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  1. fennec

    fennec said, 5 months ago

    Some observers think that Ahmadinejad may in fact have won in the popular vote, although they also are sure some falsification of results was done. As one pointed out, we elected Nixon in spite of the Watergate scandal. The Iranian result may rest on the more conservative elements which are largely rural wanting what they see as a strong leader internationally.

  2. motivemagus

    motivemagus said, 5 months ago

    They’re still checking out the data they can get, which is why Obama is being cautious despite the urgings of the right-wingers to reflexively reject the election. The dubious part of the data appears to be that Ahmadinejad won surprisingly heavily (and consistently) in the cities as well, which doesn’t make sense. There’s some back-and-forth on www.538.com.

  3. dtroutma

    dtroutma said, 5 months ago

    Hey, THEIR “Supremes” are calling for a “partial recount”. Talk about deja vu and how this will work out. Who says Iran can’t learn from America?

  4. nomad2112

    nomad2112 said, 5 months ago

    The election of Obama and Ahmadinejad is proof positive that having the media on your side is priceless.

  5. Dale Hopson

    Dale HopsonGenius_badge said, 5 months ago

    nomad2112, that statement makes no sense. The media sure ain’t on Ahmadinejad’s side!

  6. billvo

    billvo said, 5 months ago

    Ahmadinejad should learn from Obummer how to win an election and keep the opposition at bay seemingly effortlessly. For starters, they could set up an ACORN-like organization in Iran. See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53C2-b8BOLs for more ideas.

  7. danielsangeo

    danielsangeo said, 5 months ago

    billvo: So, you want Ahmadinejad to lose?

  8. nomad2112

    nomad2112 said, 5 months ago

    Dale Hopson, so the government controlled media in Iran ISN’T on Ahmadinejad’s side?

  9. fennec

    fennec said, 5 months ago

    It is not nearly as simple as some of you guys seem to think. The power in Iran is not held by Ahmadinejad. He’s in only so long as Khamemei supports him…and Khamemei is in only so long as the ruling councils support HIM. So who exactly is controlling the media in Iran? As I said, it’s not all that simple.

  10. Simon_Jester

    Simon_Jester said, 5 months ago

    Oooo, another one.

    Nomad112…bilvo

    GET OVER IT….YOU LOST!

    Dang, I’m enjoying this.

  11. fennec

    fennec said, 5 months ago

    ^irrelevant to the topic.

    Relevant to the topic:
    http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/jun/17/iran-elections-identity-crisis

  12. motivemagus

    motivemagus said, 5 months ago

    ANandy – you lost fair and square. Deal with it. Forget the “biased media” – Fox went out of their way to smear Obama, and it didn’t work. Everyone else danced around talking about whether a black man was electable, implying that it was bad odds to vote for him, and promoting Hillary. Didn’t work. Whether you like it or not, you are in the minority. Obama won solidly, and a heckuva lot better than ol’ Dubya did in 2004, considering he won by the narrowest margin of any war president. I won’t even discuss the 2000 election. I hate looking like a banana republic.