Premier Kruschev at the U.N. in 1960. As the years go by it becomes harder to remember exactly why we were worried about these guys...
The United Nations has been, much to the chagrin of the sane, periodically the scene of some of the more ludicrous statements ever made to a room of diplomats. Some of Ahmadinejad’s statements rank right up there with Muammar al-Gaddafi’s speculation that Israel assassinated JFK (and is planning to do the same to President Obama) to Hugo Chavez’s bizarre speculations over the sulfurous odor surrounding the podium (in the U.S. we have a rule Hugo – he who smelt it, dealt it). To highlight the absurdity it would have been nice if one of the U.S. representatives hammered a desk with his shoe.
Alas, we tend to embarrass ourselves in different ways…
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with capitalism failing i am going to try and corner the market on those ‘bellhop’ dictator outfits that the likes of kim jong ill, hugo and others like to sport.
surely they will be in short supply as the more of the world turns from the ‘failing’ capitalism and/or psuedo capitalism model to authoritarian regimes.
really powell that was your lowest moment and not last week when all on your own you colin powell described illegal immigrants as being ‘all over your house’ sort of like one would describe a termite or cochroach infestation!
or what about when as the fake rino republican you are you endorsed barack obama.
actually colin powell i am pretty sure you will say anything to ensure that your $100,000 per speech career continues.
i dont know who on earth would pay you this to speak as you routinely sound like a dolt on tv. militarily i am sure you were at the top of the heap but politically / domestically you know little if anything. i await your next blunder.
and regardless of the silly wmd (there were wmds in iraq!) argument a mass murderer (saddam hussien for those who already forgot)was removed necessarily from power and a region was stablilized (until mahmoud imadinnerjacket attempts to liquidate israel!) and freedom and democracy brought to millions of people – something waving the peace sign and being kindler and gentler has never brought to any people!
thank you to the US military who ought to get nobel peace prize – as this entity in the last 230+ years has brought more peace and more freedom to more people than anything or anyone in the entire history of the world!
Great Piece Theo!
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/jad_monster_ball_Z7Km37ydJJJHSxgrxPtfbJ#ixzz10g67pe2h
the un in there infinite wisdom has a planned coordinated response for when extreterrestial life makes contact with earth…
thats right the un which is subsidized by the US to the tune of $1 billion dollars or more per year has someone on the payroll who is right now sitting in an office patiently awaiting contact of life from other planets.
amazing the un cant agree on pretty much anything and their resolutions are never binding but they can agree that this astro physcist is the one person who will greet life from other planets. thank God we have that covered… whew!
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