Can we blame Ahmadinejad's vote stealing on Bush and Rove?

[Taverner]

I mean, if the "Greatest Democracy on Earth" can cheat in an election, then what's to stop other countries from it?

[Andy823]

1. Well it would be nice, but

I think Ahmadinejad probably knew how to steal votes without getting help from Bush or Rove, although I will admit that both he and Bush are a lot alike, egotistical maniacs! :evilgrin:

[anigbrowl]

2. Uh....no. Bush and Rove didn't invent the concept.

They just introduced it to the American political market.

[Taverner]

4. Not by inventing, but by giving it the US stamp of approval

[anigbrowl]

5. I'm afraid countries with crooked regimes have never needed that.

[SoCalDem]

3. Nope. "Weird" elections and "unusual" outcomes of elections are not new

The Bush fiascoes were blatantly "odd" for US, but in third-world countries, fixed/rigged/odd elections are quite "normal". We just paid little attention to them or cared very little, since the "winners" were often chosen BY the US officials who meddled there:)

[sutz12]

6. No, we can't "blame" them.

They were just a good example for them to follow.

I guess we could say that Rove/Bush "trained" them. ;)