Is anyone watch Ahmadinejad on TV right now ? trying to convince people he really won

[JI7]

and how it's the foreigners who are disputing things. the whole thing is a joke but it's really fascinating to watch.

but from watching this i think he and the Islamic Clerics must be really worried. they weren't expecting what happened.

the real results probably weren't even close but a landslide for Mousavi.

[cali]

1. love the floral display in front of him.

[Douglas Carpenter]

2. yes, it is on both Al Jazeerah and CNN International right now

[EFerrari]

3. That's probably right. There was no boycott this time.

Is he in a studio speaking or out in public?

[JI7]

4. in studio which says a lot also, they probably don't trust an open event

where people would protest against him.

this thing is kind of like those phony scripted news conferences Bush always had.

[EFerrari]

5. Have CNN on now. Yes, it looks scripted.

Cf with a young WJ caller from Teheran just now, he was angry and upset and said that their votes had been stolen, not even counted. He says the Islamic police (?) are out on the street hitting bystanders with impunity.

On the other hand, I read a Reuters report that said quiet has returned although the social networking sitss are down, the opposition sites are down, and that tens of reformists have been jailed.

[EFerrari]

6. Yikes. Fisk just asked Ahmadinejad if he could guarantee

that political prisoners would not be executed. And the sap is talking around the question in his reply. "The judiciary in Iran is fully independent".

[ThomWV]

7. Just like watching Bush back in 2000 - only difference is the Iranian people are in the streets.

[bullimiami]

10. absolutely.

[Douglas Carpenter]

8. God Bless Robert Fisk!! He just asked Ahmadinejad about the execution of a 22-year-old girl being

executed. What I like about Fisk is that he will challenge anyone and everyone about atrocities without bias or prejudice.

[EFerrari]

9. Unlike the rest, he did not congratulate the "winner".

[JI7]

11. Fisk's question seemed out of place in an otherwise scripted event

i really don't think he was expecting that. it also sounded different when Fisk asked. you could hear Fisk clearly while the others seemed to flow more smoothly. i think the translator wasn't sure what to do when Fisk asked that.

[EFerrari]

12. Iran Daily reporter asked what Ahmadinejad thought about the analysis

that a large silent majority of Iranians were not on board with the government. Ahmadinejad tossed out a bunch of numbers and basically said that idea was without merit.

[Sigh Sister]

14. I fear for that reporter n/t

[Sigh Sister]

13. Anyone understand this question?

[Sigh Sister]

15. I guess he didn't want to answer it.

[EFerrari]

17. It was a softball, are you thinking about giving more liberty

to cultural life in Iran -- arts, cinema and so on. Ahmadinejad said the arts were flourishing.

[JI7]

16. seems like some of the reporters now are calling him out on things

[JI7]

18. absolute freedom in Iran , hahahhahahahha

people can say what they want without worry of being sued.

[Sigh Sister]

19. This is something to watch.n/t

[EFerrari]

20. Is that Judith Miller under all that black cloth?

lol

[JI7]

21. Christiane Amanpour just asked why people were arrested and some other things

did anyone get the entire question.

Ahmad is now going on about how everyone is equal and traffic regulations ??????????????

and keeps repeating some shit about how millions voted.

[EFerrari]

22. What is situation with the other candidate and why have

reformists been arrested? (I'm trailing a little here.)

[JI7]

23. i LOVE Christiane, she is following up and pushing him to answer and he is getting angry

again repeating some shit about traffic regulations.

now saying how he is the President of all iranians and everyone is respected. what a fucking joke he is.

[CBR]

24. She said, "maybe something was lost in the translation... I asked..."

great attempt at follow-up.

[EFerrari]

26. She was trying to ask if the safety of the opposition could be

guaranteed.

[EFerrari]

25. In a funny way, Ahmadinejad is telling the truth.

Iran will be stable no matter who the so called winner is because that winner doesn't have very much real power. That is the subtext of his dancing around the questions of fairness and the safety of opposition officials. He's saying the election doesn't matter.

[cali]

27. Ahmadinejad is not as powerless as many make out

he's neither an autonomous leader who wields absolute power or a mere puppet of the Supreme Council. The truth lies somewhere between those two polarities.

[JI7]

29. yes, if it didn't matter then they wouldn't have gone through all of this

to change the election results.

[EFerrari]

36. This is how you hold a fake election.

It's not very much trouble. You don't need to count the votes.

In this case, a few people will be hit over the head and the United States will make some critical remarks which only helps Ahmedinejad's "party".

There really isn't a down side unless the reformers really get out of hand.

[shadowknows69]

28. Someone made a buch of clones of George W Bush when he was born

Altered the DNA a bit to make various ethnicities and then sold him around the world to countries that need stupid puppet Presidents. Mengele's work I suspect.

[Sigh Sister]

30. Are those live pics of demonstrations

or are they from yesterday?

[Sigh Sister]

33. My bad....apparently the people are celebrating, not demonstrating.

I'd do the eye roll smilie, but i don't know how.

[EFerrari]

38. Right above the field where you type your subject line

there is a link to the smilie lookup table. If you follow that link, the window that opens has instructions and links to each smilie. :hi:

[Sigh Sister]

39. Thank you!! n/t

[Sigh Sister]

40. Ok....that crowd they're showing is for a victory rally. So they are

celebrating.

[cali]

31. wow, great Ahmadinejad propagandist spouting bad poetry now

reminds me of the press sec for Saddam.

[DangerousRhythm]

34. Yeah, who the hell is that?

Ugh! I feel awful for the Iranians who should be celebrating a real victory right now! :mad:

[Sigh Sister]

35. LOL! He does! n/t

[JI7]

32. Iran's version of Gannon and Fox News

[woo me with science]

37. The people ask that the rioters be punished.

This is chilling.

[EFerrari]

41. It sounds as though he will have to go out to that rally. n/t