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The 10 most decadent dictators
Times of London ^
| 09/05/08
Posted on 09/06/2008 12:41:49 PM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
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To: TigerLikesRooster; AmericanInTokyo; Steel Wolf; nuconvert; MizSterious; nw_arizona_granny; ...
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posted on
09/06/2008 12:42:23 PM PDT
by
TigerLikesRooster
(kim jong-il, chia head, ppogri, In Grim Reaper we trust)
To: TigerLikesRooster
1. Kim Jong-il, “Dear Leader” of North Korea since 1994.
2. Ferdinand Marcos, President of the Philippines, 1965 - 1986.
3. Nicolae Ceausescu, President of Romania, 1967 - 1989.
4. Saparmurat Niyazov, President of Turkmenistan, 1990 - 2006.
5. Idi Amin, President of Uganda, 1971 - 1979.
6. Joseph Stalin, Leader of the Soviet Union, 1922 - 1953.
7. Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Persia, 1941 - 1979.
8. Saddam Hussein, President of Iraq, 1989 - 2003.
9. Mobutu Sese Soku, President of Zaire, 1965 - 1997.
10. Suharto, President of Indonesia, 1967 - 1998.
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posted on
09/06/2008 12:45:35 PM PDT
by
null and void
(Sarah Palin might be more conservative than even John McCain ~ Megyn Kelly, Fox News 9/2/08)
To: TigerLikesRooster
I am intrigued as to who does not make it. They get a few of them right such as Saddam and Kim jong il
Where is Pol Pot?
Where is Mao?
Where is Castro?
Where is Mugabe?
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posted on
09/06/2008 12:47:03 PM PDT
by
lonestar67
(Its time to withdraw from the War on Bush-- your side is hopelessly lost in a quagmire.)
To: lonestar67
Maybe their bank account was not fat enough.:-)
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posted on
09/06/2008 12:48:28 PM PDT
by
TigerLikesRooster
(kim jong-il, chia head, ppogri, In Grim Reaper we trust)
To: TigerLikesRooster
Why isn’t Barack Hussein Obama included on this list?
Oh, I forgot, Obama hasn’t been Elected yet by Acclaimation!
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posted on
09/06/2008 12:48:49 PM PDT
by
NOBAMA in 08
(An Empty Suited Opportunist with No Redeeming Value!)
To: null and void
Toss in Nancy Pelosi, the Tyrant of the US House of Representatives, the ultimate luxury limousine liberal scumbag.
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posted on
09/06/2008 12:49:30 PM PDT
by
FormerACLUmember
(When the past no longer illuminates the future, the spirit walks in darkness.)
To: lonestar67
Notably absent?
Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe since 1980.
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posted on
09/06/2008 12:50:16 PM PDT
by
null and void
(Sarah Palin might be more conservative than even John McCain ~ Megyn Kelly, Fox News 9/2/08)
To: lonestar67
Where is Pol Pot?
Where is Mao?
Where is Castro?
Where is Mugabe?Dressed up in Drag and protesting with Code Pink.
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posted on
09/06/2008 12:56:03 PM PDT
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darkwing104
(Lets get dangerous)
To: null and void
Whoa, that is really hideous!
“money can buy stuff, but stuff ain’t classy”, thats what my momma always said.
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posted on
09/06/2008 12:56:54 PM PDT
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DariusBane
(Obamessiah the Assholian do not deny Him. (K-oneTexas creates assholian))
To: TigerLikesRooster
Fidel Castro should be on the list.
And the top all-time should have been Bokassa I from the Central African Empire (now the Central African Republic)
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posted on
09/06/2008 12:59:55 PM PDT
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dfwgator
(After Saturday, the Miami Hurricanes will be downgraded to a tropical depression)
To: lonestar67
10 most evil, yes, but as far as I know, none of those except Mugabe were known to live exceptionally decadent lifestyles.
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posted on
09/06/2008 1:00:41 PM PDT
by
elmer fudd
(Fukoku kyohei)
To: DariusBane
Whoa, that is really hideous! It does look decidedly french at that.
Credit where due, though, AFAIK, Mugabe never actually ate any of his opponents (unlike Idi Amin)...
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09/06/2008 1:01:13 PM PDT
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null and void
(Sarah Palin might be more conservative than even John McCain ~ Megyn Kelly, Fox News 9/2/08)
To: TigerLikesRooster
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09/06/2008 1:01:31 PM PDT
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kidd
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posted on
09/06/2008 1:02:31 PM PDT
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BigEdLB
(Let's get serious - there is only one choice - McCain/Palin 2008)
To: TigerLikesRooster
awarded himself the VC, or Victorious Cross, and CBE, or Conqueror of the British Empire.May I present Idi Amin... biggest freakin' moron in history...
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posted on
09/06/2008 1:04:03 PM PDT
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John123
(Obambi said that he has been in 57 states. I will now light myself on fire...)
To: John123
If anyone hasn’t seen it yet, I highly recommend “The Last King of Scotland.”
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posted on
09/06/2008 1:06:43 PM PDT
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dfwgator
(After Saturday, the Miami Hurricanes will be downgraded to a tropical depression)
To: TigerLikesRooster
" ... "
To: martin_fierro
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09/06/2008 1:20:54 PM PDT
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null and void
(Sarah Palin might be more conservative than even John McCain ~ Megyn Kelly, Fox News 9/2/08)
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09/06/2008 1:22:25 PM PDT
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TheThirdRuffian
(Bomb, Bomb. Bomb! Bomb bomb Iran! Bomb. Bomb. Bomb! Bomb bomb Iran!)
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