



TV star and humorist Carlos Otero defected to the U.S. with his family after he had traveled to Canada to produce a show:
Otero, 49, asked for political asylum on Monday at the U.S. border with Canada, where he was producing a television show in Toronto. He was traveling with his wife and two children.
His interview show on Sunday evenings was one of the most viewed in Communist Cuba.
“I hope to earn a living in exile and see my children grow up with the opportunity to study what they want, without having to agree with the system,” Otero told the Nuevo Herald.
When asked for comment, Cuba said “Carlos Otero? We do not know this man. He probably never existed,” before dancing a festive jig. Because they crazy.
Popular Cuban TV presenter defects [Reuters]

But what’s seeing your children grow up with the opportunity to study what they want, without having to agree with the system, when you can have LITERACY?
Posted by fulanita | December 13, 2007