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In reply to the discussion: Obama listing all the great things Cubans have contributed to the world MSNBC now [View all]calimary
(81,238 posts)97. And mine! And all his cigar-loving friends.
He smokes cigars (thankfully - outside!) and has often talked at length about the uniqueness of the Cuban soil that just happens to grow the finest tobacco leaves on the planet. When he's interested in something he usually starts studying it at great length and intensity. Not a smoker myself so I wouldn't know a good cigar from a bad one - except, to me, they all just smell stinky. But I DO LOVE all the cool cigar bands!
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flamingdem
Dec 2014
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And his approval among Latinos just went up over the approval by African Americans. 2016 is a lock.
Fred Sanders
Dec 2014
#6
Guantanamo is rented from the Cubans but the Cubans can't unilaterally cancel the deal.
DetlefK
Dec 2014
#105
Saving the world from an epidemic of Ebola, AND Fearbola, did he mention that to the
Fred Sanders
Dec 2014
#4
No, I learned a bit of Espanol on the streets of San Diego back in the day from all my
Cha
Dec 2014
#71
And, I was born on Castro's birthday.. August 13th.. how's that for Leo! Hawaii is August 21, 1959
Cha
Dec 2014
#76
one of many things in cuba that has seriously impressed me is their hurricane preparation:
niyad
Dec 2014
#11
I LOVE cigar bands! I think cigar companies are missing the boat on a nice "side thing."
calimary
Dec 2014
#119
As a Floridian, I can tell you my Cubano neighbors are the best, friendly and funny and
monmouth4
Dec 2014
#38
Cubans drove us and South Africans back from Angola's civil war; fought RENAMO with Mozambiquens
ancianita
Dec 2014
#43
Better for the US than for Cuba, whose society hasn't felt the toxic taint of our so-called drug war
ancianita
Dec 2014
#56
This is very good news. I am glad to finally see the US joining the rest of the world
sabrina 1
Dec 2014
#63
As one police state to another (or at least to a nation we have deemed a police state)
truedelphi
Dec 2014
#69
Musica Cubana! Sorry, the music has played out! Darn! I thought it would go on forever!
Cha
Dec 2014
#92