News Cut
< A response to the woes of first responders | Main | Post your NWA-Delta merger questions >

On Castro's exit

Posted at 7:07 AM on February 19, 2008 by Bob Collins (1 Comments)

The resignation of Fidel Castro as president of Cuba prompts us to recall one of the more intriguing moments in Minnesota politics -- when Jesse Ventura met Castro.

It wasn't on a big diplomatic stage, but a not-quite-by-chance meeting when Ventura led a trade delegation to Havana to try to whip up some business for Minnesota farmers

"For his age, he looks in pretty good physical shape. And if our policy is is we're going to wait until he's gone, I would say we may be waiting a long time," Ventura said at the time.

Comments (1)

Right or wrong, good or bad, is there anyone who has even come close to the longevity of Castro in the world's eye?

Posted by Jim | February 19, 2008 2:05 PM

Post a comment

The following HTML tags are allowed in your comments:
+ Bold: <b>Text</b>
+ Italic: <i>Text</i>
+ Link: <a href="http://url" target="_blank">Link</a>
Fields marked with * are required.


Comment Preview appears above this form upon pressing the "preview" button. Edit your comment and press "preview" again, until you are satisfied with your comment.

Your comment may not appear on the blog until several minutes after it was submitted.

February 2008
S M T W T F S
          1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29  


Master Archive

Recent Entries

MPR News
Radio

Listen Now

On Air

Speaking of Faith®

Schedule

Shortcuts
Hourly Newscast
Hosts
Station Map

Other Radio Streams from MPR

Classical MPR
Radio Heartland

Services

Become a Sponsor

In The Spotlight

  • Sound Learning

    Looking for ways to ensure your students are doing quality research from credible sources? Sound Learning is a launching point to Minnesota Public Radio's content on the Web.

  • The Current Music Blog

    Your daily note for good music, news and pop culture. With attempted jokes.