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flamingdem

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4. Is opening to Cuba his only plus?

Reply to Still Sensible (Reply #2)

Fri Jan 25, 2013, 10:15 PM

Jan 2013

I guess he's a Libertarian and all that. I actually met him in Havana ten years ago. He looked awfully happy to be there, I was hanging out with a group of press when his bus pulled up and he looked at me with raised eyebrows. He could tell I was an American and I just said "hi Senator!".

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Sen. Menendez has fit after Jeff Flake jokes about Spring Breakers going to Havana [View all] flamingdem Jan 2013 OP

I'm with Flake bluestateguy Jan 2013 #1

Even on the rare issue where Flake's position Still Sensible Jan 2013 #2

Is opening to Cuba his only plus? flamingdem Jan 2013 #4

I'll bet Flake was trying to figure out if you were there legally or not! Judi Lynn Jan 2013 #6

I just checked and it was in 2006 flamingdem Jan 2013 #7

No fan of the Flake, but a light-hearted quip shouldn't have turned into Mendendez TwilightGardener Jan 2013 #3

I think we're going to hear it over and over flamingdem Jan 2013 #5

Despite the FACT that people from ALL OVER THE WORLD visit Cuba .... Mika Jan 2013 #8

I used to worry about the influx of Americans flamingdem Jan 2013 #9