Cuba was a once beautiful and affluent land, prosperous and multi-ethnic. Castro, and the exodus of all those whites of Spanish descent that emigrated to Miami, who could flee his "Marxist Paradise," have turned the once beautiful "Pearl of the Antilles" into nothing but an impoverished "Third Wordl Country" of brainwashed, illiterate, starving, indigent, mulattoes and blacks, more resembling Haiti, than the former "Pearl of the Antilles"! I guess Obama can "proudly" call that "The Browning of Cuba"! I am sure Rev, Wright, Obama, his wife Michelle, and perhaps all his supporters, would feel at home there!

"Marxism 101? indeed! Don't dare call yourself, a Marxist, unless you have suffered under the yoke, the oppression, the deceit, and the mediocrity, of the "Proletariat"!

God Damnn you Obama, Rev Wright, Ahmadinejad, Castro, Chávez and your Marxist ilk!!! GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!

Althor - An angry Cuban.

Beware the "wolf"! Obama is but a Marxist in "sheep's" clothing!

BTW, while I'm on a roll here, I would like to add, that, as I have often stated in the past, my Father's Grandfather, Jeronimo Rodríguez - Capitan Destacado en Matanzas del Ejercito de Su Majestad Alfonso XIII - was a faithful soldier of Alfonso XIII, King of Spain, and that he lies buried in the "Pan De Matanzas", in his beloved Cuba, without ever having accepted defeat, or having surrendered to Teddy Roosevelt and his Rough Riders or the Cuban insurgents!

The reason I mention this, is because if there is one Monarchy in today's world with "Verguenza" - dignity - is the restored Monarchy of Spain!

When Francisco Franco, who saved Spain from imploding under communism and anarchism, decreed that a young man, Juan Carlos de Borbon y Borbon, would become, ahead of the "Carlistas" (that is another story) and of his own Father, the successor of the glorious Spanish Monarchies of Carlos I of Spain - a Hapsburgh (Charles V of The Holy Roman Empire), of Phillip II (after whom the Philippines were named), Carlos III (one of the most illuminated monarchs of all time) and of all the Spanish Monarchies before him, he chose a humble man, whom in my youth I admired as a family man - along with his Greek Orthodox wife, Doña Sofia - and a man who wore the then unpopular IZOD T-shirts that my wife would often buy for me at a discount in the basement sales at Richard's, in Miami!

Juan Carlos is the Hallmark of a true King: humble, and unpretentious. Someone who rather suffers through the notoriety and the pomp, than bask in undeserved adulation. While all the other Royal Houses of Europe were going from scandal to scandal (the indiscretions of the Royal Houses of Norway, Belgium, Monaco, Diana in Britain, et al), Juan Carlos devoted himself to Spain and his family! In my humble opinion, he's not only King...but a decent, and honorable man!

Now, as part of his Official functions, Juan Carlos I of Spain, occasionally is forced, by protocol, to deal with unsavory characters. Such was the case in the "Cumbre De Las Americas" held in Spain, where he was forced to deal with the likes of Hugo Chávez of Venezuela, and "Sandinista" child rapist Daniel Ortega (who allegedly repeatedly raped his own step-daughter when she was a child), of Nicaragua.

Of course this never made the headlines, but look at the reaction of Juan Carlos I to the uncouthness of that resented mongrel, Hugo Chávez, and to the Castro-like Marxist vitriol of Daniel Ortega:

Here is Juan Carlos telling Chávez, in no uncertain terms: "Por que no te callas?!?!" {Why in the hell don't you shut up?!?!).

And then , walking out on Daniel Oretega's false accusation communist dribble that Spain was in cohoots with Reagan to put the communist Sandinistas down!

King Juan Carlos is the balding man who sticks his head out and shouts at Chávez: "Por que no te callas!" and then stands up and walks away while Ortega was spewing his Marxist dribble.

You have to admit, that the man has - as Hemingway would have said - "Cojones"!

God Bless King Juan Carlos I De España - "Una, Sola, Grande!" You have to admit, in today's world he may not be an Autocrat, like Louis XIV "Le Roi Soleil", but he sure has "bullocks" (toritos?).

After all, my Great-grandfather Jeronimo, may not have being so wrong at all in his "misguided" loyalty....May God Bless him, and the Kings of Spain, for all those ancient Missions in the American Southwest that are still "Living Churches" to this day... "España, Una, Sola, Grande..."

God Bless America!

Althor

Thank you Richard, for your forebearance!

Being of Northern Spanish descent we are reputedly "hot-blooded," and my blood does boil when I see the sham and the wool Obama is pulling over the eyes of the American people!

To paraphrase the Bard: "A Marxist by any other name would smell just as foul" and I can smell him a mile away, regardless the color of his hide!

What I hate about Obama is that he is an unrepentant Marxist (like his mentors Davis, Rev Wright, and Bill Ayers?) in "sheep's clothing."

I have this nauseating feeling of Déjà vu! I have been through all this before, in Cuba!!! Where am I and my family going to immigrate next - when Obama turns America into a Cuba-like "Marxist Paradise"??? Some uninhabited island lost somewhere in the Pacific???

Rome fell, but America need not!

I am an American. This Blessed land, that Obama and his mentors hate and resent, welcomed me and my indigent family with kindness and compassion and freed us from oppression! It has offered me and mine the opportunities denied others in my once beloved Cuba! It has welcomed and nurtured us! I am proud to be an American, and have an unshakable loyalty to this Great Nation (an attitude that may be in my blood from my Great-grandfather Jeronimo's loyalty to his King)!

I apologize to those whose "sensibilities" my
"Politically Incorrect" rants may offend, but having experienced with my own eyes and in my own flesh, what I did as a child in Castro's Cuba, I'd be a hypocrite if I expressed myself in any lesser terms!

Besides, if a "Cocker Spaniel" is considered a dog of breed, and the "Hate America" (like Obama's wife)Ethno-centric Afro-Americans amogst us - who so hate this land in their neverending whining of eternal "Black Vicitmization" - are more proud of their African roots than of being "Americans," then, I, who am proud and "Privileged" to be an American, as a "Cocky Spaniard" can certainly consider myself a "Man of Breed" (joke of the day - don't kill me for it).

Althor :)

Senior Althor:

If the "just words" of Barry Obama were to materialize ... if you listen closely to what he professes ... Manhattan will host the 21st Century Masada.

http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Judaism/masada.html

Who does one suppose Obama directs his criticisms of the American economy: Multi-national Enterprises (MNEs), American aristocracy, privileged class ... and who does one suppose the constituents of those criticisms happen to be?

Your written words are quite mild and euphemistic compared to those words that will be shouted in the coming years ... after Obama's election.

With the US Conress' overwhelming passage of a bill to sue OPEC over the oil fiasco, has the stage been prepped for a first-strike-like scenario to derail Obama's amelioration of the Jewish-Arab question? Clearly, Obama's rhetoric does not place him on the side of Israel. Once the discussion edges toward the Muslims, it is but a matter of time to the next Masada.

With Aloha,

Dear Harry,

Obama and the Dems "suing" OPEC? I find that extremely unlikely. But even if they do - for a "political dog and pony show" for the entertainmaent of the American public and to show us they (Congress) are doing "something" - how are they planning to enforce it?

Let us say the Court in question finds OPEC guilty and grants us a settlement of untold billions of dollars and orders OPEC to lower their inflated prices, do you think the members of OPEC will simply hand over the money and comply? Or isn't it more likely they'll crack up with laughter in our face and tell us: "If you want your settlement, come take it from our cold hands" and turn around and sell the oil they sell us to China? Would Barack Hussein and the Dems then invade every OPEC nation to enforce the "Court Order" and collect? Barack Hussein and the Dems... that won't even finish the job in Iraq, but can't wait to cut-and-run like the pink pansies they are? You have to be kidding, right!

As to the "Multi-national Enterprises (MNEs), American aristocracy, privileged class ..." supposedly dwelling in "Manhattan" and who by inference I take it you mean to be the Jews, who will then - I suppose you imply - will commit mass suicide (as at Masada) at Obama stripping them of their power and privilege (if I'm right, wouldn't you call that a bit anti-Semitic?), the Jews I am concerned about are not the ones in Manhattan hobnobbing with George Soros, Theresa Heinz Kerry, the Kennedys and the "Latte-Sipping" "Elitist" Democrats - to which ironically Obama belongs, but the Jews in Israel who Obama will betray and sell-out to their hostile Islamofacist neighbors!

One thing is certain, no matter what lies BHO spews, and that is, that he certainly is no friend of Israel!

Check this out:

http://jewagainstobama.wordpress.com/

Althor

Senor Althor:

I wish that I was kidding. And, I agree the idea of a legal solution to the oil crisis appears humorous. However, when we consider that the USA has some three (3) armies with proven experience in the warfare of the environment in question ... not to mention sea support from a number of fleets ... right next door in Iraq, the idea of an empty (ridiculous) judgment seems to fade. Reality does begin to set in.

Furthermore, the US reactivated the 4th Fleet and assigned it the Caribbean theater ... with SEAL in charge. SEALs are not defensive oriented. I suspect Chavez and Venezuela have come under serious scrutiny.

If we recall, Iraq maintained the only sizable & effective land force in the Middle East. Now, we sit in Iraq's strategic position with three skilled armies.

How quickly do you suppose three, experienced desert armies could sweep through an undefended Arabian Peninsula?

http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1997/ofr-97-470/OF97-470B/arabGmap.html

What I write seems ridiculous at $4.00 a gallon ... but what about $15.00 a gallon? At $3.50 a gallon, three large airlines shutdown and over 100 chain stores have filed for bankruptcy. At what point do the American people demand economic relief. Apparently, the bill to sue OPEC was prompted by American concerns for the escalating price of gasoline ... at $4.00 a gallon.

All we need is a compelling reason to overcome our hesitations: escalating gas prices and a subsequent failure of the American economy will provide that reason. Our democracy is based upon a market-driven economy. As they say we face: "a clear and present danger" to that market-economy that warrants our action. In the past, nations have gone into conflicts over less.

The congress that passed that veto-proof bill to sue OPEC was a Democratic Party controlled congress.

The invasion of Iraq may have been more calculated than anyone dared to breathe. And, if the invasion was totally miscalculated, then we can rejoice in our good fortune to be so well situated for the current OPEC oil crisis.

With Aloha,

Harry and Althor, you guys individually always offer interesting discussion; together, especially from my vantage point of knowing both of your backgrounds, I can't help but find your discussions most enjoyable.

Richard:

Just add some succulent flavor to the discussion, many global economists concur that the rising gasoline prices have little to do with OPEC. Actually, most OPEC nations are at maximum production of oil levels. And, it is believed that this level of production would overwhelm any shortages in isolated areas of the world.

Where many global economists claim the problem with escalating gasoline prices emanates appears to be from speculation in the futures markets of foreign exchanges. Succinctly, speculators are driving-up world oil prices.

Consequently, I would wager ... and mind you that this is merely a wager ... that the same people doing the speculation in the oil futures markets are 1) the same people who enticed a veto-proof majority of the US House of Representative to pass a bill to sue OPEC and 2) the very same people concerned with a possible 21st Century Masada in Manhattan (and Israel). (Bring the American people to their knees, before they find themselves genuflecting!)

Enjoy Memorial Day!

With Aloha,

To all:

Some useful links:

How Gas Prices Got to be near $4.00 a gallon

http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/0524moneyinthetank-main.html

The price of oil

The knee-jerk villains in all this are the oil companies, fat with multibillion-dollar profits, frequent targets of populist anger. But wait: The oil companies don't set the price of oil or the cost of a gallon of gasoline.

Prices are a function of the open market, the result of futures contracts being traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange, or Nymex, and other exchanges around the world.

Buying the current July crude-oil futures contract means you're buying oil that will be delivered by the end of July. Most investors who trade futures have no intention of ever accepting the underlying oil. Like stock investors who frequently buy and sell their holdings, they're simply betting that prices will rise or fall.

Of late, on the Nymex, oil futures have been rising.
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Crude Oil Futures Prices - NYMEX

http://www.wtrg.com/daily/crudeoilprice.html
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Energy Commodities Futures Jun-Jul 08

http://finance.yahoo.com/futures
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With Aloha,