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I was unable to post this under it's original title....

Censorship, anyone?

Gvt monitoring, anyone?

Yeah... land of the free alright.


Judy
"Mommy, mommy, how many Afghanies and Iraqies participated in the 9/11 attacks?"
"Oh Billy, there wasn't any Iraqies or Afghanies in those attacks. ALL of the 9/11 participants were SAUDI."

"Mommy, Mommy, what happened to Bin Laden?"
"Oh Billy, Bin Laden died in DECEMBER 2001, honey."

"Mommy, Mommy, why did we invade IRAQ and AFGHANISTAN for?"
"Oh Billy, Iraq has $150 TRILLION in OIL Reserves, and in JUST one province of Afghanistan we found $10 TRILLION worth of raw Minerals. That's enough to GOTO and STAY at war for MANY years."

"Mommy, mommy, why do 5.7 Billion people dislike America?"
"Oh Billy... it's because our Government wants to Liberate the World from their Natural Resources and Dignity, and they JUST won't fall for it...."

"Mommy, Mommy, can we go see the doctor tommorow?"
"Oh Billy, this isn't Canada!"


RESPONDER: Hey Billy, I'll tell you why the Hopi, Comanche, Apache, Navajo, don't go to the UN meetings in New York... They are too busy getting all their money back, from the American's looking to dump it into their laps; from All the Casinos they own!!! How much taxes do they have to pay from those proceeds?.. Care to tell me the amount of money dumped into Casinos daily?!! Bet it's worth more than $10 a person weekly!!! Are you also Good @ math little Billly?!!

David
Oh Billy, I am sure that you could grow up to be a good boy. The odds of that though are pretty slim though with your moms cronic disease (Liberal Brain Disorder). Unfortunately it is very catching when exposed to it as many hours as you probably spend with her. Good luck. There is a cure though. It's the truth about our country! Search it out and find that it (the truth when applied) will set you free. Our country is still the land of opportunity, and it's the only place on earth that folks are trying to break into not out of.

Jorge C
"Mommy, Mommy, how come you can talk and write and say whatever you want about the U.S. and nothing happens to you?"
"Oh Billy, it's what makes this country the greatest in the world. You see i have the freedom of speech. Unloke people in Cuba and other nations."

Ronaldo
Billy if you have a problem with America, GET THE HELL OUT!


pipo
Jenny O - If you despise our country and admire Castro and his communist ideals so very much, do us all a favor and give up your freedom and rights, by all means, leave the United States and LIVE in Cuba. When you say, "I've been to Cuba", do you mean you have visited the island and stayed in a nice resort on the beautiful beach? Or have you gone to the real Cuba, lived in the homes where the power is shut off at any time, where most people do not have a phone, many lack running water, and multitude of luxaries that you consider to be part of the everyday "slum" of the US. You are so ignorant. I am an American Citizen, born in Cuba. Many of my family members still live there. My parents visit regularly to help my family, because they cannot survive without help from family in the US. And despite your stupid comment about the US not allowing people to travel to Cuba, obviously you are wrong. You know nothing of the suffering my family and the majority of Cubans endure in Cuba. Castro is very much like Saddam Hussein, and I thank God and my country that he was captured and tried for his crimes...oh but he was probably another one of your heroes. Castro deserves the same fate. You are ignorant, and have no right to comment about communism, when you live comfortably in a country that allows you the very freedom to be stupid and post your ridiculous nonsense. God Bless America and God Bless Democracy and Capitalism!!!!

You know it really hurts when you see such ignorant people posting about topics that they have no clue about! I can assure you that 95% of the people posting here did not live through his regime or did not have family that lived through his regime. This man is a cold blooded murderer that would send you to the firing squad for no reason. He took houses and businesses away from the people that raised it from the ground up and gave it to low life people that didn't deserve anything! My parents had to leave their homes back in 1961. My grandparents that owned two sugar cane mills had to leave their place of business or they would have been shot. So this is to the people that are praising Castro: Would you cheer for Hitler? Would you cheer your Saddam? How about for Hugo Chavez? How about for communism? Castro is no different than any of these people I mentioned above. Try and say something against Castro and you will be thrown in jail for years. Freedom of speech? Cuba has none! These same responses would get you either killed or thrown in jail for life. Like I said before, everyone who is in favor for Castro is a communist. If everything was so great there in Cuba why are there so many people making the 90 mile journey on nothing but plywood and some flotation device? But I'm sure everyone here would love to go to rationing their food right? Getting 4 ounces of chicken per person once a week. Or if you are caught with steak in your home you get thrown in jail. Oh and you also get 8 ounces of rice per person per week. Yea with your salary of $10 a month you could maybe buy one stick of deoderant that will cost you $8. So before you post learn the facts and try to not sound like a communist too much.

Jenny O
Michael u are so ignorant...u really need to go to Cuba and live there for a while..oh i forgot the USA government wont allow u..lol who is the communist? You dummies have been so brainwashed to think communism will hurt you, when its Capitalism that sends billions into poverty and helplessness each year.

free health and education...mmmmm rum and cigars...lovely guys and sunshine...Cuba Rocks even under a so called Communist regime..USA is bankrupt and in decay..


Fidel Castro is a Legend, USA 50 years of sanctions and its the USA THATS COLLAPSING..lol so funny...Viva Fidel, Viva Chavez, @#$% SLAVE TO BANKS USA


Desolation
I was elated when the Justice Department finally put an end to the charade and removed Elian from the home of his drunk uncle and insane cousin. The boy belonged with his father from the first day. His mother was guilty of parental kidnapping and had she not died at sea she should have tried for such an offense. Elian has done well and is growing to be a fine youg man. His HOME is Cuba, his loyalty is to CUBA and he loves his father and family and friends there. He is in the RIGHT PLACE for him.
People in America need to understand that the criminals who fled Cuba after the Batista regime fell to Castro (whom by the way was supplied arms and intelligence by the C.I.A.), looted the treasury and set themselves up very nicely in Miami. They had no love for America, they had GREED for themselves and saw America as a place where they could enrich themselves, consolidate a power base and their intent was to lead a well armed and well funded armada back to Cuba to depose Fidel and his government.
I totally support Elian Gonzalez for his patriotism to HIS homeland and wish him well as he progresses through life.

Ruben
The picture and article refer to castro as President, fidel was never elected he was a DICTATOR, secondly when his health failed he gave his power to his brother, so raul is also a DICTATOR, please
don't use the word President in any association with the castro boys.

jesus
to maxwell silver hammer, youre an idiot learn what you are talking about you obviously are speaking out of spite for miami Cubans and not out of education. First of all that longest ever running dictator which resides 90 miles not 120 miles his name is fidel not fido dumb--- second of all learn how to spell though it's not spelled tho. now I will start getting to the other points you tried to make starting with the relatives challenging Janet Reno with violence. There wasnt even a gun in the house and the family made several peacefull trips to washingto to lobby for the boy to stay the american way when in the history of our great country as a civil court case been solved in the matter in which this one was. The Cuban people held peacefull rallys in which there were no instances of violence again demonstrateing true american values. the other point is no cuban people are not happy living under those conditions if not they would not be risking there lives every day to flee. they have to show support or they will be arrested as a political prisoner.I read these blogs by aso many racist , ignorant idiots who love to come down on anyone who is not of there same origin as they are better then someone and it discusses me all of youre ancestores came here looking for a better life for youre dumb a-- little do they know you have become the worst of this country and only speak cowardly when it is anonymouse come to miami and say it in the face of plenty of cubans who would be happy to engage you in an educated debate or just plain wup youre a-- isf that is what you so desire this has been written by a proud miami native who was born in this country and has kids with blonde hair and blue eyes who are more american then you will ever be and I THANK MY cuban PARENTS FOR COMING HERE 50 YEARS AGO TO GIVE US A BETTER LIFE.. mAYBE SOMEDAY IDIOTS LIKE YOU WILL JUST BE A MEMORIE

Ron
CASTRO WILL BE DEAD IN 1 YEAR OR LESS.

HIS HEALTH REALLY SUCKS, AND CUBA IS DUE TO BE RELEASED FROM HIS IDIOTIC REIGN AT THAT TIME.

Kemo
Too many posters are using the term "Illegal Immigrant" with regards to Cubans. Um...does not apply to Cuban refugees, people. If they escape Cuba and make it to the U.S...we grant them political assylum. Nothing illegal about a Cuban on U.S. soil.

ezzatollah
americans are brainwashed 98 procent of them never travel abroad and america is a country that being second at being good it is not enough.and they are forced to feel free and they are forced to think america is best country in the world.i am happy that little boy left miami´s ghetto.

Southpaw
Too bad more Cubans don't want to go back. I'm sure most tax paying Americans wouldn't mind flipping the bill for a one way transport back to Cuba.

Phil
I said 10 years ago and still feel today that if it had been the boy's Mother calling for his return in Cuba, the out cry for his return to Cuba would have been much stronger. But since it was only his FATHER who was in Cuba, his wishes were never a concern

maurice
It is wrong to keep rehashing history that cannot changed. According to our very own laws; if one parent dies, the other automatically assumes custody of the child(ren). So get over it and quit using him to sell newspapers or to make some other person look incompetent. the vast majority who are expressing dissatisfaction are ill-educated and are only speaking out of their rectum trying to get attention themselves. How do you think the young father who regained custody of his son in (I think it was Columbia) prevailed and regained custody of his son who was down there with his step-father after his Mother died? He did it through the courts. Anyone who chooses to violate the law of the land are themselves criminals. So anyone who thinks Elian Gonzales is unhappy, quit trying to force your opinion on he--leave him alone--If he is truly unhappy, he will find a way around it.

garagehero
AS they say in places where they know cuban-Americans all too well...Cubano means Gusano.


Carol Fitzsimmons
Latino's, illegials,and black are the only americans with rights.I've been hurt twice by black and nothing could anyone do. I lost my home water damage lawsuit, because a white addjuster from empire(Dru Mc Carthy) stated I hated blacks.,making rude comments to her. ALLOWED in court case., with a latino and black jury. COMPLETELY A LIE. But once allowed by the judge I lost $400,000 home damage. WHAT does this have to do with homeowner Ins? Brooklyn supreme court. Dec. 2009.
I lost a wonderful RN superviors position in Port Jefferson, ny because I couldn't handle being abused by a LPN, lucked in office with her infront of the door. To make sure to scare and frighten me 2AM.
We had never had any words. Her comment to me when I ask her why. Said, BECAUSE SHE CAN. All people should have the same right. Not just latino's and blacks.
But we have no rights as white people

Opinionated
I'd say he speaks timidly because he fears his father and his country. What is he going to say- I wish I'd stayed int he US??? At any rate, he was 6. He has no way of knowing if he would be happier now if he had stayed in Miami. If he is truly happy now, then good for him but it seems he has been drilled on what to say. Hope I am wrong.

R Scott
I guess that the liberals will also be blamed for trying to help bring this boy to freedom.

Johnny 18
Paradise?

Try Goolging -> Cuba rice riots

lj
That is a speech prepared by others. Sixteen year old boys do not speak like that.


yoo hoo
Poor brainwashed kid. Will never know how good his life could have been living in a country of freedom. Of course, he probably has it as good as can be in Cuba, due to his fame. But if his father wanted him back in Cuba, being a child at the time, that's where is belonged!


Cecilia
For all the people who say : "send illegal inmigrants back home".:
History shows that every person in US has an illegal ancestry as well.
Do you think that Sioux, Cherokees, Cheyenes or Apaches gave visas or green cards to all the inmigrants coming from Europe, Asia or Africa??.
Ask Indians what opinion they have about illegal inmigrants, and who were the first illegals.
The head is not only suitable to wear hats.

Miguel
Elian....a brain washed communist.....


val
First of all, I agree that Elian should have been returned to his father. He should be where his father is if his mother did not survive. It is shameful how the family in Miami were so insistent about keeping him when he still has his father in Cuba. This case became politicized and though I know it is difficult to separate a custody battle from a political one, the child had to be returned to his father in spite of the fact that I know it is a communist land. The father has the right to be with the child. No parent has the right to runaway with a child....especially to endanger the child...I know I would not.
As to the comment on illegal immigration...you know very well that the U.S.A. is made up of immigrants and, like one of the posts stated "running away from tyranny"...well, that is the plight of Cubans..By the way, the Cubans become residents and then Citizens and do pay their share of taxes and contribute to our society. They immediately come in and apply for residency or work under Work Permits which contribute to the taxes. So, those of you who posts about the "illegal immigration", it does not apply to the Cubans because the moment they come in, they are documented just for your information....so staying in the USA illegally does not apply to Cubans. It might surprise you to know that many Cubans are successful business owners and productive members of society.
If you have not lived in a communism...then...you have absolutely no idea what it is like and what you are speaking of...It is true, that all aspects of Elian's life and his father are controlled, especially because he became a public figure. His father really had no choice because he had other children in Cuba and family and he needed to return because I could assure you that he was threatened by the communists re: his family back in Cuba. Just like my family was threatened and punished on a daily basis and watched over because we were not "communist." Imagine that, proclaiming yourself not communist in a communist regime and standing your ground because we were leaving the island in 5 years...my brother was punished by a teacher (gusanos as we were called "worms" were easily punished) and he was sent outside to lay down face up to the sun. My mother was threatened when she complained to those higher up. Imagine that happening to your child and for you not to have a voice.
As to the person who posted that their comments re: his family member about to bomb Cuba back in the days (I think it may have been around 1963)...yeah, it is true...but how cruel to bomb an entire island of innocent people. You are just being racist against the Cuban people who are forced to attend ceremonies for propaganda from the communist party.
The Cubans who have come to the United States are very proud of becoming citizens. You would be amazed at how much more knowledge a Cuban has about the history of the U.S. vs. an American born individual. America is a beautiful place full of opportunities that some Americans do NOT appreciate. you are able to voice an opinion without being put in jail...YOU are able to use the internet freely without being controlled and you could do so many things that in a communist land you do not have a right. I love the United States of America who has given me so many opportunities that I, otherwise, would not have. I pledge allegiance to my red, white and blue and encourage my child to sing the Star Spangle banner...because some people want to take away even that from our schools. It is also sad, how Americans cannot see their own government turning around and dangerously teetering onto a communism. You cannot smell it...not even when it's underneath your own noses..
It is important to go back to the basics, the way our America use to be. For our children to be taught how to respect their country and know and appreciate the freedoms that it has...and hopefully will still have in the future.

Trust
he is not free to say what he feels because the system. go USA.....i am 100% clear that he want o join the free world,he can not leave cuba to go another country he is already in jail.

EatSleepWork
if only little mexicans got this kind of support, but they just get shot

A Yahoo! User
PLEASE,PLEASE, just send them all back.

Tiako
Elian's life is a compelling story. Plucked from the ocean by a fisherman while his Mother and others parished. He now lives a life of prestige and has access to Cuban government officials.

I know I am just dreaming but with the love his countrymen have for him wouldn't it be something if he became a powerful leader and led Cuba out of the darkness of communism and into the light of Freedom.

Buslady
nice to hear he is a happy kid over there, hope he goes far with whatever he decides to do with his life.

Cynthia Brown
THANK GOD HE MADE IT HE COULD HAVE DIED TOO BUT GOD HAS OTHER PLANS FOR HIS LIFE.NOW TO ALL YOU OBAMA HATERS WITHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT HE IS YOUR PREZ SO DEAL WITH.

history8c
I am getting pretty sick of the media's attitude that Foreign Nationals have some kind of right to dictate their immigration "process" to us. This country has a process on who comes in and when, it is called legal immigration, and it should be enforced regardless what foreign nationals have to say about it.

Foreign nationals, you don't like our process? Tough cookies, you don't have a "right" to be a U.S. citizen.

VILUGO
ASK ELIAN GONZALEZ IF HE WANTS TO VISIT HIS RELATIVES IN MIAMI. I AM SURE HE WILL SAYS "YES" BUT THE CASTRO REGIMEN WILL NOT GIVE PERMISSION TO TRAVEL TO USA. IN MY OPINION THEY THE "CASTRO BROS." WILL DENIED SUCH PERMISSION BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT ELIAN WILL ASK FOR ASYLUM.

brokeroncall
Wow Elian, just think of what your missing. Take the other gazillion illegals that we have bedded. You could have free medical care, to help further bankrupt America. You could have a nice 64 chevy and get free gas with your illegal food stamps. To help bankrupt Florida. You could have a nice ignorant white girl to ho around with all your other illegal buddies, to further the growth of welfare everytime you could get her pregnant. But, the up side to that is, hey, another check or an increase on the one you already would be getting. And last but certainly not least, you could get your other buddies to ship you those hot selling illegal drugs so you could further the expense of taking care of them to the rest of the hard working tax paying people the eventually you and Obammy and his dumb lib cronies will bankrupt. Just keep the tee shirt handy. You know the one that reads, when Peter is robbed to pay Paul, Paul is always happy. What a country. Elian, you should swim back tonight.
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Anarchy 22
Elian would be slinging crack rock if he were still in Miami.

Isaac
with so many issue in the world today that really matter who cares

Elena
I supported his return then,in a letter to my local paper, and I support it still. A child is a child, not a political foodball. It was the right thing that a child's only parent should raise him.


Captain America
The Cuban's have a right to celebrate....this is the only citizen of that country to leave the US and go back to Cuba unlike the million that did the reverse! Too bad he didn't choose to do that, our courts hauled him out over his mother's body.

Fred
It’s good that Elian’s not angry as someday soon he will be able to reunite with those relatives of his poor mother. What is wrong with our country, is it because among the Cuban population that there is darker than dark skinned peoples. We fought a war and left the treasured youth of American kids in Vietnam, the cold war is over and we are friendly with the Soviet Union or by calling it Russia does it make us feel better, China now holds major interest in our country and is a prime trading party. But Cuba is still the boogie man to our government, Cuba needs to be brought back into relations with us despite what the Cuban Americana population in Miami want and we can start trading in products such as cane sugar and ethanol but better than that we can show the world that we as a country are just.

FLF
Would you rather be a hero and celebrity in Cuba or just a regular kid at a public school in America? Not everyone will answer the same.

smell of death
Poor Elian, I think I noticed a gunbarrel at the back of your fathers head, or is that just a growth?

Dennis
My family fled from Cuba just before communist castro took control, thank God! We still have some distant cousins stuck there, whom upon contacting years ago begged for many simple things for us to send them, including shoes and money. Only one pair of shoes are issued a year and if they dont fit its too bad! Sounds like a lovely place to be?
Even more pathetic is that so many ignorant people can make no distinction between the oppressive comunists dictators and the western world, to them it seems just a difference of opinion?
Ahhh look how happy Elian and his family are now...and communist heroes!! And the father was promoted within the communist government! Smile for the purveyors of propaganda Elian, the communist cuban media is certainly trustworthy and we can beleive anything they say, and no less credible than the modern day US mainstream media.
Yes the clintons are despicable, a shame of America, always have been.

dav
To all those who state that all 3rd world country citizens are just dying to go to the US and that the only happy place to live is the US, well let me just say that I believe that all of you are simply ignorants who have NO idea what you are talking about. I myself am an American living overseas in a 3rd world country and although I love the US, I cannot say in all truth that the US is perfect and by far is not the "happiest" place to live for many many people, except for the rich people just like any other country. I am more than certain that if you get a homeless man living in a cardboard box and freezing outside in New York City and offer him to live in a warm home in Cuba, I am more than sure that he will be more than happy to go live in Cuba!!!

After all the housing prices falling, people failing to pay their mortgages and having their homes foreclosed by banks, the recession leaving thousands of people out of work, the high number of homeless and starving people living in the big cities and slums and freezing to death during winter (ex: just walk around parts of New York or Washington DC) , the extremely high crime rate with youngsters going to school with guns and shooting their classmates and teachers (Ex: Virginia Tech, Colombine, etc...), the increasing racism, and all of this happening in the world's "richest" country kind of makes you wonder if this is really the happiest place to live!!!!!!

Actually Cuba has a very very low crime rate, they have one of the best education systems in the world (can be verified with actual facts and data) and an excellent medical system and doctors that offer free medical service to all its citizens. I don't agree with their dictatorship and political views but in some aspects their life is much better than here in the US where you can die in the street and no one will help if you don't have medical insurance!!!!

As the richest country in the world, the US should not have homeless starving people with no healthcare. It just doesn't make sense to me how the US spends billions of taxpayers money on stupidities (Ex: $1000 toilet seats for the military, jajaja) instead of helping its own economy and people or simply doing something like modernizing New Yorks subway system which is worse than any subway system I've seen in any 3rd world country or setting up other modern infrastructure like they are doing in Japan, China, Europe, or Dubai (bullet trains, the tallest building in the world in Dubai, and other modern and huge construction projects in Dubai and China, etc...). With the money the US has, the US could have the most fastest transportation systems, most advanced and cleanest cities, the best free healthcare programs in the World, free education (high school and university level) for all, no homeless, etc.....!!!!!!!!!!! Just something to think about!!!!!!!!