ernest_t_bass
Posts: 24,984
Dec 17, 2014 11:07am
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/7f7f6bba9d934897a07b09039fd25e38/ap-source-cuba-releases-us-prisoner-alan-gross
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Cuba will start talks on normalizing full diplomatic relations, marking the most significant shift in U.S. policy toward the communist island in decades, American officials said Wednesday. The announcement comes amid a series of new confidence-building measures between the longtime foes, including the release of American Alan Gross and the freeing of three Cubans jailed in the U.S.
Belly35
Posts: 9,716
Dec 17, 2014 11:55am
Sound like more immigration prospect for Obama and the Democrat voting base
ernest_t_bass
Posts: 24,984
Dec 17, 2014 12:19pm
Sounds more like rum and cigars!!!Belly35;1687013 wrote:Sound like more immigration prospect for Obama and the Democrat voting base
and Cuban women!!!
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Tiernan
Posts: 13,021
Dec 17, 2014 12:25pm
The minute that baby changes...take every penny you have and invest it in Cuban real estate. Cuba will easily become The Go to Place in the Carribean once normalized travel is ever established there again.
Classyposter58
Posts: 6,321
Dec 17, 2014 12:28pm
I don't think you can invest in real estate in a true communist nationTiernan;1687034 wrote:The minute that baby changes...take every penny you have and invest it in Cuban real estate. Cuba will easily become The Go to Place in the Carribean once normalized travel is ever established there again.
sleeper
Posts: 27,879
Dec 17, 2014 12:33pm
Cuba sucks; it really really sucks.
TedSheckler
Posts: 3,974
Dec 17, 2014 12:45pm
Ytowngirlinfla
Posts: 2,295
Dec 17, 2014 12:50pm
My friend just came back from a vacation there. She's from the Netherlands and the pics look amazing. Clearly the place stopped progressing in the 50's. I LOVE the cars they drive.
ernest_t_bass
Posts: 24,984
Dec 17, 2014 2:40pm
ZWICK 4 PREZ
Posts: 7,733
Dec 17, 2014 8:42pm
You know Cubans overwhelmingly vote republican, right?Belly35;1687013 wrote:Sound like more immigration prospect for Obama and the Democrat voting base
Ytowngirlinfla
Posts: 2,295
Dec 17, 2014 8:45pm
Not only that a lot of Cubans in South Florida are NOT happy with this.ZWICK 4 PREZ;1687250 wrote:You know Cubans overwhelmingly vote republican, right?
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gut
Posts: 15,058
Dec 17, 2014 9:38pm
You'd be pissed, too, if you had to pay $10k to row a boat from Cuba to Florida.Ytowngirlinfla;1687253 wrote:Not only that a lot of Cubans in South Florida are NOT happy with this.
Laley23
Posts: 29,506
Dec 17, 2014 11:13pm
Cuba is awesome. The food sucks, and the government sucks.sleeper;1687046 wrote:Cuba sucks; it really really sucks.
OSH
Posts: 4,145
Dec 17, 2014 11:13pm
It's about time. This is long overdue.
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sportchampps
Posts: 7,361
Dec 17, 2014 11:41pm
I will become a number 1 vacation spot for us tourists
TedSheckler
Posts: 3,974
Dec 18, 2014 1:06am
You will?sportchampps;1687308 wrote:I will become a number 1 vacation spot for us tourists
Belly35
Posts: 9,716
Dec 18, 2014 6:31am
"overwhelmingly" not so sure about that ....ZWICK 4 PREZ;1687250 wrote:You know Cubans overwhelmingly vote republican, right?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/03/democrats-cuban-vote_n_4538089.html
Glory Days
Posts: 7,809
Dec 19, 2014 1:43am
why?OSH;1687301 wrote:It's about time. This is long overdue.
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gut
Posts: 15,058
Dec 19, 2014 3:26am
I just want some good cigars. And, fuck that....quality beachfront casino property.
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Wally
Posts: 481
Dec 19, 2014 6:15am
Major League Baseball teams might be the biggest benefactor. Otherwise, not a big deal.
Laley23
Posts: 29,506
Dec 19, 2014 9:56am
Cubans are "good" because they are illegal. There are better cigars out there for sure.gut;1687656 wrote:I just want some good cigars. And, fuck that....quality beachfront casino property.
Better than most, sure. But Puerto Rico, Nicaragua and Dominican make pretty awesome cigars.
Scarlet_Buckeye
Posts: 5,264
Dec 19, 2014 11:02am
People know that this is only happening because of the U.S.'s embargo with Cuba combined with the Russian recession that's essentially cutoff all supplies to Cuba and turned that place into a crap-hole... right?
OSH
Posts: 4,145
Dec 19, 2014 11:59am
Why not? Why does it make sense to have the embargo?Glory Days;1687651 wrote:why?
I could give a whole list of reasons...but, without a good understanding of any embargo, no reasons would really mean anything.
sleeper
Posts: 27,879
Dec 19, 2014 12:08pm
From what I've read, Cuba had some exclusive tabbaco genetic lines that made their cigars world class. Once Cuba was hit will all these embargos, a lot of the genetic lines were moved to Nicaragua by certain families and thus the idea that Cubans are still the best cigars in the world is a thing of the past.Laley23;1687709 wrote:Cubans are "good" because they are illegal. There are better cigars out there for sure.
Better than most, sure. But Puerto Rico, Nicaragua and Dominican make pretty awesome cigars.
Laley23
Posts: 29,506
Dec 19, 2014 12:13pm
Makes sense, as I love Nicaraguans the most lol.sleeper;1687770 wrote:From what I've read, Cuba had some exclusive tabbaco genetic lines that made their cigars world class. Once Cuba was hit will all these embargos, a lot of the genetic lines were moved to Nicaragua by certain families and thus the idea that Cubans are still the best cigars in the world is a thing of the past.