Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, just wrapped up a controversial visit to the United States, which included a speaking engagement at Columbia University. During his speech (which was generally pooh-poohed by both Republican and Democratic presidential candidates), Ahmadinejad wavered back and forth between sounding thoughtful and sounding just plain stupid (kind of like our own president, but with slightly less stupid). However, any insightful comments Ahmadinejad may have made during his speech were surely overshadowed by his suggestions that the Holocaust needed to have its historical accuracy reexamined, that women in Iran enjoyed more freedom than women in almost any other country, and, most amusingly, that there are actually no gay people in Iran.
No gay people? Apparently Mr. Ahmadinejad hasn't ever seen the movie 300. I don't think they could've made Xerxes any gayer.
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