Comments on: Iran: How many really died in demonstrations

By: tim maguire

tim maguire — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:35:45 +0000

Some American Presidents lead. Some, not so much.

That line about Obama “calibrating his comments to the mood of the hour” reminds me of what was sometimes said of the elder Bush–he waited to see which way the parade was going and then ran to get at the front.

By: Promoguy

Promoguy — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:49:00 +0000

“U.S. officials say Obama is intent on calibrating his comments to the mood of the hour”

So I posted this as an item on my FB page along with probably about four other items relating to Iran. My, I guess you would call him step, nephew told me to STFU. Finally my FB page is working.

By: EdGi

EdGi — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 02:19:26 +0000

The sound of silence is deafining from ObiIwon. These kids are on their own; although they have God’s help (probably, maybe, if your agnostic). Freedom is not free.

By: Dale Weeks

Dale Weeks — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:16:53 +0000

123:
For a amoment, I thought you were serious. Let that serve as a testament to your skill at sarcasm. Kudos.

By: 123

123 — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:25:48 +0000

I believe these attacks on Our President are wildly misplaced. Consider what His current actions have produced: a foreign policy almost completely without risk. That is, the mullahs are already blaming us, so whether they win or lose, they will blame us. If the opposition loses, they will be able to blame us for not providing support. The only risk I see is the slight chance that that the opposition wins, in which case they will owe us nothing, and will be able to curse us for not helping.

In other words, no matter what happens, we lose. See, nearly risk-free. Not even Carter was this skilled.

By: Roger L Simon

Roger L Simon — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 20:57:25 +0000

Oops, typos. On my iPhone. Will correct later.

By: Roger L Simon

Roger L Simon — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 20:53:50 +0000

It may surprise LH and Gary Rosen that I too met the original Lightenin Hopkins was he was recording for my old record producer Ed Michel. So Luke minds…

By: Steve

Steve — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 20:13:05 +0000

We may not know the numbers but reports showing actual violence against demonstrators are more damaging than statistics.

By: Lightnin' Hopkins

Lightnin' Hopkins — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 19:31:50 +0000

Gary,

Wow. Small world, huh? That’s fantastic! I’m primarily a rock guitar player myself, but I have always deeply admired blues guitarists like Lightnin’ — he was a standout and a genuine original.

By: Phil Ossiferz Stone

Phil Ossiferz Stone — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 19:11:41 +0000

Heads up Roger, for whatever it’s worth:

We had a couple of Iranian kids on the weapons board of 4chan last night, pleading for information on how to stop tanks without anti-tank weaponry. There’s gonna be a gigantic rally in Shiraz today… and the rumor is that the government is sending in tanks. So we told ‘em how to use rocks and boards to bust up the running gear, and had a brief argument over what household ingredients made the best Molotov cocktails….

I asked one of them, hey. What are you trying to accomplish? Secular society, they said. But whoever gets elected, Khamenei is still in charge, isn’t he? We are going to cut his f*cking head off, they said….

May have been a couple of mouthy kids. May have been a harbinger of the next Tiananmen Square. Hold onto your hats, and watch for word from Shiraz.