Black Lives Matter was recently dragged on Twitter for an old tweet showing admiration for Cuba’s former Communist dictator Fidel Castro in light of the Cuban people’s struggle for freedom. Always be careful what you Tweet because sometimes it may come back to bite you. In this case, “Black Lives Matter” exposed themselves for who…
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders spent a large part of the last week defending earlier statements he made regarding Fidel Castro and Cuba. While denouncing the dictatorship of Castro, he praised the social programs that were implemented under his rule, notably with regards to literacy. He pointed out that there was a rapid increase in literacy rates in…
Jason Hopkins Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders was questioned about his past sympathetic comments about socialist, authoritarian regimes, such as in China and Cuba, during the South Carolina Democratic debate on Tuesday. Sanders, who is the frontrunner in the Democratic presidential contest, was asked by a debate moderator on Tuesday night about his history of “expressing…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Sen. Rand Paul Engagement or embargo? That is the question not just in Cuba but also in places like Iran, Russia, and China. Should we trade, or should we withhold our trade in hopes of changing the behavior of other nations? Which will have more impact? For over half…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield One of the highest-profile members of Cuba’s ruling family said Wednesday that the country could be surprised by the person who succeeds her father as president, explained the AP. Mariela Castro is a gay-rights advocate, member of Cuba’s National Assembly and head of the country’s institute of sex education….
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Justin Stamm, Epoch Times “An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind.” These are the words of Mahatma Gandhi. “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” These are the words of Martin Luther King…
by JP Carroll GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump will reverse the normalization of relations with Cuba if elected president. “The people of Cuba have struggled too long. Will reverse Obama’s Executive Orders and concessions towards Cuba until freedoms are restored,” Trump declared in a tweet Wednesday. The New York billionaire previously said in a speech to Florida supporters in…
During last night’s Democratic debate, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders was pressed on his past praise for Fidel Castro. The self-identified democratic socialist refused to retract his remarks about Cuba’s legendary communist dictator. The moment came when moderator Maria Elena Salinas was questioning the candidates about their views on President Obama’s easing of relations with Cuba. Hillary Clinton…
Comrade Bernie is Obsessed with Dictators [dropcap size=big]B[/dropcap] ernie Sanders is the first Democrat who is honest about being a socialist. After all, with their policies demanding more and more government intrusion into our business and personal lives, they could only hide the truth of what they actually believe for that much longer. However, since…
#1. “What we affirm is that we must proceed along the path of liberation even if this costs millions of atomic victims.” “The Butcher of La Cabana” as he came to be known, was hotly anticipating a nuclear war with the United States and Russia. Guevara would be happy to see any number of people die,…