How many times have we used the phrase ‘You really couldn’t make it up’ on these pages?
Too many to count.
But we are about to do so again anyway…
You really couldn’t make it up: wife of defeated presidential candidate Mircea Geoana appeared on television on Saturday night to reveal that during the election campaign (especially during the last week – including the presidential debate with opponent Traian Basescu, in which he performed badly) her husband had been the subject of ‘energy attacks’ from unknown sources.
On Sunday, Geoana himself said that he had seen ‘people with paranormal abilities’ in the conference room where the decisive presidential debate was held, and – before that – at the presidential palace (Cotroceni).
This comes a month or so after Viorel Hrebenciuc, kingmaker-in-chief at the PSD (Geoana’s party), said that the PD-L (Basescu’s party) had used the power of the purple flame during the presidential debate. According to Hrebenciuc, even the day of the debate (a Thursday) had been fixed to make the most of the ‘esoteric powers of the purple flame that is at its strongest on Thursdays.’
As proof, Hrebenciuc offered the fact that most of the PD-L people in the conference room at the debate (and Basescu himself) had been wearing purple ties at the presidential debate.
No, really: we are not making this up.
Of the replies we have heard so far, the best comes from one of the wittier members of Traian Basescu’s team, Sever Voinescu, who said this morning that if Geoana had been handicapped by esoteric energy attacks then ‘it happened 51 years ago, the day he was born.’
For all our dislike of Basescu (and his performance since being elected – especially his appointment of the same old cronies and pitzipoancas to important cabinet posts, and his plan to make 15,000 teachers redundant – has been shameful) it is at least a relief that Romania did not end up with Mystic Mircea as president.
Oh, and in the spirit of lunacy, we should also mention that Vadim Tudor, Euro MP and leader of the Greater Romania Party (PRM) last week said Basescu was seriously ill and is weeks from death.
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For all our dislike of Basescu (and his performance since being elected – especially his appointment of the same old cronies and pitzipoancas to important cabinet posts, and his plan to make 15,000 teachers redundant – has been shameful) it is at least a relief that Romania did not end up with Mystic Mircea as president.
hahaha.
I guess you haven’t heard the news, our current president (yeah, mr basescu himself) is an avid believer in the “purple flame”. He even has a “special advisor” called Aliodor Manolea. Congrats to you for being totally oblivious.
“Purple flame”?! That sounds gay. Most days here in Bucharest I see Basescu’s motorcade at arm’s length. I live on Strada Stibei Voda and it seems he uses this as a main way of getting through the city. I always look through the window of his S500 Mercedes and think how did such a diminutive man with a bald head ever get to lead a country for five years let alone ten?! Readers of this blog may wonder why I, an American, stay here when all I do is criticize Romania. But, just as many fitze have gone from rags to ritches, I, too, plan on getting rich from Romania. Basically, the country is too backward not to make a Westerner wealthy. I have just secured an advertising job for a major international investor. . .
Quote: “Recently, general Emil Strainu, a doctor in unconventional matters, said Basescu was helped in the televised debate against Geoana by groups of metaphysics specialists. Based on the esoteric model of the “Witches’ Star,” the groups were arranged in the shape of a pentagram, around the Palace of Parliament, where the debate was held.
Strainu said several specialists in the occult were hired on the campaign staffs of most important presidential runners. “From the information I have, during the last confrontation between Basescu and Geoana, one of the pentagram had its top corner in Cismigiu Park, it was made of 20 people, two other corners were in Izvor Park and at the monument on 13 Septembrie Boulevard and the last two corners were next to Level club and Puisor Post Office. The best in parapsychology won,” Strainu said.”
Oh boy…:-)
Yes, it does now appear that Basescu and his entourage are indeed firm believers in all this purple flame nonsense. See here: http://www.realitatea.net/aliodor-manolea–parapsihologul-din-spatele-lui-traian-basescu–vezi-video_695997.html
Good grief. A country led by a clan of superstitious idiots.
They will be setting up homeopathic accident and emergency units next. “You’re right: make it aqua marine crystals…” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMGIbOGu8q0
There might be something in what Vadim says because Basescu looks ill. In that debate where the vooddoo men where on his side so they say, he looked really old. Maybe he is ill.
Nice article. It is a reminder that Romanians often seem unable to accept responsibility for their actions; always blaming others for their own failings.
The Others, even.
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