Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Castro on Rahm

In a truly bizarre editorial, Fidel Castro - assuming he is alive - ponders the heritage and derivation of Rahm Emanuel's surname, before discussing German philosophy and railing against the down falls of American capitalism. The editorial contains a unique flow of conscious requiring mental gymnastics in order to form a cohesive argument, if one is even possible. Money Quote:
WHAT a strange surname! It appears Spanish, easy to pronounce, but it’s not. Never in my life have I heard or read about any student or compatriot with that name, among tens of thousands.

Where does it come from? I wondered. Over and over, the name came to mind of the brilliant German thinker, Immanuel Kant, who together with Aristotle and Plato, formed a trio of philosophers that have most influenced human thinking. Doubtless he was not very far, as I discovered later, from the philosophy of the man closest to the current president of the United States, Barack Obama.

(h/t The Huffington Post)

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

What irony. Castro, the secular athiest (and former Catholic) has no clue that Emanuel, in Hebrew, means "God is with us," yet is fascinated with the name. HA!