Comments | davefreer: Lie down with dogs

davefreer

Lie down with dogs

Jun 13, 2009 10:36

< sarcasm mode on > President il-bob Mugabe, the darling of African leaders (who give him a standing ovation every time he appears), whose brilliance has lead his country to great heights, has recognised the election of his good friend President Ameanihadadinnerjacket (with whom he is good friends, BTW) as free, fair and legitimate, and has urged ( Read more... )

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wyjoe June 14 2009, 09:44:11 UTC

I saw an appalling news story about Zimbabwe the other day. Apparently schoolgirls there are going into prostitution for food. Words fail.

Ol' I'm-a-dim-bub won his reelection? Rats. I was sure he was going to get an unpleasant surprise.

wyjoe June 14 2009, 09:50:31 UTC

After looking at the news results I still think he's going to get an unpleasant surprise. He might very well kick off a revolution that's long overdue.

davefreer June 14 2009, 10:07:51 UTC

He didn't win. He 'won' the same way il-bob won the last election in Zim. And I think the revolution just as unlikely as in Zim. Il-bob has the army, police, and especially his 'war veterans' and control over the media. See any similarities?

qbzzt June 15 2009, 12:18:50 UTC

Now that is a crying shame in the case of Iran. They've accused us of being imperialists often enough - maybe it is time we started to act the part. The crazies are already armed, so we might as well give any Iranian who crossed the border to Iraq a gun and a bit of training.

reverancepavane June 14 2009, 13:55:26 UTC

Did you realise that you left your sarcasm mode on?
Although I wouldn't really blame you if the switch broke in the "permanently on" position, especially with regard to Sub-Saharan politics.

davefreer June 14 2009, 16:59:35 UTC

Well, it's kinda normal mode for me anyway.

reverancepavane June 14 2009, 21:52:17 UTC

Ah, I see now what broke your switch, having just caught up with what's been happening outside my navel for the last five days.
Interesting.

alleypat June 14 2009, 16:04:01 UTC

haaaaaaaaaaaa love that name, thanks for that laugh :)

davefreer June 14 2009, 16:57:07 UTC

Iffen Ah don'laff I's sure as hail gonna cry ;-)

wyjoe June 15 2009, 22:52:53 UTC

May you get joy from this:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6506647.ece

This was unexpected. They didn't count on the strength and volume of the protests.