"That fat SOB," the old man with the Cuban flag on his lapel thought. "He would have killed me if he had the chance; probably had to rush home to barbecue that pack of cigarettes on his teeth. Of course, the mineral water that he also bought is going to do him a lot of good. Burn your lungs by 50 and then marinade them in mineral water! That's the answer! I swear, I don't know what's wrong with these niños canosos. In such a hurry always to get nowhere fast. No patience for life; no consideration for their elders who paved the way for them in this country, slowly, very slowly, because there was no royal way then.
"Now, those two fresh-faced kids tending the counter, one of whom is certainly Cuban, are the hope of the future, as the Apostle said. Yes, everything is a joke to them now and they care about nothing but themselves. It is that stage of life but they will soon outgrow it (unlike that bitongo who is trapped in perpetual adolescense). But, of course, we raised them that way, sheltered them from our realities, did everything in our power to hide our anguish and make their lives as happy and comfortable as we could. What else could we have done? And now this SOB sneers at me when I pick up a copy of El Diario Las Américas while he lugs his Miami Herald. He must think I am trapped in a time warp; maybe I am, but those were better times peopled by better men. I feel sorry for him, though. So much anger and misdirected rage should have a more constructive outlet than trying to run down old men."
http://babalublog.com/2008/04/11/conviction-and-non-chalance/
Where is that from MaT?
ReplyDeleteI feel for the guy.
Val and Henry are two in the younger Cuban generation that disrepect the Cuban generation before them.
ReplyDeleteBoth Val and Henry have an opportunity to illuminate the hidden horrors of Fidel for the world to see.
Instead, Henry and Val post caricatures of Henry stomping out another Cuban blogger.
ms. calabaza:
ReplyDeleteGo to Babalú to read Val's version of the story.
Val Prieto said: "If you guys believed in something other than yourselves, something bigger than yourselves, like that old man does, then maybe, just maybe, Cuba and Venezuela wouldnt be so fucked." I grabbed my water bottle and cigs and walked out.
ReplyDeleteI will allow this comment to remain without comment.
the cuban american pundits is now reopened
ReplyDeletethe poodle is back at cuban american pundits.
ReplyDeleteLOL, OK, I got it. . . I've been staying away and getting my Cuba news from The Real Cuba blog.
ReplyDeleteTalk to y'all later. I have to run some errands.
MAT, I don't post here often but I appreciate an open forum where even dissenting opinions are welcomed.
ReplyDelete"the dark side..." ha ha good one.
LOL, Henry sneaks in here to re-direct some of Mat's traffic to CubanAmericanPundits.
ReplyDeleteAmazing, these people are absolutely amazing!!
Hey Henry, what is the point of re-opening your blog, when comments allowed are only your own.
Mat,
ReplyDeleteAny thoughts on Henry's reversal on re-opening his blog?
watch me! watch me!
ReplyDeleteHenry
Noooooooooooooo watch me!
Val
alien8ted
ju don't understand my man.
ReplyDeleteNovia de Fantomas
John:
ReplyDeleteCuban-American Pundits is George Moneo's Elba.
What his St. Helena will be nobody knows or cares.
Valentin J Prieto I don't want to make a monkey out of him. Why should I take all the credit? He got Diarrhea of the mouth; constipation of the ideas.
ReplyDeleteMat,
ReplyDeleteVal quickly realized that indeed Henry Gomez is a disaster because of the factors below:
1) Henry's inappropriate caricature of KC
2) Henry's interview claiming he was editor in chief of Babulu
3) Henry's quashing of "all" voices in Babulu but his own
4) Henry's outing of a potential CIA agent
5) Henry's lack of support for the Republican nominee
6) Henry's unpopularity that has caused reduced readership and increasing dissent in Babulu
7) Henry's indirect role in the rise of RCAB
Much like a failed CEO, Henry was quietly transferred to unimportant satellite. A blog where he can do the least amount of harm to Babulu's deteriorating reputation.
longefellow,
ReplyDeleteyou give Val too much credit. Henry has hijacked Babalu, 5 posts since yesterday.
Novia de Fantomas
oiganme quien es esa novia mia que no la conozco , espero que tenga buena figura
ReplyDeletePerhaps Henry's latest post were already in the pipeline. Much like a transferred CEO who is finishing up the projects that he had already started.
ReplyDeleteI think it is important to note that Val is increasingly active during the last couple of days.
Nevertheless, i could be wrong. If we see a reduced role for Henry in the last week. Then there can been no doubt that Henry has fallen out of favored.
I like your story better Manuel, short fuse Val wanted to kill the old man, then comes to his defense??
ReplyDeleteJohn:
ReplyDeleteThe points that you make are certainly compelling and do point to an ongoing struggle between Val and Henry for possession of Babalú. Val's "anguish" and inertia enabled Henry to wrest effective control of Babalú. Now it appears that Val has at last become aware of Henry's betrayal -- perhaps from reading RCAB -- and moved to counter his shameless power grab.
Whoever emerges as the winner in this internecine struggle, the losers, as usual, will be Babalú's beleaguered readers.
oh my ... G Moneo is back ...el enano poodle regresa,,, I wonder si todavia tiene puesto los pantalones de kmart de 99 centavos
ReplyDeleteCuidado, muchacho. Te olvidas de inflation? Esta pinching a George tambien. Ahora esos Homeboy Jeans cuestan $1.79.
ReplyDeleteGeorge was the only Babuluer that i "sorta" liked.
ReplyDeleteJohn:
ReplyDeleteI am sure he "sorta liked" you, too.
George had a sense of humor which was greatly complemented by his reflexive pomposity and self-importance.
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