Tuesday, May 29, 2012

The "food ration" card never affected Mariela's family

Mariela Castro's visit reminds us that Cuban mothers have been feeding their families under the so called "ration card".  

This is from Humberto Fontova:

"To wit, in 1962 the Soviet satrapy overlorded by Mariela’s family started rationing food to its subjects (in 1958, by the way, Cubans enjoyed the 5rd highest protein consumption in the Western hemisphere.) Under Soviet tutelage Mariela’s uncle Fidel and his toadies decreed that their subjects’ daily food intake would henceforth total: 2 ounces of meat, 3 ounces of rice, and 6.5 ounces of starch and 1 ounce of beans.
Interestingly, back in 1842 the Spanish King had royally decreed daily rations of 8 ounces of meat, 4 ounces of rice, and 16 ounces of starch and 4 ounces of beans for all slaves in the Spanish colony of Cuba.
This means, that Cuba’s literal slaves ate better than Queen Mariela’s “emancipated” subjects—if it were left up to her family’s regime, that is. Fortunately Cuba’s Black Market takes up the considerable slack."

We know that Mariela did not grow up with "the ration card".   We also know that the "card" did not apply to Mariela, her Italian husband or their 3 children.

Nobody asked Mariela about "food ration" cards or free elections in Cuba.  It speaks volumes about the audience and the travesty of her visit.

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Elvis Andrus should be the starting shortstop for the AL this summer

The Rangers are 31-18 and 6.5 games over the Angels.  They have the best record in the AL and second only to the Dodgers for best in the MLB.

The Rangers' success is due to good starting pitching, an outstanding bullpen, Josh Hamilton, a very good lineup and the playing of Elvis Andrus.

As of today, Elvis is .305 and playing his position like never before.  We remind you that this is Elvis' 3rd season in the majors and he will turn 24 this year.  Elvis is still very young and will probably win a gold glove.

I know that Derek Jeter will win the fan vote.  Jeter deserves everything that he gets.  He is one of the greatest players in MLB history.  He is definitely the greatest Yankee of the last 30 years.

However, I hope that Elvis is selected because he has earned it this year.

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