Nate Silver chimes in on the Iranian elections, sort of.

[homasse]

Statistical Report Purporting to Show Rigged Iranian Election Is FlawedLike most Americans, there are few things I would like to see more than Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran's hateful President, to be voted out of office. Elections in thuggish, authoritarian states like Iran need be treated with the utmost skepticism and scrutiny. I can't say I have any

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[screamingintune]

Re: press conference. I didn't get to watch the whole thing, since I'm at work and I totally have shit to do so I have had to run back and forth to the TV, but was Christiane Amanpour the only one to challenge one of his answers? He seemed kinda pissy when she did. I totally love her, she's basically the only person on CNN worth a damn. Her documentaries are amazing.

[cindel]

I think she was. Most of them were kissing his ass and making speeches.

[screamingintune]

oh god, ikr. Like that one old guy who was all ~*LET ME READ SOME POETRY FOR YOU BB MAHMOUD*~

[screamingintune]

Oh wow. God. -_- The answer. -_-

Just. -_-

[leprofessional]

His question was kind of retarded in this specific context TBH... I was very disappointed. He should've focused on the election like Amanpour, he let him off too easy this way (AN was like... criminals get death punishment, we don't like it, but that's how it goes-- was Rob Fisk honestly thinking that he would get any other answer?)

[carminaburana]

I used to be a huge fan (and met him and talked to him at length a few years ago), but his stuff has been disappointing me lately. I think it's the sauce.