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Miami Audience tears up as violinist who was held at gunpoint in Cuba plays
Posted on 6/16/17 at 1:11 pm
Posted on 6/16/17 at 1:11 pm
As a kid he watched his family member be shot by Castro's revolution... firing squad. He turned to music and the violin. He became known as a great violinist. He was ordered to play for Castro later on. He refused.... the military went to get him and at gun point, forced him to play.....
He did... He played the Star Spangled banner.
He did... He played the Star Spangled banner.
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Posted on 6/16/17 at 1:13 pm to MButterfly
Reminds me of when Bill Clinton had a little Cuban boy taken at gunpoint from his home in America and sent back to Fidel Castro's Cuba.
Posted on 6/16/17 at 1:15 pm to Damone
little Emilio?
Posted on 6/16/17 at 1:16 pm to HailToTheChiz
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little Emilio?
Nah, but close. Little Elian:
Posted on 6/16/17 at 1:17 pm to MButterfly
Posted on 6/16/17 at 1:17 pm to Damone
I have not thought about that in years...
Posted on 6/16/17 at 1:25 pm to Damone
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Reminds me of when Bill Clinton had a little Cuban boy taken at gunpoint from his home in America and sent back to Fidel Castro's Cuba.
Disgraceful, and on Easter Sunday no doubt.
Posted on 6/16/17 at 1:28 pm to Damone
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Reminds me of when Bill Clinton had a little Cuban boy taken at gunpoint from his home in America and sent back to Fidel Castro's Cuba.
It was a tough call for me but in the end I decided the father had the right to have custody of his son.
Posted on 6/16/17 at 1:34 pm to MButterfly
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As a kid he watched his family member be shot by Castro's revolution... firing squad. He turned to music and the violin. He became known as a great violinist. He was ordered to play for Castro later on. He refused.... the military went to get him and at gun point, forced him to play.....
He did... He played the Star Spangled banner.
That story and performance moved me to patriotic tears. To be honest though, it would have been much better had he performed it on a fiddle.
Posted on 6/16/17 at 2:04 pm to Damone
If you remember that then you may recall Elian's cousin, Marislasis.
Just sayin' I recall her.
Just sayin' I recall her.
Posted on 6/16/17 at 2:05 pm to MButterfly
is there a link to this?
Posted on 6/16/17 at 2:28 pm to Zach
I recall very well
Posted on 6/16/17 at 2:39 pm to Tchefuncte Tiger
That decision undoubtedly cost Al Gore the state of Florida and therefore the election.
If Gore had won there would have been no war in Iraq and therefore no Obama. Likely no Trump either.
If Gore had won there would have been no war in Iraq and therefore no Obama. Likely no Trump either.
Posted on 6/16/17 at 3:28 pm to Damone
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Reminds me of when Bill Clinton had a little Cuban boy taken at gunpoint from his home in America and sent back to Fidel Castro's Cuba.
You have to be a real fricking piece of shite to think that kid shouldn't have been returned to his father who had custodial rights.
You're obviously not a dad.
Posted on 6/16/17 at 3:31 pm to DawgfaninCa
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It was a tough call for me but in the end I decided the father had the right to have custody of his son.
It's not even a tough call. Anyone advocating for the kid to not be returned to his dad deserve to be taken out back and have the shite beaten out of him by a few dozen dads who have been screwed over in custody battles.
This post was edited on 6/16/17 at 3:31 pm
Posted on 6/16/17 at 3:42 pm to MButterfly
WE are the good guys. This guy, he's one of us.
Posted on 6/16/17 at 3:48 pm to Damone
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Reminds me of when Bill Clinton had a little Cuban boy taken at gunpoint from his home in America and sent back to Fidel Castro's Cuba.
Was reading about the little tyke that is no longer little about 4-5 months ago. He's now a member of the Communist Party in Cuba. He's now 21 years old.
So, maybe he needs to stay in Cuba as far as I'm concerned.
Posted on 6/16/17 at 5:16 pm to BamaGradinTn
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It was a tough call for me but in the end I decided the father had the right to have custody of his son.
I'm glad there are others here who agree with me.
I always thought Elian should be returned to his father when his father said he wanted custody of him but I just hated that Elian had to go back to Cuba in order to accomplish it.
Posted on 6/16/17 at 5:17 pm to SirWinston
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If Gore had won there would have been no war in Iraq and therefore no Obama. Likely no Trump either.
And he probably wouldn't be a billionaire either.
I say he came out on top.
Posted on 6/16/17 at 5:18 pm to DawgfaninCa
little shite had it made from that point forward as a propaganda tool, may have been one of the 0.001% that have a decent life there
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