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DearLeaderFilter: We had Turkmenbashi and his enlightened laws , we heard Karl Rove cry of appreciation when watching the fantastic propaganda of the most precious
dear leader Kim Jong Il and elder people will remember a 2 meters tall black dictator Idi Amin Dada as one of the weirdest and most paranoid. But did you know about Mswati III of Swaziland, the second of 210 sons of the elderly King Sobhuza II ? Every year he gets to check out 40000 bare breasted, machete wielding maidens and eventually pick a new wife.
posted on Sep 2, 2007 - View this thread
The President plans yet another silly boondoggle and introduces faith-based driver education. What President are we talking about? Why, Saparmyrat Niyazov, the president-for-life of Turkmenistan. Or, as he likes to be called, "Turkmenbashi"--the "leader of all Turkmen".
He's got a lot of spiritual ideas and 24/7 TV coverage.
Hey--he's against gold teeth and circuses. If it weren't for his dismal human rights record, I might vote for him myself.
Sometimes I have to remind myself that there are, in fact, much worse choices than the ones I have for November.
posted on Aug 27, 2004 - View this thread