Friday, June 19, 2009
Not so hard to understand
CNN, overall doing a wonderful job of boosting moral support for the Persian people, still misses the point at times. This morning they're trying to explain the role of the Supreme Ayatollah to Americans. One "expert" compared Khamenei to Jerry Falwell. That's just dumb, and shows that the "expert" has spent too much time talking to other academics and not enough time with actual Americans.
Falwell never had that kind of power, except in the delusional nightmares of academics. He had influence over a large set of Protestants, but most of the political elite hated him and reflexively disobeyed him. That's the exact opposite of the Ayatollah's influence.
In fact America does have a close equivalent of Khamenei, a man whose power is half-mystical and half-political, a man who is ALMOST ALWAYS OBEYED BY EVERY POLITICIAN, REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT. And in fact his name is rather similar to Persia's Ayatollahs.
His name is Edouard Khennedi. ¶ 12:21 PM
Falwell never had that kind of power, except in the delusional nightmares of academics. He had influence over a large set of Protestants, but most of the political elite hated him and reflexively disobeyed him. That's the exact opposite of the Ayatollah's influence.
In fact America does have a close equivalent of Khamenei, a man whose power is half-mystical and half-political, a man who is ALMOST ALWAYS OBEYED BY EVERY POLITICIAN, REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT. And in fact his name is rather similar to Persia's Ayatollahs.
His name is Edouard Khennedi. ¶ 12:21 PM
