tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-03:244784The Packbats' Weblogpackbatpackbat2009-06-22T13:31:13Ztag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-03:244784:265856FiveThirtyEight: Worst. Damage Control. Ever.2009-06-22T13:31:13Z2009-06-22T13:31:13Zpublic0<blockquote>I've generally tended to take the position that while the people running Iran are a bunch of reactionary thugs, they're at least a fairly <em>intelligent</em> bunch of reactionary thugs.<br /><br />After this revelation on Iranian Press TV, however, I'm not so certain.</blockquote><br /><br /><a href="http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2009/06/worst-damage-control-ever.html#">FiveThirtyEight: Worst. Damage Control. Ever.</a><br /><br />(As I mentioned in the Google Reader repost, NY Times noted that Iranians are allowed to vote in districts they aren't registered in. This in no way suffices to explain what we're seeing here.)<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=packbat&ditemid=265856" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments