In Iran today, a sham election has been met with an open revolt. This takes great courage. The world's free nations need the courage to do better than respond with the sham policy of making nice with an illegitimate regime. -- WSJ Ed Page
UPDATE: Heres' Hoping, indeed:
Iran
Posted by John Kranz at June 15, 2009 10:51 AM
... whereas election irregularities here in the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave are met be a shrug of the shoulders and a big "so what?" I wish we took fair and free elections as seriously as the Iranians do.
I wonder sometimes what our Lexington and Concord will be.
I don't know, my friend. I am deeply disturbed at the amount of chicanery and abuse that we tolerate. I think Governor Gregoire stole an election in Washington State and Mister Franken is well on his way to a Minnesota Senate seat. A bit of outrage is warranted.
But I fulsomely reject an equivalence to announcing the final numbers before the ballots were collected. Oh, surprise, surprise, it looks like President Ahmadabad has won! Who saw that coming?
Speaking of Lexington and Concord, Tehran's Azadi (Freedom Square, ironically enough) is starting to look like Boston Common. Here's hoping.
Posted by: Boulder Refugee at June 15, 2009 5:26 PM
I don't mind it looking like Boston Common, so long as it doesn't end up also resembling Tienanmen Square - if you know what I mean, and I think you do.
... whereas election irregularities here in the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave are met be a shrug of the shoulders and a big "so what?" I wish we took fair and free elections as seriously as the Iranians do.
I wonder sometimes what our Lexington and Concord will be.
Posted by: Keith at June 15, 2009 12:00 PMI don't know, my friend. I am deeply disturbed at the amount of chicanery and abuse that we tolerate. I think Governor Gregoire stole an election in Washington State and Mister Franken is well on his way to a Minnesota Senate seat. A bit of outrage is warranted.
But I fulsomely reject an equivalence to announcing the final numbers before the ballots were collected. Oh, surprise, surprise, it looks like President Ahmadabad has won! Who saw that coming?
Posted by: jk at June 15, 2009 1:11 PMSpeaking of Lexington and Concord, Tehran's Azadi (Freedom Square, ironically enough) is starting to look like Boston Common. Here's hoping.
Posted by: Boulder Refugee at June 15, 2009 5:26 PMI don't mind it looking like Boston Common, so long as it doesn't end up also resembling Tienanmen Square - if you know what I mean, and I think you do.
Posted by: Keith at June 15, 2009 6:33 PMAgreed, Keith. And let's hope that it doesn't take six years for Iranians to cast off the crown, er, hijab, as it did the Americans.
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