Ahmadinejad's 10-year-old daughter was sitting next to her mother watching her daddy's speech at the United Nations and in the interviews in America. Her mommy also was staring at the television with a wide open mouth. Finally, beautiful Zahra, Mahmoud Pinocchio's 10-year-old daughter asker her mommy:
- "Mommy! Why is daddy saying these things?"
Mommy: "Your daddy is going to be the ruler of the world, and everyone is listening to him."
Daughter said: "Yes! Does that mean we will move out of Iran?"
Mommy: "Maybe we will. If your daddy becomes the ruler he will take us too."
Daddy said on American television: "In our country, true democracy governs."
Daughter: "Mommy! What does true democracy mean?"
Mommy: "It means that people choose whoever they want to be their ruler."
Daughter: "They are so lucky! What country is daddy talking about?"
… Mommy: "What can I say?"
Daddy said on American television: "In our country the press is free to say whatever it wants against the government."
Daughter: "Mommy! Does that mean in my daddy's country they no longer arrest anyone?"
Mommy: "I don't know, your daddy is saying that."
Daughter: "I didn't know daddy's country is so awesome."
Daddy said on American television: "In our country there is no poverty in the real sense."
Daughter: "Mommy! Who are poor people?"
Mommy: "Poor people are like our old neighbor, like people from your daddy's village, like the ones we see on the street."
Daughter: "Yes! I envy the people of my daddy's country."
Daddy said on American television: "In our country people can ask the president whatever they want."
Daughter: "Mommy! Does that mean daddy won't get mad anymore when people ask him questions?"
Mommy: "My dear! Shut the television off, these programs aren't for you…"
Daughter: "I know, they are for people of my daddy's country, and that country is awesome!"
Daddy said on American television: "In our country 98 percent of people support the government."
Daughter: "Mommy! What does 98 percent mean?"
Mommy: "It means a lot. It means from every one hundred people two don't like daddy."
Daughter: "Does that mean others like him?"
Mommy: "Yes, of course."
Daughter: "So this is not like our country where everyone says bad things about us and my daddy?"
Mommy: "How would I know?"
Daughter: "So why doesn't daddy take us to his country so that we don't have to stay in Iran?"
Mommy: "My dear, ask daddy about daddy's work."
Daddy said on American television: "Like many others in my country I watch Western music and Western channels in my country."
Daughter screams: "Mommy! Look what daddy is saying! He is saying in his country he watches foreign channels, how lucky is he!"
Mommy: "Maybe he means at their office they evaluate…"
Daughter: "Can't we also go to daddy's country to evaluate foreign channels?"
Mommy: "I don't know, ask him when he comes back."
Daddy said on American television: "Our judicial system is among the most advanced in the world."
Daughter: "Mommy! What does an advanced judicial system mean?"
Mommy: "It means the police don't arrest anyone for no reason…"
Daughter: "So it's not like in Iran where they took my classmate to jail because of her scarf?"
Mommy: "Why do you talk so much! Why do I care what your daddy says?"
Daughter crying and sad: "I will go with daddy to his country and never come back here, only when daddy comes to Iran will I come to visit you, but I'll stay there."
Daddy said on American television: "In our country power is in the hands of people."
Daughter: "Mommy!"
Mommy: "Shut up! Stop saying mommy, I'm tired…"
Daughter: "What does it mean that power is in the hands of people?"
Mommy: "It means people do whatever they like, like they do in foreign countries …"
Daughter: "So it means I can do whatever I want too?
Mommy: "You won't do that, don't be a bad girl!"
Daddy said on American television: "Women in our country have complete freedom."
Daughter put on her clothes and came to the door to walk out: "Mommy?" she cried.
Mommy: "What now, you little devil!"
Daughter: "I made up my mind, I want to go live in the country my daddy is talking about."
Mommy: "Why? What's missing here?"
Daughter: "Daddy said in his country women have complete freedom."
Mommy gets angry and says: "Damn your liar daddy and you! Let him return, let him step foot into this house, and I will do something to him so that he will never again go to New York and babble like this…"
