Following the American Polls in Iran
According to the Associated Press, the Iranian news agency Fars republished an article today about a poll revealing that American rural white voters prefer Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad over American President Barack Obama. Only one problem: The source for the original article was, you guessed it, The Onion.
Here's an excerpt from the AP article:
The Iranian version copied the original word-for-word, even including a made-up quote from a fictional West Virginia resident who says he'd rather go to a baseball game with Ahmadinejad because "he takes national defense seriously, and he'd never let some gay protesters tell him how to run his country like Obama does."
Homosexual acts are punishable by death in Iran, and Ahmadinejad famously said during a 2007 appearance at Columbia University that "in Iran we don't have homosexuals like in your country."
The Iranian version of the article leaves out only The Onion's description of Ahmadinejad as "a man who has repeatedly denied the Holocaust and has had numerous political prisoners executed."
The article was featured prominently on the Fars website alongside its usual fare of stories about advances in Iranian military technology, condemnation of Israel and Iran's nuclear program.
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Apr '12
Re: Following the American Polls in Iran
What a hoot!
Mar '11
Re: Following the American Polls in Iran
I guess President Dinnerjacket fails the syphilitic camel test - it's a low bar.
Jul '10
Re: Following the American Polls in Iran
I don't know, I want to hear more specifics from him.
May '11
Re: Following the American Polls in Iran
Wow! Fars got something right for a change.