Fidels millions of cubans back home could never of held that sign up. Think about the millions of things that are printed or said about are polliticians in this country on a daily basis in a negative or critical manner. VIVVA FREEDOM VIVA FREEDOM of expression and speech.
So tell me, zippinglou, were you has het-up enthusiastic about the player that refused to stand for the US anthem? Did you get angry when his team threatened to bust him if he didn't observe the mandatory patriotism? posted by rodgerd at 5:50 PM CST on March 10 Are you referring to the basketball player in the NBA. The Muslim? (Forgot his name Thank Ala!) --- Here's my thought: - Out of respect for the country in which you're living in, making a living off, etc. The least a person "must" do (not should do), is stand up for its anthem! To be courteous doesn't make you a lesser being, on the contrary.... Back to the topic here: "Abajo Fidel" is correct Spanish.... It's an idiomatic expression - not to be taken literally as "Down Fidel" but as "Down with Fidel". The Spanish language allows these abbreviations when the idea transmited is obvious.
dbt302: There is no freedom of speech. If there were, I wouldn't have had to get a Sirius Satellite Radio to listen to Howard Stern and Bubba The Love Sponge. How ridiculous. If you want to know what living without freedom of speech feels like, draw a cartoon of the prophet Mohammed in a country with a large Muslim population. Then escape with your head intact back to the United States and let's hear you whine about how you have to shell out a few pennies a day to hear Howie drop an f-bomb. Howard Stern is the primary example of freedom of speech. Here in the USA, Howard is free to be as dumb as he wants to be.
Howard Stern is brilliant; he's convinced his panting legions that he stands up for constitutional rights. One of the greatest entertainment scams since the Cardiff Giant. On preview: off topic
Let's bring this back to sports, please. If this becomes a political free-for-all it will be deleted. VIVA FREEDOM VIVA FREEDOM of expression and speech. Americans are forgetting that we don't have freedom of speech in our sports arenas, where a sign criticizing an owner or a team can get you ejected from the property.
