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Iran’s Ahmadinejad Lambastes U.S. Presidential Election: A ‘Battleground for Capitalists’ & ‘an Excuse for Hasty Spending’

Nov. 8, 2012 7:04am Billy Hallowell

BALI, Indonesia (AP) — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday called the U.S. election a “battleground for capitalists” while speaking at a democracy forum a day after President Barack Obama was re-elected.

He said democracy has become a system where the minority rules over the majority.

“Just take a look at the situation in Europe and the U.S.,” Ahmadinejad said during the meeting’s opening day on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali. An “election, which is one of the manifestations of the people’s will, has become a battleground for the capitalists and an excuse for hasty spending.”

Irans Ahmadinejad Lambastes U.S. Presidential Elections

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gestures at the Bali Democracy Forum in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia,Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012. Credit: AP

The price tag for the 2012 U.S. presidential campaign was the highest ever, soaring beyond $2 billion.

As the two-day meeting opened, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said mutual respect and diversity are the foundations of democracy.

“We need to encourage greater respect for different values, faiths and religious beliefs,” Yudhoyono said. “We should not allow irresponsible acts such as the defamation of religion to divide us.”

Dinna Wisnu, an international political analyst from Indonesia’s Paramadina Graduate School of Diplomacy, said Ahmadinejad is likely attending the event to try to find a place to fit in. And even if some Asian countries are not welcoming, the region as a whole is typically more accepting.

“Iran comes with its special agenda that has been planned as the country does not have a lot of friends in the Middle East,” she said. “They are in a difficult position. If they are not trying to make friends in other regions, Iran will be alone.”

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (R) shakes hand with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) during the welcome ceremony of the fifth Bali Democracy Forum in Nusa Dua on November 8, 2012. The fifth Bali Democracy Forum has attracted record numbers of heads of state and government, including Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, Afghan President Hamid Karzai and South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak. Credit: AFP/Getty Images

The international community fears Iran may be interested in possessing nuclear weapons, but the country has repeatedly said its uranium enrichment program is meant only for peaceful purposes. The U.S. and European Union have hit Iran hard with economic sanctions as a result of those concerns.

Iran has also long been criticized for its human rights record, including the continued use of stoning as a method of capital punishment. Increased Internet crackdowns and the jailing of political prisoners and journalists were also recently highlighted in a report by the U.N.’s human rights expert on Iran.

The country erupted into violence three years ago when pro-democracy protesters took to the streets to demonstrate against the election of Ahmadinejad, calling it bogus and rigged.

Meanwhile on Thursday, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak praised Indonesia as a Muslim nation with a thriving democracy, adding it was also encouraging to see countries like Myanmar undergo positive political reform. But he said more work needed to be done elsewhere.

“Unfortunately, we also saw how a 15-year-old Pakistani girl was shot as she promoted women’s rights in her country,” he said.

“Likewise, since 2003, the North Korean people can see but cannot speak, they have legs but cannot move. Human rights cannot be compromised there,” he added.

The fifth Bali Democracy Forum is being attended by 11 heads of state, including Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Afghan President Hamid Karzai.

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Comments (24)

Nanaswords
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 3:28pm
Why should we even take the time to report this hate-speech nut case and his views??? Could care NOT what he says!!!

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- 702TruthSeeker
  Posted on November 8, 2012 at 10:09pm
  don’t worry, we’ll spend our way to prosperity
  
  oh, check this out:
  http://www.naawp.org/2012/10/19/naacp-attempt-to-bully-naawp/
  
  we’ve institutionalized racism into our culture, that’s why our country is falling apart. has nothing to do with religion or morals
  
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Arshloch
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 2:17pm
A jackass born. a jackass bred, a jackass whines from its ugly head – follow shariah law – OFF WITH ITS HEAD!

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Kumo
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 12:08pm
The 2 Billion spent actually helped specific parts of the economy, sadly a huge chunk of it went to the LSM, feeding the beast that keeps our citizens blind to the truth.

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freedomisasfreedomdoes
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 10:20am
While our nation is being ripped apart the axis of evil is quickly becoming a brotherhood

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TruufWarrior
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 10:18am
Wow, I am in agreement with a Terrorist. Frightening.

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thereyougoagain
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 9:43am
Surly we are not taking advice the deranged outside this country; after all we have recently discovered we an overabundance of the mentally challenged here!

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- G-WHIZ
  Posted on November 8, 2012 at 10:21am
  What is Amanutjob worried about…his brown-noser-in-chief-King-O’ is till sending Iran billions$$.
  
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Southerner01
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 9:39am
Ahmadinejad is suffering rom Napolean syndrome. He’s a small weak man so he shouts a lot to try to seem more intimidating. It doesn’t work.

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AbrahamsSheepdog
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 9:18am
My sons kill, spread religious garbage, kill & watch tv. Fathers that cant live up. Nimrod still has you as slaves. You have No time. You don’t own it. You don’t even want your soul. You need Hope.

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Zipit
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 9:01am
Someone should tell this idiot we spent more this year, and every year,on Halloween Candy, than we did on all of our elections!! Capitalism is a good thing!!! We should send him a cruise missle for Christmas.

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- sbenard
  Posted on November 8, 2012 at 9:12am
  A “Christmas Cruise”! What a wonderful gift — to OURSELVES!
  
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TEARS FOR AMERICA
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 9:01am
Funny, he could be Obama’s son…or Jarrett’s brother…or Biden’s twin…

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- Zipit
  Posted on November 8, 2012 at 9:19am
  Bidens twin? Nah, no **** plugs!
  
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SquidVetOhio
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 8:52am
Rush Limbaugh was right. Obama won because he carried the slut vote.

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ryco62
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 8:49am
“He said democracy has become a system where the minority rules over the majority.” …..I could apply Ahmadinejad words to himself and his own country of Iran. So he should love our government, right? The guy lacks an understanding of liberty, freedom, self-rule……he, like many others in positions of power, don’t put any stock in, ie. trust in, the individual to be able to know what’s right but somehow they themselves, know what’s right. In Obama’s case, he is idealistic in his world view which is communism/socialism. It all sounds great, good, fair……the devil is in the details and the time it takes for those polices that are implemented to come to fruition.

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Gonzo
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 8:31am
Yudhoyono said. “We should not allow irresponsible acts such as the defamation of religion to divide us.”
Anti defamation laws, coming soon to a neighborhood near you! The left will pass that to “protect our troops from violence” and then conveniently use it agaisnt American pastors who preach the Gospel. You wanted it America, you got it.

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nocommie
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 8:23am
How do these psychopaths get into office.Why do people stand in line to see creepy Hollywood dirt bags?

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- AbrahamsSheepdog
  Posted on November 8, 2012 at 9:33am
  Because Evil is new Good. Satan, abortion, helloweem or Sameen is its name. False names false gods, its called chaos. It the same old plan with Dumber God hating humans. Same old story.
  
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soybomb315_II
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 7:37am
Regarding our democratic process, we wear the crown of shame…..
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Countries with multiparty system:
England, Israel, Germany, France, All of EU, Japan, Mexico, Canada, Austrailia

Countries with two-party system:
USA, Russia, China, Saudi Arabia, Cuba, North Korea

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HUGGINGMYBABIES
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 7:16am
Creep is right. Everyday we continue on this path makes foreign take over more possible……wonder how Obama’s promiscuous voting single girls would like an Imam instead of a president!. Snicker. Stoning anyone?

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Stoic one
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 7:15am
i wonder he wants from Asia

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Gary_K
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 7:07am
I would wager Ahmadinejad has little man syndrome.

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- Female
  Posted on November 8, 2012 at 8:31am
  He might not be considered short in his country.
  
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