“LUV GOV” TAKES A JAUNT TO HAVANA
|| By FITSNEWS || U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford was one of five members of Congress who traveled to the island of Cuba last weekend, sources in Washington, D.C. tell FITS.
Sanford’s office refused to confirm his trip – or disclose who paid for it – but the “Luv Gov’s” participation on the junket was confirmed by a source close to Sanford’s office who reportedly discussed it with colleagues in other congressional offices.
To his credit, Sanford has been a consistent advocate for normalizing relations with Cuba – however to his great discredit, he’s got a sketchy history when it comes to taxpayer-funded trips South of the Border.
Remember that? If not, here’s a refresher …
Sanford and his fellow congressmen were reportedly in Havana to discuss the thawing of relations between the two countries. We’ll be sure to let you know if this trip included any heated extracurriculars.
It’s been a rough stretch of late for Sanford, whose top staffers are dropping like flies …
There’s also an unflattering book coming out about the ex-governor, as well as the nagging of conscience that must accompany his multiple recent ideological betrayals.
UPDATE: Looks like Sanford’s trip was actually referenced in Cuban media last week. According to Havana’s official news agency, Sanford and his colleagues were in the country to discuss “issues related to bilateral relations, including the ongoing process towards the reestablishment of full diplomatic relations and the opening of embassies in Washington and Havana, as well as debates at the US Congress on the lifting of the over-50-year US economic, commercial and financial blockade of Cuba.”
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Once you go Latin!
Si. Es verdad. Isn’t their Capital Have Anna?
‘thawing of relations’ // ‘heated extracurriculars’
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Reporter: Mr. Sanford, did you learn any Spanish while in Cuba?
Sanford: No, but I did pick up a little Cuban.
*groan*
Good one anyways!
The opportunity was there so I pulled it from the “Recycle Bin”…
Early Monday AM score – 9++ points there Shifty.
He does seem to be developing a taste for the Latino ladies.
UMMM..UMMM..GOOD
If he comes home sporting a walker you will know he came up against a Cubana Negra on his trip.
$83 / h0ur @mk25
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That old saying, “That’s why (you know what) looks like a taco.”
Yes, and I love the “special sauce.”
Sanford may be hard up to impress a certain latina, while also cashing in by facilitating a trade deal. Maybe he is hoping to become Ambassador to Cuba with a satellite office in Buenos Aires?
Of course he could be over there getting some cosmetic surgery/hair grafts at half price:
cubamed.com/havana-plastic-surgery.html
hmmm — pretty sharp thinking there!
230 days ago, Chapur was passionately writing about the Cuba embargo. Does the Chapur family have business interests in Cuba?
http://opinion.infobae.com/maria-belen-chapur/
“Cuba y un embargo insensato”
Is Sanford trying to win over her family again or is MBC his opinion maker muse?
It would suit me fine if the duty shirking SOB stayed in Cuba
That you ‘Bergdahl’?
Pogo needs some originality.
Awkward Truth 5
Since Nikki Haley took office in January 2011, the state Worker – Population ratio has increased 1.7%. During the same period the nation’s rose by only 1.0%. During this same period SC’s population grew about 1.2% more than the county as a whole. So SC was increasing it’s Employment-Population Ratio against the headwind of faster population growth.
Are we approaching the levels of Greece yet?
Even better! We’ve passed Kentucky.
Sanford once again looking out for America and the people of South Carolina-ears to the ground keeping an eye on Obama.
What a selfless man, checking between the legs of various Cuban women to see if Obama is hiding there.
That would be the last place anyone would look for obama, quite clever on Mark’s part.
Help, I have fallen in Michelle and I can’t get out!
Sanford is cruising for a new “soul mate” at taxpayers expense. He’s such an outstanding public servant.
Weren’t there rumors of earlier South of the Border sexcapades by Sanford when a younger Congressman? I think he actually likes having a language barrier. His Personality Disorder can get lost in translation.
Hmm….where’s this trip mentioned in the Post and Courier or the State or the Spartanburg Herald…..talk about “news” papers? Brian Hicks must be livid….
I guess he’s hot under the collar for some Cubans, and I don’t mean the cigars.
Did someone say there was an “economic, commercial and financial blockade of Cuba.” Looks like the term “blockade” is qualified.
Wonder if Mr. Sanford’s trip was facilitated by the U.S.-Cuba Trade and Economic Council, Inc. (Established 1994).
America has been running a trade surplus w/Cuba for more than 20 years. A breakdown of products exported from the U.S. to Cuba shows they are mostly agricultural product. Wander what SC exports to Cuba are?
The data below shows a big jump in exports in 2002? Anybody know what happened then?
And, the next time Mr. Rubio stumps in SC, as him if he is member of the U.S.-Cuba Trade and Economic Council, Inc.
https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/c2390.html#2014
Trade in Goods with Cuba
NOTE: All figures are in millions of U.S. dollars on a nominal basis, not seasonally adjusted unless otherwise specified. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.
YEAR EXPORTS IMPORTS TRADE BALANCE
2014 299.1 0.0 299.1
2013 359.4 0.0 359.4
2012 464.5 0.1 464.4
2011 363.3 0.0 363.3
2010 363.1 0.3 362.8
2009 532.8 0.0 532.8
2008 711.5 0.0 711.5
2007 447.1 0.3 446.8
2006 340.5 0.1 340.3
2005 369.0 0.0 369.0
2004 404.1 0.0 404.1
2003 259.1 0.3 258.8
2002 145.9 0.2 145.7
2001 7.2 0.0 7.2
2000 7.0 0.3 6.7
1999 4.5 0.6 3.9
1998 3.6 0.0 3.6
1997 9.4 0.0 9.4
1996 5.3 0.0 5.3
1995 5.4 0.0 5.4
1994 4.4 0.0 4.4
1993 2.4 0.0 2.4
1992 1.3 0.0 1.3
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A breakdown of products exported to Cuba the U.S. show they are mostly agricultural product. Wander what SC exports to Cuba are?
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U.S. Exports to Cuba by 5-digit End-Use Code 2005 – 2014
https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/statistics/product/enduse/exports/c2390.html
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U.S.-Cuba Trade and Economic Council, Inc.
http://www.cubatrade.org/
Established in 1994, the U.S.-Cuba Trade and Economic Council provides an efficient and sustainable educational structure in which the United States business community may access accurate, consistent, and timely information and analysis on matters and issues of interest regarding United States-Republic of Cuba commercial, economic, and political relations.
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Members of the organization have included Decatur, Illinois-based Archer Daniels Midland Company; Minneapolis, Minnesota-based Carlson Companies; Detroit, Michigan-based General Motors Corporation; Schaumburg, Illinois-based Motorola, Inc.; New York, New York-based American International Group; Springdale, Arkansas-based Tyson Foods; Memphis, Tennessee-based FedEx Corporation ; Stuttgart, Arkansas-based Riceland Foods, Inc.; Bentonville, Arkansas-based Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.; Greenford, United Kingdom-based GlaxoSmithKline plc; Indianapolis, Indiana-based Eli Lilly and Company; Cleveland, Ohio-based The Sherwin-Williams Company; St. Paul, Minnesota-based 3M; Cincinnati, Ohio-based Chiquita Brands International; Minneapolis, Minnesota-based Medtronic; Oak Brook, Illinois-based Ace Hardware Corporation; Greenwood Village, Colorado-based First Data Corporation; Houston, Texas-based Enron Corporation; Berkshire, United Kingdom-based Cable & Wireless plc; London, United Kingdom-based Barclays Capital PLC; Wiltshire, United Kingdom-based Burmah Castrol Ltd.; and Paris, France-based Credit Lyonnais S.A. amongst other automotive, energy, financial services, healthcare, communications, entertainment, publishing, transportation, real estate, retail, consumer product, and other types of companies from the United States and other countries.
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The U.S.-Cuba Trade and Economic Council was the first and only organization within the United States to have received letters of cooperation from the Chamber of Commerce of the Republic of Cuba, the Ministry of Foreign Trade of the Republic of Cuba, the Ministry for Foreign Investment and Economic Cooperation of the Republic of Cuba, the Ministry of Tourism of the Republic of Cuba, the Ministry of Public Health of the Republic of Cuba, the Ministry of the Steel-Mechanical and Electronic Industry of the Republic of Cuba, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba, and the National Assembly of the Republic of Cuba.
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Member Profile
http://www.cubatrade.org/COUNCIL.pdf
The names of individual members of the U.S.-Cuba Trade and Economic Council are not made public by the organization. Some members of the organization choose to make their membership know.
Just how many miles long is the Appalachian Trail?
“President Obama removed Cuba as a state sponsor of terror Friday, forgetting the dictatorship’s long record of killing, smuggling, and yes, terror. If this is the new standard, why not just scrap the list entirely?”
“Just last Feb. 28, Colombian officials nabbed a Cuba-bound Chinese ship, the Dan Da Xia, loaded with illegally concealed weapons perfect for terrorist warfare, including 100 tons of explosives, 2.6 million detonators, 99 projectiles and 3,000 artillery shells.”
Colombia’s military, which is often at odds with its president, intially stated they believed they were weapons bound for the FARC terrorist group with which Cuba has had long ties.” “…similar shipments have been caught from the Chinese supplier in the past.” “If Cuba isn’t supplying them [FARC]…the only possible supplier is Venezuela – which just happens to be Cuba’s satellite.”
With Cuba’s rescission (refrain from terror for 6 months) from our terror list they now have access to World Bank loans.
Some History:
1962, First 9/11 style plot by Castro to bomb NYC department stores on Black Friday for max. casualties.
1963 assassination of Pres. Kennedy; Latin America scholar and CIA analyst, Brian Latell published credible research in 2014 pointing to Castro’s involvement.
Mystery deaths: Laura Pollan Ladies in White dissident. Cuban dissident Oswaldo Paya. Former Castro bodyguard died THIS month after publishing an expose exposing Castro as a drug dealer.
How has Castro changed… and if not, why are we? $$$$$ Here we go again….
Thank you for this.I would imagine if Hitler was alive today, Obama would give him the Presidential Medal of Freedom for giving the Jewish people a warm place to live…and die.
Obama has never met an enemy of America he won’t appease.
I share your synicism
Fidel won. CANF failed. Game over but for the moaning.
Another book about Sanford; it will flop. Might sell 1000 to 2000 copies best. On a national level, nobody really is interested anymore. Everyone has seen Jenny’s true colors.
Naw. Jenny didn’t make Mr. Cheaterpants cheat. By now that should be obvious. One should wonder how is it she didn’t cheat due to his detachment and selfishness? Oh that’s right, she’s an adult with integrity and understands comitment.