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The King is dead, long live the other guy
January 23, 2015 at 8:39 am
(This post was last modified: January 23, 2015 at 8:48 am by Alex K.)
I can't help it, Abdullah's beard always freaked me out.
I'm sure that his clonehalf brother Salman, the new King (on the right),
who has a less weird, but meaner looking beard, will enact radical reforms. I'm looking forward to it. Only 8 lashes for driving a car instead of 10 for example? Come on, disappoint me in a good way!
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RE: The King is dead, long live the other guy
January 23, 2015 at 9:19 am
Sometimes I just can't stop the image of certain parts of the world exploding into oblivion popping into my brain. Does that make me a bad person? 
Don't worry, I'm of no danger to anyone. I haven't done the years of study necessary to press the "launch nuclear missile" button.
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RE: The King is dead, long live the other guy
January 23, 2015 at 11:12 am
Suppose this one wants to tongue kiss Bush 43 too ?
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RE: The King is dead, long live the other guy
January 23, 2015 at 1:01 pm
They look like Disney villains. Just putting that out there.
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RE: The King is dead, long live the other guy
January 23, 2015 at 1:10 pm
I have absolutely no understanding of the Saudi Ariabian hierarchy. Can someone explain the affects this will have?
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RE: The King is dead, long live the other guy
January 23, 2015 at 1:48 pm
Alex, you should be careful how you title your post's. I almost passed out when you said the king is dead. I had to drop everything to make sure ELVIS still lives!
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RE: The King is dead, long live the other guy
January 23, 2015 at 1:56 pm
No one will skip a beat. We in the U.S. will continue to suck up to our drug-of-choice dealer with arms (while ignoring myriad human rights abuses), and Saudi society will continue its inexorable march into the twelfth century while its leaders enjoy lives of breathtaking extravagance.
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RE: The King is dead, long live the other guy
January 23, 2015 at 2:03 pm
BBC reports that his half-brother shares his outlook regarding tradition vs modernity, meaning, I think, that very little will change regarding their domestic policies.
Their international actions would be more inscrutable, I think. The Crown-prince's only previous post, I think, was Governor of Riyadh.
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RE: The King is dead, long live the other guy
January 23, 2015 at 2:04 pm
(January 23, 2015 at 1:48 pm)polar bear Wrote: Alex, you should be careful how you title your post's. I almost passed out when you said the king is dead. I had to drop everything to make sure ELVIS still lives!
Long live the One True King.
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RE: The King is dead, long live the other guy
January 23, 2015 at 2:05 pm
OMG that beard is a gay beard if I ever saw one. Gurrr that just screams "Butch Queen" lmfao
Now we know why Saudi Arabia treats their gays so bad. The lady doth protest too much
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