[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]

Lenin ping.

[Clemenza]

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

[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.

[AmericaUnited]

I studied him in college and so my feelings are mixed. ...

WHAT IS THIS PERSON SMOKING, CRACK???!!!???

HOW CAN YOU HAVE MIXED FEELINGS ABOUT ON OF THE WORLD GREATEST MASS-MURDERS??!!!

[weegee]

Some people complained about the statue when it went up because they thought it took his regime's repression lightly. Do you still get complaints?

One guy came in and started yelling at my people, like it was their fault.

Just wait until they put up their statue of Adolph Hitler. Communism has been soft sold by American socialists still intent on getting their way.

Red dupes are useful idiots and still serving the Evil Empire.

[billndin]

Since today's Russia is in some ways more free than America (a low flat tax), and since the Stalinist Michael Moore earns himself a seat at the DNC next to President Jimmy Carter, why not maintain the dictator's statue as a talisman for collectivists to bow down before?

[Cacique]

The staue in question for those who've never seen it

[longshadow]

Merwin, who moved here from Vashon Island (which has its own share of characters), said her friends worried about her living in the big city. "But then when they heard I was going to Fremont, they said, 'Oh, she'll fit right in there.'"

I'm not sure if she understands that this sentiment isn't exactly a compliment. Fremont is full of people in various stages of vegetative decay; some are worse than others.

Personally, I'd prefer that strung lights on the Fremont Bridge Troll or the "Waiting for the Inter-Urban" statue.

[WildTurkey]

The infamous "Fremont Troll".

[hosepipe]

Does no one in Washington State own big tractor truck ?
Sounds like an excellent project late Christmas eve...
A little oxy-acetlene.. a few yards of cable.. and VOILA!.. instant civic beautification project.. Would drive the liberals nitz... The articles in the paper would be precious..

Democracy is the road to socialism. Karl Marx

Democracy is indispensable to socialism. The goal of socialism is communism. V.I. Lenin

The meaning of peace is the absence of opposition to socialism.- Karl Marx

[WildTurkey]

I don't know if it is posted but this "personal view" article is worth looking at:

http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Printable.asp?ID=3173

[bushisdamanin04]

WELCOME TO SEATTLE, EVERYONE - HOME OF WTO !!!