Bush says Zimbabwe election appears to be 'sham'

[sabra]

Source: Reuters

WASHINGTON, June 25 (Reuters) - President George W. Bush on Wednesday called run-off elections to be held in Zimbabwe a sham and accused President Robert Mugabe's government of intimidation.

Friday's presidential elections "appear to be a sham," Bush said at the White House after meeting with members of the U.N. Security Council. "The Mugabe government is intimidating people on the ground in Zimbabwe," he said.

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[ellie]

1. And he should know a sham election

when he sees one!

[cstanleytech]

20. LOL I just clicked on the article and was going to say that when I saw your post *grin*

[JerseygirlCT]

34. EXACTLY what I was going to say! nt

[Hydra]

2. BWAHAHA!!!!

:spray:

He is certainly in a position to know about "sham" elections!

[paparush]

3. The scale of Irony here is galactic!

[wryter2000]

5. You can't make this stuff up

You sure couldn't put it in a book. No one would believe it.

[SammyWinstonJack]

7. It always is with george.

[tom_paine]

30. Beyond galactic. Omniversal. Or perhaps we should just stay on Earth

for our analogy, say Hitlerian, and be done with it.

But, oh no, mustn't point THAT out! It doesn't sound good and the Bushie PR will have a field day. Musn't point THAT out.

[Hong Kong Cavalier]

4. Intimidation, huh?

You wouldn't know a damn thing about intimidation of any level, would you, Bush?



Would you?

[SammyWinstonJack]

6. And he would know about sham elections would he not? He participated in two of them.

[no_hypocrisy]

8. Sorry, but I can't help it . . .

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[pattmarty]

9. Appears???????????????? What a dumb fuck!!!!!

[DFW]

10. "Appear" to be a sham?

Whaddaya mean "appear?" Just because Katherine Harris and Kenneth Blackwell
weren't involved? Just because Mugabe is African doesn't mean he hasn't figured
out how to do this on his own? All he had to do is read how Bush Lite did it, and
adapt the tactics to the local environment, and voilà: instant "Get ovah eet."

[Juche]

11. I mean free and I mean fair

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYQ68eTTMJM

[Wizard777]

12. He ought to know! What's worse is that sham will work again.

[tanyev]

13. He just now figure that out? Must have had some help.

Mind like a rusty steel trap, that one.

[kimmylavin]

14. And the thing is...

The irony just rushes right by him...

[DLnyc]

15. Yes, it's been quite clear for weeks that Mugabe wants to, and probably will,

overturn the popular vote by force and intimidation. Crystal clear, in fact. Totally fucking obvious, to use the technical term.

Bizarre, though, that something * said has some relation to truthiness . . . . Probably he was misquoted, I think.

[solara]

16. Oh, does he mean a 'sham' like our own Presidential election in 2000?

or what? :evilgrin:

And, I guess Bush would know something about political intimidation, since his minions wrote a couple a new chapters to that book over the last 8 years.



INVESTIGATE IMPEACH INDICT INCARCERATE :banghead:

[diane in sf]

17. I guess he would know a lot about sham elections

[MaineYooper]

18. Pot, Kettle. Kettle, Pot. n/t

[Overseas]

19. Golly gee, does he really think so? /nt

[ejbr]

21. This reminds me of the Ukranian election in 2004

that was called a sham right after the shame of an election we had here. The news media was "shocked!! shocked, I tell ya!!" that the Ukranians could have such a deficit in their democracy. Meanwhile, back at the ranch...

[David__77]

22. No to US intervention in Zimbabwe!

Bush must not be allowed to invade or otherwise subvert Zimbabwe's independence. No more Iraqs!

[heliarc]

23. What an idiot.

The opposition candidate had to flee the country. It's more than apparent.

[MasonJar]

24. WOW! Our great leader at work...and as he has often noted, it is such hard work.

[santamargarita]

25. He would know!

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[fascisthunter]

26. Well So Were Bush's TWO (S)elections... oh the Irony

[scarface2004]

27. the bush goons are intimidating people on the ground..

in florida ,ohio and indiana!!

[tom_paine]

31. If this is true, we need to know about it and be sure of our facts. Please post links.

You are speaking about right now in the current campaign, are you not?

[Solly Mack]

28. Can't make this shit up

not even if you tried

[ellisonz]

29. Poor Bastard

Not a fucking clue...

[dkhbrit]

32. You simply cannot compare

What's happening in Zimbabwe to the elections in the U.S. It's far, far worse over there. The real shame is that nobody wants to do anything about it. This has nothing whatsoever to do with the lack of any oil in Zimbabwe. Absolutely not. Oh no.

[Beausoleil]

33. George Mugabe Bush

stands for free and fair elections!

Or he is just jealous.

[and-justice-for-all]

35. Just like the 2000 election...nt

[jamesA]

36. Boy, that Bush sure is a perceptive guy

Boy, that Bush sure is a perceptive guy

[PittPoliSci]

37. he knows it when he sees it!

he's been in enough of 'em.