Musharraf envies Putin for his popularity

[Rob E Dangerously 0]

source: http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid...russia_pakistan

 

Pakistani leader envies Putin for pop song

Wed Feb 5, 8:37 AM ET

 

 

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has told Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin (news - web sites) he envies his enduring popularity -- including a chart-topping song lionising him as a sex symbol.

 

 

 

"I envy you because I was told that because of your popularity on your last birthday...they sang pop songs about you," Musharraf said as the two leaders opened Kremlin talks.

 

 

"No one sings pop songs about me."

 

 

Putin, smiling, replied: "I have to put up with everything."

 

 

An all-girl band, Singing Together, released a song last year denouncing the hard-drinking, womanising reputation of many Russian men, and praising Putin, who cultivates an image as a suave sportsman who barely drinks.

 

 

Its lyrics included: "And now I want a man like Putin who doesn't drink. A man like Putin who wouldn't hurt me."

 

 

Musharraf seized power in a 1999 military coup and handed over to a civilian administration last year, though he retains key powers during a five-year term.

 

 

Another Russian all-girl band, Tatu, currently tops the UK chart, although the BBC has refused to broadcast their latest video which features a controversial lesbian kiss.

 

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I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess that nobody in Pakistan sings songs about Pervez because of

 

a) their hatred of him for taking power in a coup and the fact that he was never democratically re-elected like Putin was

 

b) the fact that they aren't allowed to sing anyways, or they can't sing at all

 

c) Russians are crazier than Pakistanis.

 

*starts humming*

 

"And now I want a man like General Musharraf who doesn't drink. A man like General Musharraf who wouldn't hurt me. Moooooo-sha-rafff!!! Do the Musharraf!"

 

*dances*

[Guest Tim]

I think Musharraf isn't bad for Pakistan. Their "democratic" government was screwing up the country, and he supported the US in the war on terror.

[Guest kkktookmybabyaway]

Musharraf withstood a lot of pressure in helping us -- for a military dictator he's not a bad guy (Is this the guy that Boston reporter quizzed Bush on in the 2000 primary season?)

 

I'm sure if you sang a sexy song about a military leader in Pakistan, you'd probably get stoned to death or something...