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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,839 posts)
Tue Oct 27, 2020, 08:30 PM Oct 2020

'He is no socialist': Well-known Cuban-American writer defends Biden in new political ad

Source: Miami Herald

MIAMI — A well-known Cuban exile journalist and writer is the star of a new Spanish-language political ad refuting accusations that Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is a socialist.

The award-winning Cuban-born newspaper columnist, Carlos Alberto Montaner, appears in the radio and television ad, financed by former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg, that will begin airing Tuesday on several Spanish-language stations in South Florida.

“Sometimes I vote with the Republicans and sometimes with the Democrats. I have dedicated my life and I have written several books against socialists and communists. But in this election, I want to say emphatically that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are neither socialists nor communists,” says Montaner looking at the camera. “I have been in exile for many years, and I know the friends of freedom perfectly. They are.”

Montaner, 77, a former political detainee in Cuba, has received multiple journalism awards, worked as a university professor and been a columnist for various Latin American and United States media outlets, including el Nuevo Herald. The ad’s creators hope that his career and prestige will help to promote the message beyond the Cuban-American community.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/he-is-no-socialist-well-known-cuban-american-writer-defends-biden-in-new-political-ad/ar-BB1as4vb?li=BBnb7Kz



Good endorsement to get. Hope it helps.
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'He is no socialist': Well-known Cuban-American writer defends Biden in new political ad (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2020 OP
It would be great to get Cuban Americans on our side groundloop Oct 2020 #1
K&R. tosh Oct 2020 #2
Carlos Alberto Montaner's name has carried a lot of weight among South American conservatives Judi Lynn Oct 2020 #3
Here is the ad - in Spanish with English subtitles: scarletwoman Oct 2020 #4
If in Miami-Dade, please make sure everyone you know votes in-person or properly uses drop boxes BlueWavePsych Oct 2020 #5

Judi Lynn

(160,515 posts)
3. Carlos Alberto Montaner's name has carried a lot of weight among South American conservatives
Tue Oct 27, 2020, 10:22 PM
Oct 2020

for a long time, not to mention his impact in South Florida.

The more conscious conservatives among them just may be tempted to think about what he has said much more carefully, although many of them are still simple-mindedly attached to their hard right fringe ideology. They all are aware he has made it his life's work to continue fighting the Cuban revolution.

It was good the man realized it's high time to support the honorable man for the U.S. Presidency, and decided to publicly stand up for him.

BlueWavePsych

(2,635 posts)
5. If in Miami-Dade, please make sure everyone you know votes in-person or properly uses drop boxes
Fri Oct 30, 2020, 02:23 PM
Oct 2020
How and Where to Drop Off Your Mail-In Ballot in Miami-Dade County
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/miami-dade-ballot-drop-box-locations-for-election-2020-11723355

Voters can also drop off their vote-by-mail ballots from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Monday, November 2, and Tuesday, November 3 — that'd be Election Day — but only at the following four locations:

  • Miami-Dade Elections Department, 2700 NW 87th Ave., Miami 33172
  • North Dade Regional Library, 2455 NW 183rd St., Miami Gardens 33056
  • South Dade Regional Library, 10750 SW 211th St., Cutler Bay 33189
  • Stephen P. Clark Center lobby, 111 NW First St., Miami 33128
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