Some members of the House of Representatives visited an old friend, a “dashing revolutionary.” The Politico covered the moving event:

Barbara Lee (D-Ca.)…and others heaped praise on Castro, calling him warm and receptive during their discussion…”It was quite a moment to behold,” Lee said, recalling her moments with Castro. “It was almost like listening to an old friend,” said Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Il.), adding that he found Castro’s home to be modest and Castro’s wife to be particularly hospitable. “In my household I told Castro he is known as the ultimate survivor,” Rush said.

Rep. Laura Richardson (D-Ca.) said Castro was receptive to President Obama’s message of turning the page in American foreign policy. “He listened. He said the exact same thing” about turning the page “as President Obama said,” said Richardson. Richardson said Castro knew her name and district. “He looked right into my eyes and he said, ‘How can we help? How can we help President Obama?’”

It sounds like quite a love fest. However, the American group disputed one statement made by Castro after the meeting: “Castro said that the delegation had expressed to him that a segment of American society ‘continues to be racist’…’That did not happen,’ Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.), told reporters.” Sometimes it’s hard to know whom to believe.

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