DonLever Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 They say politics is a joke. Now that has become a reality in Ukraine. https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ukraine-presidential-election-second-round-1.5105896 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonLever Posted April 21, 2019 Author Share Posted April 21, 2019 A comedian whose only political experience consists of playing a president on TV appeared poised to reprise the role in real life when an exit poll showed him winning Ukraine's presidential runoff Sunday in a landslide. Results from the exit poll after voting stations closed showed Volodymyr Zelenskiy receiving an extraordinary 73.2 per cent — or nearly three out of every four votes cast — to President Petro Poroshenko's 25.3 per cent. If borne out by election returns, the overwhelming victory by Zelenskiy would stand as a crushing rebuke to Poroshenko's five years in office and a verdict on the country's deep-seated corruption, sickly economy and grinding war against Russian-backed separatists in the country's east that has killed over 13,000 people. While official returns had yet to be released, Poroshenko accepted defeat, saying: "I am leaving office, but I want to firmly underline that I am not leaving politics." Zelenskiy, for his part, vowed after the release of the exit polls: "I promise I will never let you down." And he suggested that his apparent victory could be a model for other former Soviet states that want to move forward from ossified politics. "To all the countries of the former Soviet Union — look at us, everything is possible," he said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 So Trump isn't the only joke of a president...good to know.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerrDrFunk Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 5 minutes ago, DonLever said: They say politics is a joke. Now that has become a reality in Ukraine. https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ukraine-presidential-election-second-round-1.5105896 Meh, the US beat them to being joke by about 4 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Strome Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 I get the comedy and jokes but any one could have beat Petro that guy is the biggest joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastal.view Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 2 hours ago, RUPERTKBD said: So Trump isn't the only joke of a president...good to know.... come on that is hardly fair trump had no experience whereas this guy actually has some experience he played a president in a television series Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xereau Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 This is the Ukrainian solution to being the puppets of Russia, the EU, and NATO for too long. I think its great. Two big middle fingers up from me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamhuis Hip Check Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 7 minutes ago, coastal.view said: come on that is hardly fair trump had no experience whereas this guy actually has some experience he played a president in a television series Trump played a successful business man on tv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 why the hell not? I mean really, why not at this point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmm Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 while in Canada (good green country that we are) we just recycle last names Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Strome Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 17 minutes ago, lmm said: while in Canada (good green country that we are) we just recycle last names Well to be fair both Countries elected an actor. One was on tv the other was a part time drama teacher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmm Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Just now, Ryan Strome said: Well to be fair both Countries elected an actor. One was on tv the other was a part time drama teacher. and Reagan, this is really nothing new Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonLever Posted April 22, 2019 Author Share Posted April 22, 2019 20 minutes ago, lmm said: and Reagan, this is really nothing new Ronald Reagan had considerable political experience before becoming president. He was California's Governor for 2 terms from 1967 to 1975. He retired from acting a long time before becoming president. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmm Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 9 minutes ago, DonLever said: Ronald Reagan had considerable political experience before becoming president. He was California's Governor for 2 terms from 1967 to 1975. He retired from acting a long time before becoming president. that may be true, but it does not change the fact the electorate is a sucker for a smooth talking pitchman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmm Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 Ron Reagan's last movie was in 1964, Gov of Cali in 67 pretty quick turn around actually but granted, he at least apprenticed as Gov before running for the top job experience means nothing now, partly because many of us believe experience corrupts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBH1926 Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 Election in Ukraine was known as “anyone but Poroshenko” I am pretty sure that the statue would have won that election if nominated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonLever Posted April 22, 2019 Author Share Posted April 22, 2019 31 minutes ago, lmm said: that may be true, but it does not change the fact the electorate is a sucker for a smooth talking pitchman You mean like Justin Trudeau? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drummer4now Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 15 minutes ago, DonLever said: You mean like Justin Trudeau? Honestly he won because all the other candidates were crap and IMO are still crap. We need fresh blood in our political parties. Otherwise the same old jokers keep winning i.e. BC politics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 It's sad that in North America we don't realize what a joke politics are and express our voice accordingly. They've elected comedians and pirate parties all over Europe to show what a farce the whole system is. Politicians choose to do what's popular instead of what's correct. It's akin to a woman with breast cancer coming to a doctor that's played by a politician. Even though the breast needs to be removed, the politician would ponder and declare that public polls show that breast implants would look the best, and decide on this course of action without dealing with the problem. This is what I feel the policits has become. Just do whatever it takes to get elected again. Paul Martin is the last Canadian PM that I admire. Didn't do much for publicity and took drastic measures to balance our budget (last PM to run a surplus over his tenure I believe). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishopshodan Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 I don't know how funny he is but I look forward to any roasting of other world leaders. Some of them make me laugh but not usually on purpose. Hope he can help Ukraine through their difficult issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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