Iranian of the Day

I love it!

There isn't a day that goes by that I don't get reminded of how increadibly out of touch many of the loud-mouth Iranian residents of North America really are.

Time and time again, millions of Iranians make their preferences known in votes and polls, only to be told by a small group of self-righteous fossils that they are wrong.

We have a poll here, heavily biased toward Iranians who live in the West. Outside of Iranians circles no Westerner but the most wonkish news-watchers really know who the hell Mousavi is. And against increadibly popular superstars, Iranians have made Mousavi #1 in the Time Poll. This isn't even Iran, it's people from mainly outside Iran! Even here Mousavi is increadibly popular yet denounced as a traitor in the comments!

This won't be the last time you will see mind-bending contradictions like this. The Internet does a great job of exposing phony loud-mouths from the will of the great majority of Iranians.

Ya Hossein, Mir Hossein!

You are absolutely right

He and figures like him are there to provoke and thereby identify real opposing elements in the society.

Mosavi is an Akhoond in Suit!

because he support the Nezam e islami (IRI / IRR).  I would never vote for such a charecter!  He is not Irani!

Mousavi is not Khamenei but he is no Bakhtiar. Not even close.

and making another mistake won't make up for the one in 79.

Voting for Mousavi is the mistake that by analogy khar suggests we should avoid. The problem is the analogy. And Mousavi is indeed a very low standard by trait, by association, by track record and by stated love and loyalty to khomeini. 

OKtaby

FaceBook posting

would be good too, if you guys are on it?

Monda Jaan Thanks for your Vote!

Keep up the good work. Hopefully we will pass 1 million votes before the weekend.

Done!

and passed around.

Yolanda jaan

I too hope that is not the case this time. If it happens we need to start a letter writing campaign to TIME and make our collective voices heard. We need to indicate to them that by not honoring our votes which is not in line with TIME's prestige it will disappoint millions of readers and most certainly damage TIME's reputation around the world and in Iran which may affect their readership. But first things first, we have 2 more weeks until the end of this voting which is on April 29th, let's make sure the number of votes speak for themselves by encouraging all Iranians and others whom we know to vote. So far we have had a great turnout let’s keep it up through April 29th!

THANKS FOR YOUR VOTE!!!

it would be funny if

ahmadinejad was also on this list, as in he would most likley come last on the list and we could all have a good laugh once mousavi wins this poll being first and ahmadi becoming the biggest loser being last.

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Thank you for the nice music video.....I voted already....I hope Times truly honors the voting outcomes this time!

WE Are The Champions!

VOTE!

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPRPGoIf4G4

Mr. Worcester Mo

Pragmatic thinking will prevail! Besides do you really think IRI was one solid structure and Mousavi was the judge, jury and the executioner? IRI never has been a solid governing body even in those days.

Back in 1979 we made a mistake and shunned anything besides our "revolutionary" dogmas, we missed a great chance on Shahpour Bakhtiar then and I hope we are not making the same mistake now! Bakhtiar was not shah we were not capable of seeing that then, but can we realize that Mousavi is not Khamenie (IRI), I hope so!

THANKS FOR VOTING!!!

First of all I votted for

First of all I votted for this guy, thinking that it may improve his profile.  Then again in 1950 Dr. Mossadegh was the man of the year, sometime later the Shah and even 'dayuus' Khoemeini.  Also let us  remember that this man was responsibile for many killing or at least sat around and let Khamenei and Khomeini kill thousands from 1981-9.  It was suffocating leaving in Iran then with the war and these people's policy.  I guess our standards are so reduced, kind of like that Persian saying _Be margeh megarand, be tab razii ast-, we have lowered our expectations.  I take this guy over the Monkey President in a heart beat but this man is not going to change the constitution.  We can not compromise on that.  Doing that would let another asshole to become the Supreme Leader and this cycle of travesty continues.   

More than 800000 now!

Let see if we can reach 1 million before the weekend.

According to Mousavi, if he gets his way we'll have a government

that is as good as Khomeini wished or promoted.

Is that what you want? 

OKtaby

MM jaan

Shirin Ebadi is a fine choice, she is a gutsy lady who has done a lot for the cause of human rights in Iran and has spoken bravely against the regime of IR.  I don't have a problem with her. Okay, maybe I wish she were a declared secular democrat too :-).  

Lovely!

One man, at least 1000 votes!

Now the people of the world say: "Where are our votes?"

They should realize that is the Iranian way! We do anything to get ahead, no matter how other people might consider voting more than once as illegal and immoral.

Am I the only one who sees a problem here?

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OMG! Mousavi beat out Sara Palin, Obama, Hilary Clinton, Taylor Swift, Elton John, Nancy Pelosi, and Susan Boyle.....not bad at all...

VOTE!

Please tell everyone you know to VOTE for Mr. Mousavi!

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I heard Lady Gaga's "bad Romance" on radio and watched the video on VH1 several times.....the video and the dance moves look goofy to me.....Out of curiosity, I got on You-tube to check her music video several weeks ago.....I was shocked to find out that Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" has over 100 million hits on you-tube......it is just  unbelievable! Apparently she has a lot of fans world-wide!

Sorry Mehrban - I voted for Shirin Ebadi

While Mousavi was instrumental in starting the green monement as objection to the June 12, 2009 elections in Iran, I just could not get myself to vote for someone who still believes in the concept of Velayat-e Faghih as the foundation of an Islamic Republic, and his lifelong hero is Khomeini.  I would have rather voted for Lady GaGa than Mousavi who at least brings some joy with her music.

And, Zahra, his wife is also in the list which I think has shown more gall than him, at times.  Nice clear picture of him, though. 

Vote for

Lady Gaga: At least she makes millions of people happy with her music.she looks clean, sexy , talented on piano and best of all she is not subscribed to the backward omati ideology that this guy supports.... 

what do you have against

what do you have against Lady Gaga.  lol

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Done!
Hameenjoori alaki, I voted for Anwar al-Awlaki!
(#191 of the list)

At least, unlike mousavi, he's a faithful 'terrorist'...

P.S.  khodemoonimaa, mir hossein'am asl-e 60 maagh-e! Bad neest agar khatnash koneh...    ;-)

Another Brilliant SELECTED choice I suppose ... ;0)

Shikame Goshneh-koone berahne by Samad & anonymous sinners

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8BN0dI5e_A

4th Place

Mousavi is at 4th. place and not 190th:

 //www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1972075_1976159_1976160,00.html

Khar jAn, the list you (and everyone else) were looking at was just the list and NOT the ranking!

Another meaningless gesture

Meanwhile people of Kyrgyzstan and Thailand brought down their governments!

But what the heck, as long as it doesn't cost me anything, I'll vote for Mousavi so he can take over Lady Gaga!

4000 people think Betty White is the most influential person in the world! (LOL)

Khar Agho

If Mousavi had the looks and the body of Sara Jun Plain, he would have been there in 9 place as well . ;-)

BTW I had already voted, for Dr Ebadi and Mousavi.

-YT 

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Yu-Na Kim is a gold medalist for figure-skating in Winter Olympic Games. She is Korean trained in Canada....

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I voted for Mousavi already!

khar jaan

are you kidding? Palin at 9th !!! this is crazy ...