What am I not getting about Ahmedinejad?

[TlalocW]

I can understand the left's dislike of him - holocaust denier, country unfriendly to homosexuals, etc., but what exactly is fueling all the vitriol coming from the republicans? What have I missed? Is it because they're itching to start a war with Iran? Do they believe they have proof that he's helping insurgents? Did he threaten to wipe us off the map?

We've had loonies who happened to be rulers of other countries visit us before - what's the difference now?

TlalocW

[Warren DeMontague]

1. Because he's a repressive, gay hating, fundy kook who happens to worship the WRONG deity.

If he worshipped the right one, there'd be no prob.

[spotbird]

5. And if he sucked Cheney's

well, you know.


They want the oil.

[lonestarnot]

6. Same deity, different savior.

[Warren DeMontague]

8. Or different name.

I'm not convinced Fred Phelps and Jesse Jackson worship the "same" Christian "God". I think it's kind of a meaningless debate.

From where I sit, it's like trying to measure the horn on a unicorn.

[yardwork]

10. No that's not it either. The Republicans love the Saudis.

It's because Iran won't play ball with the Republicans, like the Saudis.

[Warren DeMontague]

12. That's probably got something to do with it.

Frankly, I think our big mistake down there was overthrowing Mossadegh in the 50s. But what do I know. :shrug:

[yardwork]

16. The U.S.'s big mistake from day one was building a country based on imperialism

genocide, and land-grabbing. We continue that behavior right up to the present.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

2. Obviously they're not worried about anti-semitism or homophobia.

the right wing hates Ahmadinejad for the same two reasons they support the war in Iraq.

A small minority wants to profit off of oil/arms sales. The large majority wants to blow up muslims.

[Warpy]

3. That he's got about as much real power as the governor of Texas

has. He can't wipe his nose without approval from the Ayatollah and the council of Mullahs. He's basically a mouthpiece with no real teeth. Still, he's the visible head of a government and should have been treated with civility, something Bollinger was clearly incapable of.

He's also on his way out unless Stupid does something totally idiotic, like Israel wants him to. He made promises to the rural people that he could not keep and his party lost a tremendous amount of support in the last election. He'd be out if Stupid didn't keep threatening to nuke his country.

Yeah, he's a jerk, but he was elected in response to the jerk who was appointed in this country. He can't do much to act out his jerkiness. Our jerk can.

[AuntPatsy]

4. too bad that fact is being ignored time and time again on DU today.

[lonestarnot]

7. But look what the Gov. of TX finally ended up stealing.

[AuntPatsy]

9. I'm sorry but I don't have any clue to what your talking about?

[RufusEarl]

14. I believe his was talking about then Gov Bush,

stealing the white house. Of course i could be totally wrong!

[lonestarnot]

19. Some people on DU appear to be worse off than me today.

:rofl: :toast:

[lonestarnot]

18. X Gov. Bushitler.

[Malikshah]

15. Yep-- folks here and, uh, in other camps seem to miss that point in

their bid to 1) ratchet up the hate and 2) feel good about their self-righteous selves.

It's so much easier to hate than to think it appears.

[Lerkfish]

11. ah, grasshoppper, the answer is contained in the question

"I can understand the left's dislike of him - holocaust denier, country unfriendly to homosexuals, etc., but what exactly is fueling all the vitriol coming from the republicans? What have I missed? Is it because they're itching to start a war with Iran? Do they believe they have proof that he's helping insurgents? Did he threaten to wipe us off the map?"

[AndyTiedye]

13. Ding! Ding! Ding! We Have a Winner

Is it because they're itching to start a war with Iran?

You got it!

[Prophet 451]

17. Yes, it's because Iran is next on the hit list

Ahmecantspellhisname is the visible face of Iran, the neo-cons have decided Iran must be the next target.