Just what our political rallies need...more flying penises

Submitted by bob on Wed, 05/21/2008 - 09:38
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About 500 Kremlin opponents ranging from liberals and human rights activists to Communists joined Kasparov in central Moscow for the self-styled "national assembly".

It was the latest attempt by Kasparov to unite Russia's weakened and often bickering opposition against former president, now Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his successor President

Kasparov, considered by many to be the greatest chess player of all time, accused Russia's rulers of creating a "feudal fiefdom" and lambasted mainstream opposition parties such as Yabloko and SPS, which did not attend the assembly.

As Kasparov spoke a toy penis with wings buzzed across the hall and around him. It was not clear who was behind the stunt.

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At first I read that as

Submitted by mlaldrid on Wed, 05/21/2008 - 13:01.

At first I read that as "flying pennies", and I wasn't sure why we wanted those. But flying penises... yes.

Great minds run in great circles.