By Steve Hynd
The Washington Post, always willing to bang the "perfidious Persians" drum, has this piece today:
Iran�s rich eat ice cream covered in gold as poor struggle to survive
By Thomas Erdbrink, Friday, August 5, 2:02 PM
TEHRAN � Gold-flecked ice cream wasn�t part of the picture that Shiite Muslim clerics painted during the Iranian Revolution, when they promised to lift the poor by distributing the country�s vast oil income equally across society.
But more than three decades later, record oil profits have brought in billions, and some people here are enjoying that decadent dessert. The trouble is, it�s just a small group of wealthy Iranians. Despite the promises of the revolution, many here say the gap between rich and poor has never seemed bigger�.
Over at the conservative blog Outside The Beltway, Doug Mataconis observes "These are the kinds of disparities that caused revolution in countries like Egypt."
Umm, yeah:
The Frozen Haute Chocolate, (right) made by New York City eatery, Serendipity 3 and priced at a mind-blowing $25,000 has claimed a spot in the Guiness World Records as The World�s Most Expensive Dessert.
Made from a blend of 28 cocoas from across the world, this decadent delicacy is infused with five grams of edible 23-karat gold and served in a goblet lined with edible gold. Serendipity 3 teamed up with jeweler Euphoria New York to create this amazing dessert.
Topped with whipped cream, more gold and a side of La Madeline au Truffle from Knipschildt Chocolatier, which sells for $2,600 a pound, the dessert comes with an 18K gold bracelet with a carat�s worth of diamonds that rests at the base of the goblet and a gold spoon set with white and chocolate-colored diamonds.
I'm looking forward to Doug and other conservatives taking up their banners and marching on Tahir Times Square to demand a return to democracy and the ousting of the undemocratic, rich, oligarchic 1% who now claim 25% of the nation's income and 33% of the nation's wealth. Or at least call for those oligarchs' tax rates to be raised.
But I won't hold my breath, cyanotic blue isn't a good color for me.
Excellent! A perfect compliment to the other post.
ReplyDeleteCan you say morons without laughing?
ReplyDelete