I am not interested in the subject of Henry's "Proud Member of the Miami Mafia" t-shirts. However, if he is going to banish them from his blogstore because non-Cubans consider them in bad taste or demeaning to his "niggas" (as he puts it), then he should also stop selling his "Che Is Still Dead" t-shirts. It really doesn't matter if Henry's t-shirts are pro- or anti-Che. He is still profitting personally from the "Che" brand. I don't believe that Jews have ever capitalized on Hitler's. They could have legally claimed marketting rights to his brand (still popular in Arab countries, among others), along with royalties from the sale of Mein Kampf and whatever residual income might still be generated by his estate, in token restitution for the crimes committed against them; but they rightly consider such monies as bloodgelt and would have nothing to do with it. The money generated from the sale of "Che" t-shirts is also blood money. No Cuban should wish to have anything to do with it, much less profit from that monster's legacy.
The sale of "Miami Mafia" t-shirts by a Miami Cuban shows poor judgment and bad taste. The sale of Che t-shirts by one who otherwise condemns the commercialization of the Che brand (by everybody except himself, that is) is the most flagrant hypocrisy imaginable. But it does illustrate better than anything else the difference between "principle" and "principal."
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The Babalu brand is losing customers fast
However the 3 million is a go
How many hits did you contribute MAnuel
But then again what is the difference between "principle" and "principal."
I like my T shirt
Is Babalu Dead yet xtra large
lol
Val Prieto WILL NEVER AGAIN sell ANOTHER DEAD CHE T SHIRT OR MAFIA SHIRTS
IF THEY DO, WE WILL EXPOSE THEM, THEY WILL HAVE TO RESPOND TO THE CUBAN COMMUNITY
THEY WILL NOT BE ABSOLVED IF THEY SELL ONE MORE SHIRT
La tendran que regalar y aun si las regalan tambien sera culpables
Los mensajes de esas camisas dejan mucho que desear por un grupo de trasnochados que se creen representan a la comunidad
ORGULLOSO DE SER MAFIOSO DE MIAMI
asi lee en español la camiseta y despues se quejan que Randy alsonso habla mal de ellos en la mesa redonda
hipocritas
Fantomas tu eres un orgulloso mafioso de Puerto Rico no te hagas
Fantomas cuanto te paga la CIA por hablar pestes contra la revolucion?
Los t-shirts con el rostro del comandante en jefe de las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Tellechea (FART), Manuel Tellechea (alias "Mondongo"), ya están disponibles en el pulguero de Hialeah. Este t-shirt muestra a nuestro comandante en jefe con su casco de batalla, un orinal que se robó del hospital Jackson, y seguramente que se hará más popular que los t-shirts del atorrante argentino che Guevara.
Los precios son 1 t shirt $0.55; 12 t-shirts $0.25; 50 t-shirts GRATIS. Queremos salir de ellos lo antes posible. Los fondos serán utilizados para la campaña de acción y sabotaje para liberar a Babalú.
fantomas:
I believe that the following comments on the same post refer to you personally:
"Then another blogger, commenting on NGOs that receive federal funds earmarked for free Cuba activities that are being investigated for fraud uses the expression "Miami Mafia" referring to the alleged crooks. Now this blogger claims to be against fidel castro yet he has no qualms about using castro's own vocabulary to disparage the entire exile community. And to add insult to injury he posted images of the t-shirts I designed. One is left with the impression that all of the groups that receive federal funds from USAIDs Cuba program are crooked and furthermore that it's a "Miami" problem. Not only that, I'm personally hurt because this person, who I've met personally and have been very friendly with, uses my design for the exact opposite purpose that I had in mind when I designed it. [...]
"The blogger who did this perhaps should have paid more attention to Michael Corleone in the movie.
"Don't ever take sides with anyone against the family again. Ever. [...]
"When I get home, I'll be taking the Miami Mafia T-shirts down from my online store. I thought I could disarm the expression like blacks do with the word they call themselves but don't permit others to call them. I was wrong. One of my fellow "n______" has turned on me."
Posted by Henry Louis Gomez at July 22, 2008 07:06 PM
Fantomas, are you Henry's "nigga" with whom he has been "very friendly" and by whom he now considers himself "personally hurt?"
fantomas is everyone's nigga, depending on the time of day
hey, manuel I have a new blog is private and I would like to invite you and Vana..just give me your email so i can give permission,k
Alex Hernandez y no vas a invitar a fantomas a tu nuevo blog?
Manuel, you never answered the question that was asked by several commenters on the other post: were you born in 1960?
Manuel was a man in 1960
"were you born in 1960?"
You mean -- One of the many questions Manuel failed to answer on the other post.
Los 3 millones van . De eso que nadie tenga duda
Las Camisetas se repartiran gratis en la entrada
Julio 26 party at Kendal's Castle
BYOB
Las Camisetas se repartiran gratis en la entrada
Julio 26 party at Kendal's Castle
BYO "C"
bring your own clavo, pa terminar la cocina
El doctor Darsi Ferrer se desencadena
Lean esto con suma atencion. Very Important. please discuss
El gobierno de los EEUU tiene la alternativa de influir en la situación de Cuba. Basta con la suspensión de los privilegios migratorios, la eliminación de las restricciones a las remesas y viajes familiares, el levantamiento del embargo económico, y condicionar el diálogo con las autoridades de la tiranía al respeto de los derechos humanos.
Las limitaciones impuestas a los exiliados determinan que solo puedan viajar a la Isla una vez cada tres años y que el envío de remesas tenga un tope máximo de 300 dólares por trimestre. No es difícil comprender que resulta poco significativo el impacto de esas medidas para el régimen, en cambio perjudican el desarrollo de los nexos familiares. Miles de familias ansían normalizar los vínculos con sus parientes del exterior y, en la mayoría de los casos, subsisten con el dinero que ellos les mandan.
Las autoridades de la Isla se valen del embargo económico para justificar el fracaso de su modelo totalitario Aprovechan el sentimiento antiamericano que existe en muchos lugares del orbe y juegan el conocido rol del pequeño David que sobrevive asediado por el malvado Goliat. Por detrás del telón, mediante operaciones encubiertas desde terceros países, se ha mantenido ininterrumpido el intercambio económico entre ambas naciones. Y, con la autorización por EEUU de la venta de alimentos y medicinas al gobierno cubano, en los últimos años el “Imperio” se ha convertido en uno de los principales mercados para importar esos productos.
El planteamiento por un candidato presidencial de la posibilidad de dialogo con el gobernante de la Isla cae en el plano de la retórica. La base naval de Guantánamo se utiliza como escenario para los frecuentes encuentros entre militares de alto rango del ejército americano y el alto mando militar cubano, en representación de sus gobiernos. La agenda de conversaciones es amplia y se mantiene desde hace años sin ningún contratiempo. Por tanto, avanzar en esa dirección debe condicionarse a lo que esté dispuesto a ofrecer el gobierno de Cuba, principalmente en materia de derechos humanos.
La emigración legal a los EEUU favorece, de modo general, a aquellos cubanos con un comportamiento sumiso ante la política del régimen. Situación que se propicia por ser el ministerio del interior, a través del departamento de emigración, el que tiene la última palabra a la hora de autorizar el permiso de salida. Muchos disidentes y sus familiares tienen retenidas sus visas y son víctimas de chantaje como condición para abandonar el territorio nacional. El grueso de las personas que logran emigrar tiene en su hoja de servicios la militancia en organizaciones de masas, de corte progubernamental, y haber servido activa o pasivamente de soporte y estructura a la tiranía.
Para los cubanos cada segundo cuenta. Durante las próximas elecciones los exiliados tienen la alternativa de dejarse ilusionar con las promesas de los candidatos presidenciales respecto a supuestas soluciones para Cuba, o simplemente condicionar sus votos a cuestiones más realistas, como la situación de la guerra en Irak, los seguros médicos o la economía
BYOM
Bring your own Martillo tambien
Don't EVER say anything like that again.
Have I made myself perfectly clear?
Have you got that clear?
Babalandia is a Joke
Dr. Darsi Ferrer's statement is obviously too difficult to understand for the commentator that has copied and pasted it here. Dr. Ferrer is clearly indicating that his suggestions to those of us who are Cuban expats and registered voters in the U.S.A., is not to fall for the rhetoric of candidate Obama, whom he calls to task when he states:
El planteamiento por un candidato presidencial de la posibilidad de dialogo con el gobernante de la Isla cae en el plano de la retórica. La base naval de Guantánamo se utiliza como escenario para los frecuentes encuentros entre militares de alto rango del ejército americano y el alto mando militar cubano, en representación de sus gobiernos. La agenda de conversaciones es amplia y se mantiene desde hace años sin ningún contratiempo. Por tanto, avanzar en esa dirección debe condicionarse a lo que esté dispuesto a ofrecer el gobierno de Cuba, principalmente en materia de derechos humanos.
Clearly Dr. Ferrer is more than capable of seeing beyond the rhetorical veil being employed by candidate Obama, and just as clearly, the doctor emphatically demands that we who are going to vote in the general election in November and who care for our fellow Cubans and for the future of Cuba, MUST demand that the conditions that are currently in place concerning Cuba's government willingness to abide by those preconditions, especially concerning the observance and respect of human rights, must be paramount towards any engagement between the two countries that would seek to end the embargo as it currently exists.
Given that the commentator that cut and pasted Dr. Ferrer's statement has purported to support Obama's rhetorical offer of dialogue WITHOUT demanding that Cuba's tyranny abide by any pre-requirements, I find it safe to believe that either the commentator has changed its mind, or did not quite grasped the meaning of Dr. Ferrer's statement.
fantomas:
No questions of yours or of your multiple personalities will be addressed until you have answered my question.
Are you Henry's "nigga" as he suggested?
Manuel:
I'll answer for him ..lol..yes he is!
Manuel A.Tellechea said...
fantomas:
No questions of yours or of your multiple personalities will be addressed until you have answered my question.
Are you Henry's "nigga" as he suggested?
Thats putting it mildly LOL!
Mat,
Te encanta la jodedera.
I just visited fanto's blog, and - for the first time ever - did not get trapped. Keep it up F-man.
By the way -- tiene dos posts interesante ....
At 420 lbs fantomas is nobody's nigga.
You mean fantomas's blog is no longer holding hostages? Did Uribe have something to do with this?
Angel,
it appears that Darsi Ferrer is a very astute man, as well as courageous. With regard to the cutting n' pasting, sometimes we see what we want to see and it would be very upsetting for some to see that even Dr. Ferrer in Cuba can see through the Manchurian candidate, as you rightfully call him.
Dr Darsi Ferrer is closer to Obama's position than M c Cain's eventhough he falls short of supporting any candidate
El gobierno de los EEUU tiene la alternativa de influir en la situación de Cuba. Basta con la suspensión de los privilegios migratorios, la eliminación de las restricciones a las remesas y viajes familiares, el levantamiento del embargo económico, y condicionar el diálogo con las autoridades de la tiranía al respeto de los derechos humanos.
Las limitaciones impuestas a los exiliados determinan que solo puedan viajar a la Isla una vez cada tres años y que el envío de remesas tenga un tope máximo de 300 dólares por trimestre. No es difícil comprender que resulta poco significativo el impacto de esas medidas para el régimen, en cambio perjudican el desarrollo de los nexos familiares. Miles de familias ansían normalizar los vínculos con sus parientes del exterior y, en la mayoría de los casos, subsisten con el dinero que ellos les mandan.
Babalu Radio Hour tonight | 9:00 PM EDT
Uh, join us for uh the uh regular open-lines uh um free-for-all uh discussion tonight. We'll uh discuss Obama's uh inability to uh form a coherent uh thought without his um teleprompter and um we'll uh cover the topics of the uh week.
The call-in number is (646) 652-4506, or you can send an email to me or Henry with questions or comments. The show begins at 9:00 PM EDT. Don't miss the opportunity to call in and participate. Be there. Aloha!
Will they discuss
1. The Bandera desecration
2. The Che T shirt Sale
3. The banning of commenters and the banned banned schedule for this weekend
4. Darsi Ferrer's letter
5. The USAID fiasco
6 the Frank Calzon longtime robberies
7. the Joe Garcia Campaign
8. The super succesful Obama middle eastern trip
We will be listening
Ah sorry will they ever discuss
John MC Cain calling Putin President of Germany
lol
video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5ENwej0fpc
It is official Henry Gomez did stop the sale of T shirts , on the other hand George poodle moneo has announced a new t Shirt with a middle finger in the middle
Lets see how much will moneo ask for the Shirt because I want one
ANNOUNCEMENT:
I have published the post on Rev. Al Sharpton which I delayed yesterday at fantomas' request so that we might reach the 300-comment mark on the "Estancia Cubana" post.
The Sharpton post precedes this one.
at fantomas' request so that we might reach the 300-comment mark on the "Estancia Cubana" post.
Since when have you become Fantomas niger
Can I have an amen to that.
Amen
Manuel, once again I remind you that you never answered the question that was asked by several commenters on a previous post:
Were you born in 1960?
Do we take your refusal to answer as a silent "yes" or can we expect you to answer and squelch this rumor?
Manuel was a man in 1960
it has been a while since you reviewed my blog Mr Tellechea
could you do me the honor again, please.
Manuel A.Tellechea said...
fantomas:
Yours will the the first review of 2008. I only review blogs once a year (with the exception of Babalú). I need hardly tell you to remind me.
Manuel said:
"...The sale of "Miami Mafia" t-shirts by a Miami Cuban shows poor judgment and bad taste. The sale of Che t-shirts by one who otherwise condemns the commercialization of the Che brand (by everybody except himself, that is) is the most flagrant hypocrisy imaginable. But it does illustrate better than anything else the difference between "principle" and "principal."
What about the t-shirts and other paraphernalia that depict Marxist symbols with the internationally recognized symbol of negation or rejection (a red circle with a red slash diagonally across it) atop them that symbolize disdain for the ideology and its supporters? Do they also fall under your categorization and by implication, are their purveyors and buyers also categorized in the same fashion?
Sorry I missed this exchange before
Val Prieto said...
Friggin' dime store thugs. That's all they are.
Does this apply just to Henry and I and the rest of the crew at babalu alone, or the entire, right leaning Cuban-American community?
Have you noticed Rick how I do not spend my days searching through your posts to criticize every petty, parochial, trifling post you publish? Have you noticed how even your own readers have stated, time and again, that you should stop with your petty attacks on babalu?
just how much do you know about me, Rick, as a person? Because i know quite a bit about you and I leave you alone to spew your hate day in and day out. Youve got enough problems already, i just dont understand why you must keep searching for more.
Do us and your readers a favor and, if your not going to do anything to help with the Cuba situation, just leave us the hell alone. Its bad enough to have to deal with serious issues every hour of every day, but to have to expend even a second of our time on your bigotry and hatred is really a waste of time that could be spent doing something productive.
How many more times you gonna make me take the high road on this, Rick?
Sheesh, man.. Give it a rest.
July 23, 2008 12:44 PM
Rick said...
Does this apply just to Henry and I and the rest of the crew at babalu alone, or the entire, right leaning Cuban-American community?
I'm glad you asked. It's you and Henry and George. Great, I'm glad we got that straight.
As far as the rest the "high road" that you take, Prieto, you and and your boys must have pretty low, "high" standards. From the vulgar, crass language to the thuggish behavior against other Cuban-Americans, let alone me, you guys are at the low end of the Respectable Scale that most of the rest of the Cuban-Amercian community regularly exceeds.
You and your friends there at babalu are, quite simply, a disgrace to the CA community and you give the decent, hard-working, and respectable people of that community a bad name.
Do me a favor, Prieto. Don't spend any effort or time over here. Don't waste a friggin minute at SFDB when you could be spending your time cussing out liberals, photoshopping and giving the finger to whomever disagrees with you. Same to your bros. Stay away.
You do what you gotta do.
I'm doing what I gotta do.
.
July 23, 2008 1:03 PM
Rick said...
One other thing, Val, because, you know, we're talking about the "high road" here.
The next time George Moneo gets an email from a person who doesn't like hardliners and Gomez makes the ignorant statement ( @70:29 in last week's radio show) that he hopes that the person "catches cancer," you might want to remind Gomez that karma can be a real effing bitch when you have two sons and a wife.
fantomas:
Yes, I've heard you've finally made some improvements at Abajofidel and that it is no longer the virus-ridden, crash-inducing hellhole that it used to be.
So, perhaps, a new review might be in order, as you suggest.
Of course, you will first have to answer the question that is on the table:
Are you Henry's "nigga?"
Manuel Yo no te he pedido ningun review, I already got it
thanks anyways , cuidate de los impostores mios
Yes, I've heard you've finally made some improvements at Abajofidel
Manuel it is not about what you heard, it is about you visiting
a simple click will get you there
angel:
I've never seen anyone wearing a Hitler t-shirt with "with the internationally recognized symbol of negation or rejection (a red circle with a red slash diagonally across it)."
Why is that?
I suppose because nobody wants to have Hitler's image across his chest, next to his skin. The general revulsion for him is greater than any personal statement that might be made by wearing his image even with some mark of negation.
Shouldn't that also be the case with "Che" Guevara?
Or Fidel Castro?
Remember, also, that Henry was selling the t-shirts, which is worse than wearing them. The commercialization of the "Che" brand for one's personal benefit is alike censurable whether done by one who supports Che, opposes Che, or is indifferent to Che (as are most merchants of his t-shirts).
fantomas:
There is a question that still remains unanswered:
Are you Henry's "nigga?"
Beware the Fantomas impostors, they are driving you crazy
Somebody asked you if you were born in 1960 . did you answer them?
Whoever posted that stuff from Rick's blog:
I see that both Henry and Rick are taking the "high road."
Henry wishes that Rick "catch cancer" and Rick wishes that Henry's wife and kids do.
One wonders what they might do if they ever took the low road?
What is your Karma Manuel?
Whoever posted that stuff from Rick's blog:
Whats up Manuel , site meter is not giving you results anymore
fantomas:
People are free to think that I was born in 1906 or 1960, or any time before, after or in-between.
Henry has said publicly that you are his "nigga."
I believe that he is telling the truth.
We now have Henry's testimony and no denial from you.
Your condition as a double dealer is thereby confirmed.
Of course, I have known that from Day 1.
People are free to think that I was born in 1906 or 1960, or any time before, after or in-between.
I tend to believe you are closer to 1906
Did you get to know Charles Chaplin?
Thank God, fantomas, that your "wife and kids" are in no danger from Karma.
Beware your Karma Manuel, cancer is killing everybody out there
There is no cure
What "wife and kids?"
Manuel how many kids do you have?
How many wifeys do you have?
I use Viagra in the mormings and Cialis at night
Manuel 1906 said...
I use Viagra in the mormings and Cialis at night
What for? For the Plastic doll
Super Breaking News
Val Prieto has lost it today..Read below
BREAKING NEWS!!!
This just in:
The extremist, right wing, dinosaur, Miami mafia exile community is directly responsible for Global Warming, the high price of gas, a terrible US healthcare system, Hurricane Dolly, the War in Iraq, Vietnam, the Kennedy assasinations, the Martin Luther King assasination, the Abraham Lincoln assasination, the Civil War, WWI, WWII, The Spanish American War, the Korean War, the gas crisis of the seventies, the Iranian hostage crisis, the Tet offensive, the eruption of Mt Saint Helens, the New York city blackout, the use of steroids in professional sports, droughts and floods in the Midwest, the Chicago fire, your last stomach ache, male pattern baldness, Britney Spears, the end of Seinfeld, the mortgage crisis, the sinking of the Titanic, mosquitos, citrus canker, trans fats, the Exxon Valdez disaster, illegal immigration, the CIA, lost kittens, barking dogs, roof leaks, hang nails, Chapaquidick, prohibition, bad cellphone reception and dropped calls, Teletubbies, that weird sensation when you chew aluminum foil, rush hour traffic, bad haircuts, allergies, the New England Patriots losing the Superbowl, Boston winning a World Series, IRS audits, low sperm counts, Oliver Stone, Mondays, famines, melting icebergs, mud puddles, hanging chads, the night that the lights went out in Georgia, the break-up of the Beatles, bad brown acid, the Budweiser takeover, Donald Trump, kidney stones, computer viruses, flat tires, Dan Rather's fake documents, pimples, the big fish that got away, migraines, Jimmy Carter, speeding tickets, sneezes, running out of toilet paper, bee stings, the French, final exams, late busses, blown fuses, splinters, limping dogs, delayed flights, hospital food, telemarketing calls, emails from South Africa, specialty cell phone rings, lightning, Nancy Pelosi, bad plastic surgery, ear worms, perspiration, obesity, Michael Moore, stale bread, the United Nations and rust.
Stayed tuned, story is developing....
Posted by Val Prieto at 08:47 AM | Permanent Link to this Post | Habla (1
y el pobre aguatero de Val no se queda atras , que clase de comemierda y guatacon
You forgot my backyard mango tree's lack of fruit production this season.
Damn Miami Mafia!
Posted by albertodelacruz at July 24, 2008 08:57 AM
Los 3 millones van
If I see another one of those miami Mafia T shirts being sold by Henry I will fly to miami and personally remove them
get it
fantomas,
Come on, are you Henry's "nigga?" People wanna know. Believe me, it will look a lot worse for him.
oveja negra,
Personally, I blame all that on Val.
Val = Miami Mafioso #1
I beg to differ on Chappaquiddick.
Posted by George L. Moneo at July 24, 2008 09:46 AM
George Moneo has to be the biggest comemierda on earth
Just when I thought the only taboo subject on this blog was Batista's less admirable qualities, I find there is another topic you refuse to broach, Manuel.
I am really surprised to learn you were actually born in 1960. I really thought you were older than me. Turns out, someone who was born after Batista refuses to discuss the topic with someone who actually lived in Cuba during Batista.
Quite an interesting turn of events, I must say.
"People are free to think that I was born in 1906 or 1960, or any time before, after or in-between."
Manuel, you're being uncharacteristically coy and deceptive with your readers on this question. You've neither denied it nor confirmed it. I'm beginning to think the commenter who asked you whether you were born in 1960 was correct.
Why are you avoiding giving a straight answer? Is the year you were born something you're trying to hide? I don't mean to push, but your silence on this is unusual to the point of being out of character for you.
Manuel was born in 1906
Please stop asking Manuel his age, will ya
it is boringsome at this point
Manuel is Henry's niger
and fantomas is the life , the heart, the mind and the blod of this blog
Punto y aparte
Thats right mate
Who is responsible for Global Warning
that's right you guess it
THE KENDAL PRINCE BY HIMSELF
y los tre millones van
Manuel me quiero tirar un peo aqui en tu blog con sabor a aguacate
Can I?
Who is Henry's niger?
Can I have an Amen
Leave Manuel alone, who cares if he was born in 1960 or 1940? What we really want to know is if he was actually born in Cuba and fled in diapers with his abuelito or he was born in the USA?
Manuel was born out of wedlock entre un negro y una blanca , it does not matter if it was in 1906, 1940, 1960
Oh where, oh where has our Manny gone
Oh where, oh where can he be?
When tough questions come knocking on his front door
Why does Manny suddenly become absentee
Has anyone seen Alex Hernandez lately, Fantomas what did you do to Alex?
Manuel is right here, he is watching everything, right Manny
He will be back as soon as the 100 comment is posted
Coño esto no sirve sin Fantomas , que mierda y los personajes que vienen aqui ninguno tiene sentido del humor
que aburrido esta esto me voy pal carajete
me voy a comprar una camiseta de mafioso y un celular que tenga una cancion bien loud , i dont care what people think
fidelista sin fidel:
Batista's "less admirable qualities" implies that he in fact had admirable qualities. Please feel free to elaborate. It may help to show that your knowledge of Cuban history does not consist solely of revolutionary slogans and racist caricatures.
I don't know when you were born so I don't know if I was born before you or after you. That seems to be some particular mania of yours. If such speculations are what lend meaning to your life these days, then let me not disturb your mental masturbation.
los 3 millones van y los banned banned tocaran toda la noche
George Moneo invitado de honor
then let me not disturb your mental masturbation.
Manuel how many pajas do you realize everyday... Do you have hairy hands
Manuel is this you or Rick?
But there are people out there who read this blog meticulously, looking for opportunities to say that we are hypocrites. One blogger in particular who has an unhealthy obsession with us (he has nothing better to do than read the writings of people he despises) apparently searched our archives for a post in which we were critical of Sharpton. Here's the excerpt of our post from April of last year:
I wonder how Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, the NAACP, Pastor's for Peace, Harry Belafonte, Danny Glover, Charles Rangel, etal, would react if an Afr waa ican-American man were taken from his home, tried secretly and sentenced to jail time for "dangerousness"?
The blogger in question dismayed by the fact that we posted the news of the Sharpton protest with "nary a whisper about [our] past outrage ."
He concludes by saying: "It's a good thing, especially in this case, that babalu's perceptions of certain groups of people are, well, totally wrong."
This blogger, who is obsessed with telling other bloggers what they should write and how they should write it is the only one that's totally wrong.
In the past Sharpton has carried water for the castro regime, of that there can be no doubt. In this 2003 Slate piece, Sharpton's views on foreign policy are examined:
After visiting Cuba in 2000, Sharpton met Fidel Castro and called him "one of the three most impressive people I have ever met in my life." Sharpton says they had a "talk about the human rights violations—of which I personally saw none." He argues that the United States has "continued to demonize Castro at the expense of good, sound foreign policy."
Now, while Sharpton was in Cuba not seeing any human rights violations, Dr. Oscar Elias Biscet was already rotting in a Cuban prison. The same Biscet that the press releases about Sharpton's protest refer to. When Sharpton was in Cuba not seeing any human rights violations, Jorge Luis Garcia Perez “Antunez” was rotting in a Cuban prison. Antunez' sister Bertha was at Sharpton's side on Monday.
All of this is to say that Sharpton was wrong about Cuba's human rights record before and he's right about it now. What changed his mind? I can only speculate. But we were right to point out his hypocrisy before and we're right welcome his criticisms of the human rights record of Cuba now.
I don't know why that's so hard to understand. It's a historical fact that black civil rights leaders in America have bought into and helped spread castroite propaganda in America. This development with Sharpton is a welcome one.
That doesn't mean that I agree with Sharpton on anything else. It means that we at least agree that Cuba is a violator of human rights. And that fits in with our mission of portraying Cuba as it is.
Here's a little message for the self-appointed Pope of the bloggers
OUCH!
You nailed him, and without the pedantic sophistry of the nailee.
Posted by Val Prieto at July 24, 2008 11:24 AM
Babalu daily comment average 5
RCAB 110
fantomas:
Too bad Val beat you to "nailee." It would have been a perfect fantonism.
Maybe you can have a coin toss with Val over it.
If you win, you get full rights to "nailee."
If Val wins, Henry must give you up as his "nigga."
If Val wins, Henry must give you up as his "nigga
Manuel who is Henry's nigga?
Manuel what kind of car do you drive?
Manuel said:
"Batista's "less admirable qualities" implies that he in fact had admirable qualities."
You see, that is the problem, Manuel. For whatever reason, when I first questioned you about Batista you simply panicked. I never said Batista did not posses admirable qualities. But fear got the best of you and you instead decided to forfeit and hand me an easy victory.
That window of opportunity I offered you, I am sorry to say, has closed.
And I see you continue beating that dead "Fidelista sin Fidel" horse. Come on, Manuel, you have more imagination than that. You don't see me calling you "Fidel sin Fidelistas" even though the tile fits you like a glove. It would be too easy, too lazy of me to go such a route.
Let go of the fear, Manuel. I am not here to hurt you, I am here to help you. You and I have so much in common, and yet, you become immediately defensive and reduce yourself to making vulgar remarks.
Let's work together, Manuel. I am older than you, I have been around longer than you, I have seen things you have only read and heard about. With my knowledge, and your writing skills, we can do so much together.
But you have to get rid of that fear, Manuel.
Mat who is your internet nemesis now?
Wow someone's still harping on Batista, I would venture to say he's fixated, others want to know when Manuel was born, what car he drives, what is this I ask? I don't see why Manuel has to hand out personal information just because he has a blog, enjoy his writing that's why we are here.
Angel:
Wow the book arrived! that was fast I just ordered it Monday.
"You don't see me calling you "Fidel sin Fidelistas" even though the tile fits you like a glove." -- fidelista sin Fidel
Damn it!
What's happening here?
"The tile fits you like a glove" would have been another perfect fantomism.
Perhaps I was right. You may be fantomas' replacement in which case I may have to start collecting fidelismos.
Still, would you mind wrestling fantomas for it? He's got 100 lbs and a foot on you heightwise, but I'm sure you are a good little scrapper.
Manuel does you site meter says PR or Miami Beach?
This so-called 'internet nemesis' is competing with George Moneo for greatest comemierda in this galaxy of the internet.
Regardless if he is comemierda or not, he's got Manuel numbers to a tee
OUCH, Nailee
Manuel A.Tellechea said...
fantomas:
Too bad Val beat you to "nailee." It would have been a perfect fantonism.
Maybe you can have a coin toss with Val over it.
If you win, you get full rights to "nailee."
If Val wins, Henry must give you up as his "nigga."
Hey, Manuel
Some people just have too much time on their hands.Enrique do you work or just blog all day? Just look at all those stupid comments you post here, Actually, enrique saved it. Noone is reading them, So, keep those comments coming.lol...Talk about Obsession.dude, you need help, seriously...
Los 3 millones van
Where is Alex H ?
Has anyone in NYC seen him?
I wanna be like Fantomas
My hero
Keep them coming fanto
Fantomas is a blogging machine . He never stops
I just visited his site and did not encounter any problems whatsoever
With Penultimos idle fantomas has positioned himself as the #1 Cuban A blog in spanish in the blogsphere
Henry,
I misstook the blogger in question. Seems you nailed two birds with one short, concise and to the point stone.
Posted by Val Prieto at July 24, 2008 11:48 AM
Funny how Rick proclaims that Babalu's perception of people is sometimes wrong, after admitting that the same blog recognizes Sharpton for his stance on Cuban prisoners. Our acknowledgment of Sharpton left Rick in no other position but to find some other reason to criticize this blog. If the guy actually practiced what he preaches and acknowledged HIS past misjudgments (of which there are plenty), then he can rightfully point fingers. Of course, we all know that will never happen, so we're left with Rick (and his adoring Babalu-haters) doing the Pembroke Pines-two step.
Posted by Robert at July 24, 2008 12:03 PM
Hahahaha.
"The Pembroke Pines Two Step", from the album "Medleys of Intellectual Dishonesty" by the Robert Carlyle Byrd Democrats Band
Posted by Val Prieto at July 24, 2008 12:11 PM
Manuel said:
"The tile fits you like a glove" would have been another perfect fantomism."
Are you feeling alright, Manuel? Is the best you can come up with is a typographical error in my post? Did I say anything when you told Vana in another thread that I was probably one of those students that is always "waiving his hand in the air?"
First of all, I do not think that it is physically possible to waive a hand, and secondly, I do not need to attack you on your grammar. That is a tactic used by the desperate, and besides, there are so many more things about you that scream for attention.
Nevertheless, I will sit here and wait for you to concede yet another victory to me. At the rate that you are coming undone, I think, perhaps, this one may come quicker than the last.
You forgot to mention that fact that My Buchito de cafe this morning was cold because the micro-wave in the office did not work.....darm cuban mafiosos. How could you guys do this to me? Mi cafeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.
Posted by Henry Agueros at July 24, 2008 11:15 AM
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LAST WISH: Executed death row inmate urged vote for Obama...
Your actions are justify enrique,being a Mariel Boatlift refugee released from a Cuban mental health facility. Clearly, explain your actions.Lol
fidelista sin fidel:
You are here to be ridiculed. That is your purpose. I did not draft you; you volunteered. Do not expect me to look a gift llama in the mouth (that, incidentally, would not be physically possible for you).
Now, where is that essay I assigned you?
Manuel are you implying that fidelista sin fidel is George ( me subo en la banqueta porque no alcanzo) Moneo
I say Hi to Alex H
Manuel said:
"You are here to be ridiculed. That is your purpose."
So go ahead and ridicule me, Manuel. So far, all you have done is ridicule yourself, although unwittingly. I asked you in the last thread to give me your best shot, but so far all you have been firing is blanks.
It is time to make the donuts, Manuel. How can you allow some stranger to come into your blog and show you up like this? And I am not even trying, in fact, that was never my intention.
I am not your enemy, Manuel, you are. As long as you keep coming back with these feeble and pathetic responses, the only one it ridicules is yourself.
Now go back and try it again. Put a little thought into it this time.
It is time to make the donuts, Manuel
A classic
Do not use my name in vain
You will be all punished
Obama in Berlin now in front of 1 million Germans
Turn your TV set on
observatour:
Observe more carefully.
ahora si van los 3 millones
Babalu claiming Castro will be in Santiago on july 26
More BREAKING NEWS!!!!
This just in!!!!
castro to speak on July 26 at the birthplace of the Revolution!
raul castro will speechify by oration on July 26 about the new magnanimous reforms and changes implemented in the past few yadayadayadayadayayadayadayadayadayadayada.....
Posted by Val Prieto at 12:43 PM | Permanent Link to this Post | Habla (0)
Besides a few very brave men, most of whom are either in jail or under constant government scrutiny and excessive repression, it seems that it's the women in Cuba who now have the balls to fight for change.
Read the whole excellent article right here.
Posted by Val Prieto at 12:57 PM | Permanent Link to this Post | Habla (0)
In memory of Mariana Grajales ahora Val claims que los hombres cubanos son todos unos cobardes
Vaya usted a saber
Val is right , Ya no quedan hombres en Cuba , me tendre que coger a una mujer, que asco
fantomas:
You are useless now. Val and this fidelista arriviste are coining better fantomism than you. Being Henry's "nigga" is not going to win you any points on this blog. Stop ogling Obama for a minute and start cranking out the nonsense, Obamiah.
fidelista sin fidel:
If you want donuts, go to Rick's blog. I believe he serves them with the coffee.
observatour:
Ya quisiera George poder escribir y tener la paciencia de este tipo.
Manuel, I understimated your love affair with "patica pa que te quiero" batista.
Porque no le contestas a este anon pa que te deje en pa.
and I'm sorry I brought the subject a few posts back .... my intention was not to make you look sooo bad infront of your fans ... I just thought you overlooked the crook and his cronies....
Yo no quiero donuts ... yo quiero pastelitos ... they go better with kool-aid.
Manuel,
Estas elevando el nivel de tu blog. Que bueno, Kool-Aid con pastelitos.
Holy shit what a joke this blog has become. Thanks, Fantomas.
gladiolo:
"Besides a few very brave men, most of whom are either in jail or under constant government scrutiny and excessive repression, it seems that it's the women in Cuba who now have the balls to fight for change." Val Prieto
Val copied that line from George who used it recently to his regret.
When a man says that another man has no balls, he better have his on display and they better be bigger than anybody else's.
Besides the chickens and the coconuts (of which Val was the recipient not the active agent), what is it exactly that he has done for Cuba's freedom? Besides, of course, all the labia.
Val is 3 million what Hillary is to 18
You have to count with him
serafín:
Yes, I do recall that you let your guard slip for a moment and revealed your own fidelista origins (which were not unsuspected by me). I hope at least that you have been able to overcome that defect to a greater decree than FSF.
Obama speech so far better than Reegan
Gorbachev, Tear down the wall?
Ouch
anonymous:
If this a "joke blog," fantomas is contributing very little today.
Manuel let me finish watching Obama speech
I be back with you shortly
Im' trying to see if he mentions Cuba
he was close
I already got a line from OBby speech that will leave you speechless
Sorry no Cuba mentioned
Hey Manuel,
I'm not a fidelista.
and ... one simple question:
Cuantas botellas dejastes en Cuba ?
Coño me da pena con Mc Cain , pobrecito , Is he stilll in the race
"Sorry no Cuba mentioned"
fantomas,
Obama does not care about Cuba.
Ningun presidente le ha importado Cuba en los ultimos 50 años.
Estamos solos .......
Manuel said:
"If you want donuts, go to Rick's blog. I believe he serves them with the coffee."
I don't know who Rick is, but let me ask you Manuel, are you giving up already?
Wow, two days, two wins.
No pierdas la fe, Obama le alara las orejas a Raul without preconditions
Fantomas que clase de discurso mas barbaro
lo tengo grabado y te lo enviare por yo tube en cuanto lo suba
Serafin said:
"Hey Manuel,
I'm not a fidelista.
and ... one simple question:
Cuantas botellas dejastes en Cuba ?"
I would imagine he left quite a collection of bottles in Cuba, Serafin.
I would imagine he left quite a collection of bottles in Cuba, Serafin
botellas de que?
De agua de violeta?
TELEPROMPTER WORKED WONDER FOR OBAMA TODAY
Pobrecito McCain , le va a pasar una aplanadora en Nov 4
Manuel said to Serafin:
"I hope at least that you have been able to overcome that defect to a greater decree than FSF.
Now that's a Fantoism if I have ever heard one.
Manny, dude, you're loosing it. You can't even spell right anymore!
fantomas,
If Obama wins, Manny will close his blog ...
Is that what you want ?
He said it himself . He will close it down if Bama wins
I just hope he is not a flip flopper and changes his mind
If Manuel has any honor in him , if he is a true gentleman , yes indeed he should close the blog by Nov 5 , 2008 not Januray of 2009
Serafin, sabe dios cuantos cheques por $33.33 cobro la familia de Manny en Cuba.
Rubber Head,
why don't you wait until November to cry out victory.?
"No cuentes los pollos antes de que todos los huevos empollen".
Dont' count your chickens until all the eggs have hatched.
With all the unabashed support from the MSM media, all the hoopla and the dog and pony show in the Middle East, the poor state of the economy blamed on the Republicans, the high price of gas, the mortgage crisis blamed on Bush, and the lackluster Republican candidate, why isn't the Messiah sweeping the polls and is only ahead by a couple of percentage points? Why indeed?
What is 33.33?
Discuss
No te preocupes fantomas. Cuando Manuel baje el telon, te seguiremos a tu blog.
Why indeed?
Because they have to justify the 600 million they will spend in the campaign..
They should really give this money to the poor and stop the farce
Bama in a blowout
Mark my word
Realmente I feel bad for McCain
Señores you should too
He is a war veteran and all that
but please , he doesnot look like a President
please
No te preocupes fantomas. Cuando Manuel baje el telon, te seguiremos a tu blog.
Apurense porque pronto my blog sera privado
Bueno me voy a almorzar ahora
Vengo ahorita , do not use my name in vain
No impostors allowed until I get back
agustin said:
"why isn't the Messiah sweeping the polls and is only ahead by a couple of percentage points?"
Porque no es blanco ?
Porque tiene un batallon de socialistas/ comunistas atras de el.. ?
This is just too funny to let go with just a reference to Fantomas:
Manuel said to Serafin:
"I hope at least that you have been able to overcome that defect to a greater decree than FSF."
Please tell us, Manuel, which one hurts more: someone beating you with his own stick, or that someone taking your stick and beating you with it?
You are just a disaster these past few days. You can't get anything right. A comedy of errors.
I have to admit that I was wrong and Vana was right. You are funny, Manuel.
"Cuando deje a Cuba,
deje enterradas mi botellas."
Manuel te equivocas las unicas balls que he visto fue una vez en Madrid en un Restaurante cerca en Las Ventas BullFight Stadium
El toro lo habian matado unos minutos antes y me trajeron Los cojones para que los probaran
dicen que es un delicatessen tremendo ..
I passed
fidelista sin fidel:
I may hire you as my proofreader except for words beginning with the letter "t."
I'll pay you at least as much as you earn cutting grass, though not as much as you earn selling it.
Porque tiene un batallon de socialistas/ comunistas atras de el.. ?
Creo que Obama debe ser inteligente dejar que se monten todos los socialistas , comunistas que quieran en el bandwagon y cuando suba a la Casa blanca decirles
NOW, FUCK YOU ALL
lET'S BOMB IRAN
coño dejenme ir a almorzar , no me den mas cuerda
I bet that you do wish that Obama would tell all his followers:
Manny you know Obama can't do anything without the Congress y la Camara de R
thanks god we dont have a dictatorship here like the one in havana
fantomas:
If Obama is elected, the U.S. will have a dictatorship like the one in Havana or a second Civil War.
Serafin,
Also because he does not know his ass from his elbow and is an empty suit.
A few days ago he said:
"We need more Arabic translators in Afghanistan"
Someone should tell the Messiah that Arabic is not spoken in Afghanistan. Pashtu maybe, but not Arabic.
When he was interviwwed by Andres Oppenheimmer from the Miami Herald, the Messiah could not name a single head of state from Latin America, a place which he has never bothered to visit anyway. Maybe he needs to start reading some books about the region before scheduling a meeting without preconditions with Raul.
July 1960
Manuel said:
"I may hire you as my proofreader except for words beginning with the letter "t."
I'll pay you at least as much as you earn cutting grass, though not as much as you earn selling it."
You see, now you had to ruin it. Just when you were becoming entertaining, you go back to your middle school, unfunny insults.
I'm sorry I'm making you work, Manny, but you didn't expect it would be this easy forever, did you? It was bound to happen. Someone with brains was going to come across your blog and force you to face your demons.
Manny's come undone
He didn't know what he was headed for
And when I found what he was headed for
It was too late
Manny's come undone
He found a mountain that was far too high
And when he found out he couldn't fly
It was too late
It's too late
He's gone too far
He's lost the sun
He's come undone
"If we could win a battle of ideas against the communists, we can stand with the vast majority of Muslims who reject the extremism that leads to hate instead of hope."
Favorite Fantoma Obama line , Berlin july 24, 2008
Manuel has comido huevos de toro alguna vez?
I'm sorry I'm making you work, Manny, but you didn't expect it would be this easy forever, did you? It was bound to happen. Someone with brains was going to come across your blog and force you to face your demons.
Sorry anonimo pero aqui hay una sola persona con brains en este blog y esa persona es Fantomas
Lo demas es Parking
Wow, so many comments, too bad they are the same commenters over and over again- Fantomas y sus mil personalidades y Manny sin ninguna personalidad.
BREAKING NEWS... Encuesta de Ultima Hora Obama 66% Mc Cain 23% entre Latinos
Acabo de regresar de almorzar me tome una batida de mango como postre ...Riquisima
No es Ali BaBa y sus 40 ladrones ahora es Fantomas y sus 1000 personalidades
Mentira
No es Fantomas y sus 1000 Personalidades , es Ali Baba y sus 14 cadres
lmfo
I almost fall off my chair
LOL
McCain visits German restaurant _ in Ohio
Como todos los dias, los cadres de babalu andan por aqui.
Aprendiendo de el guru MAT y su mascota fantomas.
Aprendiendo de el guru MAT y su mascota fantomas.
Fantomas es indomable, preguntale a Mat
Fantomas es el blanquito de Obama
Oye Fantomas Mc Cain se fue al German district de Columbus , tu vivias por ahi asi que no te hagas , MC cain te estaba buscando para darte un par de nalgadas despues de comerse un brawburt
lol
FSF:
Someone with "brains," you say?
Can't even rhyme two lines and you are sticking medals on yourself?
I may reopen The Madhouse for you. The last inmate was fantomas and you can see all the good we did for him.
Then we can really have fun.
Manuel por favor let's spice this a little
Reabre el madhouse please
Vamos a empezar a meter a los cadres primero y luego botamos la llave
Many por favor escribe uno o dos comentarios en español . I know you can do it without using the 5.9 translator
This thread will have 400 comments by Sunday
wanna bet
fantomas,
Tell us what you remember from your days in The Madhouse. Didn't Manuel appoint Vana and Agustin as your keepers?
Manuel kept fantomas in the madhouse for a few hours. Despues se lo llevo a su casa, lo puso de cocinero.
Mat,
Cuantas botellas tenias en Cuba ?
Tell us what you remember from your days in The Madhouse.
Fantomas was not fed properly, he did not get a pillow and the food was always cold. not a very nice place to stay. He had to pee in his diapers
stay away from Manuels own Mazorra house
Y donde cagaba Fantomas?
My bad by sunday we will be at 500 comments
Y los 3 millones Van
A como de lugar
Alex Hernandez is a transgender body-builder.
Discuss.
Actually fantomas was hired as a food taster by Val. All he ever got to taste was chicken and coconuts. The nut part appealed to him.
Manuel Tellechea refreshes the babalu site 2000 times a day becuase he has no life.
Discuss.
Alex Hernandez would love to have Fantomas fame
Fantomas has it naturally, alex is pressing it
not 2000 i will say 4000 k
Manuel do you dream with Fantomas often?
Manuel needs an enema.
Discuss.
Manuel needs a woman who can cook a hot meal for him
Angel Garzon needs an enema. A big one.
Discuss.
Donde cagaba fantomas?
En la boca de Alex.
I teach Alex Hernandez at night
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