January 13, 2009

I Thought Everyone Was Going To Like Us

Accompanying caption via Reuters:


Hardline demonstrators burn posters of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama, during a demonstration in support of the people of Gaza, in front of the Swiss Embassy in Tehran January 13, 2009.

Jihad Posted by Harrison Bergeron at January 13, 2009 11:44 AM

Notice how only "hardline" demonstraters burn posters of Obama.

$10 they would just be "protesters" if it were pictures of Bush that were being burned.

~T. Greer, bias-detector.

Posted by: T. Greer at January 13, 2009 12:08 PM

Just glad to see our place in the world has been restored...

Posted by: jk at January 13, 2009 12:42 PM

Welcome to the world, Mr. Obama. Say something really clever that will make them realize how wrong they've been all these years.

Posted by: Boulder Refugee at January 13, 2009 12:59 PM

To be fair, these are pro-Hamas protesters in Tehran. Not the worst enemies to have, eh?

Posted by: jk at January 13, 2009 1:06 PM

The Refugee's concern is that this may be the first time that it dawns on Obama and the Left that these people fundamentally hate America, not GWB. Sitting down over a nice cup of mint tea and sweet halva while listening attentively to their concerns will not be enough to convince these people abandon their nukes and unite in harmony with Jews and Christians.

Posted by: Boulder Refugee at January 13, 2009 3:38 PM

@tg: Taranto's stealing your material!

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