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Iranian Festival, Seattle Center today, Sat June 30

I love the ethnic festivals at Seattle Center! You too might enjoy this FREE, colorful celebration of Persian music, dance, costume, poetry. GREAT photo-ops too.

There are elements of the right wing who are characterizing the Iranian people as our enemies and trying to demonize them  (in preparation for a U.S. attack on Iran?) I recently heard one on right-wing radio - when I accidently tuned in. That's why I want to show the Iranian-American community some love and support.

Full schedule, Iranian Festival

More:

"The Iranian American Community Alliance (IACA) is excited to host its first annual Iranian Festival on Saturday, June 30, 2007. The Festival will be held at the Seattle Center Pavilion from 10:30am -7:30pm.

The event will bring the Iranian culture and heritage to the community at large while bringing the excitement of our Iranian traditions to our youth and ourselves.

The IACA is run by a team of young Iranian and Iranian-Americans whose mission is to unite and strengthen our current and future Iranian and Iranian American communities through cultural and educational programs, community service, and civic action."
Seattle Center site

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wait ... ooooops.

GOD and USA !

christ, I got the wrong order! holy shit!

do those people ...

ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm ... if they haven't had a wal mart since forever, can we trust them ?

/ end snark

sorry to be so derisive against f$$$ing stupid americans,

after last night,

seeing more people lined up to buy the Apple I-Junk,

than I've seen people lined up against Gonzo the Fascist

I do NOT feel like being nice towards too many of my fellow sheepians ...

In fact, after living through the 70's,

oooops! doesn't anyone remember that the f$$$ing USA installed a dicatator in Iran in the 50's cuz he wasn't a commie!!!

I'm really really really fed up with the stupidity of the cud chewing morons who are my fellow 'citizens'.

AND, to my fellow Dems ... what are Jim's, Pelosi's, Reid's reasons for caving this week that are worth listening to?

OH !! we don't have 60 in the senate!!

aside from the FACT that not having 60 in hte senate for 3 decades hasn't stopped the FASCIST onslaught,

we the Dems are gonna snivel and whimper and make excuses.

In conclusion:

welcome Persian / Iranians

thank you for bringing your 3000? 4000? ++ year old culture to our backwater.

Pardon my sourness, I'm so disgusted with the f$$$ing morons who are USA 'citizens' who haven't a freaking clue about how unique we are, how lucky we are, and what we gotta do to make sure that

EVERYONE

has a government
by the people,
for the people,
of the people.

rmm.

http://www.liemail.com/BambooGrassroots.html

by rmdSeaBos on Sat Jun 30, 2007 at 08:48:57 PM PST

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As a kid, I grew up with Iranian kids who were sent to the USA to escape the Aytolla and the Iraq/Iran war. Good people.

As an adult, I've worked with a handful of Iranians, mostly in civil engineering. Good people.

I've got zero problem with Iranians. I love their food, culture, people, etc.

I'm still grumpy that Bush The Lesser squashed their domestic reform efforts by labeling them as part of the "Axis of Evil", after they helped us against the Taliban in Afghanistan, thereby driving everyone into the arms of the hardliners.

by zappini on Mon Jul 02, 2007 at 09:53:26 AM PST

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