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Mon Jun-15-09 10:10 AM
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WOW!!! LOOK AT ALL THOSE PEOPLE!!! |
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Mon Jun-15-09 10:12 AM
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1. This is all staged by the CIA!!! |
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Mon Jun-15-09 11:20 AM
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36. 11:18 AM ET twitter: "No fear, no fear, we are with each other." |
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"Tens of thousands of protestors are chanting 'No fear, No fear, we are with each other.'" http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/13/iran-demonstrations-viole_n_215189.html
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Mon Jun-15-09 02:33 PM
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47. hey, stranger things have happened. |
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i think this is legit, but you never know.
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Mon Jun-15-09 10:13 AM
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2. Pretty hard to claim 2/3 of total votes |
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when the entire city has turned out against you. The entire country must be at a standstill because of the election fraud.
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Mon Jun-15-09 10:14 AM
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4. They outnumber the cops hundreds to one! |
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Khamene'i has lost all control.
The Islamic Republic of Iran will never be the same again.
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Mon Jun-15-09 10:13 AM
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3. Is the MSM saying "Thousands" like they did for the anti-war marches? |
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or are they just ignoring....like the anti-war marches?
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Mon Jun-15-09 10:17 AM
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6. Actually, it was "tens of thousands" |
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That was the standard line at any antiwar protest in America or abroad. Had to make Bush's policies look good.
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Mon Jun-15-09 10:28 AM
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After I was part of an almost million person march in 2004, I went back to my hotel and heard how "thousands" had marched. I couldn't believe they had the gall. But they did.
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Mon Jun-15-09 10:57 AM
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October 26, 2002
a week before I got married
the coverage was miserable even in DC
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Mon Jun-15-09 11:01 AM
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I've come to realize, though, that the protests aren't to show others or even to influence anyone. They are there to help us keep our strength so that we continue with the fight. And that is something that no media outlet can blackout, no matter how much they might want to.
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Mon Jun-15-09 08:58 PM
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Mon Jun-15-09 10:23 AM
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11. I believe that's a photo of a focus group |
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Hardly to be considered when a Great Man who is Keeping the Country Safe has been given a Mandate for Staying the Course.
Damn, only three Republican talking points in that sentence. I'm out of practice.
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Mon Jun-15-09 10:45 AM
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Mon Jun-15-09 10:58 AM
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29. They must be with us or against us |
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Mon Jun-15-09 11:00 AM
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I probably could have worked Popular Wartime President in there, too. Rats.
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Mon Jun-15-09 11:12 AM
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33. Yeah, or taking photos of the very edges of the protest to make it look sparse |
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and poorly attended. Or taking as many photographs of the handful of counter-protesters to make it look "balanced".
Few things opened my eyes more about the media than attending the massive pre-war protest march up Lake Shore Drive in Chicago and then comparing what I saw with my own eyes to the images being shown on the news.
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Mon Jun-15-09 11:17 AM
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35. or misidentifying Mousavi |
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Mon Jun-15-09 10:15 AM
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Mon Jun-15-09 10:17 AM
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I was telling my husband last night how proud and jealous I am that the Iranian people would turn out in numbers like that over a stolen election. I wish I had seen that in my country in 2000 and 2004.
I salute the Iranians. :patriot:
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Mon Jun-15-09 10:19 AM
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9. Khamene'i and Ahmadi-nejad over reached |
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Had they had Ahmadi-nejad barely eek out 50.01%, and had him lose in Tirbiz and barely win with less than 50% in Tehran, it would ahve been harder for Mousavi to contest.
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Mon Jun-15-09 10:23 AM
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12. Obviously, they should have hired Karl Rove and his merry band of operatives. |
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They know how to steal elections without going overboard, Got to keep the illusion of closeness if you want to steal an election properly.
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Mon Jun-15-09 10:19 AM
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10. It's a pithy defense for us but the stolen elections in 2000/2004 were closer. |
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MUCH closer...still stolen but much closer. This sucker was blatantly stolen from an overwhelming loss.
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Mon Jun-15-09 10:51 AM
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26. How do you know it was close? the votes were never counted! |
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Mon Jun-15-09 11:16 AM
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34. Know? I don't. Neither does much of anyone. Part of me believes it had to be. |
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Because I knew there were plenty of folks who are dumb enough in this coutry to vote R.
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Mon Jun-15-09 11:45 AM
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42. This shot is was taken in Tehran, |
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Edited on Mon Jun-15-09 11:45 AM by intheflow
the capitol of Iran. Had you attended either of Bush's inaugural protests in DC, you would have seen similar numbers of people in the streets. That you didn't perfectly illustrates how poorly the CM covered those protests.
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Tue Jun-16-09 05:19 AM
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49. You should have been there |
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They were outstanding. The energy of the million or so people covering DC was so electric. I won't ever forget it and the fact that the msm blacked it out hurt at first but if you see my post above, I have come to understand the point of those protests differently.
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Mon Jun-15-09 10:18 AM
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Mon Jun-15-09 10:24 AM
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13. Sky News Video coming in now |
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Mon Jun-15-09 10:25 AM
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14. Must be the ticket line for a Jonas Brothers show |
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Mon Jun-15-09 10:28 AM
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15. New York Times says half a million showed up for Moussavi's rally |
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Mon Jun-15-09 10:28 AM
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16. "Dozens of Green protestors take to the streets in Iran" - Faux Nyoos n/t |
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Mon Jun-15-09 10:28 AM
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17. One difference between Iranian (and Ukrainian) democracy and ours. |
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The Iranian and Ukrainian people care about the "consent of the governed".
Too many American people care about what's next on the television (and not much else.)
Good for the Iranian people.
Shame on us.
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Mon Jun-15-09 10:57 AM
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Exactly right.
Perhaps when millions of us are jobless, homeless, pennyless and hungry, we will find the will to protest when there is nothing else to lose.
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Mon Jun-15-09 12:02 PM
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Tue Jun-16-09 07:31 AM
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52. shame on us is quite right. |
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Mon Jun-15-09 10:30 AM
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19. Grand Ayatollah Saanei at Anti-Ahmadi-nejad Rally!!!! |
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Per Sully.
That simply begs the question, where's Rafsanjani? I'm wiondering if he's getting ready to pull the Aseembly of Experts together to oust Khamene'i.
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Mon Jun-15-09 10:31 AM
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Mon Jun-15-09 10:32 AM
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21. So that's what democricy looks like! |
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I remember when America had it.
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Mon Jun-15-09 10:42 AM
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Mon Jun-15-09 10:43 AM
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23. Looks a lot like these people |
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Mon Jun-15-09 10:49 AM
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25. That's nice to see all those people protesting |
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Mon Jun-15-09 11:08 AM
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32. looks similar to Obama campaign rally |
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Mon Jun-15-09 11:21 AM
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37. Several vids just posted in videos forum |
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Edited on Mon Jun-15-09 11:22 AM by Turborama
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Mon Jun-15-09 11:21 AM
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38. This is people power. Wow! K&R n/t |
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Mon Jun-15-09 11:23 AM
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40. You will never see that in the U.S. n/t |
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Mon Jun-15-09 11:22 AM
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39. Breaking: Reports of gunshots and protesters running |
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I will try to confirm that.
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Mon Jun-15-09 11:53 AM
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44. seeing this reported at TPM and a few other sites.. not good |
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Mon Jun-15-09 11:27 AM
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41. You know what bothers me about this? |
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Flashback to 2004... it was me and MEBBEE 100 other people demonstrating against the reselection of GW Bush
If we DID THAT... back then....
Oh never mind
By the way, nice focus group, to quote Mr. Defender.
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Mon Jun-15-09 11:51 AM
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after threats, intimidation and a disinformation campaign by the government.
Still a huge turnout! Beautiful!!
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Mon Jun-15-09 11:56 AM
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45. you'd never see something like this in america |
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we are the quite sheep .... my thoughts are with the Iranian people- they show the world how it's done!
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Tue Jun-16-09 05:22 AM
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50. As someone here cogently pointed out yesterday |
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a large part of the reason can be attributed to demographics. In Iran, 70% of the population is under 30. Just about the reverse of that trend is true in the U.S.
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Tue Jun-16-09 07:19 AM
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51. Imagine the reaction if the Supreme Court would have stolen |
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