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Speaker 1 (00:10):
Your Spanish isn't good bar English. I love Ita. We'll
touch base with a Cuban American Felix Sharp Cavaliero and
ask him gable lah in just a couple of minutes,
maybe we can work on my Spanish too, and we
(00:30):
can learn and grow in the epicenter of greater Metro Detroit.
Fuel your community with fresh ideas, rise up and become
the leader you were meant to be. Explore more at
Oakland dot edu. That's Oakland University. Kamala Harris had another
meltdown on stage. It was just a week ago that
one of the protesters got to her and she got
(00:51):
up and yelled out, I am not the President of
the United States, and a very very similar response. So
I wonder if this is something that she's rolling out
and rehearsing to show her toughness, or does she just
get so upset when she's promoting her book and somebody
dares to protest from the crowd. It happened again. And
(01:11):
by the way, I'm playing this because Felix Sharp Cavaliero
warned Democrats about Kamala Harris long ago, and yet she
lingers here it.
Speaker 2 (01:19):
Is soon enough, and you know I sometimes think about,
you know what, I am not president of the United States.
You want to go to the White House and top
to him, thank go on and do that.
Speaker 1 (01:38):
She stood up and said it too, Felix, you know
a lot about politics and the theater of politics. Does
that sound like something that she's rehearsed and she's doing
at her events, or a natural reaction or a meltdown?
What do you make of that?
Speaker 2 (01:53):
Well, Michael Patrick, she sounded pretty well in control of
her actions thererier it might be the start of her
campaign for the presidency in the next cycle.
Speaker 1 (02:05):
You think, maybe am I being cynical? Or do they
sit in an office and say, all right, you got
to show some teeth. So somebody says anything, you stand
up and yell out that it's not your fault. You're
not the president.
Speaker 2 (02:18):
I believe that this is Kamala Harris coming out of
Joe Biden's shadow. Finally, now that she's revealing what actually
happened behind closed doors.
Speaker 1 (02:29):
It must hurt a little bit to say those words,
I am not the president of the United States. When
you're going around telling everybody that it was the closest
election in history and that you're the most qualified candidate
ever to run. That's some schedule one gas lighting, isn't it.
Speaker 2 (02:45):
Well. She certainly has processed her pain and clearly she's
prepared to move forward. And I believe that kam Law
is potentially preparing for another run.
Speaker 1 (03:00):
And if the Democrats came to you, as they often do,
for advice, what would you say to that.
Speaker 2 (03:07):
Michael Patrick, last long long ago, stop coming to me
for advice, But I would suggest to them that it's
time to let the future begin. I see.
Speaker 1 (03:19):
You received an award last week, and one that you
sort of shared not only with yourself, but you dedicated
to your family.
Speaker 2 (03:29):
Absolutely, my parents, Louis and Orlilah Sharp, who and my
father in nineteen sixty four, after working at Guantanamo Naval
Base in guy Maneta, Cuba, journey to the United States
and then we followed a couple of years later and
the rest of his history. The Sharp family, we planted
(03:49):
our stake in the metropolitan Detroit area in Michigan and
now all over the world. And I'm grateful to them
for having given us the opportunity to live the American dream.
Speaker 1 (03:59):
The award specifically was.
Speaker 2 (04:04):
Fiftieth anniversary the Global Michigan Hispanic Latino Commission Legacy leader
for the State of Michigan. So I'm humbly accept and grateful.
Speaker 1 (04:17):
Thank you very much for sharing that with us too.
And you shared Havana with me and a couple of
my friends not too long ago. And I've been a
number of times, and one of the things that I
used to tell people is there is no crime because
if you're a tourist in Havana, they value you being there,
they value the money that you're bringing. And so Cubans
(04:39):
no better than to mess with anybody bringing money because
the government will take you away. They're very strict on crime.
But from what I'm reading now, the US Embassy has
issued an alert about increase crime in Havana and Cuba countrywide.
Speaker 2 (04:57):
That is a fact since the pandemic, Cuba has seen
a change as needs have increased. Their significant water shortages
in Cuba, there are food shortages, there is no medicine,
and the currency has changed now, whether the United States
dollars the primary currency rather than the Cuban pace or
(05:19):
anything else. So people are struggling and that struggle, as
we know, poverty and struggle generates crime, and that is
the case in Cuba. These days, it's not the place
where you could walk at two three o'clock in the morning.
Ten years ago, it was rate at one of the
safest places to visit in the world. Cuba has changed,
and the United States Embassy has issued several alerts in
(05:42):
addition to the fact that there are several diseases that
are now mosquito borne diseases that are infected the island
as well as all the Caribbean, and so there are
several alerts in place, and Americans need to travel carefully
to the Caribbean, to Cube and actually across the world.
Speaker 1 (06:03):
Michael Patrick, I'm not sure if I should say their names,
but about fifteen years ago, I was definitely up at
three am in Havana with people that you would know
who might be listening to this program at this moment,
and you know, having a mohedo and talking about the world,
and we felt perfectly safe. We were with Cubans, was quiet.
(06:27):
But you're saying that doesn't happen now we're looking at
an increase in pickpocketing, per snatching, petty crime, and even
armed robbery and homicide.
Speaker 2 (06:39):
That is a fact. It's no different in traveling with
all due respect to Rome, which is the pickpocketing capital
of the World CUPA has now, Cuba has now. It
was a protected society for so long, for sixty years.
But you know, capitalism has arrived to the island. And
(06:59):
when you create the have and the have nots, you know,
it creates problems.
Speaker 1 (07:05):
I'm glad to have you as a friend, and you're right.
When I go through Italy, which I talk a lot about,
my hands are in my pockets all the time. It
especially when you're in the crowd or on the vaporetto
or looking at artwork. It's the reality forewarned is forearmed,
and he's our amigo and the award winning Felix Sharp
Cavaliero political commentator.
Speaker 3 (07:30):
Looking for your next sunny getaway, whether it's to your
favorite theme park, relaxing beach time, a golf trip, or
just feeling the sun on your face. Breeze Airways as
you covered with convenient non stop flights from Lancing's Capital
Region International Airport to Sonny, Orlando and Fort Myers. Trouble
with these by visiting flybreeze dot com or by downloading
(07:53):
the Breeze app. Fly Lancing on Breeze Airways seriously nice.
Speaker 4 (08:00):
Make your Halloween a good deal spookier Admire with frightenedly
good low prices. Get twenty five percent off costumes for
you and your little creatures. Select fun sized bag candy
is only nine ninety nine. Indoor party decorations and throws
are also twenty five percent off. Perfect for turning your
home into a chilling, meat fun spooky house. The selection
and savings admire are enough to make you go wonderfully batty.
Speaker 2 (08:21):
You see what I did there, batty.
Speaker 4 (08:24):
Halloween admired always a goodishly good deal, better
Speaker 3 (08:27):
Exclusion supply seal deals in the Myra app
Your Spanish isn't good bar English. I love Ita. We'll
touch base with a Cuban American Felix Sharp Cavaliero and
ask him gable lah in just a couple of minutes,
maybe we can work on my Spanish too, and we
(00:30):
can learn and grow in the epicenter of greater Metro Detroit.
Fuel your community with fresh ideas, rise up and become
the leader you were meant to be. Explore more at
Oakland dot edu. That's Oakland University. Kamala Harris had another
meltdown on stage. It was just a week ago that
one of the protesters got to her and she got
(00:51):
up and yelled out, I am not the President of
the United States, and a very very similar response. So
I wonder if this is something that she's rolling out
and rehearsing to show her toughness, or does she just
get so upset when she's promoting her book and somebody
dares to protest from the crowd. It happened again. And
(01:11):
by the way, I'm playing this because Felix Sharp Cavaliero
warned Democrats about Kamala Harris long ago, and yet she
lingers here it.
Speaker 2 (01:19):
Is soon enough, and you know I sometimes think about,
you know what, I am not president of the United States.
You want to go to the White House and top
to him, thank go on and do that.
Speaker 1 (01:38):
She stood up and said it too, Felix, you know
a lot about politics and the theater of politics. Does
that sound like something that she's rehearsed and she's doing
at her events, or a natural reaction or a meltdown?
What do you make of that?
Speaker 2 (01:53):
Well, Michael Patrick, she sounded pretty well in control of
her actions thererier it might be the start of her
campaign for the presidency in the next cycle.
Speaker 1 (02:05):
You think, maybe am I being cynical? Or do they
sit in an office and say, all right, you got
to show some teeth. So somebody says anything, you stand
up and yell out that it's not your fault. You're
not the president.
Speaker 2 (02:18):
I believe that this is Kamala Harris coming out of
Joe Biden's shadow. Finally, now that she's revealing what actually
happened behind closed doors.
Speaker 1 (02:29):
It must hurt a little bit to say those words,
I am not the president of the United States. When
you're going around telling everybody that it was the closest
election in history and that you're the most qualified candidate
ever to run. That's some schedule one gas lighting, isn't it.
Speaker 2 (02:45):
Well. She certainly has processed her pain and clearly she's
prepared to move forward. And I believe that kam Law
is potentially preparing for another run.
Speaker 1 (03:00):
And if the Democrats came to you, as they often do,
for advice, what would you say to that.
Speaker 2 (03:07):
Michael Patrick, last long long ago, stop coming to me
for advice, But I would suggest to them that it's
time to let the future begin. I see.
Speaker 1 (03:19):
You received an award last week, and one that you
sort of shared not only with yourself, but you dedicated
to your family.
Speaker 2 (03:29):
Absolutely, my parents, Louis and Orlilah Sharp, who and my
father in nineteen sixty four, after working at Guantanamo Naval
Base in guy Maneta, Cuba, journey to the United States
and then we followed a couple of years later and
the rest of his history. The Sharp family, we planted
(03:49):
our stake in the metropolitan Detroit area in Michigan and
now all over the world. And I'm grateful to them
for having given us the opportunity to live the American dream.
Speaker 1 (03:59):
The award specifically was.
Speaker 2 (04:04):
Fiftieth anniversary the Global Michigan Hispanic Latino Commission Legacy leader
for the State of Michigan. So I'm humbly accept and grateful.
Speaker 1 (04:17):
Thank you very much for sharing that with us too.
And you shared Havana with me and a couple of
my friends not too long ago. And I've been a
number of times, and one of the things that I
used to tell people is there is no crime because
if you're a tourist in Havana, they value you being there,
they value the money that you're bringing. And so Cubans
(04:39):
no better than to mess with anybody bringing money because
the government will take you away. They're very strict on crime.
But from what I'm reading now, the US Embassy has
issued an alert about increase crime in Havana and Cuba countrywide.
Speaker 2 (04:57):
That is a fact since the pandemic, Cuba has seen
a change as needs have increased. Their significant water shortages
in Cuba, there are food shortages, there is no medicine,
and the currency has changed now, whether the United States
dollars the primary currency rather than the Cuban pace or
(05:19):
anything else. So people are struggling and that struggle, as
we know, poverty and struggle generates crime, and that is
the case in Cuba. These days, it's not the place
where you could walk at two three o'clock in the morning.
Ten years ago, it was rate at one of the
safest places to visit in the world. Cuba has changed,
and the United States Embassy has issued several alerts in
(05:42):
addition to the fact that there are several diseases that
are now mosquito borne diseases that are infected the island
as well as all the Caribbean, and so there are
several alerts in place, and Americans need to travel carefully
to the Caribbean, to Cube and actually across the world.
Speaker 1 (06:03):
Michael Patrick, I'm not sure if I should say their names,
but about fifteen years ago, I was definitely up at
three am in Havana with people that you would know
who might be listening to this program at this moment,
and you know, having a mohedo and talking about the world,
and we felt perfectly safe. We were with Cubans, was quiet.
(06:27):
But you're saying that doesn't happen now we're looking at
an increase in pickpocketing, per snatching, petty crime, and even
armed robbery and homicide.
Speaker 2 (06:39):
That is a fact. It's no different in traveling with
all due respect to Rome, which is the pickpocketing capital
of the World CUPA has now, Cuba has now. It
was a protected society for so long, for sixty years.
But you know, capitalism has arrived to the island. And
(06:59):
when you create the have and the have nots, you know,
it creates problems.
Speaker 1 (07:05):
I'm glad to have you as a friend, and you're right.
When I go through Italy, which I talk a lot about,
my hands are in my pockets all the time. It
especially when you're in the crowd or on the vaporetto
or looking at artwork. It's the reality forewarned is forearmed,
and he's our amigo and the award winning Felix Sharp
Cavaliero political commentator.
Speaker 3 (07:30):
Looking for your next sunny getaway, whether it's to your
favorite theme park, relaxing beach time, a golf trip, or
just feeling the sun on your face. Breeze Airways as
you covered with convenient non stop flights from Lancing's Capital
Region International Airport to Sonny, Orlando and Fort Myers. Trouble
with these by visiting flybreeze dot com or by downloading
(07:53):
the Breeze app. Fly Lancing on Breeze Airways seriously nice.
Speaker 4 (08:00):
Make your Halloween a good deal spookier Admire with frightenedly
good low prices. Get twenty five percent off costumes for
you and your little creatures. Select fun sized bag candy
is only nine ninety nine. Indoor party decorations and throws
are also twenty five percent off. Perfect for turning your
home into a chilling, meat fun spooky house. The selection
and savings admire are enough to make you go wonderfully batty.
Speaker 2 (08:21):
You see what I did there, batty.
Speaker 4 (08:24):
Halloween admired always a goodishly good deal, better
Speaker 3 (08:27):
Exclusion supply seal deals in the Myra app
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