Marco Rubio Lies About His Past.

October 24, 2011 at 1:00 P.M. Congratulations to a new people's cooperative bookstore in Washington Heights. Many of the protesters on Wall Street have created their own library. A people's university has been discussed for some time -- a free university offering courses in law and politics, philosophy and economics, science and the responsibilities of scientists. Maybe this dream will finally become a reality.

Compare Katie Bentivoglio, "Chomsky Blasts U.S., Israel [,] at Barnard: Linguist Offers Polarized Pic. of Middle East," in Columbia Daily Spectator, October 19, 2011, at p. 1 with Benjamin Gittelson, "Lion PAC Invites Dershowitz to Counter Chomsky," in Columbia Daily Spectator, October 19, 2011, at p. 1.

For an example of the kind of poorly-informed review that has come to embarass the Times and its readers, see Mike Hale, "The Enchanted Forest, in Sunshine and Shadow," in The New York Times, October 22, 2011, at p. C1. ("Manohla Dargis? Carlotta Gall?" Now "Mike Hale?" Iliana Ros-Leghtinen, perhaps? I suspect that at least one person making use of these names at the Times is a Cuban-American woman in her "middle years.")

THREATS to prevent me from continuing to write, apparently, have been received in the land of the free and home of the brave, despite the Constitutional guarantee of freedom of speech. If you object to the denial of your rights to access writings by me, please feel free to contact: Human Rights Watch, 350 Fifth Avenue, 34th Floor, New York, N.Y. 10118-3299, USA, tel. +1 202-612-4321, fax +1 202-612-4333, http://www.hrwdc@hrw.org (Also the New York chapter of the ACLU.)

Lizette Alvarez & Jennifer Steinhauer, "Senator Lashes Out at Critics Who Say He Embelished His Family's Story," in The New York Times, October 22, 2011, at p. A11.

Ms. Alvarez and Ms. Steinhauer have probably visited my sites and may have contributed to the censorship and/or harassment efforts against me. I hope to have the opportunity to meet these "ladies" soon. I also expect to encounter Miguel Perez and Carlos Eire ("John Paul Rathbone?").

Should a journalist favor censorship against anyone, Mr. Perez? I hope not. I can only expect that "Andres Oppenheimer" agrees in his opposition to censorship. Is "Oppenheimer" your real name, "Andres"? I doubt it. Perhaps "Andres Oppenheimer" is only a pseudonym for Miguel Perez or Carlos Eire? Is it true that "Andres Oppenheimer" has CIA credentials? Does this constitute an unbiased perspective on world events -- affiliation with the government on whose actions one "reports" independently? I wonder whether fairness is possible for such a coopted "reporter"? Were you recruited at Yale University, Mr. Eire?

Mr. Rubio is "confused" not only about the date of his family's arrival in the United States, but also about the exact years of the Cuban Revolution. Yet Mr. Rubio hopes to tell the Cuban people how they should govern themselves. I doubt that he will be successful in this effort to govern Cuba from Miami.

If we eliminate the embargo, Mr. Rubio, then all of the Rubios may visit Havana, freely, in order to bathe at the once private beaches at Varadero. In the Batista era, Senator Rubio's family would have been barred from that beach and the Havana Country Club.

In Revolutionary Cuba, on the other hand -- unlike Mr. Rubio's Miami Beach! -- all persons are equally entitled to use the finest beaches and pools. This includes persons of African ancestry who are legally equal in Cuba, if not in Florida.

Mr. Rubio has been called "a pathological liar." I cannot say whether these accusations are true. After all, everything is relative. Mr. Rubio is said to make up stories about his life and rarely admits when "mistakes made themselves." Curiously, Mr. Rubio -- like Bob "El Bobo" Menendez -- is all-too ready to judge others.

Many Cuban-Americans forget that we are all immigrants in America, no better than Mexican-Americans or Asian-Americans, for instance, struggling against some of the same issues as African-Americans. We are, collectively, members of a despised minority group in the United States. Having done well in America changes none of this. ("Terry Tuchin, Diana Lisa Riccioli, and New Jersey's Agency of Torture" and "What is it like to be tortured?")

Republicans have clearly decided that, while they welcome the money and "assistance" of Cuban-Americans in south Florida and (hold your nose!) in New Jersey's Hudson County, they will keep their Latino footsoldiers "on a leash." Mr. Rubio will never be the GOP's Vice Presidential candidate. This is fortunate.

I can promise our Republican friends that Right-wing Cuban-Americans, usually vulgar and crass materialists (like Mr. Rubio?), are even more embarassing to the rest of us in the Cuban-American community than they are to Mr. Perry or Ms. Bachman.

Sadly, I have yet to see Mr. Rubio deliver a speech when he articulates sentences written by others with ease or comprehension. Poor man. Is Mr. Rubio usually unclear about what he is saying and whether it is true? Does Mr. Rubio drink more than bottled water before he speaks? ("Fidel Castro's 'History Will Absolve Me'" and "Is Senator Bob 'For' Human Rights?" then "Is Senator Menendez a Suspect in Mafia-Political Murder in New Jersey?")

I am a democratic socialist. I am opposed to the embargo against Cuba. Unlike Senator Rubio, I have a genuine history of family tragedy resulting from the Cuban Revolution. I am also sure that, today, my father would agree with me about ending the embargo that causes so many innocent persons, both in the U.S. and Cuba, unnecessary and very cruel suffering. ("Time to End the Embargo Against Cuba.")

As a matter of fact, much of the world shares this opinion since in October, 2011 the UN members voted, again, to insist on an end to the embargo against Cuba. Only two nations, the U.S. and Israel, opposed this motion. ("Havana Nights and CIA Tapes.")

The Cuban-American political machine enjoys slandering me from behind my back. I invite readers to decide for themselves who is the liar, me or Mr. Rubio and Mr. Menendez -- or their "friends" in shady professions. My criticisms of these persons will never be hidden nor will it appear under a false name. ("Does Senator Menendez Have Mafia Friends?" and "Senator Bob, the Babe, and the Big Bucks" then "Time to End the Embargo Against Cuba.")

Shame on you, "Marcito" Rubio. ("Menendez Consorts With Underage Prostitutes" and "Cubanazos Pose a Threat to National Security.")