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Humberto Fontova writes today at Frontpage:
Only one thing was missing when Fidel Castro’s 81st birthday passed on August 13: Fidel Castro.
There was no appearance by the dictator, no snapshot or salutation from him in the official press, and little fanfare from the regime. A small fireworks show on Havana’s waterfront, El Malecon, was the […]

How do you say “chutzpah” in Spanish?

Henry Gomez at Babalu Blog led an anti-socialist blogburst this week to counter Michael Moore’s anti-American, pro-Cuban health care crockumentary.
Claudia 4 Libertad strikes back:
Ask any Cuban who has recently left the island (because they can’t talk freely about this inside of Cuba) about their health care system and they will tell you that it is […]

Cuba is decrying the “censorship” of crockumentarian Michael Moore. Yeah, Cuba is decrying censorship:
Cuba characterized American filmmaker Michael Moore as a victim of censorship and the U.S. trade embargo as it reported Friday on a U.S. Treasury Department probe of his March visit here for his upcoming health-care documentary, “Sicko.”
Moore took the trip, for a […]

It’s Monday. Do you know where your kid’s next field trip is? The NYPost has an exclusive on a Castro-lovin’ high school teacher who whisked his students to Cuba for a spring break trip–in defiance of economic sanctions and travel restrictions, and in apparent violation of the principal’s orders.

Mitt Romney photoshopped (or rather, “photo/illustrated”) as Fidel Castro on the front cover of the Boston Herald (hat tip - Sondra K)
Hillary Clinton’s Southern accent and black vote pandering were awful.
Mitt Romney’s Spanish accent and Cuban vote pandering look just as bad. The Miami Herald reported yesterday:
Presidential candidate bungles speech in Miami
BY BETH REINHARD
People chuckled […]

Babalu Blog is hearing rumors.
Pajamas Media is checking things out and reports:
“Spanish Radio said to have reported Castro dead. Miami police on alert.”
Related: The Ileana Ros-Lehtinen flap.
Meanwhile, North Korea has awarded Castro a “Labor Hero” decoration:
SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Yonhap) — North Korea has awarded its decorative title of Labor Hero to Cuban President Fidel Castro, […]

Kate at Small Dead Animals, following up on Castro’s no-show, places her bets:
Dead, dead, dead. Deader than a doornail. Deader than a dead cat bounce….He’d be pushing up daisies if he weren’t glued into that Adidas Bionic Tracksuit. Dead, dead, dead, dead, dead.
Looks like the bettors at Tradesports are leaning Kate’s way, too:

All dressed up and nowhere to go
The ailing Cuban dictator didn’t show up for his 80th birthday celebration.
Val Prieto previewed the parade charade at Babalu Blog.
Hugo Chavez sent his regrets that “he could not travel to Cuba to participate in the celebrations for Fidel Castro’s 80th birthday, but assured he would visit the island after […]

Just in time for Halloween, Fidel Castro makes a TV appearance:

Val Prieto takes a closer look at that ADIDAS track suit.

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There are new photos of a recovering Fidel Castro in his silk pajamas. He’s preparing for a gathering of fellow tyrants and dictators, which Kofi Annan is scheduled to address tomorrow.
Val at Babalu Blog reports:
I just received word that all activities for today’s Non-Aligned Movement in Cuba have been cancelled and rescheduled for tomorrow. […]

If you’re reading this right now, chances are you’re sitting down on a nice comfy chair in a nice, well lit, air conditioned room. You’re probably typing or working with a relatively new computer replete with all the whoozits and whatsits with all the bells and whistles. You probably have a reliable and relatively fast […]

Id like to thank Michelle for this wonderful opportunity and the honor of being a guestblogger here on what is one of the best blogs on the internet. I must admit that I’m a bit nervous as I dont consider myself a great writer like Michelle or the other fine guestbloggers who’ll be publishing here […]

Whee! A group called “Professionals in the City” is throwing a party at the Cuban Embassy. Val Prieto at Babalu Blog blows the whistle.
Hat tip to Bill at INDC Journal, who asks:
Would your conscience be clear to devour a lavish Hanjeongsik spread with the smiling representatives of Kim Jong Il’s terrible regime? Could you drink […]

The Miami Herald spotlights Babalu Blog, a fresh, funny, and fiercely anti-Castro blog run by Valentin Prieto. Here’s a taste:
A couple of men walking home in Cuba get arrested for “hanging out in a tourist zone” and I am here in exile telling fidel castro to kiss my ass.
Somewhere on that island, in quite a […]