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The Ben Ferguson Podcast

A Firsthand Look at Socialism

The Ben Ferguson Podcast

iHeartPodcasts

News, Politics, News Commentary

4.85.4K Ratings

🗓️ 29 February 2020

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Senator Cruz’s tia joins the show to share her firsthand experience living under Castro-era socialism and they consider what an America under President Bernie Sanders would look like.


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0:00.0

A specter is haunting the United States. The specter of Bernie's revolution. We are joined

0:06.7

tonight not just by the sender, but by someone who fled another socialist revolution,

0:11.8

one that Bernie Sanders speaks very highly of. This is Verdict with Ted Cruz.

0:25.2

Welcome back to Verdict with Ted Cruz.

0:30.2

We are joined as ever by the senator and also by the senator's Tia Sonia.

0:31.7

My Spanish is not very good.

0:33.2

But I think that was about right.

0:34.1

Ant Sonia. That is correct.

0:34.9

Thank you.

0:35.8

This is, in a few days, going to be the 58th anniversary of your fleeing the communist regime in Cuba.

0:43.1

That is correct. And yet we've got the leader of the Democratic Party nomination process is praising the Fidel Castro regime. I think we have the clip.

0:51.7

Very opposed to the authoritarian nature of Cuba. But you know, it's unfair to simply say everything

0:57.0

is bad. You know, when Fidel Castro came into office, you know what he did? He had a massive

1:02.3

literacy program. Is that a bad thing? Listen, Bernie has spent his entire life, his entire career,

1:08.5

praising communist dictators. But this week is his latest ode to Fidel Castro,

1:15.1

frankly, just pissed me all. And this is, this is not a joke. This guy is the frontrunner for the

1:22.0

Democratic nomination to be president. And he sings the praises of Castro and Cuban communism. My dad fled Cuban 57.

1:34.0

My the Asonia was still there. She was a kid. And so she saw the Cuban revolution firsthand and

1:39.9

she ended up fighting against Castro. So, Thea, if you would, I just want you, first of all, tell me

1:46.4

what it was like to be in Cuba when the revolution happened, when Castro took over.

1:51.6

Actually, it was, it was, it was, a lot of people were happy because finally, somebody

1:58.7

was coming in that was praising, we're going to give you a chance to change your hope.

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