Purple Finger Photo-Op ---pix->>>

[Stephanie]

Here we go again.










An Iraqi out-of-country voter (L) shows her ink-stained finger to U.S. President George W. Bush (C) in the White House Oval Office in Washington December 15, 2005. Undeterred by scattered violence, Iraqis voted in overwhelming numbers in an election on Thursday, with minority Sunni Arabs who boycotted the last poll determined not to miss out on power again. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

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[nini]

1. I've got a finger for georgie..

[Crankie Avalon]

2. "No, no, no, li'l missie...

...that thar purple koolaid's fer drinkin', not dunkin' yer finger in!"

[Stephanie]

5. How much do you want to bet that she's Chalabi's niece?

[Crankie Avalon]

12. Whomever she is...

...she better not try pulling his finger.

[FreedomAngel82]

15. And remember in

last year's state of the union that Iraqi Bush introduced? Claimed she faced bravery voting in Iraq? I remember it turned out she hadn't been inside Iraq since she was four. I wouldn't be surprised if it was the same with this girl. She isn't wounded like other Iraqi's or dead.

[Bucky]

20. Actually, I think it takes bravery voting in this country too

[XNASA]

3. Um. Her finger doesn't look purple to me.

:shrug:

[Stephanie]

6. Oh. Okay.

:eyes:

[sabra]

4. I'll give him that he has perfected the photo op pose

- Purple finger photo op
- Mongolia photo op
- Katrina victim photo op
- Parents of killed soldiers photo op
- 9/11 victims photo op

it's all the same.

[Rick Myers]

7. Looks like she slammed it in a car door!!!

[NewWaveChick1981]

8. Better watch out! With W around,

who knows WHERE that finger's been???

[graywarrior]

9. I can't wait til all his fingers are black from the "printing"

along with the mug shot.

[madinmaryland]

10. heh heh heh!! Pull my finger!!!!

See what happens!

[adriennui]

11. barforama

why does this give me douche chills?

i know it's a good thing that people are able to vote but this photo makes me feel very queasy.

[FreedomAngel82]

16. So when I go and vote

next year can I show off my fingers too? :shrug:

[guapacha]

13. How come the other guy isn't showing his finger?

Why does someone voting in the US need a purple finger? Are the authorities in the US so bad at running elections they can't... Oh!

[Stephanie]

17. Oh! The purple finger is for the photo-op.

Of course!

Welcome to DU!

[TahitiNut]

19. You get today's "TahitiNut KSOTO Award"

(KSOTO = Keen Sense Of The Obvious)

Welcome to DU. :hi:

[FreedomAngel82]

14. I would like to see him

with an actual live in Iraq citizen and how they feel about it. 80% of them still want occupying forces out and 43% still think it's jusitfiable to kill American soliders.

[azmouse]

18. And the winner in the Iraqi election is....

... Iran! :argh:

[Bucky]

21. Again? But they won last year!

[azmouse]

22. It's deja vu all over again!

They must be using Diebold machines!

[alfredo]

23. We have our own Finger of Freedom