Opportunists Gloria and Emilio Estefan and their "spontaneous" march down Calle 9 in Miami

[flamingdem]

It turns out that Estefan funded this march to "support the ladies in white", and bought satellite time to broadcast it everywhere, BECAUSE they were simultaneously getting 12% of the ticket sales to the Calle 13 concert at American Arena in Miami.

They were engaged in distraction tactics to cover their asses with "interests" in Miami.

Calle 13 just did a blow out concert in Havana, 250,000 on the Malecon and when pressed to discuss the political prisoners in Cuba they mentioned the 5 Cuban political prisoners held in maximum security in the USA, and this was twisted by the media into "they didn't know about the dissidents in Cuba because they are stupid musicians". NOT! They know what's going on.

In fact they are supportive of the Cuban people, and this is just so hard for those in Miami to hear, and they also said that they don't care about those "interests" in Miami "ME DA IGUAL" said Residente.

But there is was plastered all over CNN and the Herald. Same old cynical crap, and so few people see it for what it is, a game to retain power and money on the backs of the poor in Cuba.

[flamingdem]

1. Oops I mean Calle 8 Ocho / you know nt

[rabs]

2. Poked around to see what this is about ...

... confess I am not too much into the pop music scene.

But this is damn impressive (photo from El Pais of Madrid)



So how many were at the concert at the Miami Arena?


The El Pais story (Spanish, really worth reading),

http://www.elpais.com/articulo/internacional/Calle/revienta/malecon/Habana/elpepuint/20100324elpepuint_2/Tes

[Judi Lynn]

3. The Juanes concert. Cool! Now THAT'S a crowd, rabs. Ha ha ha. Thanks. n/t

[rabs]

6. Actually it was the Calle 13 concert in Havana this past Tuesday

Had to get my "Calles" straight last night. Calle 13 is a Puerto Rican pop group, apparently hot at this moment, that waited two years before they could give a concert in Havana.

So the group performed on Tuesday for FREE before that huge crowd at the Jose Marti Anti-imperialist Tribunal in front of the U.S. Interests Section.

Then two days later (last night) the group was to perform at the American Airlines basketball arena in Miami. (But not for FREE, that is for sure if the Estefans were involved. Wonder how much a ticket cost?)

But yes, this concert was equal to the Juanes one a few months ago.

From El Pais of Madrid.

El lunes, Calle 13 participará en una charla con jóvenes cubanos junto al músico Kelvis Ochoa en la Casa de las Américas, y el martes se realizará el concierto gratuito en la Tribuna Antiimperialista José Martí, frente a la misión diplomática de Estados Unidos.

Dos días después, Calle 13 se presentará en el Miami Arena, a noventa millas del malecón. Todo un mensaje. Según la pagina web oficial Cubadebate, el grupo es consciente de que su actuación "levantará ronchas" en Miami.

[protocol rv]

4. Most Cubans were poor

One could say the game is to gain power on the backs of the Cuban people - rather than retain power. Don't forget, power has been held in Cuba by the Castro family since 1959, and most Cubans are poor. Therefore the verb "retain" is not appropriate. It should be "gain power and money on the backs of the Cuban people".

[Mika]

5. Proving once again that you know jack shit about Cuba.

Dorticós Torrado, Osvaldo
http://www.bartleby.com/65/do/Dorticos.html

1919–83, president of Cuba (1959–76). A prosperous lawyer, he participated in Fidel Castro’s revolutionary movement and was imprisoned (1958). He escaped and fled to Mexico, returning to Cuba after Castro’s triumph (1959). As minister of laws (1959) he helped to formulate Cuban policies. He was appointed president in 1959. Intelligent and competent, he wielded considerable influence. In 1976 the Cuban government was reorganized, and Castro assumed the title of president; Dorticós was named a member of the council of state.

The Cuban government was reorganized (approved by popular vote) into a variant parliamentary system in 1976.

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