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  • Twins To Lead Poland?

    I ran across this while surfing. Imagine the possibilities

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    Poland could find itself in the rather unusual position later this year of having identical twins as the country's new president and prime minister.

    The Kaczynski brothers, Lech and Jaroslaw, are topping the opinion polls ahead of presidential and parliamentary elections later this year.

    Lech is mayor of Warsaw and Jaroslaw heads the leading centre-right party.

    But there is one question. If they are elected, will voters be able to tell them apart?

    The 55-year-old brothers first found fame as child actors, with angelic faces in a film version of the popular children's book The Two That Stole The Moon.

    It was a prescient title. Now the pair are running for the two top political jobs in the country.

    But the short brothers, who have similar silver haircuts, lost their angelic look some time ago.

    Now, they are more well known for their tough talk in the fight against crime and corruption.

    Mr Cleans

    Mayor Lech Kaczynski - the younger by 45 minutes - recently kicked off his presidential campaign with a TV ad that promised nothing less than a moral revolution.

    Jaroslaw leads the poll-topping Law and Justice Party, so he is in line to become the next prime minister.

    With the unpopular governing former communists mired in a string of sleaze cases, the clean-up message has struck a chord with the voters.

    To avoid identical twin confusion, the pair very rarely appear together in public.

    If elected, they will not be able to switch identities, as they did in high school when they used to take exams for each other.

    You can tell them apart if you know what you are looking for. Lech has two distinctive moles on his cheek and nose.
    Which side are we on? We're on the side of the demons, Chief. We are evil men in the gardens of paradise, sent by the forces of death to spread devastation and destruction wherever we go. I'm surprised you didn't know that. --Saul Tigh

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    Damn look at the date. did it happen?
    Which side are we on? We're on the side of the demons, Chief. We are evil men in the gardens of paradise, sent by the forces of death to spread devastation and destruction wherever we go. I'm surprised you didn't know that. --Saul Tigh

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    • #3
      Here in San Antonio they had a big stink where the twin of a candidate went to some public appearances posing as his brother.

      He lost.

      ACK!
      Don't try to confuse the issue with half-truths and gorilla dust!

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      • #4
        Reminded me of JFK and RFK.

        How are we to know which is which? What's to keep one from taking over?
        "And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man." -- JFK Inaugural, 1961
        "Extremism in the defense of liberty is not a vice." -- Barry Goldwater, 1964 GOP Nomination acceptance speech (not George W. Bush 40 years later...)
        2004 Presidential Candidate
        2008 Presidential Candidate (for what its worth)

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        • #5
          Thank God the other triplet is in jail........

          ACK!
          Don't try to confuse the issue with half-truths and gorilla dust!

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          • #6
            dp

            ACK!
            Last edited by Tuberski; July 9, 2006, 02:23.
            Don't try to confuse the issue with half-truths and gorilla dust!

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Tuberski
              Here in San Antonio they had a big stink where the twin of a candidate went to some public appearances posing as his brother.

              He lost.

              ACK!
              Which side are we on? We're on the side of the demons, Chief. We are evil men in the gardens of paradise, sent by the forces of death to spread devastation and destruction wherever we go. I'm surprised you didn't know that. --Saul Tigh

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Tuberski
                dp
                dual president/pm?
                "And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man." -- JFK Inaugural, 1961
                "Extremism in the defense of liberty is not a vice." -- Barry Goldwater, 1964 GOP Nomination acceptance speech (not George W. Bush 40 years later...)
                2004 Presidential Candidate
                2008 Presidential Candidate (for what its worth)

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                • #9
                  "You're the biggest user of hindsight that I've ever known. Your favorite team, in any sport, is the one that just won. If you were a woman, you'd likely be a slut." - Slowwhand, to Imran

                  Eschewing silly games since December 4, 2005

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Sprayber
                    Damn look at the date. did it happen?
                    Lech Kaczyński is currently President of Poland. A few days ago Jarosław Kaczyński was named the candidate for the office of Prime Minister of Poland.

                    Both were members of Solidarity, incidentally.

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Kalius
                      Both were members of Solidarity, incidentally.
                      That must have been handy in 1980.
                      "And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man." -- JFK Inaugural, 1961
                      "Extremism in the defense of liberty is not a vice." -- Barry Goldwater, 1964 GOP Nomination acceptance speech (not George W. Bush 40 years later...)
                      2004 Presidential Candidate
                      2008 Presidential Candidate (for what its worth)

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                      • #12
                        I'm against clones in politics.

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by Jaguar
                          I'm wondering, should US president have an identical twin, how much protection would he get from the Secret Service?
                          I've allways wanted to play "Russ Meyer's Civilization"

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                          • #14
                            yes, twins will lead poland

                            awesome!
                            CSPA

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                            • #15
                              Hee hee hee. Little does the world suspect that the "twins" are really quadruplets.

                              And, as the new President and Prime Minister are sworn in, their evil counterparts being plotting.....

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