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    The Long Way Up

    New York Times Editor Bill Keller Is Useless in Tehran

    The Revolution in Iran: A Recap
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    Image of Steverino Begins Steverino Begins
    11/13/09

    In reply to Early Favorite For Time Person of the Year: Something Stupid
    Wouldn't be surprised if their POTY was a hashtag. Like #iranelection. #lame #media
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    Image of Steverino Begins Steverino Begins
    06/16/09

    In reply to State Department to Twitter: No Fail Whale for Iran
    Funny enough, if you check #Iranelections, half of the posts just say this:


    RT U.S. Government Asks Twitter to Stay Up for #IranElection Crisis - [bit.ly]

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    Image of Kid Twist Kid Twist
    06/15/09

    In reply to The Long Way Up
    Maybe this is the building where Bill Keller is staying in Tehran.
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    Image of depardoo depardoo
    06/15/09

    In reply to The Long Way Up
    A Freedom Tower in Iran would be, I'm guessing, a single-story structure.
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    Image of If_I_Had_a_Poodle If_I_Had_a_Poodle
    06/15/09

    In reply to The Long Way Up
    freedom is for americans. how can they call something freedom? we will have to kill them all now.
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    Image of If_I_Had_a_Poodle If_I_Had_a_Poodle
    06/15/09

    In reply to New York Times Editor Bill Keller Is Useless in Tehran
    also, al gore won in 2000
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    Image of If_I_Had_a_Poodle If_I_Had_a_Poodle
    06/15/09

    In reply to New York Times Editor Bill Keller Is Useless in Tehran
    the times led the charge into the iraq war, advised by the hard core right and the neocons


    they were wrong then


    they are wrong now

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    Image of Airvault Airvault
    06/15/09

    In reply to The Long Way Up
    You mean they already have a Freedom Tower?


    Well we're going to have to bomb that.

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    Image of BxgrlJeri BxgrlJeri
    06/15/09

    @airvault: My first thought was: THEY HAVE A FREEDOM TOWER AND WE DON'T.


    I pass Ground Zero each and every day and it pisses me off more and more. Tomorrow I'm going to be really pissed off.

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    Image of Phyllis Nefler Phyllis Nefler
    06/15/09

    In reply to New York Times Editor Bill Keller Is Useless in Tehran
    TEAM KELLER.
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    Image of gawkimo gawkimo
    06/15/09

    In reply to New York Times Editor Bill Keller Is Useless in Tehran
    I am disappointed Mr. Keller didn't manage to hem in the phrases "Ayatollah of Rock and Rolla" and "Surfin' with the Shah" somewhere.
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    Image of rhys1882 rhys1882
    06/15/09

    In reply to New York Times Editor Bill Keller Is Useless in Tehran
    Keller's "analysis" is pretty much the same as you'd get from an average American on the street who has no real idea what is going on over in Iran. The idea that "winning" the election would strengthen his hand is the most overly simplistic analysis you could imagine because it is assumed that "winning" = "strength." However, anyone who actually has an understanding regarding what is going on over there can tell you that even if the results hold his position will be weakened. When you are dealing with extremely repressive regimes like exist in Iran, any significant show of defiance that cannot be quickly and efficiently squashed undermines the leadership. We take protests for granted in America because we have a relatively large amount of freedom to protest whatever we wish whenever we wish. In country's like Iran, the mere act of protesting is a significant act that evidences such a large level of unrest that people are willing to risk the violent reprisals of the military to get their message out. That is a phenomenal thing, and the longer it goes on the more the President will be weakened and his political enemies who hold positions in the government will be emboldened to resist his policies.
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    Image of Botswana Meat Commission FC Botswana Meat Commission FC
    06/15/09

    @rhys1882:

    agree 100%.
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    Image of WilliamMarkFelt WilliamMarkFelt
    06/15/09

    @rhys1882:


    I find your post more insightful than most things I've read in the "New York Times." It's scary to think that much of our news over the years has been delivered to us by no-talent, not very intelligent hacks. I can't wait for the time when the mainstream media devolves from obsolescence to obsolete.

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    Image of naugahydeinplainsight naugahydeinplainsight
    06/15/09

    In reply to New York Times Editor Bill Keller Is Useless in Tehran
    Keller reporting from Iran, Pinch out selling ads and Punk'd covering intern stories: staff cuts are a bitch.
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    Image of marin79 marin79
    06/15/09

    In reply to New York Times Editor Bill Keller Is Useless in Tehran
    Wow - it's going to be so awkward when Keller runs into Jason Jones over there...
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    Image of StonedAndDethroned StonedAndDethroned
    06/15/09

    In reply to The Revolution in Iran: A Recap
    Ahmadinejad pulled a George Bush! Looks like they really do want to be the next superpower.
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    Image of Ohcaptainmycaptain Ohcaptainmycaptain
    06/15/09

    In reply to The Revolution in Iran: A Recap
    Does anyone really think an Israeli airstrike on Iran is avoidable?
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    Image of Mediahohoho Mediahohoho
    06/15/09

    @Ohcaptainmycaptain: Depends completely on Israeli electoral politics, obviously.
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