Yet Another Unitarian*Universalist Photo-Op. . . Getting The Picture Yet Bill?

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so here is my eight thousand plus word "essay" in response to the ever so "diplomatic" questions and concerns that UUA President Bill Sinkford expressed to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during the Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR) meeting which took place at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City on Woden's Day September 24th, 2008; one year to the day after this now eerily prophetic blog post titled Ahmadinejad Speaks To Unitarian Congregation was posted to the Team Tominthebox News Network® satirical blog. . .

"The reports we receive about the treatment of women and political dissidents in Iran raise questions and concerns for us."

"Is Iran moving towards allowing its citizens more freedom of choice and affiliation?"


I don't know Bill. Do you suppose these Iranian citizens had any freedom of choice regarding the color of the crane that they're so closely affiliated with?

Image courtesy of the Iranian Freedom blog.

"Is the government working towards equality for women in public life?"


Well this Iranian woman's public life seems pretty much equal to the public life of the Iranian man pictured below. Or would that be equality in public death Bill?


Both images courtesy of the Plateau Of Iran blog.

"Are protections being created for citizens who identify with different political parties, religious beliefs, and sexual orientations?"


Try guessing which "lifestyle" these two Iranian teenagers "identify with" Bill.

Better make that *identified* with. . .

Black and white image of the public hanging of Mahmoud Asqari and Ayad Marhouni courtesy of artist Paul Harfleet via The Pansy Project blog.

"Our governments and our cultures are very different."

Well the U.S. and Iranian governments look like Black-Eyed Peas in a pod from this perspective Bill. . .


"Given those basic differences, I would like to hear from you how the U.S. and Iran can best work together to find non-violent resolutions to our differences."

So what *did* you hear from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad about how the U.S. and Iran can best work together to find non-violent resolutions to their differences Bill? I am all ears, but the UUA web page devoted to your most recent self-congratulatory PR stunt would seem to indicate that you didn't hear anything at all Bill. . .




I am Shahab hear me roar in numbers too big to ignore!*

The two above Iranian missile test launch images courtesy of The Guardian News Blog.

The two Iranian missile test launch images below, exposing the amateurish Photoshop digital image manipulation done by the dilettante propagandists at the media arm of Iran's Revolutionary Guards courtesy of the Wired blog and boingboing.net.





*Well at least three or four. . .


This blog post is a work in progress that may be updated a bit later.

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