Fidel Castro; Historians Have Absolved Him “You may pronounce me guilty,” declared Adolf Hitler during the trial in 1924 for his failed Rathaus putsch, “but the eternal court of history will absolve me.” “Condemn me, it doesn’t matter” declared Fidel Castro during the trial in 1953 for his failed Moncada putsch, “history will absolve...
The Mainstream Media and the Castro Succession So what’s going on in Cuba? Nobody has seen nor heard from either Fidel or his supossed successor ,Raul, in over a week and all foreign reporters are barred entry to the island. In the meantime, Cuba’s military is on combat alert and reservists are called up...
U.S. Reporter Attacked by Castro Goons in Argentina It only took fifity years but a U.S. reporter finally asked Fidel Castro a pertinent question. This journalistic landmark took place last week while Castro visited Argentina. Castro (naturally) went ballistic. Why, the NERVE!!”You’re a mercenary paid by the Bush!” he shrieked. “Who pays you? You’ll...
Behind the Scenes With Dan Rather Dan Rather is back. Mark Cuban recently signed the cashiered and disgraced anchor to host a weekly newsmagazine on his high-definition cable and satellite network HDNet. The deal came down not a moment too soon. Dan had seemed a bit cranky lately. “It took her (Katie Couric) 15...
A children’s school book titled “Let’s Go to Cuba” depicts Castro’s fiefdom as a combination Emerald City and Willi Wonka’s Chocolate Factory. Some American parents of Cuban heritage noticed it and filed a complaint with the Miami-Dade school board, who voted to remove the book from the public school library. The ACLU claims to...
Illegals Love Mexico and Che The 62 senators who voted “yea” on last week’s immigration bill apparently missed all the May Day marches. Either that, or these Senators were blind to the marchers’ symbols and deaf to the marchers’ chants. Describing our legislative magnificoes as “out of touch,” misses it. The mainstream media showed...
By Humberto Fontova Andy Garcia blew it big-time with his movie The Lost City. He blew it with the mainstream critics that is. Almost unanimously, they’re ripping a movie 16 years in the making. In this engaging drama of a middle-class Cuban family crumbling during free Havana’s last days, in which he both directs...
By Humbeto Fontova That clique of noisy, well-heeled and politically powerful south Florida voters is at it again. And as usual, Governor Jeb Bush and Senator Mel Martinez are pandering shamelessly. Never mind the national interest. This cantankerous group’s archaic prejudices still prevail. Never mind simple logic. Their emotions still guide our national policy...
Imagine an exalted academic, author and Washington political advisor spouting–and for public consumption– any of the following phrases: “those truly repellent New York Jews,” or “those truly repellent Detroit Negroes,” or “those truly repellent Los Angeles Mexicans”Imagine the media hullabaloo, the orgy of indignant squawking, the affected frowns, the finger pointing, the gasps. Trent...
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