In related news, Elrond named Mordor and Isengard as part of an "axis of evil" in Middle-Earth.
The President (For Life) of Rhun has condemned Elrond's statements as 'disgusting and hateful", and is encouraging the US to further its campaign against Hobbits, who, he says, "are vile low creatures". Meanwhile, the Parliment of the Southron Nation, in conjunction with Jesse Jackson, is accusing Elrond and the inhabitants of the Shire of racism.
"Ugh, they don't like us becasue we're swarthy! Er, right Jesse?" said Ughlu, spokesman of the Middle-Earth Association for the Advancement of Swarthy People.