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128. Oh. no the horror....

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Tue Dec 10, 2013, 03:12 PM

Dec 2013

Its Handshakemeggedon!!!!!!

where will we go, what will we do????

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Obama just shook hands with RAUL CASTRO.... [View all] MADem Dec 2013 OP

Sounds like an Elephant walking on Bubble Wrap PeoViejo Dec 2013 #1

I found a pic and a link-I added them to the OP! nt MADem Dec 2013 #5

And about time !! warrant46 Dec 2013 #154

iBeba Cuba Libres! MADem Dec 2013 #164

I love it! FarPoint Dec 2013 #17

"CASTRO, He's shaking hands with CASTRO!!!!" Heather MC Dec 2013 #87

They just shook hands, they didn't french kissed. Half-Century Man Dec 2013 #108

People need to just plain get over it. avebury Dec 2013 #31

The mafia/bush family are still pissed that their little scams were nationalized. loudsue Dec 2013 #112

TOTALLY!!!!!!! calimary Dec 2013 #121

That will cause right winger heads to explode n/t SkatmanRoth Dec 2013 #2

No doubt--but that's their problem! I can't wait to watch them writhe, huff and puff! nt MADem Dec 2013 #6

I wonder how many of them... awoke_in_2003 Dec 2013 #50

They're angry he got around his filibuster without 60 votes Thav Dec 2013 #58

Just show them the photo of Rumsfart with Hussein. pangaia Dec 2013 #62

also... alp227 Dec 2013 #97

Oh, those are priceless, especially Nixon and Mao Zedong. pangaia Dec 2013 #107

Brawaawaaa and we were discussing earlier Cha Dec 2013 #3

He was VERY smooth--as he is. Raul looked pleased. MADem Dec 2013 #4

Thanks for that observation, MADem.. Cha Dec 2013 #8

do you recall how long it was? cilla4progress Dec 2013 #101

Just under twenty minutes--here's the White House copy. MADem Dec 2013 #125

Wow a phone call to Iran and now shaking hands with the leader of Cuba davidpdx Dec 2013 #7

Dammit. They keep this up and peace is just gonna be everywhere... jtuck004 Dec 2013 #13

EXACTLY cilla4progress Dec 2013 #102

Nothing new - enlightenment Dec 2013 #178

Muslin soshalist! alcibiades_mystery Dec 2013 #16

Shh! davidpdx Dec 2013 #45

Further Proof that he is Mooslim Heather MC Dec 2013 #119

That speech of President Obama's...... BARN BURNER! Firebrand Gary Dec 2013 #9

It also kind of made the avebury Dec 2013 #10

Ted Cruz (no shit) was at that memorial--wonder if he was fidgeting at all..? nt MADem Dec 2013 #14

But but but he needs to have something to use avebury Dec 2013 #26

That is EXACTLY why he's there.... MADem Dec 2013 #29

"...in close proximity to people with melanin..." randome Dec 2013 #71

He's probably got some pinch-nosed little shit photographing/videoing him to beat the band! MADem Dec 2013 #77

best line evah... SummerSnow Dec 2013 #132

Or...as Rick Santorum would say.... MADem Dec 2013 #133

It was brilliant, Gary! Will anyone Cha Dec 2013 #12

They probably will, but I don't give a hoot... Firebrand Gary Dec 2013 #153

I hear ya, Gary! Cha Dec 2013 #155

^^^ The story should be the historic non producing Congress... ^^^ MADem Dec 2013 #162

Cheerleaders... Titonwan Dec 2013 #181

We elect LEGISLATORS to legislate... Firebrand Gary Dec 2013 #182

+1 nt MADem Dec 2013 #186

Look, Democrats and Republicans were much closer back in Ike's day, on all issues, MADem Dec 2013 #185

Yup freshwest Dec 2013 #201

Your link is broken, but here's a story with the headline: muriel_volestrangler Dec 2013 #11

It somehow got truncated, I fixed it, but the more, the merrier! MADem Dec 2013 #15

And, better imaging.. thanks! Cha Dec 2013 #18

He's eighty two....we usually see him in one of those military costumes... MADem Dec 2013 #22

Wow, I wonder who's next Cha Dec 2013 #25

Elections...so they say. We'll see. MADem Dec 2013 #30

"Elections... so they say" Mika Dec 2013 #168

Yeah, right backatcha! MADem Dec 2013 #169

I've been in Cuba during elections. Spout away, but, you haven't been there during elections. Mika Dec 2013 #170

Oh bullshit--the day that one party elections with the candidates picked by someone named Castro MADem Dec 2013 #171

You know nothing about the topic. Mika Dec 2013 #173

And neither do you--now stop being uncivil and trying to derail this thread with your usual MADem Dec 2013 #174

I don't anything about something I've participated in? Laughable comment. Mika Dec 2013 #205

Yeah, you "don't anything." Now just stop derailing the thread with your propaganda. MADem Dec 2013 #208

Again, you demonstrate your complete lack of knowledge on this topic. Mika Dec 2013 #209

Thanks 4 the kick--anyone can google and see what I'm saying is true. nt MADem Dec 2013 #210

At the same time they can use google to find out that Obama is Kenyan. Mika Dec 2013 #211

Mika, cut the crap and stop violating the copyright limitations of DU. MADem Dec 2013 #216

Looks like Obama is... oh god no>> eeeiii.. pangaia Dec 2013 #65

Hahaha.. already heard that from a winger.. Obama BOWED to Castro. mountain grammy Dec 2013 #90

Noes!!! They'll say he's BOWING to him! Rozlee Dec 2013 #76

My FB had selfies on it bluemarkers Dec 2013 #145

*shakes head* Rozlee Dec 2013 #196

Raul doesn't look thrilled. nt TBF Dec 2013 #19

You need to see the whole video. They exchanged a few words. MADem Dec 2013 #23

Just looks that way in the still shot. dipsydoodle Dec 2013 #36

I found some video of the moment--you can see him grin. MADem Dec 2013 #46

Yes - that's much better! nt TBF Dec 2013 #53

Who are these stupid, moronic 'news announcers?" pangaia Dec 2013 #67

It was a significant moment--Christiane was interrupting because her co-hosts MADem Dec 2013 #134

As Obama honors other world leaders, he honors the best in us. Ubuntu is in Obama, as well. ancianita Dec 2013 #20

+1,000 nt MADem Dec 2013 #24

Time to smoke the peace pipe there, too. yellowwoodII Dec 2013 #21

Libya anasv Dec 2013 #99

Who GIVES A FUCK!!!!! bigdarryl Dec 2013 #27

Well, golly gee--I give a fuck. I will bet if you polled the readership here, a lot of people give MADem Dec 2013 #33

Thank you. Cha Dec 2013 #55

Thank you MADem! n/t veness Dec 2013 #149

+1 warrant46 Dec 2013 #190

Apparently, at a minimum; twenty people do. nt Earth_First Dec 2013 #38

I do... awoke_in_2003 Dec 2013 #51

On the other hand, who are the under-educated who don't give one...? LanternWaste Dec 2013 #52

Many of us care very much about Cuba. nt TBF Dec 2013 #54

Well, I do. malthaussen Dec 2013 #59

I'm assuming you were Feral Child Dec 2013 #85

I care, thanks very much. a la izquierda Dec 2013 #89

So would i.... Deuce Dec 2013 #91

You do, and everyone who has posted here or viewed the video IronLionZion Dec 2013 #136

I do harun Dec 2013 #138

"The times, they are a-changing...." nt raccoon Dec 2013 #28

I think that song is an accurate reflection of these times--there is a lot going on these days... nt MADem Dec 2013 #82

Good job. Nixon went to China. Kingofalldems Dec 2013 #32

I think we already have, myself. MADem Dec 2013 #34

Pinko Muslim! nt onehandle Dec 2013 #35

....... MADem Dec 2013 #39

Good merrily Dec 2013 #37

Times were different then. The political climate was not the same as today. MADem Dec 2013 #42

No kidding. merrily Dec 2013 #44

Yeah, seriously. malthaussen Dec 2013 #64

I don't want to go into the CT realm.... MADem Dec 2013 #116

I sense it might have something to do Zorro Dec 2013 #75

We're on the same wavelength. MADem Dec 2013 #124

We didn't lose anything in Vietnam. ieoeja Dec 2013 #110

Uh, we lost 58K of our loved ones, in a war that divided families and resonates down the years to MADem Dec 2013 #114

I assume that was sarcasm. ieoeja Dec 2013 #115

Ask John McCain that question. Ask John Kerry. Ask Bob Kerrey. MADem Dec 2013 #123

You're comparing public to private. ieoeja Dec 2013 #129

Many of those fuckers are dead, though. MADem Dec 2013 #131

Yes. We, too, lost far too much in Viet Nam. JDPriestly Dec 2013 #159

It wasn't just the French who lost everything in Viet Nam. JDPriestly Dec 2013 #158

I would like to know too, MADem. JDPriestly Dec 2013 #156

I never understood that either... penultimate Dec 2013 #197

I don't think that's "it," though. MADem Dec 2013 #198

Like he was behind the JFK assassination type stuff? penultimate Dec 2013 #199

Not impossible to speculate that...or maybe it's something we know nothing about at all? MADem Dec 2013 #200

Maybe he was responsible for planting Reagan and W. in the WH... penultimate Dec 2013 #202

Ha ha ha! That would be reason to be pissed at him, for true.... nt MADem Dec 2013 #204

i though i felt a disturbance in the force is morning..... madrchsod Dec 2013 #40

The war mongering right wing will go into nuclear mode liberal N proud Dec 2013 #41

K&R DeSwiss Dec 2013 #43

Well awoke_in_2003 Dec 2013 #47

I guess. OmahaBlueDog Dec 2013 #48

Just a tad hyperbolic, don't you think? thucythucy Dec 2013 #56

Who'd you rather shake hands with -- Ted Bundy or Jeffrey Dahmer? OmahaBlueDog Dec 2013 #73

Well, it looks like you've got company thucythucy Dec 2013 #157

First, I'm genuinely sorry if I offended you OmahaBlueDog Dec 2013 #172

Yup, and Batista was a saint... n/t bobclark86 Dec 2013 #179

Far from it - but the Castros and Che weren't exactly a big human rights improvement (nt) OmahaBlueDog Dec 2013 #187

I'm not offended, so there's no reason thucythucy Dec 2013 #195

You know what is funny about that whole McCain babble? If any Democrat said anything similar MADem Dec 2013 #189

I would love to shake hands with living history. Eom roody Dec 2013 #60

It's a conundrum, certainly. I don't expect that we'll be singing Kumbayah soon. MADem Dec 2013 #61

Certainly Nixon shook hands with Mao, who did exponentially worse things than the Castros OmahaBlueDog Dec 2013 #70

Very true. JDPriestly Dec 2013 #161

We can certainly affect significant political change in Cuba if we are engaged on the inside, Old and In the Way Dec 2013 #69

All I'm saying is that Raul Castro is slimy. I agree we have to engage Cuba. OmahaBlueDog Dec 2013 #72

Well, Raul might be slimy, but.... Old and In the Way Dec 2013 #74

He is, but he's also an octogenarian. He ain't gonna last forever. MADem Dec 2013 #81

If Castro had really killed that many people... nikto Dec 2013 #180

Yes, and I think they might still admire (a la Limbaugh) his ability to be tough and MADem Dec 2013 #184

shrub was/is slimy heaven05 Dec 2013 #92

Y'know, Cheney, Bautista, and Castro can all be slimy. OmahaBlueDog Dec 2013 #94

yeah, yeah and so are shrub the bush, cheney "by any objective measure" heaven05 Dec 2013 #104

I'm not certain I see where we're going with this OmahaBlueDog Dec 2013 #120

I'm not going anywhere with it. Just so many 'leaders' on this planet that I wouldn't heaven05 Dec 2013 #141

This is why I sometimes hate the typed word - it lacks tone and context OmahaBlueDog Dec 2013 #142

hah hah every chance I get heaven05 Dec 2013 #144

While the Castros have been in power, the US: Comrade Grumpy Dec 2013 #100

Hello Comrade! Old and In the Way Dec 2013 #117

OK, I wrote that I wouldn't want to shake hands with Raul Castro based on his human rights record OmahaBlueDog Dec 2013 #122

Yes. I have met Cubans who were terrified of Castro and wanted to get out of Cuba more JDPriestly Dec 2013 #160

Waiting for teabagger heads to explode 3....2.....1......*#@&*@##&************!!! yellowcanine Dec 2013 #49

'Bout time. n/t malthaussen Dec 2013 #57

Look out! More of that peace stuff could break out! HappyMe Dec 2013 #63

OMFG! Cue the bagger smelling salts in 5...4...3...2...1 catbyte Dec 2013 #66

queue the birthers screaming for Obama's Cuba birth certificate. nt Javaman Dec 2013 #68

We didn't mean Kenya...we meant Havana--they both end in A!!! MADem Dec 2013 #79

... Javaman Dec 2013 #80

I unexpectedly teared up. Hope, not fear. Love, not hate. Madiba. nolabear Dec 2013 #78

Oooohhhh, now he did it!!! Beacool Dec 2013 #83

Apparently, they already are popping like popcorn--I love it when they get pissed off! nt MADem Dec 2013 #84

Benghazi! SoapBox Dec 2013 #86

Bengazi, Kenya, Havana OH MY! (to the cadence of Lions and Tigers and Bears...) MADem Dec 2013 #113

I think this is wonderful! Fuck the GOP. NT octoberlib Dec 2013 #88

And the earth stood still, right??? elleng Dec 2013 #93

Christiane Amanpour had to point out the historic moment to her co-anchors. MADem Dec 2013 #111

Well, Rainngirl Dec 2013 #95

I guess the RWers will see that as a bow Rainngirl Dec 2013 #96

Not to compare but PatrynXX Dec 2013 #98

So much cilla4progress Dec 2013 #103

Obama should spend his entire second term trolling the right. Drunken Irishman Dec 2013 #105

I think that's what he's doing! Gooooooooooood.....! nt MADem Dec 2013 #109

The madder they get, the stupider they look to the public. JDPriestly Dec 2013 #163

BAD President Obama! You were supposed to spit on him and slap him silly. kestrel91316 Dec 2013 #106

Damn liberal Nixon WallaceRitchie Dec 2013 #118

Priceless. Proof that Nixon was a commie. As others have SDjack Dec 2013 #152

Ah, the sound of Freeper heads exploding AnnieBW Dec 2013 #126

Juvenile John McCain weighs in BeyondGeography Dec 2013 #127

At long last, Johnny--have you no shame? MADem Dec 2013 #130

Oh. no the horror.... SummerSnow Dec 2013 #128

I heard Rush on the car radio on my way to the store earlier. RebelOne Dec 2013 #135

Good! Sky Masterson Dec 2013 #137

brand new crisis FemaleDemfromMass Dec 2013 #139

Simply fabulous! Well done, Sir! /nt Bragi Dec 2013 #140

O'Reilly is outraged! Outraged! As is Limpbaugh. Outraged! And Palin? Lipsticked and OUTRAGED!!! marble falls Dec 2013 #143

Bravo President Obama? JDPriestly Dec 2013 #146

tea baggers are whining up and down rafeh1 Dec 2013 #147

Most people don't know you can fly to Cuba Legally Just Search "Fly to Cuba" mitty14u2 Dec 2013 #148

You need to go through a 3rd country or get a State letter and go on a charter. MADem Dec 2013 #177

In Right Wing world you snub sitting heads of state and their representatives rpannier Dec 2013 #150

Most disturbing of all Vietnameravet Dec 2013 #151

Prisoner in Cuba? WallaceRitchie Dec 2013 #165

Cubans don't visit USA like Mexicans do. Americans don't visit Cuba like they do Mexico. MADem Dec 2013 #166

Great! yellowwoodII Dec 2013 #167

Bush shook hands with and bowed to the communist dictator of China Adenoid_Hynkel Dec 2013 #175

Hee hee--he probably needed help with the buttons, too! nt MADem Dec 2013 #176

This could lead to dancing! rucky Dec 2013 #183

break out the congas, it's cha cha time! ucrdem Dec 2013 #188

OMG...or Oh MYYYYY.... MADem Dec 2013 #192

This one has everything including a midget ucrdem Dec 2013 #193

Heavens to Murgatroid....they all earned their money that day! Gaaah! nt MADem Dec 2013 #194

And Grampy McSame shit himself bigtime. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2013 #191

Yeap, and he had one hand on his .... Wernothelpless Dec 2013 #203

Raúl Héctor Castro was the governor of Arizona Ptah Dec 2013 #206

Different Raul! But he's got that "Castro longevity gene," apparently. nt MADem Dec 2013 #207

Eh, that's nothing. He shook the one from Brazil's hand next. And then DeKlerk! What in the world? freshwest Dec 2013 #212

I thought he KISSED the President of Brazil! MADem Dec 2013 #213

But did he sing to her? freshwest Dec 2013 #218

I can't imagine the effort to hunt through all that footage and put that together! MADem Dec 2013 #219

I've got more! This one really tells the tale: freshwest Dec 2013 #221

Laugh riot! nt MADem Dec 2013 #222

So *WHAT*?? Geeze Louise. nt LaydeeBug Dec 2013 #214

So what? Here's what! It's a big deal. We have no relations with the country of Cuba. MADem Dec 2013 #215

The righties are acting like he was colluding with the man to subjugate the USA to Cuba... LaydeeBug Dec 2013 #217

Good--let them scream and shout. MADem Dec 2013 #220