Diaz-Balart camp: "There's only one titan in town"
A victorious Carlos Curbelo, who helped run both Diaz-Balart brothers' campaigns, introduced Lincoln Diaz-Balart at his victory party Tuesday by mocking the Miami Herald for billing the Diaz-Balart vs. Raul Martinez matchup as a clash of political titans.
"There is only one titan, and he is in this room!" Curbelo shouted. Also in the room, contentedly sipping a beer as Diaz-Balart spoke: Bill O'Connell, a retired Hialeah police captain who appeared in a Diaz-Balart TV ad. In the ad, O’Connell accused Martinez of being the "most corrupt politician you will ever see in your life."
"He was a dictator that destroyed a lot of people's lives," O’Connell said of Martinez. "This is justice."
- MICHAEL VASQUEZ
Seems that Carlos Curbelo is a much better campaigner than Arlene DiBenigno and Bettina Inclan.
Posted by: Pepe | November 05, 2008 at 12:15 PM
It seems that the reports of the political deaths of the Diaz-Balart brothers were greatly exaggerated.
Posted by: Ocala Gator | November 05, 2008 at 12:29 PM
If the Diaz-Balarts could not bring home the bacon with Bush in the White house I can't see things getting any better. i guess we will see how much pull they have right away. President Obama is going to lift the restrictions towards Cuba that bush signed in 2004.
Posted by: Carlos C | November 10, 2008 at 03:13 PM
"Seems that Carlos Curbelo is a much better campaigner than Arlene DiBenigno and Bettina Inclan."
Pepe, I don't think Martinez could have done any better to help Lincoln win, unless he had gone out and shot somebody during the campaign. I thought Ana Carbonell was handling Lincoln's campaign while Curbelo handled Mario's? Garcia lost by a 6 point difference to Mario. If I was Crist I would be looking for new advisors. I want to see how well Crist does against Sink for Governor with this Democratic machine that basically handed over the state to Obama.
Posted by: Paul | November 24, 2008 at 03:37 PM