Fun With Politics: Fidel Castro, a Failed Obama Burn and More U.S. Hate

Last week, the news cycle was spinning on overdrive with President Obama’s excursion to Cuba. While this would prove to be a very polarizing trip, Obama made nice with communist dictator Fidel Castro’s brother, Raul, who is currently president of Cuba.

Through a litany of meetings, mismanaged press conferences, and limp-wristed victory celebrations, things went relatively well.

The media was pleasant. The fanfare was kind. And the hope was lofty. So, why does it surprise anyone that Raul’s older brother woke from his not yet grave to spit on the entire thing?

According to AP, Obama’s visit and glad-handing with Fidel’s brother invoked a 1,500-word diatribe that was posted in the Cuban newspaper:

The 1,500-word letter in state media titled “Brother Obama” was Castro’s first response to the president’s three-day visit last week, in which the American president said he had come to bury the two countries’ history of Cold War hostility.