In any case, here are some highlights from
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July 17: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad elevates Rahim Mashaie to the office of 1st Vice President (Iran has 12 VPs) on the same day that he confirms him in the "We're Related!" application.
July 18: Intelligence Minister Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i writes on Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's wall at 8 am Tehran time: "What makes him think he can get away with putting his pansy-in-law a heartbeat from the Presidency?" Indeed. Why would someone who had sloppily inflated his election numbers feel bold and empowered after key establishment figures declared the election "the cleanest in Iran's history"? I wonder...
The Supreme leader writes back on Mohseni-Eje'i's wall: "Consider the problems solved" and gives Mahmoud Ahmadinejad written notice that he should fire Rahim Mashaie. About an hour later, I notice that Mahmoud's gchat status has been changed to "Aretha Franklin--Respect" Coincidence?
"You cut me deep--I thought you trusted me."
July 22: Mahmoud tags all of his friends in a note: "1,000 reasons why I like Rahim Mashaei" Mohseni-Eje'i unfriends both of them.
July 23: Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei pokes Mahmoud, but no one on facebook knows what a poke even means.
July 24: Rahim Mashaie decides to comply with the Supreme Leader's order and simply resign. Mahmoud's status: "is pissed."
July 26: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad fires Intelligence Minister Mohseni-Eje'i. Mahmoud Status update: "Take That, Suckas!" Mohseni-Eje'i's friend Saffar Harandi subsequently unfriends Ahmadinejad and resigns as Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance before he can be formally sacked. Mahmoud starts counting ministers--if he gets above 50% turnover he automatically needs a vote of confidence in Parliament by Iranian law (and quite frankly, he's tired of stuffing ballot boxes).
Saffar Harandi is now looking for a job, which is hard
when your old boss has tanked the whole economy
July 31: Mahmoud invites members of the group Iranian Politicians to the event "My Inauguration: August 5th, Baby!"
"A banner? 'Congrats on the Landslide' or something?
I dunno...do banners make me look old? Be honest."
August 2: Status: "Mahmoud is tired of people who won't even bother to confirm on important event invitations. Sheesh!"
August 3: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Ali Khamenei's relationship status changes to "It's Complicated"
August 5: From the album "Inauguration PAR-tay!":
Someone give this man a hug, preferably before he develops nuclear weapons.
It's a little confusing that you sometimes use last names and sometimes first names to identify people.
ReplyDeletePart of it is probably that these names are not so familiar to us self-obsessed Americans.
I went back and edited some for clarity. Better?
ReplyDeleteyeah, that's better.
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