Fidel Castro resigns

Mike1409 · 02-19-2008, 04:01 AM

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2...l-castro_N.htm

This should be an interesting next couple of years.

MikeVic · 02-19-2008, 09:09 AM

Yeah, I'm curious as to what happens now.

ISiddiqui · 02-19-2008, 09:12 AM

This is really just symbolic. Wait until Raul dies before anything significant happens.

DaddyTorgo · 02-19-2008, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by ISiddiqui

This is really just symbolic. Wait until Raul dies before anything significant happens.

+1

my sister went to Cuba last year. I've seen the pictures...very beautiful, but very...almost stuck in the 50's / 60's.

JonInMiddleGA · 02-19-2008, 09:18 AM

"Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss."

Fidatelo · 02-19-2008, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

+1

my sister went to Cuba last year. I've seen the pictures...very beautiful, but very...almost stuck in the 50's / 60's.

Ya, it's almost like they got stuck in early February of 1962... odd.

cartman · 02-19-2008, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

"Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss."

Not so sure about that. A large part of Fidel's success was his aura and cult of personality. Raul seems to be from all accounts a rather dull person. Maybe he is an efficient bureaucrat, but he doesn't seem to be a true leader.

DaddyTorgo · 02-19-2008, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Fidatelo

Ya, it's almost like they got stuck in early February of 1962... odd.

lol

it's really amazing though, you see the pictures and you just go "wow"

it's beautiful though, very beautiful. Just interesting that it's 2008 and you see streetcars from the 50's going down the streets, and 1950's era fridges, etc.

JonInMiddleGA · 02-19-2008, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by cartman

Not so sure about that. A large part of Fidel's success was his aura and cult of personality. Raul seems to be from all accounts a rather dull person. Maybe he is an efficient bureaucrat, but he doesn't seem to be a true leader.

Okay, fair point, I'll fix it.

"Meet the new boss. Hopes to be same as the old boss (except healthier)."

Crapshoot · 02-19-2008, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

"Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss."

I gotta admit, I never thought I'd see Jon quoting "The Who."

gottimd · 02-19-2008, 11:37 AM

Who did he resign with?

Passacaglia · 02-19-2008, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by gottimd

Who did he resign with?

The Yankees, after a visit from George Costanza.

Logan · 02-19-2008, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Passacaglia

The Yankees, after a visit from George Costanza.

Wait, how is his brother's name not Duane?

Groundhog · 02-19-2008, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

lol

it's really amazing though, you see the pictures and you just go "wow"

it's beautiful though, very beautiful. Just interesting that it's 2008 and you see streetcars from the 50's going down the streets, and 1950's era fridges, etc.

Very similar to North Korea - Minus the 2008 cars.

lungs · 02-19-2008, 04:41 PM

I find it pretty amusing that we've tried to off the guy for how many years yet he is still able to leave pretty much on his own terms.

Yeah, they are definitely clamoring for the return of the Fulgencio Batista's jackass cronies that live in Miami and have been dictating American economic policy toward Cuba since the fall of the USSR. I won't say they were before, as the embargo was more relevant back then. Now? It's all about the Florida vote.

RomaGoth · 02-19-2008, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

lol

it's really amazing though, you see the pictures and you just go "wow"

it's beautiful though, very beautiful. Just interesting that it's 2008 and you see streetcars from the 50's going down the streets, and 1950's era fridges, etc.

Welcome to Communism. Especially in a 3rd world country to boot (unlike what the USSR was under Communist control). With that being said, good riddance to Castro and hello to more communism. Nothing will change down there as long as the citizens put up with it. I guess that is what our government has never figured out about any of these places.

Chief Rum · 02-19-2008, 08:22 PM

Surprised this didn't get more talk here.

miami_fan · 02-19-2008, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Chief Rum

Surprised this didn't get more talk here.

Probably because there is not a whole lot to talk about at this point. No one really knows what Raul will do at this point. While Fidel has retired, he is not dead yet. How much of an influence he will have on Raul is unknown. Honestly, I don't think anybody has really any idea what will initially will happen if(when?) Cuba is no longer under communist rule. What will be the impact of the people of Cuban descent that will go back and try to claim property that used to belong to them before Castro's rule? Will anyone actually go back? There is just too much that we don't know at this point.

lungs · 02-19-2008, 08:41 PM

Here's an interesting article on Raul:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...=null&offset=0

Cringer · 02-19-2008, 09:10 PM

I heard Fidel stepped down because he is too busy watching Big Brother online. No time to run a country with 24/7 live internet feeds of the 21st century.

Chief Rum · 02-19-2008, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Cringer

I heard Fidel stepped down because he is too busy watching Big Brother online. No time to run a country with 24/7 live internet feeds of the 21st century.

I heard he wants to get himself prepared for another tryout with the Washington Senators.

BishopMVP · 02-19-2008, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Groundhog

Very similar to North Korea - Minus the 2008 cars.

North Korea is on a whole different level from any place in the world today, and possibly any place the world has ever seen. It's despicable the world let it get to a point where we're blackmailed into supporting that regime.

One statistic that sums it up - North Koreans are now on average 6 inches shorter than South Koreans.

M GO BLUE!!! · 02-19-2008, 09:57 PM

At long last... world peace!

Wolfpack · 02-19-2008, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by gottimd

Who did he resign with?

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Originally Posted by Passacaglia

The Yankees, after a visit from George Costanza.

Actually, he's changed sports, but is still faithful to the cause:
Revolution signs M Castro.

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MikeVic Head Coach Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hometown of Canada	Yeah, I'm curious as to what happens now.

02-19-2008, 04:41 PM	#15
lungs Pro Rookie Join Date: May 2002 Location: Prairie du Sac, WI	I find it pretty amusing that we've tried to off the guy for how many years yet he is still able to leave pretty much on his own terms. Yeah, they are definitely clamoring for the return of the Fulgencio Batista's jackass cronies that live in Miami and have been dictating American economic policy toward Cuba since the fall of the USSR. I won't say they were before, as the embargo was more relevant back then. Now? It's all about the Florida vote.

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lungs Pro Rookie Join Date: May 2002 Location: Prairie du Sac, WI	Here's an interesting article on Raul: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...=null&offset=0

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