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2009-06-23 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by Fred 2009-06-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Iran

#1 Wasn't It Stalin who said "It only matters who counts the Vote"?

Posted by Redneck Jim 2009-06-23 08:06|| 2009-06-23 08:06|| Front Page Top

#2 Here is a general rule of thumb: If your country has a Supreme Leader, you might have elections, but they don't mean squat.

Posted by SteveS 2009-06-23 08:49|| 2009-06-23 08:49|| Front Page Top

#3 Question along those lines if I may Doctor.... are former "Supreme Leaders" referred to as....The Supremes? Just asking.

Posted by Besoeker 2009-06-23 08:54|| 2009-06-23 08:54|| Front Page Top

#4 Wasn't it Richard Daley who said "I don't care who does the voting, as long as I do the nominating."

Posted by mojo 2009-06-23 11:57|| 2009-06-23 11:57|| Front Page Top

#5 This will only lead to more ambiguities such as:

How come there are so many more ballots cast than citizens?

How come some of the voters have been dead since the Battle of Gargamela?

How come some of the mullahs get to vote more than once?

How come Mousavi didn't even vote for himself?

Posted by James Carville 2009-06-23 20:56|| 2009-06-23 20:56|| Front Page Top

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