Grow a blasted spine, will ya?
Reporter: “But does the administration recognize Ahmadinejad as the legitimate President of Iran?”
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs: “He is the elected leader.”
Look, Gibbs old buddy, when you have an election with that many irregularities and near revolutionary ferment in the streets over the result you don’t legitimize the mullah’s chosen man. Its ok to say something like, “Ahmadinejad will be in office in Iran and we will have to deal with him” but not ok to tell the Iranian protesters that we think their oppressor is legitimately in charge of their country.
For Pete’s sake, will you dimwits in the Obama Administration at least try to think before you speak?