Castro Steps Down!!!!!!!

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The beginning of the end.

He may still be alive, but he's definitely no longer dictator of Cuba!

Fidel Castro has resigned.

The "President" announced his plans earlier today, in a statement published quietly overnight without advance warning in the online edition of the Communist Party daily Granma.

"I will not aspire nor accept—I repeat I will not aspire or accept—the post of President of the Council of State and Commander in Chief," said Castro.

The tyrant's brother, Raul, 76, is expected to take his place when the National Assembly meets this Sunday.

Fidel, 81, has not been seen in public since July of 2006.

His dark rule over the isle of Cuba lasted 49 years.

    Posted: Feb 19, 2008 at 6:30 am / Email this  »

    356 comments to “Castro Steps Down!!!!!!!”

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    1. Linda says – reply to this


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      wow his brother is no spring chicken, either.

    2. nessa says – reply to this


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      FIRST BABY!!!

    3. one more thing... says – reply to this


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      don't try to get all political on us you queer! focus on what you know best….made up hollywood bullshit drama. AMEN

    4. tatti says – reply to this


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      tatttttttiiii

    5. eki says – reply to this


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      done it

      finallllllllly

    6. nessa says – reply to this


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      GOOD!! FINALLY~!!.. && i can't believe i was actually first…lol! woo hooo!!!

    7. d says – reply to this


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      Get a real ruler…
      OPEN CUBA!!

      drop the old-ass brother, too

    8. WHAT?! says – reply to this


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      Well shall see, shan't we?!!!!!

    9. wow says – reply to this


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      wow

    10. thank god says – reply to this


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      thank god

    11. gosh says – reply to this


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      was he actually seen making the speech?

    12. angela says – reply to this


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      YAY!!! Awesome news.

    13. jimbo says – reply to this


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      I thought you were SURE he was dead a while ago. What to believe?

    14. Sean says – reply to this


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      ha ha he survived for nearly 50 years …don't parade in the streets of Miami yet..NOTHING will change in Cuba

    15. Yooohoooo says – reply to this


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      told u so!!!!!

    16. fuck says – reply to this


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      fuck him

    17. BOBA says – reply to this


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      Mario, you are like the rest of the maggots, who continue to live off the filth of the rotting pig. gusano. Let me guess, reagan is your hero. Oh, and your still a maggot living off the filth of celebrity. asqueroso

    18. cat says – reply to this


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      i think his brother is in his mid-70's, but he indeed is no spring chicken (lol linda).

      keep in mind, that just b/c fidel stepped down, does not mean communism is anywhere close to being over for that tiny nation (just 90 miles from us!).

    19. sssss says – reply to this


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      FIRST

    20. b. says – reply to this


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      damn…second this time

    21. bridgetown says – reply to this


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      I was waiting for you to jump on this news Perez…

      guess he's not dead then after all?

      Whatever… baby steps.

    22. G says – reply to this


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      Hey Mario, didn't you swear he was dead a few months ago?

    23. Antony says – reply to this


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      'Dark rule'?? Lol. But of course, you're an American and a capitalist..

    24. o rly says – reply to this


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      i want some cigars now!

    25. enigmas says – reply to this


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      FIRST AUSSIE
      you rule perez

    26. Perez is a hater says – reply to this


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      Ummmmm… I thought you were SURE he was dead??? geez Perez, who's your fact checker? Hillary?

    27. cintha says – reply to this


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      Oh yeah, thought he was dead, you oracle you.

    28. {{{{ Hillary will save the world }}} says – reply to this


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      zzzzzzzzzzzzz Oh, I zee Obamaz dad iz ztill alive zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

      zzzzz nice try obama, we r on 2 y'r conzpiracy zzzzzzzzzzzz

      zz NO MORE DICTATORZ IN AMERICAN CONTROL zzzzzzz

      zzzzzz bitchez, vote 4/hillary zzzzzzzzz

      zzzz I'll bet caztro ztillz effz zzzzz

    29. Jessica says – reply to this


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      I dont think you know anything about Cuban politics… his supposed 'dark rule' was ushered in by the people of cuba who WANTED him to rule and were MUCH betther off for it! get your facts right so you dont sound like another spoon fed American idiot

    30. THANK YOU PEREZ says – reply to this


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      Bush had better not fuck up this transition…I REALLY want to be able to visit Cuba freely! I'm not Cuban-American, I just love the culture! :)

    31. CSZ says – reply to this


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      Totally agree:
      "'Dark rule'?? Lol. But of course, you're an American and a capitalist.. "

      Perez You suck at politics, so dont even try. Pathetic!

    32. Arminius says – reply to this


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      He's frickin' dead and has been for a long time. They are just transfering the power from one dead asshole to another without making it so "traumatic" for the people.

    33. Richard says – reply to this


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      Although this has already been all over the news, wasn't it YOU who heralded his death a few months ago? While this story is true, do you EVER both checking facts before publishing gossip?? What surprises me most is that you didn't announce (in true tabloid fashion) that the dead dictator finally steps down.

    34. fuck you says – reply to this


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      Castro was amazing you white loving fat fuck. Sell out bitch.

    35. Paul says – reply to this


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      "dark Rule" "tyrant"

      perez, stick to stupid hollywood BS. you're pseudo-political ideas aren't wanted.

      fuck the US embargo, every other country in the world laughs at you, and your pathetic blockade.

      boy i'm glad President Castro has been dead more tha a year, right Perez?

      what a retard.

    36. me says – reply to this


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      yippee! this is the greatest news Miami can wake up to. A sacar los calderos!! Calle Ocho here we come!!!

    37. catty says – reply to this


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      hell will be too good of a place for castro for the hell he has inflicted on Cuba. in his death may his soul never find peace and live in eternal damanation

    38. catty says – reply to this


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      hell will be too good of a place for castro for the hell he has inflicted on Cuba. in his death may his soul never find peace and live in eternal damanation

    39. Denizenofthewest says – reply to this


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      You know that there are plenty of people in Cuba that actually like Castro, right? And their healthcare adn education is free? And if you want to help Cuban's escape the 'tyrant' and his 'dark rule' then maybe US foreign policy shouldn't indulge in bully boy tactics in your 'own backyard' (as you have done for years) and open your borders to provide Cubans with some opportunities? Cuba maybe 90 miles off the US coast but it is not one of the fedderated states - so stop expecting it to act like one! (And I'm English btw - not Cuban and not a commie)

    40. Frank says – reply to this


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      I agree with Richard - you instisted months ago that he was dead, you clearly made it up. This is a sad day for a great leader but a time to celebrate what he has achieved for those who stayed in Cuba. I hope all you american immigrant Cubans are enjoying your expensive and low quality health care.

    41. Castro is alive enough to step down.. says – reply to this


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      How can he step down if he's dead???? Perez what's going on?? Please bring us op to date!! HAHAHAHAHA it was funny though…a million posts about Fidel being dead…And every post you would stoop a bit lower by swearing that it's true or (this was my favorite) by saying that secret services and stuff didn't want the news to come out and that they only told you (yeah someone real reliable did right? hahaha that person was having a field day by telling you all that crap) ..Perez Perez Perez…It was a great laugh though so thanks for humiliating yourself!!

    42. clairedee says – reply to this


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      bsbsfbs perez. fact of the matter is the people, not the rich gangsters who left for miami cos they couldn't exploit their nation any more, voted him in, and they have a better life for it. the american blockage of cuba is disgusting and brattish, but whats new eh? america is a big spoit brat that reacts badly to have a toy (i.e. cuba) taken away from it. GROW UP

    43. Fidel Spice says – reply to this


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      WOW SUCH A DARK RULE! WHAT A JOKE. 99.9% LITERACY. 100% ORGANIC AGRICULTURE. ABSOLUTE EQUALITY FOR BLACK PEOPLE (as opposed to your racist fans here, Chico) NOT ONLY HEALTH CARE BETTER THAN IN THE U.S. (on a mean and average scale) BUT ALSO SOCIALIZED VETERINARY CARE…. SURE PEREZ YOU KNOW "CUBANS" WHO HAD TO LEAVE.. WHY? BECAUSE THEY WERE THE ONES SHAKING DOWN THE POOR PEOPLE, THEY WERE THE ONES WORKING WITH THE MAFFI TRYNA MAKE HAVANA INTO LAS VEGASII …the people who left Cuba and then complain about it… the term is Zorrero, chief, they may be poor in Cuba but the Quality of Life Indicators are so much higher than in Amerikkka. Read some Zinn. Read some Parenti. Read some of your adopted land's history, Cholo, get some fact right… or better yet, stick to who's pregnant who's on drugs and other ways to feel smug– but don't mess with Castro. The only Castro you should say anything about is Castro Street, buddy.

    44. Anna says – reply to this


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      Get over yourself.

    45. Cristi says – reply to this


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      MIAMI WILL BE ON FIRE TONIGHT…I'M GOING TO LA CALLE 8 FOR SURE!!!!!! VERSALLES WUJUU
      I have been studying all night and I got text about it around 3:30am… I was so fucking happy… Hopefully this the beginning of the end of many yrs of oppression and suffering for both cubans in the island and those of us outside…FIDEL CASTRO IS A FUCKING MURDERER…"EL CHE" WAS A FUCKING MURDERER TOO!!…to all you leftists/izquierdistas…get a fucking clue…their beliefs are pretty and enchating but through out history we've seen it doesn't work!!!

      PEREZ…I BET YOU ENVY ME BC I AM GOING TO BE HONKING AND SCREAMING TONIGHT IN FRONT OF VERSALLES.. JAJAJAJA I LOVE MIAMI

    46. Fidel Spice says – reply to this


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      Re: catty and the HELL she prays for Fidel – wow. dang girl. who knew YOU were the judge of souls… ha ha ha ha THAT'S THE PROBLEM WITH THE BOZARKS OR CHRISTANISTUN …..y'all are a bunch of ignorant bible thumping heretical fundamentalists, talking about who goes to hell and for what??? what happened to Judge Not Lest Ye Be Judged Yourself? Catty do you even know your history?? Do you? even the tiniest bit? of do you not need to because your intelligent design includes sanctimonious little pukes who cast judgement on people and events they know nothing about. NOTHING. Go back to Snake Handling, a true amerikkkan faith! lolz….

    47. Shelley says – reply to this


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      Ay Corumba!!!

    48. cristi says – reply to this


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      Re: Fidel Spice – i not only think that you're ignorant jerk…but disrespectul… how dare you…you have no idea how much suffering Castro has put upon millions… Cuba is a piece of shit right now.. The Ghettos here in the states are fucking 1st class gated communities if you compare it to any residential area over there… there's always going to be people that favor him…how would you feel if you busted your ass in law school med schoo..whatever.. and you earned the same as the idiot that decided to do eatshit…tourists love it bc they go to touristy places that are nicer…but if you go and stay with real people in their houses.. you realize how fucked up they live…. free education my ass then you work your whole life to pay them back…free health care my ass… i rather pay for my own…

    49. Louise says – reply to this


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      I wish you would shut the fuck up, you stupid twat. Castro was an amazing leader who gave the people of Cuba what they wanted and needed. If they wanted to be freed from the 'tyrant' I'm pretty sure that the Yanks would have been more than happy to help. They didn't want to freed. Communism works and Capitalism doesn't. They know that. If only the rest of the world did.

    50. jay says – reply to this


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      50th! Fuck that man, hope he dies. He has caused so many problems in the world. The u.s. Should have killed him when they had the chance.

    51. MARIO says – reply to this


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      THAT IS SO SAD, IT IS THE END OF AN ERA. HE WAS THE GREATEST LEADER ANY COUNTRY COULD HAVE HAD. GOD BLESS YOU FIDEL, WE LOVE YOU , CUBA LOVES YOU . THANKS FOR EVERYTING YOU HAVE DONE FOR MANKIND. ENJOY YOUR RETIREMENT, YOU HAVE EARNED IT BELOVED FRIEND!!!

    52. MARIO says – reply to this


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      THAT IS SO SAD, IT IS THE END OF AN ERA. HE WAS THE GREATEST LEADER ANY COUNTRY COULD HAVE HAD. GOD BLESS YOU FIDEL, WE LOVE YOU , CUBA LOVES YOU . THANKS FOR EVERYTING YOU HAVE DONE FOR MANKIND. ENJOY YOUR RETIREMENT, YOU HAVE EARNED IT BELOVED FRIEND!!!!

    53. MARIO says – reply to this


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      THAT IS SO SAD, IT IS THE END OF AN ERA. HE WAS THE GREATEST LEADER ANY COUNTRY COULD HAVE HAD. GOD BLESS YOU FIDEL, WE LOVE YOU , CUBA LOVES YOU . THANKS FOR EVERYTING YOU HAVE DONE FOR MANKIND. ENJOY YOUR RETIREMENT, YOU HAVE EARNED IT BELOVED FRIEND!!!!!

    54. ALBERTO says – reply to this


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      Re: cristi
      YOU FUCKING BITCH HOW DARE YOU DISRESPECT PRES. CASTRO. THE ONLY MURDERERS ARE YOUR FATHER AND UNCLES. PRESIDENT CASTRO SAVED THE CUBAN PEOPLE FROM EXPLOITERS LIKE THEM, WHICH IS WHY THE PEOPLE LOVE HIM AND RE-ELECT HIM. UP YOURS KUNT

    55. cristi says – reply to this


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      Re: Louise – talk to real people…don't look at history books or the media…TALK TO REAL PEOPLE… people who have lived it people who have been suffering for half a fucking century bc of him…cubans at the time thought he was a solution and his messages of hope and change (hmmm reminds me of Obama speeches) made them believe that there were better things to come…..Desperate times call for desperate measures….why would people flee their own country? just ask yourself that…you can believe whatever professors or the media tells you…you will never understand anyways… bc this goes beyond politics…

    56. cristi says – reply to this


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      Re: ALBERTO – go live there jerk…go clean your ass crack with fucking branches…

    57. PA says – reply to this


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      Its not going to change anything for "Cuba", might get you some extra page views, but nothing other than that.

    58. Bateman says – reply to this


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      THANK GOD

      Let's hope all the damned Cubans in Florida go the hell back to where they came from.

    59. ya gotta be leave says – reply to this


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      i thought feddy was dead perez said so feddy can,t be alive can he? did that big fat homo lie to us?

    60. cristi says – reply to this


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      Re: ALBERTO – go live there jerk…and while you're there clean your ass crack with a tree branch…

    61. Helen says – reply to this


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      A Dictator? And how did you, the "Americans", get all your territories? Castro and Che are "murderers" - you really think so???? And your forefathers, who are they then?????

    62. Louise says – reply to this


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      Re: cristi – Why would people flee their own country you ask? Because they are greedy bastards. Don't patronise me

    63. dub1 says – reply to this


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      All you Canucks: hurry down to Cuba before Havana will be like Las Vegas, and not in a good way, riddled with drugs, whores and gangsters, within 5 years. It'll be US vs Russia again, but their crime lords battling for territory.
      Hope I'm wrong!

    64. who cares? says – reply to this


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      "dark Rule" "tyrant"
      perez, stick to stupid hollywood BS. you're pseudo-political ideas aren't wanted.
      fuck the US embargo, every other country in the world laughs at you, and your pathetic blockade.

    65. tallguy says – reply to this


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      WHY WERE YOU SO ADAMANT THAT HE WAS DEAD A WHILE BACK????????????????? WHY NOT ADMIT YOU WERE WRONG?????????
      YOU HAVE REALLY DISAPPOINTED A LOT OF READERS.

    66. cristi says – reply to this


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      Re: Louise – fuck it… you haveeee noooooooo ideaaa…like i said talk to people who have lived it… there always be those that believe in what you believe… this is a very touchy subject to us… i'm sure you would understand hehe

    67. azz0r says – reply to this


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      People should actually look into Cuba abit more before making Judgements.

      Go watch Sicko, then tell me he's an evil dictator.

      Clue : American government wants you to hate Cuba because it has a superior health system.

    68. oooh dear says – reply to this


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      i really did like you before..
      i hate when people think they know the ins and outs of political situations when really they're just being led down the garden path like the majority of others!
      im disappointed, i really am :/

    69. Max says – reply to this


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      Perez–Loser!

    70. Louise says – reply to this


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      Re: cristi – I think you are a tosser. Consider for a second that you are the one who doesn't know what they are talking about

    71. MrStone says – reply to this


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      So i should hurry to go have vacations in Cuba before the US-Citizens invade there for their holidays… keep running the embargo for me, please!!!
      Cheers from Switzerland

    72. gw says – reply to this


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      finally you admitt youre a liar ….and not just a liar but a liar that wouldnt even retract his lie…tisk tisk .. ….you really fucked up perez….you should have retracted that shit as soon as you knew it was wrong …instead you became a joke on your own website

    73. perezita says – reply to this


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      Re: azz0r – Sicko? a movie/documentary..whatever… is that your point of reference? wow….shit we're all fucked… because if we let ourselves be guided by a movie and believe facts from a movie…bc that it is Sicko and the othe 2 pieces of shit projects that idiot has done are.. he's controversial.. and he's here to make money… we areeee in deep deep shit…our healthcare sucks…but from there to have the govt. try to make us hate cuba's…that's a lot to say…

    74. dodah1 says – reply to this


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      Even after Castro's death, and his brother's, Castro's Cuba will remain. He has made this certain, and the people of Cuba love him, and have been taught gorilla warfare. Perez, you never set foot in Cuba, and the Cuban people don't want another dictator that you're grandparents wanted. You lost Cuba a long time ago. You're American, get over it. Florida's Cuban community is a Right Wing fascist group, who are just as insane as the guy they don't like. They actually think that the US is going to invade Iraq after Castro's death, just like Iraq. They're beyond losers. They want nothing to do with this country. They're only using us. They need their asses beat, and pulled into reality. The majority of immigrants in the US, left their home countries for the same exact reason. They don't want to go back. Time to move on.

    75. Anna says – reply to this


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      Hopefully this is a first step toward a FREE CUBA! Many of us second generation cubans would love to visit our heritage that Fidel STOLE away from us.

    76. cristi says – reply to this


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      Re: Louise – …that's the thing..neither do you..we can discuss this until the end of the day..and at the end you have read/heard about it….i've sadly lived it…..i think we've streched this too long… how bout both of shut the fuck up hehe… good talking to you though :) have a good day bitches

    77. Sarah says – reply to this


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      Don't talk about things you know nothing about. Stick to your capitalist politics because while you support the type of people that would run for the Democrats or the Republicans, you can't claim to know or care anything about real people with real lives outside of your own rich little bubble

    78. Abbie says – reply to this


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      VIVA LA CASTRO!!!!! I went to Cuba to get married in January and it was amazing. everyone love Castro the only thing they want to change is that they want more money. But I do have to say that everyone knows that Castro has been dead for some time don't we.

    79. Hey says – reply to this


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      Castro is a god.

    80. Mon says – reply to this


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      Yaaaayyyy!!!! Finally!!! I'm excited to see what happens next—- a little worried too!!!

    81. Joshua says – reply to this


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      But, Perez — did you tell us that he was dead several months ago? You're a stupid fuck.

    82. sprout says – reply to this


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      Well, I agree with the other skeptics' comments here that "dark rule" isn't exactly the best term to describe his rule. Fidel definitely filled all the criteria of a dictator, but his country is one of the healthiest on the planets despite his rule. No leader is perfect, but he certainly made life for the common person much better than any leader in the US has done with the exception of perhaps FDR.

    83. mark says – reply to this


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      Didn't you insist he was dead about half a dozen times last year, you fat ridiculous bastard?

    84. tina says – reply to this


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      so much for you theory on him being dead, you asshat. guess you were wrong!

    85. Big Al says – reply to this


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      wait…..didn't u say a while back that he was dead???? weird!!!!

    86. Vinandi says – reply to this


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      Fuck off Perez u ignoramous!! Castro is a freedom fighter, respected by millions of people round the world for not being America's bitch!! Simple As!!!

    87. AmericansareDUMB says – reply to this


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      "Dark Rule"…fuck you and all Americans

    88. Alan Wilneff says – reply to this


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      Perez you know your sleaze! Howevever when it comes to politics you're a diletante. Try not to espouse the right wing American view and truly study the the history and politics of Cuba. A very different story will emerge.

    89. Vera says – reply to this


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      Re: Antony – Have you been to Cuba? It's pretty bad there, but I'm not sure we know what's best for Cuba either. They don't have much experience as a nation running themselves, unfortunately. People there are scared to talk and they talk in code. That doesn't exactly sound like the utopia communism promises.

    90. Natalie says – reply to this


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      VIVE CUBA! This is the best day for Cubans in many years!

    91. Gusano Rojo says – reply to this


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      Mario,
      You're such a diva. NOT!!! To quote the movie SERPICO, "you look like an asshole with dentures."

    92. vera says – reply to this


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      Re: Fidel Spice – Wquality of races? Are you joking? I watched the police in Havana hassle black people left and right, asking for "papers," while the white prostitutes and trannie prostitutes paraded around with impunity. Then they hassled a black couple on the beach at a resort. The couple seemed to be from the UK. They got asked for "papers" more than once. The police did not ask white tourists for papers. Equality? Please.

    93. LOL LOL LOL says – reply to this


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      HE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DEAD, FUCKING HOMO-WHALE !!!
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    94. Hey Perez says – reply to this


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      I thought you said he died a few months back!! LOL???

    95. Nick says – reply to this


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      Being a non-american I like the rest of the world see this as the end of a good era…it will be interesting to see how his brother takes things.

    96. Jay says – reply to this


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      I thought Perez guaranteed on Kimmel that Fidel was dead. GUARANTY Perez!
      What does that mean now.. What do you have to do?
      I think you should send Kimmel a big apology.

    97. Sean Murphy says – reply to this


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      Wait, how can he resign if he's already DEAD? Didn't you say he was dead 4 months ago tubby? I guess you gay and stupid…

    98. Sean Murphy says – reply to this


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      Wait, how can he resign if he's already DEAD? Didn't you say he was dead 4 months ago tubby? I guess you're gay and stupid…

    99. Vivian says – reply to this


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      awwww :-(
      that sucks, now americans will ruin the place….and fill the pristine beaches with stupid spring breakers.

      I will never go there again now….

    100. Chapel says – reply to this


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      maybe now the Batista regime you Cubans so seem to love will step back in…

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