[freedomtowernight_edited.jpg] 26th Parallel: Useful Idiot Quote of the Day

Saturday, May 28, 2005

Useful Idiot Quote of the Day

"If you told me that Fidel loves Art Deco and wants to save it, I'd say, `Welcome, pal,' '' said Mitzi Mogul, president of the Art Deco Society of Los Angeles who said she spoke only for herself. ``I don't have to like you, but when it comes to this organization, if you're saving Art Deco, that's all I need to know.''

The organization Mogul is referring to is the International Coalition of Art Deco Societies, or ICADS, a loose association of groups dedicated to preserving Art Deco throughout the world. Apparently there's a big spat within the organization concerning the possibility of holding the 2007 World Congress on Art Deco in Havana. Anti-Cuba members are accusing pro-Cuba members of accepting handouts from the Cuban government in exchange for the meeting to take place in Havana.

Read the entire article here from the Miami Herald.

3 Comments:

Blogger Robert said...

Hitler, Stalin, fill in the blank with the authoritatian thug of your choice. Sad but true.

2:19 PM, May 28, 2005  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Look at therealcuba.com and find a photo of an Art Deco building preserved by fidel.

3:29 PM, May 28, 2005  
Blogger John R. said...

hehehe... good point Paxety! If only mitzi really knew how deco has decayed in Cuba.

2:51 AM, May 29, 2005  

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