Posted on 06/12/2009 4:49:46 PM PDT by xcamel
Link:
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSEVA14340720090612?sp=true
Which state media?
Now the riots begin. ;-)
I have to assume Iran via roto-reuters.
Well that was a surprise ....
So Iranian State-Run Media via US State-Run Media? :)
Well, golly gee. Their media is just like ours. They declare winners before the votes are counted, too.
sounds like things are in a little dissary -
http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/200...ts_open_access
Article republished with permission:
Red Alert: Iran’s Election Results (Open Access)
Stratfor Today » June 12, 2009 | 2116 GMT
The Iranian election is currently in turmoil. Both Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and challenger Mir Hossein Mousavi are claiming to be ahead in the vote. Preliminary results from the presidential vote show Ahmadinejad leading; Iranian Election Commission chief Kamran Danesho held a press conference at 11:45 p.m. local time and announced that with some 20 percent of the votes counted, the president was leading with 3,462,548 votes (69.04 percent), while his main challenger, Mousavi, had 1, 425,678 (28.42 percent). Sources tell STRATFOR that these preliminary numbers pertain to the votes from the smaller towns and villages, where the president has considerable influence, as he has distributed a lot of cash to the poor.
However, Iran’s state-run Press TV is saying that only 10 million of 24 million votes, or around 42 percent of the vote, have been counted. At the same time, they are also claiming that 69 percent of the vote has been counted. Obviously the numbers are not adding up, and the agencies themselves appear to be in chaos.
Prior to the announcement of the results, Mousavi held a press conference in which he said he was the winner of the election. The opposition camp is greatly concerned about fraud, and STRATFOR has been told that Mousavi has vowed to resist any fraud, even if it entails taking to the streets. This means there is considerable risk of unrest should Ahmadinejad emerge as the winner. But so far there is no evidence that the government is mobilizing security forces to deal with any such eventuality.
The situation is being monitored carefully, as it is potentially explosive.
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“We are excited to see what appears to be a robust debate taking place in Iran,” Obama told reporters when asked about the Iranian election during an event at the White House.
“Whoever ends up winning the election in Iran, the fact there has been a robust debate hopefully will advance our ability to engage them in new ways,” he said.
: o /
“We are excited to see what appears to be a robust debate taking place in Iran,” Obama told reporters when asked about the Iranian election during an event at the White House.
“Whoever ends up winning the election in Iran, the fact there has been a robust debate hopefully will advance our ability to engage them in new ways,” he said.
: o /
i’m shocked. /s
Well the choice was Crazy vs Diet Crazy right?
Big surprise, huh?
This is why I love Free Republic!
Our policy should have always been regime change in Iran, not Obama’s diplomacy gambit that just legitimizes the current regime.
Do they mean the US State major media?
Wasn’t Mousavi in lead in the polls? These results seem rigged.
Howz that ‘Cairo Speech’ working out for you, Obama? What was that, again???
Bwwwaaaaahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
I do too or I wouldn't have stayed for almost 8 years, but I am finding some threads getting pretty ‘bitchy’ lately and I have to avoid them or I get upset, lol.
So, I make and post my graphics and hope others enjoy them.
Well, that’s certainly shocking. Was it 95 to 5? 100 to 0?
Now, can we stop hopey waitey lovey dovey stuff for ‘em and
NUKE IRAN
Yeah and Franken won in Minnesota.
It isnt the votes that count, it’s who counts the votes.
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One of my favorites potlatch -
There will be no riots. How can you riot with sticks and stones against trained military with AK-47s?
That’s exactly the reason why this administration is dead-set on destroying the 2nd Amendment. I am looking beyond the 2nd Amendment — who is going to protect my family and property when they disarm me, as they want to do?
If Obama is so much against the private possession of weapons, he should get rid of his Secret Service protection and take care of it by himself. He should get a carry permit.
If he does not permit the private possesion of a firearm it will only mean that he values his own life more than that of American citizens’. And, oh yeah, all you Congressmen, get rid of your bodyguards.
Well, it is appreciated. Yes, hard to stay upbeat these days- the path of least resistance is griping.
Keep them coming!
You mean the “winner” of Iran’s “election”....
Not that I trust the Iranian state-run media, but I was expecting the mullahs to choose Nutjob...
Thanks devolve, I love the laughing men on the floor, lol.
Could change the text now as it’s an oldie. Ideas?
Apparently they have their version of ACORN. I expected it.
HOWd you do that? lol great bit
( State media declared Ahmadinejad winner of Iran’s election... ) .... Keith Olberman, Crissy Mathews, and the rest of America’s lame stream media is having a collective “ Tingle up their legs “ moment for Ahmadinejad ..
Thank you.
My only objection is when things get unnecessarily mean on a personal basis. Obama is the target I go after.
Wouldn’t matter who won, the mullahs are in change. Any winner would just be a mouthpiece for said mullahs. ;-)
[HOWd you do that? lol great bit]
Painting, painting and painting - for hours!
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it Tomas.
ping
I love your graphics. :)
Hezbollah was headed for victory in Lebannon before 0bama went to Cairo to give The Big Speech To The Muslim World and single handedly turned the election around. Likewise, Ahmadinejad was headed for defeat in Iran before 0bama went to Cairo to give The Big Speech To The Muslim World, and single handedly turned that election around, too.
Thanks, 0bama!
You’re really Saving The World there!
Your foreign policy ROCKS!
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I’m low on ideas right now
One FReeper did think of changing/updating faces on your JIHAD .gif
I see you are getting some good comments from FReepers
Animating those cartoons are a terrific way of enhancing the message(s)
[I love your graphics. :)]
Thanks so much Pinkbell. I appreciate your comment.
Good one.
I heard that Jimmy Carter oversaw the election and he validated the state new agencies’ results. And ACORN helped count the votes.
LOL
LOL. Well then, I guess there’s no need to worry.
Watching PBS earlier, they don’t even bring up the possibility that these elections in a totalitarian state aren’t worth spit. They are no more valid than a Chicago ward election.
They need to send in Jimmuh right away to declare the Iranian election fair.
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