A Fondness for Photoshop

President Berdimuhammedov has a shiny new book. Sure, the book and its themes reveal similarities between the current president and his predecessor. I was more struck by similarities between the image on the cover:

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That phrase is genius, pure Teke gold. The president better watch out it looks like a tidal wave of aq-sakals is going to come crashing down on him, drowning him in a sea of traditional clothing and nationalism.

Tell me about it. I was there a week before the big release. If only I had known… I’ll have to make do with my calendar portraying the president doing things like firing a handgun and doing dental surgery (which are, oddly, the only 2 non-photoshop pictures in the whole thing)

SazandaJune 10, 2010 at 3:21 pm

Mother F… stop fun of my beloved former president.

Michael HancockJune 10, 2010 at 7:15 pm

@Sazanda: This might not be a good site for you. Fortunately, we’re not in Turkmenistan, so we’re not limited by our ridicule of T-bashy.

PhoenixJune 10, 2010 at 5:51 pm

Sazanda,
Are you an adrenaline junkie? You still love your former president? Risky! You should be in love with your current president. Loving is safe when it’s wise.