These are moments in history whose salience it is simply impossible to know as they happen. But today has already demonstrated both the total bankruptcy of the current Iranian regime and the immense bravery, humanity and genius of the Iranian people.

1.45 pm. Shiraz erupts.
1.44 pm. Via NIAC, translation of the chants:

“I welcome death
I welcome death
But not subjugation
But not subjugation”

1.36 pm. Kristol and Hayes want Obama to say what the regime now falsely accuses him of saying. No, they won't learn. Their ideology is too rigid for actual judgment and their partisanship too deep to support the president at a moment like this.


1.33 pm. Kevin Sullivan:


"There is a list of embassies in Tehran floating around, as injured protesters are being encouraged to go to them instead of hospitals. The hospitals are very like stocked full of Basijis. Question: If the embassies become overwhelmed, what happens then? In 1906, over 10,000 Persian constitutionalists occupied

the British embassy in protest of the Qajaris (this was pre-UK hatred, obviously. The Russians were mostly the villains at that time). UK embassy is now rumored to be accepting the injured. It always seems to come back to the British in Iran."

I nearly threw-up when I saw the photo of Obama getting ice cream cones today. He is a disgrace and a failure.

File that under "what is bush would've done that?"

I feel so impotent reading all the stuff happening in Iran. I should have got Tiger Wood’s Golf ‘10 for Wii so I could pretend to be president.