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George II

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21. Sanders was talking about Cuba in the '60s, '70s, into the '80s. Obama was talking about Cuba...

Wed Feb 26, 2020, 04:44 PM

Feb 2020

...in 2014, 30-40 years later.

"Lies this government has told Americans for years"? How about what Cuban refugees have told Americans for years? Did you ever hear of the Mariel boatlift? Almost 130,000 Cubans fled to the US in the course of a few months in 1980. That was almost 2% of Cuba's total population. There is a reason why they fled, and they didn't do that to go to South Beach or Disney World.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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What did Bernie's comments on Cuba at the last #DemDebate mean? Here's where he (and Obama) stand [View all] Donkees Feb 2020 OP

Bernie's critics are trying to do a Hitler liked Sugar Fallacy booley Feb 2020 #1

Pinko commies always reveal themselves bucolic_frolic Feb 2020 #2

On the contrary, I had a Bernie supporter today unequivocably tell me that Bernie was a Marxist sweetloukillbot Feb 2020 #27

Sanders' comments were made in the 1980s when Castro was still running rampant.... George II Feb 2020 #3

Link it. Prove it. Don't believe right wing official hype. ancianita Feb 2020 #5

Link what, prove what? We've all seen the comments of both and when they made them. George II Feb 2020 #6

What you claimed. Or take it back. ancianita Feb 2020 #12

estimates Fresh_Start Feb 2020 #26

Understanding context seems to be a lost art. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #7

President Obama is not going to save BS.. Cha Feb 2020 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author BlueTillIDie Feb 2020 #15

Quit Bashing our Democratic Candidates who won in Swing Districts Cha Feb 2020 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author BlueTillIDie Feb 2020 #18

I meant what I said.. and Impeachment was Cha Feb 2020 #31

More Democrats are women than men. They don't have "cahones" (cojones), they have persistence. George II Feb 2020 #19

This message was self-deleted by its author BlueTillIDie Feb 2020 #20

So I take it you don't think women have the ability to lead or be unified? ehrnst Feb 2020 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author BlueTillIDie Feb 2020 #23

This was explained to you in this post ehrnst Feb 2020 #24

Excellent question! Cha Feb 2020 #32

Interesting - the post I was responding to was self-deleted. Maybe they had ehrnst Feb 2020 #33

Yeah, that's weird.. maybe thinks Nancy did the right Cha Feb 2020 #38

So those things Obama was talking about happened AFTER the 80s Cuthbert Allgood Feb 2020 #28

Please read up on Cuban history. Thanks. George II Feb 2020 #29

Nah, I think I'm good. You might want to let go of Cold War Propaganda, though. Cuthbert Allgood Feb 2020 #30

And Bernie was talking about a program that was political indoctrination. ehrnst Feb 2020 #34

Which magically became not political indoctrination Cuthbert Allgood Feb 2020 #35

The program ended after 8 months... ehrnst Feb 2020 #36

Thank you for the instructions, ehrnst! Booom. Cha Feb 2020 #39

Copying and pasting that numerous times doesn't change the facts. ehrnst Feb 2020 #37

Bernie and Barack know Cuba. What they say about it is the truth Americans need to hear. ancianita Feb 2020 #4

Yes they do, NOW. But Sanders' comments in the 1970s and 1980s show that at the time he did not.... George II Feb 2020 #9

Niggling. It's the double standard of "the perfect being the enemy of the good." Bernie and many ancianita Feb 2020 #13

Sanders was talking about Cuba in the '60s, '70s, into the '80s. Obama was talking about Cuba... George II Feb 2020 #21

The thing that irritates me most about this Cal Carpenter Feb 2020 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author BlueTillIDie Feb 2020 #16

How long ago was Bernie's "march with MLK?" A lot longer ago. ehrnst Feb 2020 #25

it's non issue IMO nt msongs Feb 2020 #10

THANK YOU! It should be! ancianita Feb 2020 #14