Turkmen President Bans Lip Synching

[DemsUnite]

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan - He has outlawed opera and ballet and railed against long hair and gold teeth, but now Turkmen President Saparmurat Niyazov is determined to wipe out another perceived scourge: lip synching.

Niyazov has ordered a ban on lip synching performances across the tightly controlled Central Asian nation, citing "a negative effect on the development of singing and musical art," the president's office said Tuesday.

"Unfortunately, one can see on television old voiceless singers lip-synching their old songs," Niyazov told a Cabinet meeting in comments broadcast on state TV on Tuesday. "Don't kill talents by using lip synching... Create our new culture."

Under Niyazov's order, lip synching is now prohibited at all cultural events, concerts, on television — and at private celebrations such as weddings.

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[mattclearing]

1. This is a great idea! Dems should rail against lip-syncing too!

Talk about a majority issue.

[SoCalDem]

2. Quick.. Cancel Ashlee's tour

:)

[JAbuchan08]

3. Yeah, real pro culture that guy is

:sarcasm: notice he also banned opera and ballet and then complains about "a negative effect on the development of singing and musical art," that's nutty.

[Monkey see Monkey Do]

4. He also renamed April "mother" after his own

[hughee99]

5. Damn!

And just as Milli-Vanilli was hitting the height of their popularity over there. It's good to see they're going after the real problems in their society.