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On Cuba: UT Austin Student Submits Excellent Question for CNN Presidential Debates
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A UT Austin/LBJ School student of Economics Professor James K. Galbraith has submitted the following question to CNN for the CNN/Univision debates on Thursday between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.
It's perfect -- and may push these candidates beyond their risk-averse and tepid reactions to the news that Fidel Castro's last term as Cuba's President will come to an end on February 24th:
"The United States has maintained an embargo against Cuba since 1961, separating families, causing personal hardship, abrogating the constitutional right of U.S. citizens to travel freely -- and all with absolutely no political effect on Cuba.Do you agree that, as a policy, the embargo has failed? And if so, what steps will you take to end it?"
The student has take the route of anonymity in this case -- but note to Wolf Blitzer, this is the right question to pose.
CNN should make sure this one is on the docket.
-- Steve Clemons
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Reader Comments (5) - post a comment
'if' the question gets answered, it would be very refreshing to hear some straight talk from either of these candidates... i will engage in wishful thinking up until the question and answer period...
Yeah, Democrats should have to put their neck out on that, not Republicans.
Save that question for when the two party nominees meet.
"The United States has maintained an embargo against Cuba since 1961, separating families, causing personal hardship, abrogating the constitutional right of U.S. citizens to travel freely -- and all with absolutely no political effect on Cuba.
It's perfect -- and may push these candidates beyond their risk-averse and tepid reactions to the news that Fidel Castro's last term as Cuba's President will come to an end on February 24th:
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