• In December 2007 Mitt Romney commented on Castro's decision
of not coming back to power saying even if Castro does not come
back Cuba's government will still remain the same brutal regime
it was for the past 49 years.
• He opined that Cuba's youth are still among the constantly
harassed and are subjected to violence and are under the
surveillance for demanding their political freedom. They comprise
the many political prisoners in Cuba today.
• According to him Cuba's future should be shaped by its
freedom loving youth and not Raul Castro or any of the Castro
cronies.
• He said that the US should continue with its present policy
towards Cuba until the country is free from the Castro regime and
all political prisoners are freed and the country becomes a
democracy initiating free and fair elections.
• During a speech in Miami Mitt Romney bungled the names of
Cuban-American politicians and became the object of ridicule.
• He also went further to disappoint the crowd when he
associated Castro's trademark speech ending slogan - 'Patria o
muerte, venceremos!' with a free Cuba. Castro had in fact closed
his speeches with the phrase in English for decades 'Father Land
or death we shall overcome'.
• Romney's fumble was looked upon as potential snags for state
and national politicians trying to navigate the Cuban American
Community in South Florida.
• Mitt Romney stresses that hundreds of Americans fought and
died for Cuba's freedom during President John F Kennedy's rule
and criticized Obama from shrinking from defending liberty in the
America's.
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