Mugabe Re-Elected in Landslide
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Friday, June 27, 2008
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OTB projects, with 0% of the precincts reporting, that Robert Mugabe will be re-elected as president of Zimbabwe by a wide margin. Exit polls reveal that the prime factors in motivating voters are a fear of being murdered and the lack of opposition candidates on the ballot.
Security was also a prime concern: “I’ve got no option but to go and vote so that I can be safe,” explained a young woman selling tomatoes.
Angus Shaw of the AP reports unusually heavy turnout.
About James Joyner
I can’t wait for Carter’s announcement of how the election was fair and represents the will of the people.
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yetanotherjohn -
If he condemns the election, will you publicly apologize for your remark?
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Alex,
If he condemns the election and explains how this is any different from the frauds he has endorsed in the past, then yes, I will.
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From the AP article:
“The official inflation rate was put at 165,000 percent by the government in February, but independent estimates put the real figure closer to 4 million percent.”
How bad are things when the government propaganda estimates inflation at 165,000 percent, or 450% A DAY – and that propaganda underestimates inflation by a factor of 24?
Using the independent estimates, inflation in Zimbabwe amounts to 1% every 7.8 seconds. That means that in the time it takes to drink a beer, the price of that beer will have doubled!
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James, you forgot to banner your prediction with, “EXCLUSIVE! MUST CREDIT OUTSIDE THE BELTWAY!!!”
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I’ll bet it was because he offered the Zimbabwaan people “hope” and “change”
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Of course Mugabe is actually the McCain figure, the semi-senescent war hero who doesn’t have the sense to retire.
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Sort of inspires one to think in terms of cautionary tale-style verse… perhaps a series of verses of ZANU-PF’s and its leader’s atrocities, each ending with:
“My Son, Neither a Robber nor a Mugger Be,
Like that Evil Old Mugger of Zimbabwe…”
Terrible pun – but a terrible situation too.
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