But of course he does. Hialeah, a suburb of Miami, has one of the highest concentrations of Republicans (if not the highest) and Cubans of any city it’s size. And again I have to say, why all the attention given to Cuba? Why is it ok to trade with China???? Or all the other countries with dictators???? I’ve never understood this. I also don’t understand why a Cuban can get to dry land in Florida and poof…they are a citizen. A Haaitan gets to shore…..poof…..they are sent back. Makes no sense.

Some of his comments from the Sun Sentinel:

Cuban-Americans are going to have a lot to say about who wins the 2008 presidential election, Republican Rudy Giuliani said Thursday during a campaign stop in this heavily populated Cuban-American city.

He criticized what he called the romanticization of the Castros in Hollywood, especially given Cuba’s repressive policies against homosexuals, who have strong political support in the film and TV industries. (huh?)

He said he was able to distinguish between “those you can deal with and people who, the only way to deal with is to move them aside.” (again, huh?)

Giuliani also promised to be strong against terrorists and told his audience that Democrats would be weak on foreign policy and push for bigger government.

“America can’t show weakness to these Islamic terrorists,” he said. “I don’t think anyone understands that better than the Cuban community. You understand being strong in the face of dictators and terrorists.”