Iranian President Ahmadinejad Booted From Third New York Hotel

[steven johnson]

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad seems like he's unpopular all over the world.

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Iranian president, had another door slammed in his face Thursday when a third New York venue refused to allow the Holocaust-denying leader a place to throw a reception while he was in town for the United Nations General Assembly.

On Thursday, the Essex House, a Manhattan hotel, cancelled a presumably alcohol- and pork-free dinner Ahmadinejad planned to host Friday, less than 24 hours after he went on a hate-filled rant at the U.N., which caused members of the U.S. delegation to walk out of the room.

The hotel said "that no accommodation or banqueting facilities have been booked at the Essex House for the president of Iran or members of his delegation," making it the third place in a week to bow to local pressure.

A nonprofit group called United Against Nuclear Iran says it has spearheaded the campaign to keep venues from hosting the president and successfully encouraged General Electric to divest its holdings in Iran.

Iranian President Ahmadinejad Booted From Third New York Hotel

[Proud Liberal Dem]

1. He seems to be Iran's "W"

Hopefully, the Iranians will eventually get rid of him soon just like we finally got rid of Bush (even though we had to wait 8 long years for it to happen)

[Selatius]

4. They resisted him far more ferociously, even getting killed, than we did with Bush, sadly.

We could learn a thing or two about resistance against tyranny.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

5. Good point

Maybe if we didn't have so many of our leaders *accomodating* tyrants like Bush but instead supporting us, being an opposition party would make more of a difference.

[TxRider]

8. It won't help unless they get rid of supreme leader too

[Proud Liberal Dem]

10. True

Of course, that didn't occur to all of the right-wingers urging Obama to call for the Iranians to rise up against A during their *election* earlier this year and replaying his anti-Israel rants at every opportunity and trying to gin up a case for attacking Iran.

[Rabrrrrrr]

2. Too funny!

Though I liked Colbert's take on this last night - let him stay at a hotel, and then bankrupt Iran with room service and mini-bar charges!

[babylonsister]

3. Whoops! Cancel the invites! nt

[Drunken Irishman]

6. It's because the Jews run the hotel business.

Kidding. ;)

[Libertas1776]

7. No room at the inn

Pity, what a pity. :nopity:

[Spirochete]

9. maybe he's trying to beat

Keith Moon's record...