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They've given me a great education, lots of us in congress, about how we need to clamp down on the castro regime. and let me tell you this, in a mitt romney administration, we will not keep practicing this policy of appeasement. we will be tough on this cruel dictator. all it has done is reward more despotism. and we will help the pro democracy groups. we will be tough on castro and chavez. and it's because we know that that's the right policy for our country. >> notice that paul ryan didn't say the embargo is working. that's what makes this an exquisite bit of rhetorical

And none of them actually consult with the cuban people on what they think is best for them. >> well, i think it's hard to argue that what's best for the cuban people is the status quo that has kept them basically isolated from the world for the last 50 years. i think what the president is doing is important, because it's actually going to enable the flow of information, communications, technology, that's going to help them take ownership over their own future. and by no means does this mean the president is not going to be critical on human rights. i think where the opponents get this wrong i...

And let me tell you this, in a mitt romney administration, we will not keep practicing this policy of appeasement. we will be tough on this cruel dictator. all it has done is reward more despotism. and we will help the pro democracy groups. we will be tough on castro and chavez. and it's because we know that that's the right policy for our country. >> notice that paul ryan didn't say the embargo is working. that's what makes this an exquisite bit of rhetorical pandering. it has the key phrases that castro haters want to hear. you can think that fidel castro was a brutal dictator, as pull ryan ...

The embargo as the complete explanation for every difficulty that the cuban population felt every day. though most of their problems were the result of castro's crude dictatorship and his kbleet ignorance of modern economics. now, remember the quiz question. it is, who said this -- the embargo doesn't work. it is a failed policy. if we think engagement works well with china, well, it ought to work well with obviously a lot of people say that but those words were said by a prominent republican who also said this about the embargo. i think it's become more of a crutch for castro to use to repres...

Clinton and president obama. the other republican potential candidate seems to be lining up in the traditional, you know, the kind of rhetoric that supporters of the embargo want to hear. >> i think opposition to this is a losing proposition. you cited the polls at the beginning of the segment. this is just something that makes sense to most americans. it certainly makes sense to the business community. every time i went down there, i saw a representative from the louisiana rice growers association or whatever down there just itching to get into that market. in the long run, i think trying to ...