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Ash_F

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24. Another word salad

Reply to MADem (Reply #23)

Mon May 20, 2013, 01:20 PM

May 2013

You said they were on a 'fool's errand'. That's denigration. See how I responded without ranting tangentially for three paragraphs?

You came into this thread with a statement that was both factually wrong and politically counterproductive. If you don't get it by now you won't get it.

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Iranian cleric says women cannot be president as 30 females try to have names added to the ballot [View all] bananas May 2013 OP

Brave women. Keep up the pressure. /nt Ash_F May 2013 #1

love those gals Skittles May 2013 #2

It's in their idiotic constitution that women can't be President. MADem May 2013 #3

Hmm? no Ash_F May 2013 #4

Well, having lived there before and after, I beg to differ with Wikipedia on that score. MADem May 2013 #5

While it is true that there are some Iranians who pine for the days of the Shah. Ash_F May 2013 #6

I am not talking about 'pining' for the days of the Shah. MADem May 2013 #8

A clarification Ash_F May 2013 #7

Women had rights under Shah. They're treated like shit under the Guardian Council. MADem May 2013 #9

Your premise is John2 May 2013 #10

No they didn't. MADem May 2013 #11

I'm not naive because John2 May 2013 #12

You plainly have serious gaps in your understanding of how the government works in Iran, MADem May 2013 #13

The only point John2 May 2013 #14

The RG was not part of the Army in 1978, any more than the Baseej is part of the Army now. MADem May 2013 #17

Yeah you are not getting it. Ash_F May 2013 #15

No. Not true at ALL. But "the country" is not "the leadership." MADem May 2013 #16

And that is where you are disconnected from reality due to wishful thinking. Ash_F May 2013 #18

Don't be foolish. The one who is "disconnected from reality" here isn't me. MADem May 2013 #19

You might be more effective if you cut your posts down. Ash_F May 2013 #20

Ah, now you don't like the length of my posts. MADem May 2013 #21

You denigrate the female candidates Ash_F May 2013 #22

You're making things up yet again. MADem May 2013 #23

Another word salad Ash_F May 2013 #24

When you can't rebut the point, you come up with a "pithy" insult. MADem May 2013 #25

So.. 40 years of your strategy has gotten you what exactly? Ash_F May 2013 #26

What "strategy?" See, there you go again. MADem May 2013 #27

Rings hollow. Ash_F May 2013 #28

What rings hollow is your childish attempts to pick fights, replete with snark and empty commentary. MADem May 2013 #29

You seem quite disheveled Ash_F May 2013 #30

You 'seem' to be wearing out your dictionary--"disheveled" you say? MADem May 2013 #31

Quoting Mitt Romney? Ash_F May 2013 #32

Now you're going about as low as you can manage--first you use personal insults, and then you MADem May 2013 #33

"But....but....this one is worse!!!" Ash_F May 2013 #34

You read what you want to read. And your understanding of the country is MADem May 2013 #35

Again with the links.... Ash_F May 2013 #36

I shouldn't bother because you don't read them. MADem May 2013 #37

OK, I went ahead and read them Ash_F May 2013 #38

Those are the poor who live in the south of the city. MADem May 2013 #39

this thread has been an interesting read treestar May 2013 #40