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Obama Apologizes to Castro

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Obama Apologizes to Castro
Cuban communist leader lectures Obama for 30 minutes.

Barack Obama apologized to Cuban president Raul Castro during their phone conversation after the American commander in chief's opening remarks. Speaking to reporters at his final White House press briefing of 2014 Friday afternoon, Obama gave more details about his phone call with the communist leader of Cuba earlier this week before the announcement of a change in U.S. policy on the Caribbean island nation.

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Obama began the phone call with Castro with what he described as 15 minutes of opening comments. It was the first conversation between the heads of state in both countries since 1961. "I apologized for taking such a long time," Obama said. Castro responded by reminding Obama that the American president was still young enough to beat Castro's brother, former Cuban president and revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, who once gave a 7-hour-long speech.

Obama Apologizes to Castro | The Weekly Standard
 
He has nothing to apologize for in this case, but it's incredible it took so long for us to begin to abandon this outdated and idiotic policy.
 
And this is why the Weekly Substandard is garbage.

Obama speaks uninterrupted for 15 minutes, then apologizes for speaking so long, and the headline is "Obama Apologizes To Castro."

Then he gives Castro his turn, and the subhead is "Cuban communist leader lectures Obama for 30 minutes."

Factually correct, but pretty misleading.

The AP version of the story is here (it's Newsday's site):

Lots to say in historic Obama-Castro phone call - Newsday
 
Obama apologized for talking so long--15 minutes--in his opening remarks.
Another deceptive 'OP title' from US Conservative .
 
Kobie said:
And this is why the Weekly Substandard is garbage.

Obama speaks uninterrupted for 15 minutes, then apologizes for speaking so long, and the headline is "Obama Apologizes To Castro."

Then he gives Castro his turn, and the subhead is "Cuban communist leader lectures Obama for 30 minutes."

Factually correct, but pretty misleading.

The AP version of the story is here (it's Newsday's site):

Lots to say in historic Obama-Castro phone call - Newsday
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Good that was cleared up.
 
NIMBY said:
Obama apologized for talking so long--15 minutes--in his opening remarks.
Another deceptive 'OP title' from US Conservative .
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To be fair, as per breaking news forum protocol, the thread title was the headline of The Weekly Standard's article.
 
Not if he had read his own article and come up with his own honest title.
But that would be asking too much from US Conservative, don't you think?
And why in the world would you ever want to be fair with someone who is never fair to you, let alone the truth ?

Kobie said:
To be fair, as per breaking news forum protocol, the thread title was the headline of The Weekly Standard's article.
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What stupidity. Out of context.

Seriously...it this the kind of baloney you want to be known for?

Too late.
 
NIMBY said:
Not if he had read his own article and come up with his own honest title.
But that would be asking too much from US Conservative, don't you think?
And why in the world would you ever want to be fair with someone who is never fair to you, let alone the truth ?
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Technically, I think you're supposed to use the title of the article. It's in the rules posted above.

II - All Opening Post threads posted in *BN* must have:

• Static link to an article from a bona-fide news organization.
• Dateline within the past 48 hours.
• Exact same title as the cited article.
• Quoted short excerpts from the article.
• Your own unique content to spur discussion.
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Fair is fair, regardless of who posted it.

The OP did not, however, have any "unique content to spur discussion." So there's that.
 
Seriously, when the Obama derangement is this deep so as to post crap like this, all you can do is point and laugh at the OP.
 
Yet you found it okay to slam the source of the headline.
Go ahead and play your own games with US Conservative then--I'll bow out.

Kobie said:
Technically, I think you're supposed to use the title of the article. It's in the rules posted above.



Fair is fair, regardless of who posted it.

The OP did not, however, have any "unique content to spur discussion." So there's that.
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So you like things both ways here.
Slam the source but correct me .
 
beefheart said:
Seriously, when the Obama derangement is this deep so as to post crap like this, all you can do is point and laugh at the OP.
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Careful, he followed the rules .
 
NIMBY said:
Yet you found it okay to slam the source of the headline.
Go ahead and play your own games with US Conservative then--I'll bow out.

So you like things both ways here.
Slam the source but correct me .
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There's nothing in the rules against slamming the source. I'm not having a go at ya, just telling it like it is.

There's plenty of things wrong with the original post and the source (it's crap!). The thread title is the least of our worries.
 
US Conservative said:
Why Obama of course.
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He appeased him... by saying he was sorry he spoke for so long? You really are grasping at straws. Remember when you claimed Obama had changed the way deportation numbers were counted? You got caught making up a lie, then never returned to the thread. I have a suspicion you'll do the same here. Don't try and break the record for most failed threads in a year as of yet.
 
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Kobie said:
To be fair, as per breaking news forum protocol, the thread title was the headline of The Weekly Standard's article.
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It is nice of you to be fair but...

US Conservative has shown himself to be a non-thinker. He was unable to read the article and discern for himself that the headline was not reflective of reality. In addition he assumed that most other people, like him, read the headlines, knowing that nothing can be learned from the actual reporting of the facts.

I don't mind that some people generlly support positions to the right of me, nor that they support positions to the left of me. I just wish they would use a modicum of intelligence to support their position.
 
Kobie said:
Technically, I think you're supposed to use the title of the article. It's in the rules posted above.



Fair is fair, regardless of who posted it.

The OP did not, however, have any "unique content to spur discussion." So there's that.
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Indeed I did, Kobie, see my posts above.
 
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