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| Turkmenbashi: Poet, Statesman |
| 2004-09-25 |
| Turkmen President Saparmurat Niyazov read his own poems on the air of all three channels of the national television. "I have presented you a selection of poems from my new poetic work entitled "The Spring of Inspiration." I hope that you will express your opinion about it," the president said after the 1.5-hour recitation in the Palace of Rukhiet. The above-mentioned collection of the Turkmen president's poems is slated to be released in the beginning of October. Every deputy of the national parliament will have a copy of the book on their desks. |
| Posted by:Seafarious |
| #12 Here I sit all broken hearted. I came to make laws but all I got was this stinking book of poetry. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2004-09-25 7:18:04 PM |
| #11 was he in Deliverance? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-09-25 7:14:35 PM |
| #10 Right on TGA, Nero was a pretty fierece banjo man. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-09-25 7:01:25 PM |
| #9 Reminds me of Nero singing in "Quo vadis"... |
| Posted by: True German Ally 2004-09-25 5:34:13 PM |
| #8 I'm impressed. Even the "Great" Stalin, himself, had others write poetry about him.... |
| Posted by: borgboy 2004-09-25 4:57:29 PM |
| #7 "...Local residents applauded to the president's every keen and witted word..." Bush and Putin dream of this type of adulation. The guy must be pretty keen and witted -- it was a 1.5-hour recitation. |
| Posted by: Tom 2004-09-25 4:06:16 PM |
| #6 Ye ed, thou dare makest fun of Turkmenbashi. |
| Posted by: Fawad 2004-09-25 9:44:46 AM |
| #5 "fawining" Craig, you got me there, I've no idea what you are trying to say. OTOH, you are not alone, google yields 88 hits. |
| Posted by: Memesis 2004-09-25 9:34:10 AM |
| #4 'My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; Look on my works. Ye Mighty, and despair!' Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare The lone and level sands stretch far away. |
| Posted by: ed 2004-09-25 7:48:56 AM |
| #3 " I hope that you will express your opinion about it," Umm, err, ahem, oh yes! It was marvelous, Sapar baby, simply mahhhvelous! May I keep my job, my life and my head, or do you need even more obsequious fawining? |
| Posted by: Craig 2004-09-25 7:24:26 AM |
| #2 "... and if you don't pickup your copy, I'll bash you with it!" ~ Turkmenbashi |
| Posted by: Memesis 2004-09-25 7:13:46 AM |
| #1 Every deputy of the national parliament will have a copy of the book on their desks. loon alert!! |
| Posted by: 2B 2004-09-25 6:53:28 AM |