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| Above, an image of Che Guevara at Havana's Plaza de la Revolución with the offending quote. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
There's about 20 Democrats running for their party's presidential nomination, but that may soon change if different candidates make horrific gaffes.
The New York Post reported:
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio said Thursday he did not buy Mayor Bill de Blasio’s claim that he didn’t realize he was quoting a Marxist Cuban revolutionary.
Rubio was incredulous that the presidential hopeful appropriated one of Che Guevara’s most famous lines as he urged largely immigrant workers at Miami International Airport to unionize in protest of poor conditions and wages.
“De Blasio studied Latin American politics in college, was a very active supporter of the Sandinistas in #Nicaragua & even honeymooned in #Cuba in violation of U.S. law,” Rubio tweeted about the mayor’s history with the socialist nation.
Rubio then added sarcastically: “But he had NO IDEA he was quoting Che Guevara today. It was all just an incredible coincidence.”
De Blasio, fresh off a combative performance in Wednesday’s Democratic presidential debate, was attempting to give a dramatic speech when he uttered the Spanish phrase.
“The eyes of the world are on this airport, the eyes of the world are on Miami-Dade,” de Blasio told the workers, before ending with, “Hasta la victoria, siempre.”
The mayor claimed he was clueless about the origin of the phrase after making the boneheaded comment.
Florida is the major home for Cubans who have fled the communist island.
Mayor de Blasio had to know about the offending quote, since it accompanies an image of Guevara at the Plaza de la Revolución in Havana. As Senator Rubio said, de Blasio honeymooned in Cuba. I don't buy his claim either.
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