The President of Iran in the U.S.

A fascinating interview online with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is online at NPR.org. Listening to it on All Things Considered this morning, I was again amazed at the Amero-centric worldview we have in the U.S. Steve Inskeep did a wonderful job verbally combating Ahmadinejad, who according to Inskeep, never stopped smiling, but I have to admit, I agree with Ahmadinejad when he asks “Why do you assume that your system is better than everybody else’s?”

I would love to simply call the Iranian President a modern-day Hitler, but can’t. He’s no dummy. He’s very intelligent, and despite staying calm as Inskeep called him to task about everything from his alleged desire to “wipe Israel off the map” to, if I heard correctly, charges he was one of the students who took American hostages in the 70s. He responded to it all calmly and intelligently.

But what made the biggest impression on my was his question to Inskeep, when asked about the Iranian system’s freedom of expression and freedom to run for office even if you don’t agree with the Mullahs. Ahmadinejad responded “I ask you, can anyone in fact become a president without the support of either of the two parties here in the United States?”

Oooh. Good point.

I don’t know, ask Ron Paul.

Don’t you just hate it when they do that? You’re in the middle of a perfectly good finger-pointing attack and the guy turns it around by holding up a mirror?

I only hope when Inskeep saw his reflection he was wearing a nicer jacket than the Iranian President was.