Fidel's "powerful mind is healthier" so he should be "reelected" dictator
Posted on 12/25/2007 6:37:51 AM PST by Zakeet
HAVANA - Raul Castro said Monday that Communist Party leaders support his brother Fidel's re-election to parliament, saying he is exercising two hours daily and gaining weight while keeping his mind healthy with reading and writing.
A seat in parliament is the first step in a process that would allow Fidel to retain his post atop the Council of State, Cuba's supreme governing body.
Communist Party leaders "defend him running again" Raul Castro said of his brother's candidacy for re-election to the Cuba's National Assembly, or parliament, on Jan. 20.
Last week, the 81-year-old Fidel Castro suggested he would not cling to power forever, nor stand in the way of a younger generations. He hinted at his political future for the first time since emergency intestinal surgery forced him to cede power to a "provisional" government headed by Raul in July 2006.
But his younger brother indicated Monday that Fidel was healthy enough to stand for re-election.
Through daily exercise, Fidel "has recovered a lot of weight and muscle mass," he said, speaking to voters in Fidel's district in the eastern city of Santiago, where the brothers spent part of their youth. He said Fidel asked him to visit voters in district visit because he was unable to.
In remarks carried on Cuban state television Monday evening, Raul said his brother "has more time, he's reading more than ever. He's meditating more than ever and writing almost more than ever."
"His powerful mind is healthier," the acting president said.
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Fidel's "powerful mind is healthier" so he should be "reelected" dictator
Reminds one of Hiliary, but her beard is better groomed.
The beginning of the thread got me excited, I thought it said “Raul Castro says Fidel ready for death.”
His eyes have that vacant look.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Fidel Castro in “The Thing That Never Leaves”.
Pssst, he’s dead Raul
Ah, so one term in Cuba is 50 years.
This gives a new meaning to propping someone up for election!
Oh, Merry Christmas!
Death becomes him.
Raul Castro says Fidel ready for new (Resurrection) bid
Reelection bid? Talk about pointless dog and pony shows.
“It says a lot about the disintegration of right and wrong in the West that free societies and dictatorships are treated as moral equals in our media. You would never know from news stories that Fidel Castro has never once won a free election after he took over Cuba in 1959.”
In part it is the fault of the media itself for simply refusing to say the truth.
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