China's former president has gone all "Kim Jong Ill" on everyone and now the entire Internet is fighting about whether or not ex-leader Jiang Zemin being missing from a public photo-op means he is automatically dead. China "sorta" denied it and censors are furiously blocking searches of "Jiang Zemin" on its Sina Corp. Chinese Twitter-thingy. Meanwhile, papers across Asia just went ahead and reported him dead, to be on the safe side. And the entire point of this is that it's entertaining to remember even Communism is no match for pointless Internet rumor shouting matches.
There is not much satisfaction in a commie’s death unless it was caused by USA drone bomb or some super secret army of American made mutant solders.
More likely it went something like "Godddamit I am 84 years old and it's hot as hell out there. I am NOT leaving this pagoda for a photo op! Tell them, I don't know, that I'm dead or something". That's what I'd do, anyway.
While Google's first suggestions for Jiang Zemin are "Jiang Zemin dead" and "Jiang Zemin death," if you post in Chinese, the first suggestion for "江泽民" is "江泽民简历" (Jiang Zemin's resume).
This suggests Jiang is not dead; he's merely out looking for a new job.
yeah, but chinese internet comments won't come close to wonkette comments.
wonkette FTW USA!!
Poor Yuri...I think I feel worse for his brother Peekup, though.
We threw I-Ching...out the window.
Good lord...can you imagine what the internets would be like if Barry bought it?
this is one of the reasons I love Wonkette...it is the only place on the 'net where folks recognize Firesign Theater references.
There is not much satisfaction in a commie’s death unless it was caused by USA drone bomb or some super secret army of American made mutant solders.
More likely it went something like "Godddamit I am 84 years old and it's hot as hell out there. I am NOT leaving this pagoda for a photo op! Tell them, I don't know, that I'm dead or something". That's what I'd do, anyway.
While Google's first suggestions for Jiang Zemin are "Jiang Zemin dead" and "Jiang Zemin death," if you post in Chinese, the first suggestion for "江泽民" is "江泽民简历" (Jiang Zemin's resume).
This suggests Jiang is not dead; he's merely out looking for a new job.