Cubans Support Obama
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We are so proud of our fellow Cuban-Americans right now!
One of the most prominent Cuban-American organizations in the United States, the Cuban American National Foundation, has just endorsed Barack Obama for President!
That's huge news! Especially considering that they are known for being adamantly Republican.
The CABF's chariman, Jorge Mas Santos, has just written an article, titled How to Win the Cuban American Vote which was also published in The Washington Post, where he emphasized that the better choice for President would be Obama.
Santos says, "The overwhelming majority of Cuban Americans expect the next president to abandon today's failed "wait and hope" policy and adopt a policy of support and engagement directed toward opening new avenues of freedom for the Cuban people as well as enhancing stability in the United States."
But the best part is when Santos says, "Both presidential candidates have made clear that they want to help the Cuban people achieve freedom. But Barack Obama’s forward-looking and proactive approach toward empowering the Cuban people is more in line with these proposals than John McCain’s vow to continue the Bush administration’s policy."
And there you have it.
This is a great indicator that even people who consider themselves solely Republican can still make the right choice and vote for the best candidate.
Just because you're part of a party, doesn't mean you need to vote for that person, especially if they're the wrong choice.
Let's hope the next president brings about some good change for the future.
To read the entire piece, CLICK HERE.
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How to Win the Cuban American Vote
By Jorge Mas Santos
U.S. policy toward Cuba is at best static and at worst counterproductive, a source of increasing frustration to many Cuban Americans. This sad status quo contributes to the challenge that Cuban Americans will face on Election Day as, once again, particularly in Florida, our vote will probably help determine the next occupant of the White House.
The overwhelming majority of Cuban Americans expect the next president to abandon today's failed "wait and hope" policy and adopt a policy of support and engagement directed toward opening new avenues of freedom for the Cuban people as well as enhancing stability in the United States.
The Cuban American National Foundation, the nation's largest Cuban exile organization, has a predominantly Republican membership. Yet our fundamental interest is not partisan politics but helping to restore freedom to our brothers and sisters on the island.
We entered the new millennium expecting U.S. policy toward Cuba to follow the effective model of the West's support for Poland's Solidarity movement and civil society across Eastern Europe. It was our hope that by seeking to empower Cuba's independent civil society through unlimited support for the brave men and women on the island opposing the Castro regime, the energy and resources of the Cuban American community would be unleashed. To this end, we have been sorely disappointed.
As a direct result of President Bush's strategic blunder in 2004 restricting contact with the island, Cuban dissidents have experienced a significant reduction in material and humanitarian assistance. They are also subject to a ban on receiving cash remittances that help them and their families survive. The isolation of these and other Cubans has increased while Fidel Castro's departure from office caught the Bush administration off guard. Together, these developments have helped Raúl Castro consolidate control over the Cuban people.
These failures in U.S. policy undermine important American interests. Just as a democratic Israel is a key U.S. friend in a critical region, a democratic Cuba would be a crucial ally in furthering democracy in Latin America. Cuba is important, also, because the dissatisfaction of its people under the Castro regime is bound to have a significant effect on Floridians and Cuban Americans nationwide. It has in the past.
The next president must put a stop to America's spectator approach. To this end, we have presented the campaigns of Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama with simple recommendations based on two basic premises: (a) the status quo is unacceptable; and (b) change needs to come from within Cuba. Our specific recommendations are:
· Change the rules that make it impossible to send cash aid and allow direct, substantial and unfettered aid to Cuba's dissidents.
· Lift the 2004 restrictions on travel and remittances by Cuban Americans. Removing the handcuffs that have prevented us from becoming active participants in the development of Cuban civil society will make us agents of change.
· Maintain sanctions that diminish the Castro regime's access to hard currency, which it uses to help fund its apparatus of repression.
· Engage democratic and reformist forces in Cuba, including those in the military and in the civilian government. They need to know that they can count on the friendship and support of the United States.
· Rebuild our intelligence capabilities in Cuba; they have been dismantled over the past decade, creating a vulnerability in this nation's security.
Both presidential candidates have made clear that they want to help the Cuban people achieve freedom. But Barack Obama's forward-looking and proactive approach toward empowering the Cuban people is more in line with these proposals than John McCain's vow to continue the Bush administration's policy.
More of the same will not bring about freedom in Cuba, and more must be done to directly assist Cuba's opposition movement. Cuban Americans are wary of empty promises. But on Nov. 4, before casting ballots, we will ask ourselves two important questions: Who will adopt a proactive policy toward Cuba, and if dissidents in Cuba had a vote in our election, for whom would they vote?
The writer is chairman of the Cuban American National Foundation
McCain/Palin 2008!!!!!
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McCain's gonna wi-in!
McCain's gonna wi-in!
McCain's gonna wi-in!
Nah nah nah nah nah nah
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COCK-BLOCK BARACK!
COCK-BLOCK BARACK!
COCK-BLOCK BARACK!
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Re: LusciousLiz – Sweetie you are not even worth my spit…and if NOBAMA does end up winning I can't wait to hear ALL you Dems crying that you are working to support those less who don;t…
Re: LusciousLiz – Oh what's the matter LL, did someone push the wrong button??? "Awww honey…I feel your pain…it's ok…I know it hurts….HA HA HA"… Who's getting frustrated now
Re: Prof. Minerva McGonagle – What made you think that someone pushed a "wrong button"? You are welcome to your opinion just as I am welcome to mine. I notice most of the Republicans getting nasty on here now….gee….I wonder why? At this point, nothing you or anyone else could say would push my buttons….I couldn't be happier about this election….nice try
Re: LusciousLiz – Hi Liz! Love, love, love my dear! Going out and will be back later.
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HEAR NO EVIL, SPEAK NO EVIL!
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PEACE AND LOVE!
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ALL YOU REPUBES BACK OFF OR BE BITTEN BY THIS RABBID BUNNY!
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GIVE THEM ENOUGH ROPE AND THEY WILL HANG THEMSELVES!
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THE LAST EIGHT YEARS WAS THE ROPE!
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YOU ARE HUNG OUT AND DESICCATED!
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REPUBES GO DOWN THE DRAIN!
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MCCAIN REMAINS UNCHANGED!
Re: Smirks – 202 OMG! YOU'VE LOST IT!
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Literally and figuratively!
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Wink!
Re: Booooooo !!! – 199 I DO! I LOVE LORD KAIN! AND KNOWTAIL! AND LIZ!
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How is the "B" healing? Yep, going to leave a scar.
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Re: sweetpiece – Awww….wish I was going with you. All my friends have their kids tonight and my kids are at Halloween parties so I'm here with my glass of Pinot Noir
have fun my girl!!
Re: Prof. Minerva McGonagle – Ummm…can't you be a bit more original then copying the exact post I sent to you? What a weirdo u are!
Hey Perez,
Go ask your parents what they think. I bet they're voting for McCain because they know what a shithole Cuba is and the dictators who run it. That's unless they killed themselves after seeing what a mess you've turned out to be.
FUCK THE CUBANS.
btw; glad us puerto ricans still have some sense left, thanks daddy yankee
pffft…"huge news" DREAM ON PEREZ. You're delusional if you think anyone cares much what Mas Santos or canf says anymore.
I'll never vote for this man. Would I like to see a African American president in the white house - most certainly. Is it this guy? FUCK NO. They over played their hand - I"ve got my McCAIN/Palin sticker on my car - am I one of few - hell yeah! Democracy is noisy - I love all parts - the knock down drag em' outs - yep - it's fun - and maybe we all should think of it like that sometimes - to have a sense of humor - is BO gets in - yeah, I'll be bummed - but let the fucking games beging my friends - we will rake his fucking ass over the coals - he'll be an OLD man when we are done with him - would I love to see a huge upset - I'd LOVE it - love to see the liberals eat shit - (again) I hope they keep acting like they've won - the American people may wake up yet - and it would be fucking awesome - McCain/Palin 08'!!!! YES on 8 - ALL THE WAY!
Re: sweetpiece – #208
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Hehe! Yes! I have!
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Ha Ha
Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha
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"Pollster John Zogby: "Is McCain making a move? The three-day average holds steady, but McCain outpolled Obama today, 48% to 47%."
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Hehe. WHAT did I TELL you all?!?!?!
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Lol. Lol. Lolololol.
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┓Copy and Paste if McCain sucks.
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That really is great news.
Gee, we just might have a president that is loved by a Marxist family like Fidel Castro's family. I wonder what Obama says that makes Marxists love him so much? You think that might be important?!
┓Copy and Paste if McCain sucks.
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Like this? Yes, I agree. McCain sucks!
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THE OLD GUY CAN'T CHANGE ANYTHING BUT HIS DIAPER.
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MCCAIN MUCH MUCH MORE OF THE SAME…AND WORSE!
• In Florida, Republican operatives visited Democratic voters and promised to "deliver their absentee ballots to the polling place" and then promptly threw them in the trash.
• In California, they used phony petitions to trick voters into registering Republican.
• In Virginia, they even sent out phony flyers telling Democratic voters to show up on the wrong day.
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THEY ARE TRYING TO STEAL THIS ELECTION…AGAIN!!
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DON'T LET ANYTHING STOP YOU FROM VOTING ON THE 4TH!
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oxoxox
VOTE FOR OBAMA/BIDEN ON THE 4TH!
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I am voting for Obama because of what he stands for, what he wants to do with this country, and his ability to get people in action from all sides!
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SOME OF THE GREATEST MINDS IN THE COUNTRY ARE FLOCKING TO HIM!
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HIS IS INTELLIGENT AND EFFECTIVE!
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HE IS NOT GEORGE BUSH!!!!
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HE DOES NOT HAVE SARAH PALIN CONNECTED AT THE HIP!
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THAT IS WHY I AM VOTING FOR OBAMA!
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This is who Obama wants to spread our wealth to… his illegal immigrant relatives!!!!!
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"WASHINGTON (AP) - Barack Obama's aunt, a Kenyan woman who has been quietly living in public housing in Boston, is in the United States illegally after an immigration judge rejected her request for asylum four years ago, The Associated Press has learned.
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Zeituni Onyango, 56, referred to as "Aunti Zeituni" in Obama's memoir, was instructed to leave the United States by a U.S. immigration judge who denied her asylum request, a person familiar with the matter told the AP late Friday. This person spoke on condition of anonymity because no one was authorized to discuss Onyango's case."
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NICE!!!!!!!
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ILLEGALS FOR OBAMA! SI SE PUEDE!
Barack Obama's aunt, a Kenyan woman who has been quietly living in public housing in Boston, is in the United States illegally after an immigration judge rejected her request for asylum four years ago.
OPEN THE BORDERS!!
Re: Smirks – 225 Good one Smirks. I knew you wouldn't miss a beat to try and pin this on Barrack.
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IT IS NOT THE 80'S! Welfare has been completely revamped, mainly by Clinton.
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REGANOMICS DID NOT WORK! THIS IS WHY WE ARE SO FUCKED TODAY! WE NEED CHANGE!
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OBAMA IS OUR ONLY HOPE!
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MCCAIN MORE OF THE SAME!
Re: sweetpiece – yep, there you go already. cause we already know that if McCain wins, you fuckers are going riot and scream in the streets that he stole the election. bring it on, fat bitch.
Re: sweetpiece – Clinton followed Reagan and his policies and the economy prospered during his Presidency, with a Rep controlled Congress. In 1996 welfare reform was introduced by the Rep controlled Congress and was signed by Clinton. Both Dems and Reps are responsible for out of control spending. In addition, we are in a war. To blame one party over another or a sitting President who does not enact legislation is a misrepresentation.
W/e. I am Cuban American and I am voting for McCain on Tuesday. And just because you THINK Obama is the "right choice", doesn't mean he is. Wow, what is this world coming to. Nothing is going right. . .
MAS CANOSA WILL SHIT ON HIS GRAVE AFTER HIS SON ENDORSE THIS COMMUNIST. FIRST OF ALL, CUBANS ARE NOR ENDORSING OBAMA….THIS ORGANIZATION IS.- THEY DON'T SPEAK FOR ALL CUBAN AMERICANS. YOUR HEADLINE IS WRONG- YOUR CANDIDATE IS WRONG….YOU MOTHER IS RIGHT, SHE IS VOTING MCCAIN, RIGHT?
Re: richiephx – 229 AND THAT IS A TYPICAL JUDGMENTAL REPUBLICAN ATTITUDE.
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OH, YA, LESS GOVERNMENT, BUT FUCK PROP 8 AND FUCK FREEDOM OF CHOICE OF ANY KIND. FUCKING HYPOCRITES THE LOT!
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OBAMA/ BIDEN ALL THE WAY!
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MCCAIN MORE OF THE SAME!
Duvi's Mommy…..aka who the fuck knows
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AND JUST BECAUSE YOU THINK MCCAIN IS RIGHT DOESN'T MEAN HE IS.
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I GUESS YOU KNOW BETTER THAN POWELL, BUFFET, CLINTON, GORE, SCMIDT.
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Show me the list of great Repubes still on the McCain ship! Not too many left are there.
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THE FLACCID ONE SHALL NEVER RISE AGAIN!
THE SHE BITCH MADE SURE OF THAT!
Re: LusciousLiz – I was being facetious you little twit…
Re: LusciousLiz – the Republicans on here are just as nice or nasty as you ignorant sheep democrats…
****Mrs B***"Bring it on fat bitch"????? What are you, 12?
Re: Prof. Minerva McGonagle – Twit? lol…that's cute. I agree, some of the Dem's can get pretty nasty but as we get closer to Obama being elected, the majority of the Repub's on here are acting as if they are backed into a corner and are very desperate. And I TOTALLY understand.
CHANGE- COME HELP A ni**er get elected
Hahahahaha Obama Blows whatta fuckin fag
Bitch ass
I am sure Jorge Mas Canosa would be so ashamed of his son!!!…. Obama has already said that he will not raise the Embargo until "freedom" starts spreading within the govt. in Cuba!! So I don't see the fucking point… the kid has no idea of what he's doing… This makes me sad…mad..plain disgusted…It's obvious why the foundation went to the crapper many years ago…
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NOW OBAMA WANTS A CIVILIAN NATIONAL SECURITY FORCE AS STRONG AS OUR MILITARY - ALL THE BETTER TO INTIMIDATE CITIZENS, LIKE JOE THE PLUMBER AND TITO THE BUILDER, WHO DARE TO QUESTION HIM.
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OBAMA WANTS TO OUTLAW SEMI-AUTOMATIC WEAPONS - ALL THE BETTER TO DISARM THE POPULACE.
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OBAMA WANTS TO REDISTRIBUTE THE WEALTH OF HARDWORKING CONSCIENTIOUS AMERICANS TO NON-CONTRIBUTORS LIKE HIS ILLEGAL IMMEGRANT "AUNTIE" - ALL THE BETTER TO CREATE A WELFARE STATE
DEPENDENT UPON HIM AND HIS CRONIES.
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OBAMA WANTS TO REVIVE THE FAIRNESS DOCTRINE - ALL THE BETTER TO SILENCE OPPOSITION.
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OBAMA WANTS TO NATIONALIZE HEALTHCARE - GOVERNMENT WILL DECIDE WHEN, WHERE, AND HOW YOU RECEIVE TREATMENT.
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THESE ARE ALL COMPONENTS OF COMMUNISM!!
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DON'T LET THIS HAPPEN TO US!
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COCK-BLOCK BARACK!!
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VOTE MCCAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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thank god we have the Cubans on board with Barack! Open up the borders and let everyone in. Just take more of my money to help pay for it. Pretty soon I will have to co-sign loans to help em all out.
Make sure all the immigrants have places to stay, food to eat and a little spending cash. Do they need by AMEX too? LMK. Thx.
Regards,
BF'd tax payer that makes too much money because I work too hard.
And who cares if Cuba becomes free? Take care of your own country.
Why in the hell would people be floating over here on a fucking door if their communist country was so great and then vote for a Che wannabe? Right. Save the propaganda for someone gullible!
While I welcome Mr. Mas Santos' sentiments, I wish he had weighed in sooner. This is too late to make most news cycles outside of Miami-Dade county. This is groundbreaking, but it won't get much attention due to the delay in the endorsement.
Perhaps the gentleman was only willing to stick his neck out but so far? If so, que lastima.
Re: Milk Me – you're f*cking pathetic… wow. i feel sorry for completely ignorant and just plain STUPID people like yourself. You are such trash, look in the mirror and see the truth. You sound like an uneducated FOOL
A McCain supporter in Michigan denied CANDY to children on Halloween if they support Obama!!!! Little kids who don't even know about poltics yet were sent AWAY crying because this b*tch yelled at them because they don't support McCain!! Wow. Funny how the right has the angry people who are just flat out mean to others who don't agree with them!!
Re: Smirks – Hi smirky…
…. He will probably put a "civilian leader" on each fucking street to spy on us… same as Fidel did in Cuba… I have to believe that it won't get to that point….but that is the psychology behind the idea!!! It is worse than the Patriot Act
Re: whoaitscachie – aww too long for you? i wonder what happens if you have to read el quixote….
Re: njpaul0129 – save the country?? someones been feeding you BS
Re: wdm6789 – WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU??? WAKE THE FUCK UP!!!
did you know that "CHANGE" was a common slogan used by hitler?
of course they are……who else is going to take our hard earn tax money and give it to people who choice not to go to school and work??????