Baseball coach suspended for saying he admires Fidel Castro

[J. Falcon]

Florida Marlins baseball manager Ozzie Guillen was suspended today after praising Marxist murderer Fidel Castro in a recent interview.

Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen has been suspended for five games amid controversy over a comment he made about Fidel Castro.

The Marlins released a statement Tuesday morning, saying, ?The Marlins acknowledge the seriousness of the comments attributed to Guillen. The pain and suffering caused by Fidel Castro cannot be minimized, especially in a community filled with victims of the dictatorship.?

Time Magazine reported that Guillen said he loves Castro and respects him for staying in power so long.

Guillen spoke at a Tuesday morning news conference, apologizing again in Spanish before fielding questions in English. He said he was ?very embarrassed, very sad.?

?I apologize to the people here, outside, and I?m very, very, very sorry about the problem, about what happened. I will do everything to make it better, everything in my power to make it better,? Guillen said.

Guillen has been accused of saying he loves Castro, but when asked at the news conference if he loves the former Cuban dictator, he said, ?No.? The Marlins manager said the reporter in the article misinterpreted his remarks and claimed what he really said in Spanish was, ?I cannot believe that someone who has hurt so many people is still alive.?

http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2012...aising-castro/

[DWB]

Jeeze.

Fidel Castro did a TON of good for that island. Did bad too, what leader hasn't? But thanks to the US Government, he is an enemy.

I'd wager Bush has more blood and torture on his hands than Castro.

[pimpmaster9000]

freedom of speech my ass....

[scuba steve]

haha try living down here, they take that shit super seriously and are sensitive to it

[GFED]

Fidel is a boss.

[Paul Markham]

You can teach school kids about creationism and how evolution is a con. But you had better not mention, you admire Castor. LOL

No wonder so many Americans are so dumb. Not any of the Americans here of course. </sarcasm>

[L-Pink]

Originally Posted by Paul Markham

You can teach school kids about creationism and how evolution is a con. But you had better not mention, you admire Castor. LOL

No wonder so many Americans are so dumb. Not any of the Americans here of course. </sarcasm>

Put it in context Paul. He is in a prominent sports figure in Miami home to thousands of ex-Cubans. Cubans that fled their homeland when Castro took power. His mistake was talking politics in the first place.

[blackmonsters]

Originally Posted by J. Falcon

Florida Marlins baseball manager Ozzie Guillen was suspended today after praising Marxist murderer Fidel Castro in a recent interview.




http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2012...aising-castro/

Yet all the others praised Democracy murderer Bush.

Go figure.

[V_RocKs]

Needs to remember he isn't in Chicago... Mexicans... oops... Latin people are basically cry babies.

[kane]

Originally Posted by crucifissio

freedom of speech my ass....

He has the freedom to say it, but sometimes when you say something that is unpopular there is a price to pay for it.

[sperbonzo]

Originally Posted by crucifissio

freedom of speech my ass....

What has this got to do with Freedom of Speech? No one can stop him from saying it, but the company is free to hire or fire whomever they want. I never understand how people can confuse government censorship with the freedom of a company to fire someone, or for that matter, the freedom of customers to boycott a company for speech that they don't like.


Why do you guys always confuse these things?



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[JP-pornshooter]

What is there to admire? Castro has suppressed the Cuban people, he is no better than any other totalitarian dictator.

[pimpmaster9000]

Originally Posted by sperbonzo

What has this got to do with Freedom of Speech? No one can stop him from saying it, but the company is free to hire or fire whomever they want. I never understand how people can confuse government censorship with the freedom of a company to fire someone, or for that matter, the freedom of customers to boycott a company for speech that they don't like.


Why do you guys always confuse these things?



.

I stand corrected. You are right.

[XSAXS]

Originally Posted by sperbonzo

What has this got to do with Freedom of Speech? No one can stop him from saying it, but the company is free to hire or fire whomever they want. I never understand how people can confuse government censorship with the freedom of a company to fire someone, or for that matter, the freedom of customers to boycott a company for speech that they don't like.

Why do you guys always confuse these things?

Well said.

I will never understand why so many chin-dribbling idiots fall all over themselves to defend asshole dictators like Castro. The same FUCKTARDS that cry about Freedom of Speech, Gay Rights, Womens Rights, Civil Rights, etc, etc... find overwhelming sympathy for Communist rulers who oppress their citizens and deny them even the most basic of all human rights. It makes absolutely zero sense.

[Tom_PM]

Why would anyone give a shit what he thought about castro or cuba in the first place? Because of his race or country of origin? Shit stirring dickwads. Ask about baseball or GTFO.

[pimpmaster9000]

Originally Posted by XSAXS

find overwhelming sympathy for Communist rulers who oppress their citizens and deny them even the most basic of all human rights. It makes absolutely zero sense.

like free healthcare? did you know that medical bankruptcy is the #1 cause for personal bankruptcy in the USA....meanwhile in 3rd world shit hole cuba they have a lower infant mortality rate than in the USA and free health care after 50 (fifty) years of US economic sanctions against the cuban citizens...

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/20...ealth-lessons/

quote:
Despite a 50-year trade embargo by the United States and a post-Soviet collapse in international support, the impoverished nation has developed a world-class health care system. Average life expectancy is 77.5 years, compared to 78.1 years in the United States, and infant and child mortality rates match or beat our own. There?s one doctor for every 170 people, more than twice the per-capita U.S. average.

Not everything is perfect in Cuba. There are shortages of medicines, and the best care is reserved for elites. But it?s still a powerful feat. ?In Cuba, a little over $300 per person is spent on health care each year. In the U.S., we?re spending over $7,000 per person,? said Drain, co-author of Caring for the World and an essay published April 29 in Science. ?They?re able to achieve great health outcomes on a modest budget.?

[GetSCORECash]

Originally Posted by V_RocKs

Needs to remember he isn't in Chicago... Mexicans... oops... Latin people are basically cry babies.

You do know he is a Mexican.

[Nikki_Licks]

Originally Posted by crucifissio

freedom of speech my ass....

QFT.......

[Gabriel]

I found irony in his apology for what was said. Freedom of speech is not easily found in Cuba. But he himself mentioned in his statement he was hired to manage a baseball team, not talk politics.

[XSAXS]

Originally Posted by crucifissio

like free healthcare? did you know that medical bankruptcy is the #1 cause for personal bankruptcy in the USA....meanwhile in 3rd world shit hole cuba they have a lower infant mortality rate than in the USA and free health care after 50 (fifty) years of US economic sanctions against the cuban citizens...

Hey fucktard... name ONE US HOSPITAL -- just ONE -- that would turn away a woman who was moments away from giving birth. You can't do it. They would admit her, and she would receive immediate care, regardless of her race, nationality, or ability to pay. Despite what all the Liberal talking heads want you to believe, there is NO WAY a hospital would tell her, "Get the fuck out. You can't have your baby here. Go give birth in the alley."

And you bring up another point... the assholes that scream lies about "infant mortality rates" are the SAME assholes that expect free abortions-on-demand any time, any place, for any reason. As usual... this is NOT about saving babys' lives, it is about political posturing and power.

Now, I am not dogmatic about abortions or "women's rights" or any of that... I'm simply pointing out the GLARING hypocrisy and illogic all you brain-dead drones spew everywhere you go.

I will also admit that the US health care system needs a drastic overhaul, but to look at turd-world countries like Cuba and think that THEY have all the answers... well, I don't even know how to describe the pure idiocy of that notion.

[fris]

thought he was the manager for the white sox?

[candyflip]

Originally Posted by XSAXS

Hey fucktard... name ONE US HOSPITAL -- just ONE -- that would turn away a woman who was moments away from giving birth. You can't do it. They would admit her, and she would receive immediate care, regardless of her race, nationality, or ability to pay. Despite what all the Liberal talking heads want you to believe, there is NO WAY a hospital would tell her, "Get the fuck out. You can't have your baby here. Go give birth in the alley."

And you bring up another point... the assholes that scream lies about "infant mortality rates" are the SAME assholes that expect free abortions-on-demand any time, any place, for any reason. As usual... this is NOT about saving babys' lives, it is about political posturing and power.

Now, I am not dogmatic about abortions or "women's rights" or any of that... I'm simply pointing out the GLARING hypocrisy and illogic all you brain-dead drones spew everywhere you go.

I will also admit that the US health care system needs a drastic overhaul, but to look at turd-world countries like Cuba and think that THEY have all the answers... well, I don't even know how to describe the pure idiocy of that notion.

Hey fucktard...way to jump right to the name calling because someone disagrees with you.

Yeah...the hospital won't turn you away, but they'll have no problem charging you $15k for a 48 hour stay effectively putting most average Americans with out healthcare even more in the hole.

You your brain...if you do in fact have one.

[XSAXS]

Originally Posted by candyflip

Yeah...the hospital won't turn you away, but they'll have no problem charging you $15k for a 48 hour stay effectively putting most average Americans with out healthcare even more in the hole.

Um... As I said... "I will also admit that the US health care system needs a drastic overhaul, but to look at turd-world countries like Cuba and think that THEY have all the answers... well, I don't even know how to describe the pure idiocy of that notion."

And the topic here was having a baby. In most cases, $15k will cover the entire 9 month pregnancy, including ultrasounds, prenatal visits, etc, etc... Despite what they tell you on MSNBC, the OVERWHELMING majority of Americans already DO have some sort of insurance -- or Medicaid -- to help with (or completely cover) those costs.

And if you are too much of a lazy loser to provide yourself with insurance (or some other way to cover the cost) mark my words carefully...

YOU SHOULD NOT BE HAVING CHILDREN!

If you can't feed 'em, don't breed 'em.