WOW! a 17 inch monitor? Must be all the GDP that alows them to have such leading edge equipment.

who's da chick...

Is that monitor in color? Holy crap!

Damn...it's a Viewsonic 17". I have one of those. They run about $100 at Office Depot. Probably had to cut out a few social programs to buy that one. But its for the "benefit of the people".

....But they sure can make cigars!!!! LOL

Oooooooooooooh, they're leaving the world of ms dos & leaping into the exciting Windows 95, aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah.

Viva la revolucion, pendejo.

Maybe not...that sort of looks like a DOS screen.

If you were meeting with a world leader...wouldn't you tuck in your shirt and maybe put on a tie?

If you were a world leader would you be stupid enough to wear a military uniform?

LMAO...MadVibe

When this dictator finally dies in whatever way, the whole cigar world will forever change.

Sr. Gomez is only a computer technician part-time.

He dresses for comfort because he is a professional sugar cane cutter.

Fidelito dresses in his olive drabs because the exalted leader must always be prepared to fight for the proletariat. Besides, they hide his Depends better.

You folks don't have a clue as to what is going on in Cuba. If you listen to FOX news and the like you will never understand the complexity of Cuba. I was in Cuba for 3 weeks two years ago and if you are really interested in the reality of Cuba, come along with me on my next visit. Then maybe you won't say such stupid things.

Why should I care what's going on in Cuba?

Commie!

Let them eat cake.

The reality, Mr. Thorn, is that you are a fool.

Any number of my Cuban-American friends will attest to the fact that it is a badly-run, tyrannical government which imprisons, tortures, and murders dissenters. You probably stayed in accomodations prepared for naive tourists and had limited access to the countryside. You saw what they wanted you to see.

People like you (and Lindbergh) will always defend the indefensible.

And right about here is where you should put your head between your knees and kiss el presidentes ass adiós.

you guys really take the cake talking about something you know nothing about. I mean really. I travelled where I wanted when I wanted and I speak Spanish so I was able to talk directly to anybody I wanted. I visited two medical clinics, a childrens theater, a reforestation project, a fishery and many other places. I talked to a urban planner and walked around Habana vieja talking about urban problems. I did not live in a tourist hotel nor visit an oceanside resort. I smoked cigars and drank mojidos with a variety of people. There is bad in Cuba and there is good. Many people like Castro, some don't like him and some are indifferent to who leads them as long as social services are provided. And you can believe this or not, the American government will not be welcome to interfere and the Cuban-American community will not be able to just take over either. Stop reading the headlines of FOX and the Washington Times and don't fall for everthing the folks in Miami tell you. Its not that simple unless you keep you head in the sand.

Mr. Thorn, first of all, the drink is a MOJITO.

Secondly, I hope that you speak better Spanish than English. Your ability to write is marginal at best.

Finally, I hope that you run into a Cuban who's been victimized by those communist monsters. He may take you to task, comrade, and re-educate you.

Now, go back to reading Granma, the People's Daily, or whatever a barely- literate, communist bootlick reads.

yes, personal insults usually work best when one has few substantive points to make. Interesting that my English is marginal at best. And who, may I ask, are you to judge? Besides being quick with the at best marginal insult, who are you? And if you care to debate the situation in Cuba please stick to the facts and not ad hoc emotionalism.

hey jack, can you's tell me if you's got any of them cubano's left that maybe you's would like to trade ?

pablo

Debate what?

Castro is a maniacal "communist". Hellbent on propping himself up as a leader at his people's expense. His nation is half a century away technologically. It's infrastructure is a crumbling heap that hasn't passed 1959!

Socialized medicine is a monatary failure. A drain on any country's GDP.

Imagine if you will a "free" Cuba. A Las Vegas of the Caribbean. An island self sufficient because it's exports of sugar and tobacco are sought after, and a tourist attraction. Imagine the "poison" of Castro eliminated from the minds of her people.

You want to debate? My father is Cuban. They were very successful in a small rum and sugar plantation. They emigrated to Miami on daily visas so my dad could complete his education in America. His grandfather was in Batista's army and saw the writting on the wall. He was too old to leave but made sure the family got out early enough. He still holds the deed to the family land IF Castro ever leaves and his form of "communism" is ripped back to a real form of government then perhaps there's a chance that the family can move to Cuba and start over.

Still want to debate?

What good has Castro done that hasn't been overshadowed with self-grandiosity at the expense of his nation and people?

They're the paupers of the hemisphere of their own device.