Black President in Russia!

Dracula
By Dracula

Some might call him brave, others naive, or even reckless, but the one thing Joachim Crima is not is ordinary.
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He is black, and he is Russian.
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And now this watermelon seller, and former student from Guinea Bissau, is attempting to become the first black man ever to be elected to public office in Russia.

In his election slogan:
"I will work like a negro for Russia"
Mr Crima adopts a word commonly used a racial slur.

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It is hard to believe, but this is actually an improvement on 10 years ago.
Back then the idea of a black man standing for election in Russia would have been unthinkable.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/newsnight/8234271.stm

By j3375• 8 Sep 2009 12:00
j3375

he'll soon b on a hitlist

By anonymous• 8 Sep 2009 11:07
anonymous

the next emir would be someone from china

By Dracula• 8 Sep 2009 10:50
Rating: 4/5
Dracula

hmmm.."ObamaFlu" is contagious :)

By lewis_hamilton• 8 Sep 2009 10:35
lewis_hamilton

gd 4 him

By Squid• 8 Sep 2009 09:49
Squid

0.o

By britexpat• 8 Sep 2009 09:46
britexpat

Is there cotton in Russia ? (It's a joke folks..)

Russia is not yet ready for an outsider, let alone one of a different colour..

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