Beats me… I have no idea if and when the Comandante “estira la pata” as José Guardia, PJM’s Europe editor, just told me in IM (I like to learn new idioms). Sooner or later he will, as will the rest of us.
The interesting question then is whither Cuba? I visited Havana back in 1979 when I was invited to such places for my then political correctness. The proximate cause was the first festival of the New Latin American Cinema, to which I was a delegate. I have a lot of stories, which at some point I will write down, but my memories of “The Lost City” are strong - all the faded mansions and the DeSotos running on fumes. It was once a beautiful place. Maybe it will be again.
And, by the way, another memory: when I was 13, 14 years old…something like that… I saw Castro speak in Central Park. He was a great hero then. I can still recall the Dominicans screaming for him to foment a revolution in their country. Good thing he didn’t.
APROPOS CUBA: Did this really happen? I have heard US presidential candidates make gaffes before, but this….? [Evidently Edwards doesn't go to a lot of Michael Moore movies.-ed. Evidently.]
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1. Captain Hate:“I’m going to be honest with you — I don’t know a lot about Cuba’s healthcare system,” Edwards, D-N.C., said at an event in Oskaloosa, Iowa. “Is it a government-run system?”
Profiles in cluelessness. Can you imagine if Dan Quayle or GWB said this? Will the MSM even admit this happened?
Aug 25, 2007 - 1:30 pm 2. Ray Zacek:Of course John Edwards wouldn’t know about Cuba. He pursued medical malpractice and never brought a lawsuit under the Alien Tort Claims Act.
Aug 25, 2007 - 2:01 pm 3. ShoreMark:I enjoyed “The Lost City” very much. Thanks Roger, you’ve just scheduled my evening for me.
Now which pile is that DVD on…?
Aug 25, 2007 - 2:46 pm 4. Anthony (Los Angeles):Woh! That Edwards quote is worthy of Dan Quayle. At least he’s honest about his ignorance.
Aug 25, 2007 - 5:31 pm 5. Charlie (Colorado):“Stretches his legs”? Wow, that’s an idiom that changes in translation.
Aug 25, 2007 - 8:58 pm 6. David Thomson:“Can you imagine if Dan Quayle or GWB said this? Will the MSM even admit this happened?”
I found very little concerning this story while searching Google.com’s news area. The MSM is most certainly not highlighting it. And yes, a major Republican presidential candidate would pay a severe price for being this ignorant. As matter of fact, if they were already running a distant third—it might be the final straw that destoyed what was left of their struggling campaign.
Hillary Clinton looks unbeatable in the Democratic Party primaries. It is time for the GOP to stop fooling around and circle the wagons around Rudy Giuliani. I suspect (and I sure hope I’m right!) that he will posssess at least a five point polling lead over her all the way until election day, 2008.
Aug 25, 2007 - 9:03 pm 7. Roger:I think it may have something to do with “stretches his leg” as in a coffin. But I don’t know. Maybe someone on here puede traducir. Or I will seek clarification from Jose on IM.
Aug 25, 2007 - 9:04 pm 8. Charlie (Colorado):Oh, it’s clear enough — lots of things, like legs kicking out spasmodically, go along with termination. (Think of Jimmy Durante kicking the bucket while “kicking the bucket” in Mad Mad Mad Mad Mad World.) It’s just funny that “stretching one’s legs” is so different in English.
Aug 26, 2007 - 12:37 pm