tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post3979625491182787960..comments2024-03-08T05:08:55.233-05:00Comments on EYE ON MIAMI: Bendixen and Amandi flash poll of Cuban American reactions to President Obama's change in US-Cuba policy Geniusofdespairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01105559930040615945noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-16874924193471600092014-12-23T04:30:06.061-05:002014-12-23T04:30:06.061-05:00You are correct Anon above. It was a ploy all alo...You are correct Anon above. It was a ploy all along both on the Cubans here in Miami and on their new country. Had they been concerned about Cuba they would have stayed and fought. Instead they cut and ran. But the people here figured it out, and it doesn't play any more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-54676335862914131362014-12-21T12:37:40.849-05:002014-12-21T12:37:40.849-05:00Please note that "Obama Doctrine" was co...Please note that "Obama Doctrine" was coined here on EOM.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-65916986749012300792014-12-21T07:35:45.619-05:002014-12-21T07:35:45.619-05:00The Cuban issue in Miami was always a local play. ...The Cuban issue in Miami was always a local play. Used to grap ahold of the local, and federal politics, contracts, etc. Just like Raul's words to his party brethren to stay in line, the Miami-Cubans use propaganda to control the economy in Miami. With a generation gone what will they use now? For his part, Raul needed to do this to ensure that the party chief hacks will be first in line Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-42358620310577827832014-12-20T21:50:37.557-05:002014-12-20T21:50:37.557-05:00Enough. Next topic...Enough. Next topic...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-82177084345184591312014-12-20T20:41:29.197-05:002014-12-20T20:41:29.197-05:00The results of the survey reveal the dramatic shif...The results of the survey reveal the dramatic shift in opinions among some Cubans. I had some problems with the sample, it was older, 55% were between 50-65+ years of age, mostly people born in Cuba, 76%, and language of interview mostly in Spanish, 55%, meaning they may felt uncomfortable speaking in English. It is unclear how those numbers compare with the actual Cuban population. So I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-12907966102156805662014-12-20T18:31:15.806-05:002014-12-20T18:31:15.806-05:00The point is, there is a possibility of hope now, ...The point is, there is a possibility of hope now, whereas for 50 years, there was no possibility of hope. Over the years things change, situations change, people change, governments change, ways of looking at things change, new generations come on the scene, and old ones die off. So here we are a half century later, trying to find a way to move forward and bring these people into the 21st Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-3624315474667177312014-12-20T17:24:28.606-05:002014-12-20T17:24:28.606-05:00Dear Eye on Miami and Esteemed Eye on Miami Reader...Dear Eye on Miami and Esteemed Eye on Miami Readers:<br /><br />Your blog was recommended to me by Carlos Gimenez, Jr. over 10 years ago, and since I've become involved with County Hall over Uber vs taxi issues (I'm for Uber), I have found it:<br /><br />1. Invaluable<br />2. Well-written<br /><br />and most of all,<br /><br />3. Extraordinary as an example of journalism surviving The Jackson Rip Holmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16154066224780790376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-28329161345326469162014-12-20T15:01:53.506-05:002014-12-20T15:01:53.506-05:00The poll is not correct since it does not take int...The poll is not correct since it does not take into consideration the deceased registered voters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-61661041055004887172014-12-20T14:43:26.706-05:002014-12-20T14:43:26.706-05:00Beyond that sad possibility, is a contrasting one ...Beyond that sad possibility, is a contrasting one that now exists for a better life for the people there right in their home country. Obama has begun a whole new way of viewing not just at Cuba, but the whole region. Cuba presents an interesting test case for new markets, political change, economic growth, and market expansion because it is a tiny island that as been cut off from the advanced Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-65468793839545732852014-12-20T13:50:54.314-05:002014-12-20T13:50:54.314-05:00If we didn't normalize relations, thousands of...If we didn't normalize relations, thousands of rafters would have died trying to come here when Castro died. The Coast Guard station in Miami Beach would be a makeshift morgue. Truckloads of dead bodies being carted off the causeway. Not a good image for a tourist city. Miami Beach is already Florida's most dangerous city. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-62489874718751524742014-12-20T13:16:42.901-05:002014-12-20T13:16:42.901-05:00You are right. It is a better solution all around...You are right. It is a better solution all around. With opportunities for growth and development and more freedom, it is more exciting to stay and build their country than to abandon it. The future looks brighter for Cuba.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-89052464866126155092014-12-20T12:59:13.791-05:002014-12-20T12:59:13.791-05:00Racism is something you cannot poll. Federal gover...Racism is something you cannot poll. Federal government has a contingency plan for mass migration of Cubans to South Florida should Castro die. Easier to fix the problem now than have 20 billion hours of overtime billed to the federal government. Impossible to police the ocean. Needed to fix the problem now. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-4850542450960098842014-12-20T12:41:59.886-05:002014-12-20T12:41:59.886-05:0099% of the United States does not care. 99.9% do ...99% of the United States does not care. 99.9% do not want any tax money wasted on Cuba.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-43996917965008165202014-12-20T09:10:57.459-05:002014-12-20T09:10:57.459-05:00I find it absolutely ironic among this poll of Cub...I find it absolutely ironic among this poll of Cuban born Americans so few would return to the Island or invest in Cuba if it were a free democracy yet don't want to lift the embargo. The hypocrisy is like our local politicians hyper ventilating about bringing democracy to Cuba, little by little, since it cannot be done from the inside. I am well aware of the human suffering going on now Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com