February 19, 2008
Everything's Coming Up Roses
It really is a shame that Cubans aren't allowed access to any news sources off the island. They would surely be heartened some of the latest media entries.
Reading this report from Vacaville, CA they would rejoice at the news that they can now "snack" on Northern California treats. Of course, since they don't have enough food for meals, soon we'll have recipes for fufu de walnut to complement chicken fried grapefruit rind steaks. They might also learn that they make 600 bucks a month, something hitherto unknown to them.
They would cheer if they knew, as this report in Just-Drinks informs us, that the Havana Club brand of rum, a joint venture between the government and their Pernod Ricard collaborators, has just passed the 3 million mark, that is... they would cheer if they had ever profited from those sales.
Finally, they would doubtless eagerly anticipate the upcoming entertainment heralded in an article in the People's Daily Online. Their viewing pleasure is sure to be enhanced by the addition of no less than three channels from China Central Television (with dubbing or subtitles one would hope). There's the additional benefit that coming from another totalitarian state, there is little danger of their being infected by any unorthodox ideas like freedom.
With all of this good press, one has to wonder why the Cuban government bothers restricting access. Oh, that's right. It's the commercials, stupid.
Posted by rsnlk at February 19, 2008 12:56 AM
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I'm so glad I'm still up to see this news:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/02/19/castro/index.html
resigns, my ass. Bastard's surely dead. I hope 40 years of oppression is slowly seeping out of his culo.
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at February 19, 2008 03:32 AM
Well isn't that just SUPER. China to set up three TV channels in the Second Nation on earth to have COLOR TV. Guess that's the result of 49 years of "Revolutionary Progress." -S-
Posted by: Dr.Shalit at February 19, 2008 07:22 AM
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