Cuba
and the Presdiential Campaign
Candidates
bring Cuba into race, Miami Herald (8/22/07) GOP
candidates square off in Miami, Miami Herald (12/10/07) Christopher
Dodd | | |
Hillary Clinton | | Rudy
Giuliani | | Mike
Huckabee | Huckabee
does a flip-flop on Cuba, Los Angeles Times (12/11/07) Thompson
criticizes Huckabee's position on Cuban embargo, Associated
Press (12/10/07)
| John
McCain | | Barack
Obama | Obama
stresses 'libertad', Miami Herald (8/26/07) Obama
Names Republicans He'll Work With, Miami Herald (8/26/07) Obama's
right on Cuba, Los Angeles Times (8/25/07) Obama
criticizes Cuba policy at Little Havana event, Associated Press (8/25/07) Will
Obama's Stance on Cuba Hurt?, TIME/CNN (8/23/07) PRO-CON:
Is Obama's Cuba policy reasonable? YES, The Kansas City Star (8/23/07) Our
main goal: Freedom in Cuba, by Barack Obama Miami Herald, (8/21/07)
| Ron
Paul | "Actually, I believe
we're at a time where we even ought to talk to Cuba and trade and travel to Cuba.
But let me let me tell you let me tell you why let me tell
you why we have a problem in South America and Central America: because we've
been involved in their internal affairs for so long. We have been meddling in
their business. We create the Chavezes of the world, we create the Castros of
the world by interfering and creating chaos in their countries, and they respond
by throwing out their leader." Associate Press (GOP Debates 12/10/07)
| Mitt
Romney | Governor
Mitt Romney On The President's Cuba Speech, Romney
for President, Inc. (10/24/07)
| Fred
Thompson | Thompson
criticizes Huckabee's position on Cuban embargo, Associated
Press (12/10/07) FRED
ON RIVALS, GUANTANAMO, MSNBC (12/5/07)
"I'm
going to make sure that [Castro] didn't survive 10 U.S. presidents. Castro is
unique in many respects. He represents the only non-democratic, at least, elected
government in the hemisphere. He is uniquely brutal. He is still tyrannizing his
own people. He lures the vulnerable and the naive Americans down there and puts
on shows for them and they come back and do his propaganda. There are not many
people who can pull that sort of thing off. He's obviously in bad health. That
situation, probably, is in God's hands. He will probably be succeeded by someone
who's no better than him, and that is Raul. And we should treat Raul with the
same contempt that we show Castro, including keeping the embargo on Cuba."
Associate Press (GOP Debates 12/10/07)
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