Castro hands power to brother during surgery

CNN ^ | 7/31/06 | CNN

[tdewey10]

Cuban President Fidel Castro is transferring power provisionally to brother Raul while he undergoes an operation, Cuban TV announces.

[frankjr]

Raul?

[elhombrelibre]

I'd think they'd die early based on overall bad judgment and no common sense, but...it's odd that so many live out lives that they don't deserve. For example, some of the Pol Pot clique are just now dying off. Their victims have been gone a long time.

[Proud_USA_Republican]

The quicker that bastard Castro dies, the better.

[rdl6989]

When is the party oops, I mean funeral?

[Gay State Conservative]

Didn't I read that Elian Gonzalez just became a surgeon?

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Good thing healthcare is free in Cuba, Fidel won't have to pay a cent.

Castro's health care is paid by the Cuban proletariat, who receive almost no health care of their own. But what the heck, as Mel Brooks said, "It's good to be the King!".

[ARealMothersSonForever]

Raul is a freakin 'Tard. Deee De Deee. But he is a vicious one.

[AdvisorB]

Let's all hope the dictator takes the long dirt nap, so the communist nightmare in Cuba can end.

[Socratic]

Couldn't we change the title to Castro Dies! Live thread?

Now, now Tet - let's not get offensive. On second thought, let's!

[tet68]

For example, some of the Pol Pot clique are just now dying off. Their victims have been gone a long time.

Those souls have been waiting for them a long time, they're
probably HUNGRY!

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Raoul Castro isn't well liked meaning he's going to have to assert power with an iron fist from the get go, even steam rolling over some other commies to try and keep it.

My bet is that Raoul has a plane ready for him to make a run for Venezuela at a moment's notice.

[tdewey10]

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/07/31/cuba.castro/index.html

Castro hands power to brother during surgery.

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Going to ask mods to change title of thread.

[CubaninMiami]

I'm getting the party favors ready.

[dfwgator]

AND DOWN GOES CASTRO, DOWN GOES CASTRO, DOWN GOES CASTRO!!!!

[Jedi Master Pikachu]

That would remove Communist government from this hemisphere.

[Richard Axtell]

The Undead don't die. Get our yer wooded stakes...

[EveningStar]

What do you make of this?

[Free ThinkerNY]

The only good Red is a dead Red

[LdSentinal]

With Fidel gone, the Yankees get the entire Cuban pitching staff.