And the nominees are.....Part Deux

Continuing our nominations in the sphere of international events, today we list more folks deserving of some kind of recognition, approbation or opprobrium. Here are the nominees:

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE ON THE WORLD STAGE

Russian President Dmitriy Medvedev: For creating the amazing illusion that it's really he and not Vladimir Putin who is running things.

Dick Cheney: This one is almost too easy.

Than Shwe, Maung Aye, Shwe Mann and Thein Sein: The Burmese Generals who denied the enormity of the destruction of the cyclone and hampered access to relief crews.

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE ON THE WORLD STAGE

Sarah Palin: I know, way too obvious but really, where do you start?

Condoleeza Rice: So much promise, such a disappointment.

Tian Wenhua: Head of China's Sanlu company. Yes melamine is good...for your bottom line.

ART DIRECTION

United States: For that colossal new embassy in Baghdad. Even the folks that created the sets for Spielberg and Lucas were awed.

China: For those nifty Olympic facilities. Never mind that they uprooted people and destroyed wonderful old neighborhoods. Progress baby. Just don't get in the way.

Bangladeshi filmmaker Ahsanullah Moni: For spending $58 million dollars to construct a replica of the Taj Mahal in Bangladesh. Yeah, that's exactly what this poor nation needs.

DICTATOR...I MEAN DIRECTOR

King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia: King, Dictator...whatever. Yes he's on the list. Call me when women, the other half of your population, have equal rights.

Aleksandr Lukashenko: This guy is old school. Repression, torture, bigotry, curtailing press freedoms. Oh yeah. He's on the list.

Bashar al Assad: Because you know he was involved in Hariri's death.

The Doctor Has Left the Building

When they rolled Dick Cheney out this morning, I finally made the connection.

He IS Dr. Strangelove.