FARK.com: (7002727) Sen. Marco Rubio's (R-FL) memoir, "An American Son," will now be published on June 19 instead of in October, as previously planned. Why ever would he do such a thing?

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		Sen. Marco Rubio's (R-FL) memoir, "An American Son," will now be published on June 19 instead of in October, as previously planned. Why ever would he do such a thing? (politico.com)		136
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Mrtraveler01		2012-03-19 02:18:02 PM

NeoCortex42: Brokenseas:
I think the reason for the continued embargo is less to bring about the fall of the Communist Party in Cuba than to blunt the effectiveness of their rule. If Cuban-style socialism succeeded, then the rest of Latin America may tell Chiquita and Dole and the other multinational corporations to get stuffed and implement similar policies.

For example: Cuba is a poor third-world country. But there isn't the huge income inequality like in the rest of Latin America. My friends and I feel much more safe walking the streets in Cuba than in Mexico. They have universal education up to high school and free university education for any Cuban who can pass the entrance exams. They are poor but there isn't the desperation and street crime that third-world poverty elsewhere causes.

If the embargo was lifted, Cuba would become richer. They could sell their delicious rum in America, and export their ci ...

I hadn't considered that angle. That at least makes some logical sense.

Worked for China.

plewis		2012-03-19 02:20:29 PM

factoryconnection: browneye: Who?

Seriously? There are only 100 senators in the federal government. 100 people (plus the president) that can single-handedly STOP the government from functioning in this whole country, and you say "who?" The strange things I read on this site.
Yes, but on a national stage, the guy still hasn't done crap. He's not the great tan hope, he's a GOP back bencher and to suppose that he's going to be a knock out blow to Obama is stupid.

RexTalionis		2012-03-19 02:29:26 PM

I hate how a lot of conservative Cuban Americans are so hawkish on immigration considering that they largely benefit from a policy that skips them to the head of the pack for landing on the shores illegally and they get expedited legal resident status and citizenship.

Meanwhile, guys like me had to wait nearly 20 years to get his citizenship. Was the country I come from just not communist enough for the US government to show me such preferential treatment, or what?

IMDWalrus		2012-03-19 02:49:58 PM

factoryconnection: browneye: Who?

Seriously? There are only 100 senators in the federal government. 100 people (plus the president) that can single-handedly STOP the government from functioning in this whole country, and you say "who?" The strange things I read on this site.

I'd bet most of the people in the politics tab - people who follow politics - couldn't name all 100 senators.

ABQGOD		2012-03-19 03:24:53 PM

A-Rth-Urp-Hil-Ipdenu: ABQGOD: vernonFL: "Un Hijo Americano."

That is interesting, since while most people in the USA think that we are the only "Americans", most everyone else would say "NorteAmericanos" or "EstadoUnidense" to mean "USA American"

"Un hijo Americano" doesn't really mean "a son of the USA", it means "a son of America (the continent, not the country)

/Then again, its been awhile since I've taken 11th grade Spanish, so I could be wrong.

"Un hijo Americano" means "An American son." "A son of America" would be "Un hijo de America" - subtle semantic difference, but I think it matters.

It doesn't, really. It is semantically different but it makes no difference in practice. For a great deal of Latin American countries (full disclosure: personal experience limited to Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Colombia, Peru, Chile and Brazil which is a wee bit different but bear with me) "America" is used to refer to the continent. Uses of "Americas" are generally restricted to literary contexts (poetry, songs, etc). If you ask any Latin American which continent s/he lives in they will almost certainly answer "America", not "Latin America" or "Central America" or "South America".

"Americans" used to be formally referred to as "Estadounidenses". I've observed a shift from that to "Americanos" in the last 10 or so years (I'm in my late twenties so grain of salt and all that) mostly, I think, from the number of migrants travelling back to their home countries after years living in the US. Mainstream Media seems to contribute as well. You wouldn't believe the amount of US media consumed all over the place.

/been in Mexico since '09

Right, I agree with all that. I'm not debating the definition or usage of "America" or "American". I was just correcting vernonFL's "11th grade Spanish" by pointing out that the word "de" needs to be there for it to be "son of". The terms "An American son" and "A son of America" have subtly different translations.

Desmo		2012-03-19 04:19:51 PM

Farker Soze: During his tenure serving as Speaker of the House of Florida, Rubio shared his residence with another Florida State Representative, David Rivera.

Hey! That's pretty good! There's usually about 15 of 'em to house!

/amiright?

Bauer		2012-03-19 04:28:20 PM

marco rubio?

lol lol lol lol!

UCFRoadWarrior		2012-03-19 04:35:57 PM

Rubio has a Birth Certificate/Eligibility problem....his parents weren't US citizens when he was born....he cannot be a Pres or VP as he is not natural born

You know the Dems will go Birther on a GOP candidate. Watch

vpb		2012-03-19 04:39:07 PM

Jairzinho: vpb: If you say "Estadounidense" to the average Mexican they will look at you like you have two heads.

Besides, the actual name of the country called Mexico is "Los Estados Unidos Mexicanos". Any Mexican can claim to be from the United States and it will be literally true. They are from the United Mexican States.

"Estadounidense" is also commonly used in Latin America. It's easily found in formal speech as the term for U.S. nationality or origin in press and TV, Even in Spanish-language TV in the U.S.

BTW, Mexico =/= Latin America.

That's odd, do you think Mexico is not latin or not in the Americas?

meat0918		2012-03-19 04:45:18 PM

UCFRoadWarrior: Rubio has a Birth Certificate/Eligibility problem....his parents weren't US citizens when he was born....he cannot be a Pres or VP as he is not natural born

You know the Dems will go Birther on a GOP candidate. Watch

Fairly certain he's a natural born citizen, since he was born in Florida.

There is nothing to go "birther" about.

I'd be more concerned with the the GOP base having to choose between not voting and the Mormon/Hispanic candidate.

Nina_Hartley's_Ass		2012-03-19 04:58:43 PM

There's a sen-a-tor in de-niiiial,
'bout exile!
Ru-Ru-Rubio!

Lorelle		2012-03-19 05:10:16 PM

Headso: Don't Cubans ride here over on rafts and get to stay and Mexicans that do the same thing are called illegals by those same Cubans? Not sure that Rubio is going to lock up the Hispanic vote like the GOPers think.

Yup. The average Messican has it worse than the average Cuban, but Cuban illegals are welcomed by the GOP with open arms, while the poor Messicans are kicked to the curb.

Rubio is just another token minority in the GOP.

RexTalionis		2012-03-19 05:11:05 PM

meat0918: UCFRoadWarrior: Rubio has a Birth Certificate/Eligibility problem....his parents weren't US citizens when he was born....he cannot be a Pres or VP as he is not natural born

You know the Dems will go Birther on a GOP candidate. Watch

Fairly certain he's a natural born citizen, since he was born in Florida.

There is nothing to go "birther" about.

I'd be more concerned with the the GOP base having to choose between not voting and the Mormon/Hispanic candidate.

The same birthers that are targeting Obama are targeting Rubio. And since I'm fairly sure that the birthers aren't Democrats...

ghare		2012-03-19 05:54:15 PM

Headso: Don't Cubans ride here over on rafts and get to stay and Mexicans that do the same thing are called illegals by those same Cubans? Not sure that Rubio is going to lock up the Hispanic vote like the GOPers think.

Cubans have nothing in common with other Hispanics. Cubans feel the others are "inferior" for some reason. And, generally, Mexicans hate them right back.

Mrtraveler01		2012-03-19 05:57:13 PM

ghare: Headso: Don't Cubans ride here over on rafts and get to stay and Mexicans that do the same thing are called illegals by those same Cubans? Not sure that Rubio is going to lock up the Hispanic vote like the GOPers think.

Cubans have nothing in common with other Hispanics. Cubans feel the others are "inferior" for some reason. And, generally, Mexicans hate them right back.

Even in Miami, the Cuban voting block isn't safe as other nationalities move into Miami who tend to vote Democrat more than Republican. It's to the point that the GOP had to gerrymander South Florida like crazy to protect their strong Cuban-American GOP voting districts.

meat0918		2012-03-19 06:03:00 PM

RexTalionis: meat0918: UCFRoadWarrior: Rubio has a Birth Certificate/Eligibility problem....his parents weren't US citizens when he was born....he cannot be a Pres or VP as he is not natural born

You know the Dems will go Birther on a GOP candidate. Watch

Fairly certain he's a natural born citizen, since he was born in Florida.

There is nothing to go "birther" about.

I'd be more concerned with the the GOP base having to choose between not voting and the Mormon/Hispanic candidate.

The same birthers that are targeting Obama are targeting Rubio. And since I'm fairly sure that the birthers aren't Democrats...

At least they are consistent.

Although, I'm sure that they figured out if they acknowledge Rubio is natural born, then so is Obama.

Delay		2012-03-19 06:26:31 PM

The Grand Jury indictment will be announced on Wednesday June 20th?

badaboom		2012-03-19 06:27:37 PM

What? How dare a Hispanic not march in lockstep with the liberal agenda!

Delay		2012-03-19 06:33:37 PM

EyeballKid		2012-03-19 06:59:49 PM

Congratulations, Marco Rubio, the GOP's newest "Here. We like one of you people. Now vote for us." token minority!! Please, nobody tell him what happened to their attempt to grab the woman vote in 2008!!!

AcademGreen		2012-03-19 07:54:14 PM

I demand to see his birth certificate and then demand its authenticity debated for no less than a half a decade with the efforts headed up by a crazy woman and a power hungry sheriff.

/I nominate Arriana Huffington because I like her voice.
/Since I don't know of a good sheriff, Janet Reno can step in.

Mrtraveler01		2012-03-19 07:56:03 PM

Delay: UCFRoadWarrior: Rubio has a Birth Certificate/Eligibility problem....his parents weren't US citizens when he was born....he cannot be a Pres or VP as he is not natural born

You know the Dems will go Birther on a GOP candidate. Watch

He was born in Miami, Florida. Certainly, he is a natural born citizen.

Have you been to Miami lately?

Overfiend		2012-03-19 08:09:46 PM

what_now: Do it, GOP. Pick someone who's been in politics for a week and a half to debate Joe Biden. Good luck with that.

Joe Biden is famous for his stumbling speech and gaffes. May not be the asswhippin you think it would.

o5iiawah		2012-03-19 08:52:30 PM

Is this the thread where we all apishly mock a brown conservative for stepping out of line and being a token friend or pet of the GOP?

o5iiawah		2012-03-19 08:56:07 PM

Janusdog: My gay Cuban friend votes Republican, and only because of Cuba. I told him he was a farking moron

So just because he is brown and homosexual he cant be conservative? What is with you people and lumping everyone into groups, then trashing them to hell when they dare step out of line?

Benjimin_Dover		2012-03-19 08:56:41 PM

Halli: Benjimin_Dover: Farker Soze: Where birf certifcat wher?

Leave Hillary Clinton and the rest of the Dems that starting this birther crap alone. They got schooled on it by the rest of us. It's time to move on. People are aloud to make mistakes as long as they learn from them.

Heh nice try son.

I know it was a long shot. The truth doesn't snag as many as the stinky lies.

Halli		2012-03-19 08:57:50 PM

o5iiawah: Janusdog: My gay Cuban friend votes Republican, and only because of Cuba. I told him he was a farking moron

So just because he is brown and homosexual he cant be conservative? What is with you people and lumping everyone into groups, then trashing them to hell when they dare step out of line?

If he's a single issue voter he can't be much of a conservative. Also are you farking crazy?

o5iiawah		2012-03-19 08:59:41 PM

Halli: o5iiawah: Janusdog: My gay Cuban friend votes Republican, and only because of Cuba. I told him he was a farking moron

So just because he is brown and homosexual he cant be conservative? What is with you people and lumping everyone into groups, then trashing them to hell when they dare step out of line?

If he's a single issue voter he can't be much of a conservative. Also are you farking crazy?

Why does it matter that he is gay?

Halli		2012-03-19 09:00:54 PM

o5iiawah: Halli: o5iiawah: Janusdog: My gay Cuban friend votes Republican, and only because of Cuba. I told him he was a farking moron

So just because he is brown and homosexual he cant be conservative? What is with you people and lumping everyone into groups, then trashing them to hell when they dare step out of line?

If he's a single issue voter he can't be much of a conservative. Also are you farking crazy?

Why does it matter that he is gay?

Because the GOP tends to hate the gays?

Mrtraveler01		2012-03-19 09:44:32 PM

Halli: o5iiawah: Halli: o5iiawah: Janusdog: My gay Cuban friend votes Republican, and only because of Cuba. I told him he was a farking moron

So just because he is brown and homosexual he cant be conservative? What is with you people and lumping everyone into groups, then trashing them to hell when they dare step out of line?

If he's a single issue voter he can't be much of a conservative. Also are you farking crazy?

Why does it matter that he is gay?

Because the GOP tends to hate the gays?

I can understand Latinos being conservative because they do tend to have conservative beliefs. Too bad the GOP is pissing that potential away.

But what's really baffling is when a homosexual supports the GOP.

How can you support a political party who believes that you should be treated like a second class citizen? I can understand being a fiscal conservative but it is still baffling to me.

John Henry Eden		2012-03-19 10:12:24 PM

WHAR BIRF CERFICA RUBIO WHAR

Without Fail		2012-03-19 10:26:31 PM

NeoCortex42: That makes a lot of sense, but I'm curious what their actual justification of it is. Do they think the embargo will eventually get the government to say "okay, now we'll be democratic" and it's only a matter of time before it works? I just never really understood the logic of having the embargo in effect all this time.

Cuba was once a vacation destination with wealthy landowners and dirt poor peons.
The Cuban revolution occurred because of this economic disparity. In other words, class warfare.
The wealthy landowners fled to America (mostly Florida) and began lobbying the American government.
The embargo was their attempt to regain the land and property seized by the revolutionaries.
And to punish the remaining Cubans for their cooperation with the rebels.

Jairzinho		2012-03-19 10:45:32 PM

vpb: Jairzinho:

BTW, Mexico =/= Latin America.

That's odd, do you think Mexico is not latin or not in the Americas?

No. I don't think that. Of course they are in Latin America. "Mexico" and "Latin America" just cannot be used interchangeably as you apparently did or implied. Why?

Mexico ⊂ Latin America is true. Mexico = Latin America is false.

Jairzinho		2012-03-19 10:53:32 PM

vpb: If you say "Estadounidense" to the average Mexican they will look at you like you have two heads.

I almost forgot...I don't remember experiencing that in Mexico (at least in Mexico City where I've been). Also, if you say in South America "Hola, yo vengo de América" (Hello, I come from America) you'd sound as silly as someone here saying to you "Hello, I come from Earth".

quatchi		2012-03-20 12:04:51 AM

Overfiend: what_now: Do it, GOP. Pick someone who's been in politics for a week and a half to debate Joe Biden. Good luck with that.

Joe Biden is famous for his stumbling speech and gaffes. May not be the asswhippin you think it would.

Joe had to hold back plenty when debating Palin last go around I think he is itching to go back into the ring without both hands tied behind his back.

Rubio wouldn't last one round.

/Biden is no more of a gaffe machine than most of the rest of DC is, it's just become a really lazy meme for the MSM to run with.

Benjimin_Dover		2012-03-20 01:39:53 PM

Mrtraveler01: I can understand Latinos being conservative because they do tend to have conservative beliefs. Too bad the GOP is pissing that potential away.

But what's really baffling is when a homosexual supports the GOP.

How can you support a political party who believes that you should be treated like a second class citizen? I can understand being a fiscal conservative but it is still baffling to me.

I just went out to the GOP's website and read its platform. I could not find what you were refering to and would be very interested in reading it. You have linky?

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