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General Category => Editorial/Opinion/Blogs => Topic started by: mystery-ak on February 26, 2014, 03:42:53 pm
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http://www.ijreview.com/2014/02/117624-democrat-speaks-highly-cuba-marco-rubio-blasts-communism-way-u-s-politician-since-reagan/ (http://www.ijreview.com/2014/02/117624-democrat-speaks-highly-cuba-marco-rubio-blasts-communism-way-u-s-politician-since-reagan/)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_wKhXurFyI (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_wKhXurFyI)
Kyle Becker | On 25, Feb 2014
After Democratic Senator Tom Harkin praised Cuba on several issues, Senator Marco Rubio gave what has been called by Miami Herald reporter Marc Caputo as the “best oration of his career.” Its passion and candor about the despicable socialist regimes of Cuba and Venezuela should put those politicians who can actually praise the oppressive nations to shame. The best lines from Rubio’s stemwinder, which is worth every minute:
Let me tell you what the Cubans are really good at, because they don’t know how to run their economy, they don’t know how to build, they don’t know how to govern a people. What they are really good at is repression.
He cited a poll, ‘More Americans want normal relations with Cuba.’ So do I — a democratic and free Cuba. But you want us to reach out and develop friendly relationships with a serial violator of human rights, who supports what’s going on in Venezuela and every other atrocity on the planet? On issue after issue, they are always on the side of the tyrants. Look it up. And this is who we should be opening up to? Why don’t they change? Why doesn’t the Cuban government change? Why doesn’t the Venezuelan government change?
But here’s the great news. I don’t know if they get C-SPAN in Cuba. I bet you the government people do. I hope you see that in America, we’re a free society. You’re allowed to come on the floor and you’re allowed to say and spread whatever you want. You think Cuba’s a paradise? You think it’s an example and a model that we should be following? You’re free to say that, here, in the press and anywhere you want. But we’re also free to come here and tell the truth. We’re also free to come here and denounce the violations of human rights and brutality.
That’s just a sample of this awesome speech that hopefully will change the game and encourage more politicians to come out openly against the global scourge of socialism.
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Great job Senator Rubio!
Excellent!
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Tom Harkin....why am I not surprised?? He's best friends with people like Hanoi Jane, and he's said far more controversial things than this over the years. He really is a filthy communist and no friend to the United States.
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Tom Harkin....why am I not surprised?? He's best friends with people like Hanoi Jane, and he's said far more controversial things than this over the years. He really is a filthy communist and no friend to the United States.
Agreed!
Yet the people of Iowa continue to elect him. Why?
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I caught this speech Monday. Rubio at his best.
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Will fall on deaf ears with the dems, but an outstanding speech.
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:hands: for Rubio