoken and blind to the non-action taken.
I know we are not alone on earth. We are country that people of other nations want to come to and live and work. Freedom has a cost attached to it.
April 8th, 2009 at 10:53 am
“Can we form friendships with other nations so they don’t conspire against us to blow us all to Kingdom Come?”
When are you guys going to realize that there are no frienships when it comes to money and ideology ?
You guys expect these countries on this planet to get along the same way you expect everyone in this country to get along. Aint gonna happen.
People just like countries all have their own customs, values, morals and ethics that they go by. All friendship goes to hell when one countrys people are starving just like my friendship with anyone would go to hell if my family were starving. I’ll do what I have to to feed them if it means eating you yourself.
Business is business, stop trying to fudge the lines between cordial respect for each other to exist and the will to survive or even excell.
Thats why we will never get along and instead just need to learn how to deal with the differences and kick the crap outtta anyone who screws with us or set those straight who hinders our progress.
On another note.
Obama is not doing us any favors by giving these countries the impression that we will be tolerant of murderous radicals disguised in a culture/religion they have hijacked. Or that they can keep building weapons they have expressed are for wiping an entire people off the map (instead he gave em 900 million bucks)
Bowing like he did in front of the Arabs was the most disgusting visual display of this weakness I have ever seen. Traditionally bowing was a sign of trust and respect, but you also never bow so low that you cant see your opponent.
To bow so low that your safety is completely in his hands is foolish. All his policies , statements and actions so far can all be depicted in that one display in front of the Arabs that showed complete pathetic submission to someone who cannot be trusted.
Theres a huge difference between saying you’ll sit at the table with people and apologizing for defending your country before you even sit down.
Besides that, everyone knows he needs money so its a little hard to take his sentiments seriously. Merkel, Sarkzy and the gang said “yea, we’ll cocktail with you, but were not gonna pay your debt off”
The pageantry and formalities were all very nice but basically he got nowhere.
April 8th, 2009 at 6:19 pm
Wow, this is pretty early for the DNC to be writing off Florida for 2010, but without Cuban-American votes on the Democrat side of the ticket, this could be a very different election from what we saw in November. Cuban-Americans are fiercely loyal and they don’t like it when someone lies to them. This will be seen as betrayal unless Castro totally renounces his association with other communist nations and lifts his people back into the 21st century. Of course, we could always send Michael Moors along with them. Maybe Castro will keep them.
June 24th, 2009 at 3:36 am
I think the heading is a good one. In the fight between two governmnts the general public always suffer.
It is unfortunate if the report that the United States should ‘apologize’ to Cuba and despite the victory by President Obama, U.S. society is still ‘racist.’
http://www.gocubans.com