RightWinged.com: Weekend at Castro's? Some Think Fidel Fotos Are Fauxtos...

Posted by Randy on August 13, 2006 11:04 AM

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Obligatory humorous photoshop...

When I first saw the new Castro images on TV, I thought they looked a bit odd, but I DON'T believe they're photoshops. That hasn't stopped the rumors from flying though, including from Drudge:

Okay, Drudge is asking a question, but it certainly comes pretty close to spreading rumors. Again, they photos look a little weird, but I think it's just his brand new, spotless Adidas track suit. He looks so clean for a minute I thought he might be a "rescue worker" who just got done digging bodies out of rubble in Lebanon! (Hey! Hit me .... oh wait, I don't have a house band, so obviously no drummer to supply my much deserved rimshot there.)

Again, I think the Castro pics are real and the only thing that really stands out about the images is that one of those where he's on the phone shows much darker hair than the other. It seems obvious that it's just a matter of camera flash/settings, etc.

See the other new Castro images here.

*UPDATE*
Some bloggers aren't so sure that the new Castro photos are real. Dan Riehl directs our attention to Sean Gleeson's running Castro photo disection post. Fools R Us weights in as well.

Gleeson does raise some interesting points, and is causing me to rethink this a bit.

***UPDATE***
A commenter at Babalu Blog points to photos from 2002 of Castro wearing the same exact Adidas jacket. So we can conclude that he either has a bunch of them, manages to keep this one very clean, or that it is possible that these are old photos. (Images link to their location on the web)

I'm still not convinced that the new Castro images are fake, but some of these bloggers make interesting cases. In case you question the 2002 date on those last three photos, check out Sports Illustrated and CNN. I don't know what, if anything, it means that Castro was wearing this jacket over 4 years ago, but it's definitely worth noting.

*UPDATE* - David Lunde Photoshop
Earlier my computer locked up and I had to reboot, but I thought I still got this image up. Guess not. Anyway, check out this awesome photoshop from David Lunde (I particularly like the logo):