Comments on: Has Castro been taken over…

By: Artfldgr

Artfldgr — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 17:18:17 +0000

His handlers no longer follow the ideology so there is no reason to help him other than to have him make Obama look even worse for tacking left of castro!

By: Daniel in Brookline

Daniel in Brookline — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 17:04:27 +0000

Jamie: another Double Star fan! Thank you! (Back when the theaters were full of Kevin Kline's silly movie Dave, I wanted to hand out copies of Double Star and say, "THIS is how that story should have been told". The last page still brings tears to my eyes.) respectfully, Daniel in Brookline

By: will

will — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 14:07:42 +0000

He’s so inspired by Obama’s work in dismantling the U.S., he’s cutting those workers loose to help flood the country with illegals. Every little bit helps the cause.

Go ahead, call me crazy.

By: Gringo

Gringo — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 13:03:52 +0000

The comments here ignore what I pointed out in the second comment: that Castro subsequently denied he said that the Cuban model didn’t work.

Jeffrey Goldberg dealt with that. See Atlantic Monthly link.

Gary Rosen wins the “best comment on the thread” award.

By: Mike Walsh

Mike Walsh — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 12:57:01 +0000

You forgot “Zionist plot” as a possible explanation, but I’m sure someone else will post that somewhere.

Or, it could just be –as so often happens– a case of controversy being the last refuge of the has-been.

By: Nolanimrod

Nolanimrod — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 10:40:43 +0000

You missed the most outlandish possibility: that both the Atlantic and a writer in its employ are reporting what actually happened without tweaking things to make them square with reality.

By: Gary Rosen

Gary Rosen — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 07:02:49 +0000

You know what they say – if you’re 80 and not a socialist you have no heart, but if you’re 90 and still a socialist you have no brains.

By: Occam's Beard

Occam's Beard — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 18:40:20 +0000

Yeah, and SNL could go on: with no private sector jobs for them, the Terminated will likely turn to crime. So see, capitalism causes higher crime rates!

And then the government could start programs to offer the unemployed government jobs…

The comedic possibilities are endless.

By: Occam's Beard

Occam's Beard — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 18:37:17 +0000

SNL could have a field day if they weren’t loyal comrades themselves.

Support abortion! It’s for the children!

Cut spending?? We can’t afford to cut spending!

We need more social spending to fight hunger in America! And obesity too!

We Dems have the plan – we’ll borrow our way out of debt!

By: Tom

Tom — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 18:05:18 +0000

Yeah, and SNL could go on: with no private sector jobs for them, the Terminated will likely turn to crime. So see, capitalism causes higher crime rates!