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Well, what do you do when you've been caught peddling propaganda? You just drop the word "China" and hope nobody notices.
Too bad for John E's integrity that someone noticed and it ended up at TPM:
So now Sununu has simply subtracted China from the story, making Cuba the lone culprit -- but this version isn't true, either.
We've asked his campaign and Senate offices for clarification, but they have not gotten back to us.
I wouldn't be waiting too long by the phone, Eric.
But don't worry about the shamelessness of using misleading statements to prop up Big Oil. Remember - the smartest guy in the Senate votes with New Hampshire 100% of the time, and that's all that matters.
If your ears don't mind being exposed to a variety of Spanish languages, including that spoken by a Gringo from Connecticut, you might enjoy being a lurker in the spin room following the Democratic presidential debates hosted by Univision in Miami.
Senator Dodd will hold a press conference to announce his comprehensive Cuba policy today in Miami, FL at 11 AM Eastern. Dodd, who has led the fight to reform our approach to Cuba to better serve the cause of democracy and American interests, will call for bold, sweeping changes to America's Cuba policy.
I will update this diary with links to the full plan, but for now check out the preview offered by the Miami Herald today:
In a statement given Friday to The Miami Herald, Dodd favors opening a U.S. embassy in Havana, allowing Americans to do business there, and nixing TV MartÃ, the U.S.-funded broadcast routinely blocked by Cuba.
''I believe the time has come to say publicly what many Americans believe -- our Cuba policy has neither served America's interests nor brought democracy to Cuba,'' reads the speech Dodd plans to give in Miami today. ``It has only served to strengthen the current regime. It has been an abject failure.''
Chris Dodd has the boldness to open new doors in our relationship with Cuba. This plan is yet another example of Dodd leading with conviction, experience, and clarity of vision.
UPDATE:
The video of the press conference is embedded above. Dodd was very strong, fluidly answering questions on his Cuba policy in both English and Spanish.
The full Dodd Cuba policy is now online. Read it here.
Among other things on his web site there's an announcement that Chris Dodd is planning a major policy speech on America's relationship with Cuba. Indeed, there's a promise that the speech from Miami, Florida, in conjunction with his participation in the first ever Spanish language debate, sponsored by Univision, will be streamed live on his blog.
Since Dodd has already made it clear that continuing the embargo makes little sense, it's likely that the speech will be about more than Guantanamo Bay and the detention center that's being "improved," with more court rooms for illegal proceedings, as we speak.
