I know it's the middle East again. If you think all my Eggs were in one basket this week you should wait and see me at Easter. I tried a different tact.
MILESWith the rising fame of so many of the worlds dictators over the last few weeks we at newsjack in a shameless effort to cash in and boost our BBC funding are launching a collection of little dictator dolls. Over to the newsjack shop.
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NEWSJACK SHOP LADY
Thank you Miles, we here at newsjack are proud to present our exclusive collection of collectable Dictator Dolls. There are five to collect but hurry, we don't expect them to be around for long.
First is our past collection and we start with everyone's favourite Bolshevik Lenin, complete with comedy Beard and resplendent in his long coat holding his little Red Flag he looks like John Hurt in V for Vendetta.
Next we have Little summer Adolf, dressed in Brown shorts and Brown Shirt with his Iron Cross, this almost life size nine inch doll comes complete with self grow moustache and little round glasses.
Finally in our past collection we have Nicolae Ceausescu who comes as a pair with his wife Elena who is dressed as Nora Batty.
Our next collection is the Endangered Species collection and consists of one special edition Gadaffi Doll. Our Col Gadaffi comes with his very own pull chord and utters Phrases like
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GADAFFI"You men and women who love Gaddafi ... get out of your homes and fill the streets,"
SHOPLADYalong with
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GADAFFI"I am a fighter, a revolutionary from tents,"
SHOPLADYand of course everyone's favourite
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GADAFFI"I will fight until the end and die a martyr for my country"
SHOPLADYAnd finally in our hopes for the future collection we have Kim Jong Il, little dictator of North Korea and living God. Kim Jong is dressed casually for an evening at home in a resplendent Christian Dior Ball Gown and walking Boots and is complete with Roy Orbison Sun glasses. Hurry and Buy now, because once they are gone, they are gone
