To many on the left, Communist Cuba and its’ leader-for-life, Fidel Castro, are roll models.
Back in April of this year three U.S. Congresspeople met with Fidel and came back singing his praises. During the campaign, Obama stated that he would be willing to meet with Castro, and during his Presidency has eased travel restrictions against Cuba. We also cannot forget the official Obama campaign office that proudly displayed the Cuban flag with “Che” Guevara on it.
The adulation however isn’t only among Democrat politicians. It is very well reported that very famous liberals (including Michael Moore, and Oliver Stone) have gone on record praising and defending Fidel Cuba.
In their drive to bash the United States, and prop up a dictator the don’t seem to mind that despite a public personal vow of poverty, Fidel Castro is apparently worth $900 million while his citizens starve, or that he jails political dissenters as a policy.
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HAVANA (AP) – A Cuban appeals court upheld a two-year prison sentence for “public dangerousness” against a man who became an Internet celebrity after his drunken rant about hunger on the island was captured by a film crew.
The court rejected Juan Carlos Gonzalez Marcos’ plea for leniency in central Havana on Thursday, according to Richard Rosollo, who observed the hearing on behalf of the Havana-based Cuban Commission on Human Rights and National Reconciliation, a leading rights group.
Gonzalez Marcos, known by the nickname Panfilo, appeared obviously inebriated when he burst into an interview for a documentary on Cuban music, waving his arms and screaming, “What we need here is a little bit of chow!”
He continued for more than 90 seconds, imploring the camera about how Cubans are going hungry in a country where the communist system is supposed to provide for all citizens’ basic needs.
Video of the tirade ended up on YouTube and was viewed more than 450,000 times after being posted in April. It became a rallying cry for exile groups in South Florida, where some hailed Gonzalez Marcos as one of the few Cubans who dare speak frankly about the difficulties of daily life on the island.
In a second video posted on YouTube, Gonzalez Marcos expressed regret that his outburst was used for political ends—but that wasn’t enough to sway the appeals court. Rosollo said Gonzalez Marcos was returned to a prison outside Havana after the hearing.
Tags: Congressional Black Caucas, Cuba, Gonzalez Marcos, Leftists, Liberals, Oliver Stone, Protesting
