August 13, 2007
From the WTF department
Rich Canadian widow cash-strapped in Cuba
H/T Echuta
Posted by Val Prieto at August 13, 2007 10:57 AM
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It's a sad/odd story - she apparently expected the revolution to be toppled in three months - much like all her Cuban neighbors who left to wait it out in the U.S. I really cannot understand why the U.S. government isn't giving her access to HER money. Very odd indeed.
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at August 13, 2007 11:14 AM
A hint of why may lie in that framed picture of castro. Even if the poor old girl is not a castro supporter, could a 100-year-old lady keep the castro brothers' mitts off her money, had she finally access to it?
Posted by: R S at August 13, 2007 11:37 AM
LOL - true! Probably not . . .
Posted by: CubaWatch at August 13, 2007 11:40 AM
Goes to show some of the lunacy resulting from the U.S. solely reduced to fighting Castro on a purely 'ideological' basis:
- Castro 'nationalizes' Cuban's/Foreigner's assets in Cuba.
and..
- The U.S. 'freezes' Cuban's/Foreigner's assets in USA.
Look's like the old lady lost on both counts.
Posted by: LaConchita at August 13, 2007 12:01 PM
"The only thing I want it for is medicines and my doctor. I don't even want to buy candy out of it," she said. (quote from 107 year old widow)
Wait a second; isn't Cuba's health care one of the best in the world? Why would she need dirty capitalist dollars if everything is taken care of for her? Is Michael Moore aware of this? I think he needs to go investigate.
I wonder if the "journalist" who wrote this found this quote peculiar, especially after all the fawning the press has been doing over Moore's fantasy.
Posted by: albertodelacruz at August 13, 2007 02:43 PM
alberto,
Nail on the head, my friend.
Posted by: Val Prieto at August 13, 2007 03:46 PM
"The ONLY thing" she wants is healthcare? Jesus. Why don't people get it there is no real universal healthcare in Cuba.
Posted by: jsb at August 13, 2007 03:54 PM
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