Fremont Merchants Plan to Light up Lenin This Season

Seattle Post-Intelligencer ^ | 26 November 2004 | Kery Murakami

[Publius]

When Saddam Hussein was toppled, I suggested in a letter to the Fremont Chamber of Commerce that they pick up a statue of Saddam on the cheap, put it next to Lenin and create a matched set.

They haven't responded yet.

[Clemenza]

For all its faults, at least NYC has never put up a statue of Lenin.

[doxteve]

"When Saddam Hussein was toppled, I suggested in a letter to the Fremont Chamber of Commerce that they pick up a statue of Saddam on the cheap, put it next to Lenin and create a matched set."

Comes the (Conservative) Revolution will come many changes, comrade!

[joesnuffy]

100 combat veterans with acetylene torches ought to fix ole Vlad's little red wagon

[Cruising Speed]

Remember that April Fools day when Chris Buckley reported the Russians were sending Lenin's body on a world tour to raise hard cash? What a gas!

[Texas Eagle]

But in Fremont, they're going to light up -- what else? -- the big statue of Vladimir Lenin.

Blue Staters. What a bunch of idiots.

[GeekDejure]

Hey... I object... they promised me they would put up a statue of GeekDejure !!! ;-))

[Publius]

I've always viewed the Lenin statue as trophy of our victory in the Cold War. Think of it as a rather large, bronze cookskin nailed over the mantlepiece. Adding Saddam as another large, bronze coonskin struck me as poetic justice.

It's like a collection of trophies or a series of deer and moose heads displayed in the den.

[Publius]

Lenin ping.

[Rakkasan1]

But in Fremont, they're going to light up -- what else? --

...a big doobie?

[Texas Eagle]

I guess I shouldn't implicate the whole state of Warshington. Just the blue county-ites.

[Clemenza]

Hillary and Chuckie or Osama Mamma and CantSpell, you make the call...

[Clemenza]

On another note, I am I alone in thinking that Fremont is the most overrated neighborhood in Seattle?

[elbucko]

I've always viewed the Lenin statue as trophy of our victory in the Cold War.

I agree. At first "Che'" T-shrts bothered me until I talked to a moron wearing one. I found that Che` was in appropriate company. Lenin's statue is appropriately collecting bird guano.

[Splatter]

When are they going to have time to do this wonderful Commie lighting? King county still has ballots to forge and votes to skew. If they don't get busy they won't get their next Commie Gov into office.

[ripley]

are they finally coming out of the woodwork?
(such brilliant, superior, intellectual giants)

[Rightfootforward]

Nothing about this amuses me.

[GSlob]

Doesn't the city of Fremont need a public urinal? That statue would serve admirably.