Anti-Bush sentiment permeates life in Cuba

associated press ^ | 10/28/04

[rocksblues]

Selected excerpt.

So it's no surprise that Cubans who follow the US presidential campaign clearly prefer Democratic challenger John Kerry in hopes he would ease the current US administration's hardline policies toward the island.

"Kerry would be better than Bush, any day," 65-year-old textile worker Arnaldo Negrin said in his one-room Old Havana apartment, where he listened to the government's nightly political discussion show on a small radio because his television was broken.

[rocksblues]

And we should care why?

Because if Kerry is elected we will be subsidizing Arnaldo's wide screen HDTV!

[BonnieJ]

Anti-Castro feelings have permeated our feelings since 1959. Do they care?

[Michael.SF.]

Real Question asked:

"Arnaldo, after beloved Fidel passes away, who do you feel will be better for Cuba and is more in line with beloved Fidel?

Answer: Kerry would be better than Bush, any day

[Spok]

"Kerry would be better than Bush, any day," 65-year-old textile worker Arnaldo Negrin said in his one-room Old Havana apartment, where he listened to the government's nightly political discussion show"

I'm sure Cuba's "news" service is the envy of the American MSM. Besides, any other answer would have gotten poor ol' Arnaldo shot.

[FormerACLUmember]

This is the third utterly bogus AP story that has been posted on Free Republic today. AP is desparate to see its candidate, John Kerry win.

Reporters are not free in Cuba. They are accompanied by government representatives. These Cubans interviewed are NOT speaking freely.

[dinok]

Its OK...anti-Cuba sentiment is permiating America...(Blue states excluded)

[Plutarch]

Who cares what people in Cuba think? Pshaah, its just a minor league totalitarian state. I want to find out which candidate is supported by the North Koreans.

[Texas_Dawg]

Fwiw, Cubans are not free to publicly support GWB. They can publicly support Kerry since the government does.

[Grampa Dave]

The gay maggots who write the hate GW bilge for AP are really hard up.

This poor old Cuban slave of Fidel has no choice but to claim that he and Cuba back Kerry.

[rocksblues]

I think that all this rest of the world Anti Bush crap is going to backfire on 11/02/04!

[MRMEAN]

In an apparent reference to the upcoming US elections, a government billboard on a central Havana street shows a fake Internet address: "w.bush.genocide" and two boxed options: "save" or "eliminate." An arrow points to the "eliminate" box.

Since almost no Cubans have Internet access, they don't know the address is fake.