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What Does the American Left Really Want?
https://townhall.com/columnists/laurahollis/2016/12/01/what-does-the-american-left-really-want-n2253072
– Homosexuals in Castro's Cuba were rounded up and sent to forced labor camps, where they were beaten, buried alive, tied up naked with…
Responses to Castro's Death Reveal Wide Chasm Between Obama, Trump
https://townhall.com/columnists/jackiegingrichcushman/2016/1…castros-death-reveal-wide-chasm-between-obama-trump-n2253071
– "We know that this moment fills Cubans - in Cuba and in the United States - with powerful emotions, recalling the countless ways in … "While Cuba remains a totalitarian island, it is my hope that today marks a move away from the horrors endured for too long, and toward … We knew that in Cuba, eventually we would die, just like we had seen neighbors die, and so-and-so disappeared.…
Fidel Castro Before the Judgment Seat
https://townhall.com/columnists/jerrynewcombe/2016/12/01/fidel-castro-before-the-judgment-seat-n2253069
– this lesson” that socialism fails and ushers in nothing but death and misery: “We saw Fidel Castro in the 1960s come to power in Cuba … And Cuba was a fairly prosperous country before.” For this piece, I reached out to Dr. … Armando Valladares, the famous Cuban patriot who spent 22 years in one of Fidel Castro's gulags in Cuba and author ofAgainst All Hope…
Castro a Hero to Useful Idiots, but Not to Those He'd Broken
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnkass/2016/12/01/castro-a-hero-to-useful-idiots-but-not-to-those-hed-broken-n2252838
– And the impact of thermonuclear war would have been enormous, indeed, with Castro inviting the Soviet missiles to Cuba. … He'd been a police officer in Havana before the communist revolution in Cuba, and later was put in prison, and got out, somehow. … And wherever our ship went, so did he, as long as it wasn't Cuba.…
Fidel Castro Is Dead
https://townhall.com/columnists/joeconnor/2016/11/30/fidel-castro-is-dead-n2252845
– I spent a week in Cuba this year and went to the razor wire border with Cuba at our Guantanamo Bay Naval Base; the wire keeping Cubans … in, rather than Americans out with the Orwellian sign reading, “Republica de Cuba, Territorio Libre de America.” … Shakur) among the reported 70 US fugitives currently in Cuba.…
Will President Trump Force Cuba to Return Convicted Cop Killer Assata Shakur?
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2016/11/30/will-p…trump-bring-back-cop-killer-assata-shakur-from-cuba-n2251836
– If Cuba is unwilling to make a better deal for the Cuban people, the Cuban/American people and the U.S. as a whole, I will terminate … Shakur has been living in Cuba for three decades after killing New Jersey State Trooper Werner Foerster in 1973. … It should be noted the United States does not have an extradition treaty with Cuba, making the task more difficult.   …
Trump Has a Point About Illegal Votes
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnandandyschlafly/2016/11/30/draft-n2252561
– Senate race was more like something found in Cuba or other one-party systems.…
Still Honoring Castro and His Debacle
https://townhall.com/columnists/brentbozellandtimgraham/2016/11/30/still-honoring-castro-and-his-debacle-n2252502
– their graves by touting how Castro "was considered, even to this day, the George Washington of his country among those who remain in Cuba … The Times' headline read, "A Revolutionary Who Defied the U.S. and Held Cuba In His Thrall." … The Post headline was slightly more balanced: "Revolutionary remade Cuba: Dictator who defied U.S. was loathed, beloved."…
Why Does the Left Go Easy on Dictators?
https://townhall.com/columnists/benshapiro/2016/11/30/why-does-the-left-go-easy-on-dictators-n2252347
– He said, "We remember fondly our visits with him in Cuba and his love of his country." … Russian dictator Vladimir Putin sent a telegram to Cuban President Raul Castro, saying, "Free and independent Cuba, which (Fidel Castro … And Held Cuba in His Thrall." Dictators everywhere are safe so long as leftism reigns.…
Even in Death, Castro Still has 'Useful Idiots'
https://townhall.com/columnists/jonahgoldberg/2016/11/30/even-in-death-castro-still-has-useful-idiots-n2252339
– American political dissidents, homosexuals, journalists and the clergy, just like in Cuba, can languish in prison or internal exile … They loved Cuba for many of the reasons they hate Israel (despite its exemplary literacy rate and universal health care system). … They think -- wrongly -- that Israel is an extension of Western colonialism while Cuba was a rejection of it.…
Donald Trump Appears To Have Made His Pick For Treasury Secretary
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2016/11/29/donald-tr…ppears-to-have-made-his-pick-for-treasury-secretary-n2252479
– He could also help lead any effort to roll back President Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran and opening to Cuba by reimposing sanctions…
Of Course: Obama is Sending an Unofficial Delegation to Fidel Castro's Funeral
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2016/11/29/white…will-not-send-a-delegation-to-fidel-castros-funeral-n2252372
– Ambassador to Cuba Jeffery DeLaurentis will be present. Earnest argues this isn't an "official" presidential delegation. … I can tell you however that Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes will attend the service as will the top U.S. diplomat in Cuba … #Cuba — Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) November 26, 2016…
Humberto Fontova Destroys Soledad O'Brien For Defending Obama's 'Complicated' Comments About Castro's Legacy
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2016/11/29/humbe…ontova-destroys-soledad-obrien-for-defending-castro-n2252190
– to set the record straight on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” when Soledad O’Brien tried to defend the idea that Fidel Castro’s regime in Cuba … They drove 20 times as many people to die trying to escape from Cuba as died trying to escape East Germany, and we’re hearing about … Under Batista, Cuba had a higher standard of living than most of Europe.”…
Time to Get On With It
https://townhall.com/columnists/billmurchison/2016/11/29/time-to-get-on-with-it-n2251994
– economy; cutting taxes; naming a conservative to the Supreme Court; dealing with Russia and also with long-oppressed, long-suffering Cuba
The Left's Love Affair with Fidel Castro
https://townhall.com/columnists/calthomas/2016/11/29/the-lefts-love-affair-with-fidel-castro-n2251823
– That's an understatement as the thousands who have risked their lives over the years to escape from Cuba have testified. … Rabel reported, "There is, in Cuba, government intrusion into everyone's life, from the moment he is born until the day he dies. … The left, so concerned about human rights in America and other non-communist countries, ignores their violations in Cuba.…
Throwing Off the PC Shackles
https://townhall.com/columnists/robertknight/2016/11/29/throwing-off-the-pc-shackles-n2251785
– numbers of people, nor do you need to line them up and shoot them, as they did in Soviet Russia, Communist China, North Korea and Cuba
NYT's Helene Cooper Dismisses the 'America-Centric' View of Castro
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/gabriellamuñoz/2016/11/28/nyts…cooper-dismisses-the-americacentric-view-of-castro-n2251926
– Fidel’s Castro’s death on Friday came as a relief for many in America, particularly those who either escaped or whose parents fled Cuba
White House on Fidel Castro Brutality: He Ordered Bad 'Activities'
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2016/11/28/white-house-fidel-castro-engaged-in-some-bad-activities-n2251854
– For Cuba. — Ana Navarro (@ananavarro) November 26, 2016 WATCH: " Fidel Castro... was a tyrant. He was a killer. … He was a liar." - @TomLlamasABC, whose parents fled Cuba. https://t.co/ukoRAvyomD — Good Morning America (@GMA) November 26, 2016…
Obama, Biden Will Not Be Going to Castro's Funeral
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2016/11/28/obama-biden-to-skip-castro-funeral-n2251858
– Earnest pushed back on that criticism, saying that the president’s policy of openness toward Cuba is the best way to force the country…
Here Are Five Outrageous Responses to Fidel Castro's Death
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2016/11/28/here-a…five-of-the-worst-responses-to-fidel-castros-death-n2251735
– It was also a real honour to meet his three sons and his brother President Raúl Castro during my recent visit to Cuba. … We join the people of Cuba today in mourning the loss of this remarkable leader.” 3) President Barack Obama At this time of Fidel … “He led a revolution in Cuba that led social improvements for his people.”…
The Left Continues to Self-Destruct
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbrown/2016/11/28/the-left-continues-to-selfdestruct-n2251695
– athletic prowess, noting, “Soon after coming to power, Castro recognized the potential benefits of national excellence in athletics and Cuba
'Pathetic:' Rubio, Cruz Blast Obama Statement on Castro's Death
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2016/11/28/pathetic-rubio-cruz-blast-obamas-statement-on-castro-death-n2251434
– #Cuba — Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) November 26, 2016 Fellow Cuban-American Senate conservative Ted Cruz echoed his onetime … It was also a real honour to meet his three sons and his brother President Raúl Castro during my recent visit to Cuba. … We join the people of Cuba today in mourning the loss of this remarkable leader.”…
Why all that Dancing in the Streets of Miami?
https://townhall.com/columnists/humbertofontova/2016/11/28/why-all-that-dancing-in-the-streets-of-miami-n2251645
– Farm collectivization was no more voluntary in Cuba than in the Ukraine. And Cuba’s kulaks had guns–at first anyway. … Cuba has very high literacy, and Castro has brought great health care to his country." (Barbara Walters.) … “Without the help of the New York Times, the Revolution in Cuba would never have been.”…
Trump ‘Absolutely’ Willing to Reverse Thawing of Cuban Relations
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/jasonhopkins/2016/11/28/trump…lutely-willing-to-reverse-thawing-of-cuba-relations-n2251474
– Reince Priebus told viewers that president-elect Trump is “absolutely” willing to reverse the thawing of diplomatic relations between Cuba … “There’s going to have to be some movement from Cuba in order to have a relationship with the United States.” … Eager to reach any historic deal to cement his legacy, Obama gave in to many concessions without seeing much in return from Cuba -…
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