Billy Hallowell
The Blaze
7/6/2013
Rafael Cruz, the father of Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, invigorated the crowd during tonight’s FreedomWorks Free the People event.
Describing his own personal journey escaping Cuba and working hard to build a life for himself in the U.S., the elder Cruz noted comparisons that he believes exist between Fidel Castro’s governance and President Barack Obama’s executive actions.
Upon rising to power, he said that Castro, like Obama, spoke about hope and change. While the message sounded good at the time, it didn’t take long for socialism to take root in his home country. And he paid the price…
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Update: Photo of the day – A grateful Cuban exile celebrates America’s independence
Cuban baseball superstar Yasiel Puig, who defected to the U.S. from communist Cuba in search of freedom, celebrates his first 4th of July in America as a free man.
