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• The Cuban and the Danish Cartoonist

  
  
  

  Journalist and our friend Nelson Taylor Sol in Canada Free Press:

  A Danish cartoonist from a Cuban’s perspective

  My encounter with Kurt Westergaard was an unforgettable experience. Shaking his hand and spending over 3 hours with the man, was one of the greatest honors I have ever [...]

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• Lateeeno wisdom and graciousness courtesy of “Lateeeno spokesperson” Jorge Lopez

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  "Hey, sheriff Joe in Arizona – f--k you, you f--king puto!...How about that?! F--k you. You fat mother f--ker! F--k you. I said I was going to talk some s--t!. . F--k you Sheriff Joe, you f--king puto! F--k you. F--k you!"

  Lopez' entire graciousness from our' [...]

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• ‘The Colossus’ from the Roof of my House

  
  
  

  By Luis Felipe Rojas:

  “The Colossus” from the Roof of my House

  
  

  I owe this vignette to my friends Agnes and Cecile, in Toulouse.  They came to San German a couple of years ago, right when [...]

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• The Facts About Humanitarian Aide to Cuba

  
  
  

  Via Notes from the Cuban Exile Quarter:

  The Facts About Humanitarian Aide to Cuba

  "You’re entitled to your own opinions. You’re not entitled to your own facts." - Daniel Patrick Moynihan

  Ana Cecilia ship arrives in Cuba

  International news media are reporting that: "Cuba receives first US shipment in" [...]

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• Wisdom from the peanut gallery: The registry

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  Wow, you would think he would at least pick up an extra blender or two.

  Bmore on July 16, 2012 at 11:26 AM

  For an extra $50 Biden will give your daughter a drunken toast.

  Chuck Schick on July 16, 2012 at 11:30 AM

  Everybody’s special day is really all about [...]

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• From Cuba’s Paradise to America’s Hell

  
  
  

  The humor of Alfredo Pong:

  Translation:

  "Get on board, we're going to Cuba and we're taking lots of food and stuff!"

  "Thanks, but we already know paradise and now we we're on our way to hell to suffer a lot!"

  ' [...]
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• A Look Back at Pre-Castro Cuba – Part 3 of 4

  
  
  

  The third installment in a four part series written by Cuban American engineer, Humberto (Bert) Corzo (Part 1 & Part 2):

  A Look Back at Pre-Castro Cuba - Part 3 of 4

  PINAR DEL RIO PROVINCE: Pineapple processing; rice production and mineral industry.

  MATANZA PROVINCE: Varadero Beach; Canimar [...]

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• Yet, More Proof Why People Get The Government They Deserve

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  I think I, and other bloggers, take for granted that the bulk of the American people not only are privy to all the factual information that is out there that the MSM refuses to expose them to, but actually takes a moment to look for it in [...]

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• Cuban Princess Mariela Castro opens Facebook page just like Cuba

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  The elitist crown princess of Cuba, Mariela Castro, has created a Facebook page for her adoring fans. And while initially her page was open for comments, the Castro dictatorship's jet-setting royal princess quickly shut that feature down.

  Now, Princess Mariela's Facebook page is just like Cuba: You [...]

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• The welfare state run amok

  
  
  

  We're doing fine. Vamos bien.
  

  [...] A few scary factoids:

  – In the 1960s, there were 18 workers per Medicaid recipient. Today that number is 2.5.

  – The number of Americans on disability has risen 19% faster than jobs created during this recovery.

  – There are just 1.2 private' [...]

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