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2006-08-11 Caribbean-Latin America

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Posted by Fred 2006-08-11 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Hurry up and die already, willya? The suspense is killing--uh, you, actually.

Posted by Mike 2006-08-11 00:15|| 2006-08-11 00:15|| Front Page Top

#2 What ? I thought he was a lot better. Out of bed and walking around. Getting ready to get back on his skateboard. Ya mean you were just funnin' us ?

Posted by SOP35/Rat 2006-08-11 01:19|| 2006-08-11 01:19|| Front Page Top

#3 I'm thinking Fidel is way dead, Ramon got iced shortly afterwards in a pre-emptive coup and there is some serious jockeying going on behind the scenes on who will be the front man for the regime.

Posted by Classical_Liberal 2006-08-11 01:48|| 2006-08-11 01:48|| Front Page Top

#4 LOL - fine 'shop job.

Posted by flyover 2006-08-11 01:50|| 2006-08-11 01:50|| Front Page Top

#5 Aha! Right out of the 'Dictator's Death Playbook'. Looks like we're in week two:

Week 1. Announce he's sick, can't rule anymore, BUT he's recovering nicely & he'll be OK soon. Really.
Week 2. Announce he's had an unexpected setback in his health. There is Cause for Concern, but don't panic. Doctor's and fellow dictators are optimistic.
Week 3. Announce that his Heroic Battle continues. His condition has Stablized. Doctors are still cautiously optimistic.
Week 4. Announce that he's on a respirator, but still sends his Greetings to the Masses. Viva la Revolucion!
Week 5. Announce that he 'belongs to history, now' and 'will live foreever in the hearts of the people'. Arrange for millions of weepy peasants to pass by the wax facsimile.

Posted by PBMcL 2006-08-11 02:05|| 2006-08-11 02:05|| Front Page Top

#6 LOL! Fantastic pic.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2006-08-11 06:47|| 2006-08-11 06:47|| Front Page Top

#7 This is like Don Barzini wishing Don Corleone a speedy recovery.
Don't think Hugo would like Fidel out of the way so he becomes the new commandante of anti-Americanism in the hemisphere.

Posted by tu3031 2006-08-11 08:42|| 2006-08-11 08:42|| Front Page Top

#8 chavez better worry about his own life like he used too

Posted by honkey 2006-08-11 08:51|| 2006-08-11 08:51|| Front Page Top

#9 Not even a still photo of Fidel propped up in bed conferring with his brother, no sign of dear brother anywhere, other commie leaders wishing Fidel a quick recovery. He's dead, Jim.

Posted by Steve">Steve 2006-08-11 08:51|| 2006-08-11 08:51|| Front Page Top

#10 He can't go yet. Miami hasn't decided yet if they will salute his passing with mojitos or Cuba libres.

Posted by Swamp Blondie 2006-08-11 08:54|| http://azjetsetchick.blogspot.com]">[http://azjetsetchick.blogspot.com] 2006-08-11 08:54|| Front Page Top

#11 When Bob Woodward shows up for the interview, we'll know it's all over.

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2006-08-11 09:08|| 2006-08-11 09:08|| Front Page Top

#12 I don't know if Fidel ate the dodi or the dovi, but I'm not having what he had!

Posted by Bob Mugabe 2006-08-11 11:04|| 2006-08-11 11:04|| Front Page Top

#13 Oh crap, I thought the menu said doggie!

Posted by Dear Leader 2006-08-11 11:05|| 2006-08-11 11:05|| Front Page Top

#14 Yuck, I lost my appetite!

Posted by Prez Ahmanutjob 2006-08-11 11:07|| 2006-08-11 11:07|| Front Page Top

#15 Hugo prays to God? An odd sentiment for a commie thug to express over another commie thug ...

I thought he converted to Islam.

Posted by DoDo 2006-08-11 11:32|| 2006-08-11 11:32|| Front Page Top

#16 Just which 'God' would you be referring to, Hugo? The Marxist Leninist Totalitarian Hate-filled Saber-rattling Opressor God is one I'm not familiar with.

Posted by mcsegeeek1 2006-08-11 12:46|| 2006-08-11 12:46|| Front Page Top

#17 I'ma thinkin' it's more like the god of me, myself and I!

Posted by BA 2006-08-11 14:58|| 2006-08-11 14:58|| Front Page Top

#18 Wrote a letter in his own handwriting?

"Send a picture of yourself or someone who looks just like you"

Posted by mojo">mojo 2006-08-11 17:16|| 2006-08-11 17:16|| Front Page Top

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