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Anniversary of a Castroite Massacre

45caliber Wrote: Jul 14, 2010 3:06 PM

GeorgiaGal: I remember that "immigration" from Cuba. In fact, a number of them were interned in Ft. Chaffey, near where I lived then. There was a saying at the time: "For every five people, two are criminals from Castro's jails, one is a homosexual Castro wants to get rid of, one is a spy, and the last one is a real immigrant put in to make the rest look good." And it was pretty close to the truth, too.

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Anniversary of a Castroite Massacre

In the predawn darkness of July 13, 1994, 72 desperate Cubans - old and young, male and female - sneaked aboard a decrepit but seaworthy tugboat in Havana harbor and set off for the U.S. and the prospect of freedom. Let Jack Nicholson label their captive homeland "a paradise!" Let Bonnie Raitt rasp out her ditty calling it a "Happy Little Island!" Let Ted Turner hail their slavemaster as a "Helluva guy!" Let Democratic party honcho Frank Mankiewics proclaim Castro "one of the most charming men I've ever met!" Let Michael Moore hail the glories of Cuba's healthcare in Sicko....

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