CBO budget analysis, lack of Obama administraiton transparency, lots of czars, Letterman attacks Palin, Obama re: Iran uprising, analysis of his lame response.
I’m not a big fan of the Middle East. I’m not fond of stoning people to death because they are gay, or because they were accused of adultury. But I have hope that the younger generation can take Iran to a better place. An Iranian student puts the election in perspective:
On Saturday and yesterday, Mousavi supporters defied the regime in some streets, in Vanak Square, Fatemi Street, they set a bus on fire and they were beaten by the police. It is clear to everyone now that Ahmadinejad has stolen this vote and that he will shut down the young people on the streets. After a few days their anger will be abated.
When I have wiped my tears away, I have something to be happy and proud of. Mousavi may have lost this fraudulent election, but people will not forget him, and what is more they will draw a line between him and what he represents and this government.
George McCleod was abducted and beaten while covering the election in Iran. What was Obama doing? Playing golf. What was Biden saying? The usual verbal diarrhea he is known for. Here is video of an Iranian protester being beaten to death. Here is a sample of McCLeod’s experience:
For a few terrifying hours Sunday, I was mistaken for an anti-government protester, giving me a glimpse into how the hundreds arrested over the weekend are being treated by authorities in a system where dissidents are known to “disappear” and not be seen again for months.
THIS, from a country that Barack-O wants to talk to. He wants to open dialogue. He wants to hear their grievances. He wants to give Iran the rest of the year to improve its behavior (they would never use this time to improve/refine its nuclear capabilities).
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Who says free speech isn’t alive and well in the Middle East? View the video here.
