Mercenaries in Havana Vote for McCain

[magbana]

http://www.granma.cu/ingles/2008/noviembre/vier7/Mercenaries.html

Mercenaries in Havana vote for McCain

Deisy Francis Mexidor

Some canapés over here, more over there. U.S. flags. Colored sashes. Dilettante verbosity. Plastic smiles. Everything is ready. At 7pm this November 4, the residence of the head of the U.S. Interests Section in Havana was the setting to witness the U.S. elections live by satellite.

It was the same as ever: nothing less than members of internal counterrevolutionary groups summoned by the call of their masters to go and "vote" for a president that they have adopted as their own and a government that provides them with a significant amount of money to carry out subversive acts.

Also attending were certain members of the foreign press accredited here in the Cuban capital and several members of the diplomatic corps. But all this, in journalistic terms, had a very low profile given that, as one colleague told me, "this show between the counterrevolutionary factions and USIS officials has had its day."

What is certain is that while the election was taking place, in which a significant part of the U.S. population – particularly new voters, young people, minorities, members of the middle and working classes – tipped the scales in favor of Illinois Senator Barack Obama, the majority of the mercenaries who turned up at the USIS party were there just for the food and the beer.

And on exercising their symbolic vote – as was expected – some 64% of the voters who had gathered there, according to a report by a correspondent, chose to elect Republican John McCain who follows the policies of George W. Bush and whose first promise to Miami – if he had won – was to come and hoist the "flag of freedom" in Cuba. The mercenaries have always been consistent with the money that they receive.

However, things started changing for the worse and finished as a "big disappointment" party. As the hours passed and it became clear who would be the new White House tenant, spirits fell and so did the "provisions".

So much so that those present at the USIS head’s residence – transformed on this occasion into a "convention center", were able to watch McCain’s speech but not Obama’s. Minutes before it was due to start, they turned off the transmission. What a great example of democracy! Our sources even said that, when Obama’s victory was announced, some people were so disheartened that they stopped serving beer and one of those present announced: "Let’s go gentlemen, it’s all over now!"

Translated by Granma International

[Judi Lynn]

1. Oh, jezus! This seems so consistant to the kind of crap which has been going on there

from the first moments of _Bush's stolen Presidency.

They have conducted a continuous program of provocation. I hope they choke.

People know who the paid dissidents are, no question in anyone's minds. What a shame they didn't get to stay until they passed out, gorging and drinking themselves into a stupor on U.S. taxpayers' money, eh?

Well, if they had stayed home and watched their OWN damned tv's, they would have been able to see Barack Obama, but we all know they're pro-fascist, themselves. Going to the Interests Section gave them a chance to commiserate with other traitors.

Thanks, magbana! I'm glad they were sent home before becoming sated. Buttheads.

[Billy Burnett]

2. Just about says it all.

Rethuglicans. Traitors symbolically voting for the most outspoken anti Cuba candidate, who boasted that he was "tested" because at one time he was perched in a bomber cockpit ready to drop bombs/napalm on Cuba at a moment's notice.

Tested. Our tax dollars at work. Tested. The war party at work.

:puke: X2