This guy?
Posted on 04/26/2010 8:58:09 AM PDT by wolf78
The twin brother of Poland's former president, who was killed in a plane crash in Russia this month, says he will run to be elected in his place.
Jaroslaw Kaczynski said he would stand in the 20 June presidential election despite his "personal pain", in order to continue his brother's mission.
Lech Kaczynski was killed in a plane crash in western Russia on 10 April, along with many Polish dignitaries.
The two brothers founded the Law and Justice party in 2001.
Possible sympathy vote
In a statement on the party's website on Monday, Mr Kaczynski said: "Poland is our common, great responsibility. It demands that we overcome personal suffering to take action despite a personal tragedy."
He continued: "This is why I have taken the decision to be a candidate for the office of president of the Republic of Poland."
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That’s a headline for the ages.
LOL
I am not sure why the surviving twin did not simply assert that the non-president twin was on the plane, not the president.
“I am not sure why the surviving twin did not simply assert that the non-president twin was on the plane, not the president.”
Because it would have been up to Matlock to prove otherwise and Andy Griffin is getting to old for that sorta thing.
Is he running as a Democrat?
He is his identical twin, so i guess Poland is lucky to have a backup, imagine if Ronald Reagan had an identical twin who had the same political views.... We could have given GHWB the boot for Richard Reagan, LOL.
Or imagine GW having a twin.
He has a twin?? Oh well, Putin has to start plotting how to crash his plane as well...
Hollywood script writers are already working feverishly.
Though some say cloning is bad, I still think we should clone Reagan.
It worked in Beerfest when landfill died, why not in this situation?
“He has a twin?? Oh well, Putin has to start plotting how to crash his plane as well... “
The Poles have always worked to make the Russians work twice as hard for every thing they try to take from them.
Is your last name “Kaczynski”?
LOL.
This guy?
One has a mole on his face. Also that coup d’etat thingy..
He is the leader of the opposition party— in opposition to his dead brother’s pro Catholic conservatism. Perfect setup for KGB. Russia cannot have a successful Poland, that’s why Stalin killed the entire Polish Army leadership at Katyn. The irony is that the crash occurred as the leadership was going to a memorial to the Katyn 10,000.
You got me on a technicality.
Actually - both Kaczynski brothers were supposed to be on that plane.
The only reason why Jaroslaw stayed in Poland was the fact, that their mother (83 y.o) is serioulsy ill, and they decided, that one of them should be with here at the hospital.
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