Friday, January 30, 2004
Fake Democracy hits a snag
Iranian Guardian's Council promises to let reformists run as long as the reformists promise not to, you know, win or anything.
The pesky thing about these election things is every now and then, the voters don't see things your way. Or, if you're a compete jackass (see Khameni, Ayatollah Ali), the voters will actually never see things your way, and will only reluctantly support the People Shutting Up So As To Avoid Being Beaten To Death Act of 2004.
It's just so hard to pretend to be a democracy while at the same time reserving the right to bludgeon anyone who looks at you crosseyed into a coma. If "American Idol' worked this way, Randy and Paula would have raved about Kelly Clarkson, and TV viewers would vote for her, and it wouldn't matter because Simon had her executed for wearing a top that showed her belly button.
The wacky Iranian Guardian's Council: Still Trying To Catch Up To American Idol.
The pesky thing about these election things is every now and then, the voters don't see things your way. Or, if you're a compete jackass (see Khameni, Ayatollah Ali), the voters will actually never see things your way, and will only reluctantly support the People Shutting Up So As To Avoid Being Beaten To Death Act of 2004.
It's just so hard to pretend to be a democracy while at the same time reserving the right to bludgeon anyone who looks at you crosseyed into a coma. If "American Idol' worked this way, Randy and Paula would have raved about Kelly Clarkson, and TV viewers would vote for her, and it wouldn't matter because Simon had her executed for wearing a top that showed her belly button.
The wacky Iranian Guardian's Council: Still Trying To Catch Up To American Idol.
