Ibrahim Ferrer barred from entering US to attend Grammies

Arundel Pajo · Post by **Arundel Pajo** » February 8, 2004, 6:39 pm

C'mon....why is a 77 year old Cuban jazz musician a threat to our national security? The real tragedy here is that more people are concerned about Janet Jackson being banned from the grammies.

Link to a discussion on MeFi about the topic

Mix this with the recent detaining at the airport of a small group of student anti-war lobbyists (led by teacher) who were headed to Washington to learn about the lobbying process, and I don't like the result one bit. Apparently, they, too, were a threat to our security, some of them having turned up on a federal no-fly list because of their political activism on campus.

Kelshara · Post by **Kelshara** » February 8, 2004, 7:41 pm

4 Cubans got denied, all elderly musicians. Quite the joke if you ask me.

Pherr the Dorf · Post by **Pherr the Dorf** » February 9, 2004, 12:26 am

Is that a WOMD in your pocket or you just glad to be in America

Arborealus · Post by **Arborealus** » February 9, 2004, 5:44 am

Jazz Musician, Brown Skin...clearly a threat!...

kyoukan · Post by **kyoukan** » February 9, 2004, 6:33 am

anti-castro cuban dissidents have a pretty powerful lobby in florida. naturally george bush does everything he can to pander to them because it is such an important state.

it's pretty fucking pathetic that cuba still has to suffer this fucking bullshit because of a handful of whiny rich ex-cubans who think that by making the entire country an impoverished shithole by demanding sanctions is actually helping out their countrymen. of course it has the opposite effect. most are just cranky that castro took all their lucrative slave labor industries away when he nationalized their economy.

Kelshara · Post by **Kelshara** » February 9, 2004, 9:46 am

Part of the reason Florida is an important state is of course Jeb Bush. Can't do anything to hurt the family now, can we?

Fesuni Chopsui · Post by **Fesuni Chopsui** » February 9, 2004, 11:39 am

Pathetic

Aabidano · Post by **Aabidano** » February 9, 2004, 1:00 pm

Add the word wealthy to the begining of that quote...

kyoukan wrote:anti-castro cuban dissidents have a pretty powerful lobby in florida.

Just like most other things in US politics, just follow the money.