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Chewbacca Arrested Driving Darth Vader To Polls In Ukraine

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As much as we’d like to believe in the fairytale that the seeds of democracy can take root anywhere in the world at any time as long as the will of the people is strong, that just isn’t the case. 

Sometimes, the circumstances surrounding “elections” just aren’t conducive to the perpetuation of the democratic process and attempts to derive anything meaningful in terms of divining the preferences of the electorate are hopelessly complicated by questions about the integrity of the polling process. 

Take Syria for instance, where some are now suggesting that Bashar al-Assad may hold elections even as the country’s years-old civil war still rages. And then there is of course Turkey, where President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has done virtually everything in his power to subvert the democratic process on the way to ensuring that one way or another, AKP will win an absolute majority in parliament. 

Well, now that Syria has become the mainstream media’s geopolitical topic du jour, Ukraine has faded into the background but on Sunday, the country held local elections which served as a kind of referendum on where Ukrainians stand in terms of i) the current government in Kiev, ii) the nationalist movement as embodied by the various “volunteer” battalions fighting in the east, and iii) the pro-Russian separatist movement. Here’s a bit of color from AP for what it’s worth:

Four exit polls from Ukraine's local elections released Monday indicated the governing coalition would retain its dominant position in the west and center of the country despite widespread disappointment with the government of President Petro Poroshenko.

 

In the south and east, voters favored the Opposition Bloc, formed from the remnants of the party of the former pro-Russia president, who was overthrown in early 2014 after months of street protests.

 

The Central Election Committee said it had received data from only 30 percent of the vote by Monday morning, reflecting the challenge of calculating the results of elections for more than 10,700 local councils as well as mayors.

 

More than 130 parties fielded candidates. Complete results were expected Nov. 4.

 

Sunday's elections were held nationwide, except for parts of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of eastern Ukraine controlled by Russia-backed rebels. In eastern areas recaptured by government forces, former separatists ran for office as candidates from the Opposition Bloc.

 

Poroshenko's party and others in his coalition had hoped to expand their influence through the local elections, but this proved not so easy to do, political analyst Vladimir Fesenko said. "The disposition of forces shows that the country is divided," he said.

Despite the fact that the US State Department says “these elections largely reflected the will of the Ukrainian people and generally respected democratic process,” The Guardian contends that “the elections were marked by traditional dirty tactics such as voter-buying, spoiler candidates and backroom deals, leading many observers to claim that the new Ukrainian government has not yet managed to introduce the 'new kind of politics' promised after the Maidan revolution last year.”

And the “dirty tactics” aren’t limited to vote-buying and backroom deals. 

Ukrainian police have also resorted to forcibly preventing voters from making it to the ballot box. Case in point: Chewbacca was on his way to deliver one of several Darth Vaders running for local office to a polling station when the Wookiee was arrested for having “improper papers.”

Here’s The Guardian

The Star Wars character Chewbacca has been dragged before a court in Odessa, in perhaps the most surreal episode in local elections across Ukraine that have been both hotly contested and full of dirty tricks.

 

The man inside the costume was fined 170 hryvnia (£5) for the “administrative offence” of not being able to produce identification documents.

 

A statement posted on the official Instagram account of the Ukrainian police read: “Nothing unusual here, just Chewbacca detained for being without documents while driving Darth Vader to the elections in Odessa. The Sith Lord has already claimed this was illegal as Chewbacca is his pet and general servant and thus does not require documents.”

 

Police had earlier dragged Chewbacca from a polling station and put him in a van after accusing him of disrupting proceedings. Chewbacca said he had been there to support Darth Vader, who was attempting to vote.

 

Darth Vaders have been frequent candidates at Ukrainian elections, with a reported 16 of them taking part in last year’s parliamentary vote. The Vaders, many of whom have changed their names legally, usually campaign in full costume.

And before you ask yes, there is a video... or two... or three... 

But try as they might, the Ukrainian authorities were unable to undercut the will of the people which explains why Emperor Palpatine won nearly 55% of the vote and a seat on the on Odessa City Council.

We close with a quote from Odessa mayoral candidate Aleksandr Borovik and a classic video clip which we're reasonably sure readers will appreciate in the context of everything outlined above.

"A cartoon comrade of Darth Vader – Palpatine – received 54.4 percent of votes in Poselok Kotovskogo [one of Odessa’s neighborhoods]. Palpatin Dmitry, born in 1990, who works as an emperor at ‘LLC Palpatine Finance Group’ makes it to the city council on the Trust Affairs party list."

 

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Tue, 10/27/2015 - 17:50 | 6718568 DetectiveStern
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Probably my favourite headline in years.

Tue, 11/10/2015 - 03:44 | 6771282 lucyjack2015
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It looks good with these driving things with britax b safe infant car seat fields with some marketing strategies.

Tue, 10/27/2015 - 17:51 | 6718578 90's Child
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Where's the outcry from Obama about Michelle getting arrested?

Tue, 10/27/2015 - 17:52 | 6718584 Baby Bladeface
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Amazed at how quickly the new Ukrainian government has made the country a psychiatric institution with open doors, where patients not only treat, but even aggravate them the disease. Incredible speed and extent of degradation.

Tue, 10/27/2015 - 17:59 | 6718609 geox
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You could not say it better

Tue, 10/27/2015 - 18:04 | 6718630 bania
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"Palpatine wins city council seat"???

That's George Soros you bozos.

Tue, 10/27/2015 - 18:14 | 6718652 hedgeless_horseman
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Is Princess Yulia still being held in Cell 2187 of Block AA-23?

Tue, 10/27/2015 - 18:28 | 6718689 NoDebt
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Bah, that's no big deal.  In Philly we booed Santa Claus.  Not often reported in that story is that we also threw D-sized batteries at him because they were giving away flashlights at the stadium that day.

Oh, and it's not like we did it for no reason.  The Santa Claus in question was drunk off his ass.  This pissed people off and so, the rest, as they say, is history.  They didn't tell you that part when you heard the story, did they?

Arrest Chewbacca?  Nigga, please.

 

Tue, 10/27/2015 - 18:50 | 6718749 ZerOhead
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Time Magazine jumps the great white shark:

New scientific research by accredited "Climate Scientists" predicts Global Warming will bring temperatures of 170F to the Middle East killing everyone without an air conditioner... (no really)

These Cities May Soon Be Uninhabitable Thanks to Climate Change | TIME

Just in time for the Paris COP21 Climate Conference where this same problem can be effectively solved by global government owned by globalist bankers...

Tue, 10/27/2015 - 19:59 | 6719026 g speed
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just to left is a list of tripe with the footer link of "more science" ---lol --is every body in the world nuts?  Who could think this stuff up?

Tue, 10/27/2015 - 20:02 | 6719034 Herd Redirectio...
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In our recent elections here in Canada we elected Luke Skywalker over Emperor Palpatine (aka Harper).  I am only surprised that Palpatine had such a short turn around time between his campaigns!

Tue, 10/27/2015 - 21:19 | 6719279 mickeyman
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I tend to think of it as we gave the ring to Boromir instead of Sauron . . .

Wed, 10/28/2015 - 02:07 | 6719837 zhandax
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"New scientific research by accredited "Climate Scientists" predicts Global Warming will bring temperatures of 170F to the Middle East killing everyone without an air conditioner... (no really)"

Darwin covered this.  They will adapt.  Go long CL.

Wed, 10/28/2015 - 01:28 | 6719812 401K of Dooom
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You stupid Fuckwit!  You elected a a toy liberal who is the offspring of that turd Trudeau and his  mom the dope smoker who smoked weed in front of her RCMP guards!  You make me sick!  Now go live in North Korea!

Tue, 10/27/2015 - 21:01 | 6719220 A Nanny Moose
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Where are their citations?

....Other than Al Gore's jet powered transportation to the climate confab.

Tue, 10/27/2015 - 21:11 | 6719253 dogbreath
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I could think of worse ways to die

Tue, 10/27/2015 - 20:03 | 6719041 duo
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"You are a traitor and part of the Rebel Alliance,  Take her away!"

Wed, 10/28/2015 - 04:13 | 6719929 Joe A
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No, she is plotting to nuke the rebels in the East somewhere else now.

Tue, 10/27/2015 - 18:04 | 6718631 HowdyDoody
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I read somewhere that Poroshenko got 100% of the vote ... at a psychiatric institute.

 

Tue, 10/27/2015 - 18:05 | 6718633 CheapBastard
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This is a yuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge story!

Wed, 10/28/2015 - 00:25 | 6719739 Gargoyle
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If Obama had a wife....

Tue, 10/27/2015 - 17:52 | 6718580 kowalli
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new ukraine

Tue, 10/27/2015 - 17:56 | 6718597 Raymond_K._Hessel
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I suspect this is bullshit:

Busted! Israeli IDF Colonel Arrested In Iraq for Leading ISIS Militants

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJjFHVe2rD8&feature=youtu.be

but goddamn, gentlemen, I presumed Chewbacca was fictional, a tall man in a monkey suit. The world has gone all topsy turvy on me.

Next, you'll try telling me that the US is actually arming, training, and supporting "Al Qaeda" and "ISIS" in Syria while also claiming to be fighting them.

Pull the other one - it plays D'yer Mak'er - lol.

Tue, 10/27/2015 - 17:57 | 6718607 cougar_w
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I thought Vader spoke English?

Tue, 10/27/2015 - 17:59 | 6718615 oldguy1
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trader wookie, i prefer a mog

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jkz1i1CNUo4

Tue, 10/27/2015 - 18:00 | 6718617 Raymond_K._Hessel
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Hillary Clinton is going to make Emperor Palpatine look like Ralph Nader.

Tue, 10/27/2015 - 18:24 | 6718678 Ms. Erable
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Well, she already looks like Palpatine. Who knew the Emperor of the Galactic Empire had cankles?

Tue, 10/27/2015 - 18:26 | 6718687 ali-ali-al-qomfri
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yes but the Intergalactic Federation has finally mandated/required all 2554 model year tie fighters to have full five point safety harnesses, lots of galactic lives will be saved.

Tue, 10/27/2015 - 18:05 | 6718618 Flagit
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You fucking idiots. Chewbacca is the distraction. Palpatine got the seat.

City Council today, Galactic Senate tomorrow.

 

not exactly off topic.

https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/darth-vader-statue-unveiled-in-ukraine.361253/

Just too damn funny. Not all Ukrainians are bad.

Tue, 10/27/2015 - 18:27 | 6718691 Flagit
Tue, 10/27/2015 - 18:04 | 6718632 Gavrikon
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Goddam fucking McCain.  Wish someone would snipe his wrinkled ass.

Tue, 10/27/2015 - 18:16 | 6718662 Raymond_K._Hessel
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heard a little sound bite from him earlier and I noticed that my fist was clenched at the end of it.

All kidding aside - fuck that guy. He belongs in the dock.

I don't know who or what he is working for, but it surely isn't the people of Arizona. He is batshit crazy, stupid, and one wonders if he is actually an agent of Soros and NuttyYahoo, if not The Devil Himself.

McCain is a shameless and brazen traitor to this country and should be treated accordingly.

fuck him.

fuck him forever.

Tue, 10/27/2015 - 20:51 | 6719195 willwork4food
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Clearly, McCain, Hillary, Bush and Obama are in the pockets of the Sith Lords.

Tue, 10/27/2015 - 18:08 | 6718640 1stepcloser
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Moochele gets around...and hang her for her insolence 

Tue, 10/27/2015 - 18:12 | 6718651 Max Steel
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Lenin statue was replaced by Darth Vader statue in Ukraine. Funny times we live in. Banana Republics.

 

Incoming the Messgae from Latvia.........

Tue, 10/27/2015 - 18:41 | 6718737 Baby Bladeface
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Latvian trololo potatohead guy believes ukropsy starwars election results in real.

And face it, in Latvia there are morons who are so lacking.

Tue, 10/27/2015 - 18:16 | 6718661 Bopper09
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I'd like to make my phone call :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3F1d3QWsyk0

Tue, 10/27/2015 - 18:29 | 6718663 Sages wife
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That courtroom shot of the wookie is priceless. Eventually, they beat you down; whoever the fuck you are.

Tue, 10/27/2015 - 18:20 | 6718672 ForWhomTheTollBuilds
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Those costumes are pretty good.

 

I hope when our time is up in the west, we can go out amidst such hilarious spectacle

Tue, 10/27/2015 - 18:28 | 6718695 Hannibal
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Busted! Israeli IDF Colonel Arrested In Iraq for Leading ISIS Militants

http://investmentwatchblog.com/busted-israeli-idf-colonel-arrested-in-ir...

Tue, 10/27/2015 - 18:52 | 6718779 WTFRLY
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JSIL

Tue, 10/27/2015 - 20:03 | 6719043 Herd Redirectio...
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No, no, its actually the Canadian Secret Service and the Jesuits!

Wed, 10/28/2015 - 08:34 | 6720295 detached.amusement
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well, it aint the judean people's front.....or the people's front of judea...

Tue, 10/27/2015 - 18:52 | 6718784 ZippyDooDah
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Clearly, Ukrainian police need to learn from American police how to handle troublemakers.  Where are the Tasers; where are the seven forty cal shots to center of mass?

In America, we know how to protect your rights.  In Ukraine, they know nothing.

Tue, 10/27/2015 - 18:56 | 6718798 datura
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the fairytale that the seeds of democracy can take root anywhere in the world at any time as long as the will of the people is strong?

well, if the will of the people is strong .........and backed by powerful military, than yes, democracy can truly win:-) 

Here, happy Crimeans, who were allowed to make their democratic choice: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPaEYoPnA1k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAC4pE0yXx4

Tue, 10/27/2015 - 19:04 | 6718831 Bastiat
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Great street theater.  When the reduce governance to farce, take the next step.  To adapt an old saying:  when the going gets weird, the weird get going.

Wed, 10/28/2015 - 08:36 | 6720309 detached.amusement
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when the going gets too level, open up a bank and start counterfeiting

Tue, 10/27/2015 - 19:05 | 6718837 ersatz007
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for having such a f'ed up economy, sure looks like they have time & $ to spend on making customized vehicles and very nice costumes.  

Tue, 10/27/2015 - 19:42 | 6718958 kaboomnomic
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Bwahahahahahaha...

Is this the country that EU/US financed to have riots? To be included in EU??

Bwahahahahahahahahahahahaha...

Boy, i can see Putin laugh so...... HARD now!!!
Russia, boy am i glad you're NOT including those kiev's idiots in your federation.

Bwaaaaaaahahahahahahahahahahahaha..

Well... Kiev now is YOUR PROBLEM, dude EU & US..

Tue, 10/27/2015 - 20:10 | 6719059 Burticus
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Vader- Chewbacca 2016!

Tue, 10/27/2015 - 20:45 | 6719177 Son of Captain Nemo
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I couldn't believe how disturbing this read is. Whether you're in Odessa or Aleppo the crimes against these women and children certainly don't look any different whether it's by an ISIS representative, Svoboda or U.S. Army and Marine Corps!...

If I were Putin I would have a picture of each one of these girls with a "Saint George" ribbon wrapped around each of them saying "We Will Never Forget"...

I'm certain none of those Russian boys in uniform fighting inSyria need a picture but it certainly won't hurt to remind them when they are bayoneting and sniping ISIS/Mossad/U.S. MIC scum!

Tue, 10/27/2015 - 20:51 | 6719196 GernB
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I hate when that happens.

Tue, 10/27/2015 - 21:08 | 6719248 gaoptimize
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Gorilla

Wokie marketing in advance of December release.

Tue, 10/27/2015 - 22:18 | 6719460 dexter_morgan
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Moochelle can vote in their elections too? WTF

Tue, 10/27/2015 - 22:49 | 6719530 Quantum Darwinism
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I think they get it.

Wed, 10/28/2015 - 04:18 | 6719933 Joe A
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Well, it is just a colorful aspect of the elections. What is really crazy is that Mikheil Saakashvili -ex president of Georgia who had an 'incident' with Russia in 2008'- is now governor of Odessa after obtaining the Ukrainian nationality. He is wanted back home for misuse of power and corruption.

Wed, 10/28/2015 - 04:25 | 6719938 Debugas
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now we know how dermocratic elections look in a banana republic

Thu, 10/29/2015 - 09:43 | 6725784 PleasedToMeatYou
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"dermocratic" Your innocent typo was actually quite on point.  Most democratic processes seem to be only skin deep. 

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