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Ukraine's Darth Vader bids to lead nation to the dark side
Gaurdian ^ | 3-31-2014 | Agence France-Presse

Posted on 03/31/2014 5:05:42 PM PDT by tcrlaf

Sith lord runs for president as candidate of Ukrainian Internet party, vowing to 'make an empire out of a republic'

As Ukraine battles to stave off dark forces of its own, the Star Wars villain Darth Vader announced at the weekend he was running for president in a bid to restore glory to the downtrodden nation.

The Sith lord, or at least an unnamed costumed protester often seen on Kiev's Independence Square flanked by his loyal stormtroopers during the winter protests, has been chosen as the official candidate of the Ukrainian Internet party (UIP) which has become known for its theatrical public stunts.

"After winning intra-party primaries by a landslide, comrade Vader will be our party's candidate," said the UIP leader, Dmitry Golubov, who spent time in prison after being convicted of using the internet to run a credit card fraud scheme.

Encased in black armour, with a black mask and cape, the party's Darth Vader has been involved in several political actions in the country.

(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: starwars; ukraine; vader
Just when you didn't think it could get ant weirder in Ukraine. Wanna-be Nazi's, anti-semites, criminal gangs, and now Darth Vader?
1 posted on 03/31/2014 5:05:42 PM PDT by tcrlaf
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To: tcrlaf

Just paste the shirtless one.


2 posted on 03/31/2014 5:09:32 PM PDT by Grzegorz 246
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Just when you didn't think it could get ant weirder in Ukraine. Wanna-be Nazi's, anti-semites, criminal gangs, and now Darth Vader?

Nazi's, anti-semites, criminal gangs and Darth Vader?

Is that Russia you're talking about? (or the US, or Ukraine or many other countries).

3 posted on 03/31/2014 5:09:53 PM PDT by FreeReign
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Lol. I love it. The Russians may have their faults and still may be the second world's sorriest souls but they continue to amuse me. DARTH VADER?? HAHAHAHA.

I WANNA see Putin dressed up as DARTH VADER.

Luuuuuke. Luuuuuuke. Looook into your caviar. Luuuuuke, there's a rotten fish there....Luuuuuke.

4 posted on 03/31/2014 5:16:49 PM PDT by cloudmountain
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OMG that funny LMAO


5 posted on 03/31/2014 5:21:30 PM PDT by SevenofNine (We are Freepers, all your media bases belong to us ,resistance is futile)
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To: tcrlaf; GraceG; SevenofNine; DarthVader; GrandJediMasterYoda
And Now (because you demand it) Obamatine: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5CWYGDL-qg

And Tea Party Order 66: http://youtu.be/tCuUIkEtJjo?t=1m37s


6 posted on 03/31/2014 5:30:49 PM PDT by KC_Lion (Build the America you want to live in at your address, and keep looking up.- Sarah Palin)
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To: tcrlaf

Silly, buy you never know. We elected Obama.


7 posted on 03/31/2014 5:31:48 PM PDT by pallis
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Order from Chaos! - Vador 2014


8 posted on 03/31/2014 5:39:25 PM PDT by CapnJack
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Wanna-be Nazi's, anti-semites, criminal gangs, and now Darth Vader>

Looks a lot like Russia, frankly.

9 posted on 03/31/2014 6:34:35 PM PDT by 1rudeboy
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