# Breaking News: Mubarak Steps Down! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 11, 2011, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-mubarak-steps-down/571032 "2011-02-11T16:06:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Duke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2011, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-mubarak-steps-down/571032/21 "2011-02-11T18:04:08Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > What show will Mubarak do first now - _Celebrity Apprentice_ or _Dancing with the Stars_? _The Real Ex-Dictators of the Middle East_, co-starring Ben Ali of Tunisia (and probably more to come). ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2011, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-mubarak-steps-down/571032/22 "2011-02-11T18:17:45Z")
> [@Duke](#): > > _The Real Ex-Dictators of the Middle East_, co-starring Ben Ali of Tunisia (and probably more to come). And Michaele Salahi, complete with credulous claims. ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2011, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-mubarak-steps-down/571032/23 "2011-02-11T18:23:28Z")
> [@Duke](#): > > _The Real Ex-Dictators of the Middle East_, co-starring Ben Ali of Tunisia (and probably more to come). “to find out what happens… when people stop being dictators… and start getting real” ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2011, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-mubarak-steps-down/571032/24 "2011-02-11T18:26:00Z")
It’s amazing to think that all this was started by a Tunisian stall-holder. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2011, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-mubarak-steps-down/571032/25 "2011-02-11T18:58:33Z")
Damn! A peaceful revolution! John Lennon would be so proud! ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2011, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-mubarak-steps-down/571032/26 "2011-02-11T19:31:51Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > He just needed enough time to do the wire transfers. Although I just read that Switzerland has frozen all of Mubarak’s assets, supposedly over $10 billion! I am sure he has some cash tucked away elsewhere, but still - very cool of Switzerland to step up and block that chunk of change. Congrats to Egypt! BTW, did I hear that one new face in potential leadership is a guy from Egypt who works as an executive for Google? ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2011, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-mubarak-steps-down/571032/27 "2011-02-11T19:44:21Z")
> [@DMark](#): > > BTW, did I hear that one new face in potential leadership is a guy from Egypt who works as an executive for Google? [Wael Ghonim](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wael_Ghonim). He came into Egypt from the UAE where he was based to join in the demo’s, got arrested some time in late January I believe, and was released a couple days ago. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2011, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-mubarak-steps-down/571032/28 "2011-02-11T19:47:48Z")
> [@Tom\_Scud](#): > > [Wael Ghonim](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wael_Ghonim). He came into Egypt from the UAE where he was based to join in the demo’s, got arrested some time in late January I believe, and was released a couple days ago. Here you go: > **[Wael Ghonim](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wael_Ghonim)** > > Wael Ghonim (Arabic: وائل غنيم \[ˈwæːʔel ɣoˈneːm\]; born 23 December 1980) is an Internet activist and computer engineer with an interest in social entrepreneurship. > In 2011, he became an international figure and galvanized pro-democracy demonstrations in Egypt after his emotional interview following 11 days of secret incarceration by Egyptian police. During these 11 days, he was interrogated regarding his work as one of two administrators of the Facebook page "We are all Khaled Said", which he... edit: Double ninja’ed by **Tom Scud** and Wikipedia. ---
**Author:** ![Grey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b782af/32.png) [@Grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grey)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2011, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-mubarak-steps-down/571032/29 "2011-02-11T19:56:16Z")
Good luck Egypt - you’re going to need it. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2011, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-mubarak-steps-down/571032/30 "2011-02-11T23:13:39Z")
I’m glad another ME dictator is out of a job. I’m even more glad that the US military wasn’t called in to hand him his pink slip. I’m even MORE glad that Barack Obama chatted up the Egyptians in Cairo a coupla years ago. I’m even MORE more glad that he did it while demonstrating that at least someone of authority in the US is not completely ignernt of ME culture. Cuz it seems to me The US is on shaky ground with Egypt, what with Hosni being our boy and all. But whatever. Good on 'em for booting the meanie. ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2011, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-mubarak-steps-down/571032/31 "2011-02-11T23:28:05Z")
> [@Inigo\_Montoya](#): > > Cuz it seems to me The US is on shaky ground with Egypt, what with Hosni being our boy and all. We’re still going to have to work double-time diplomatically to make up some of our lost ground with whoever ends up in charge of Egypt one this has settled. Didn’t the VP talk up Mubarak a day or so ago? We didn’t use our military, and we didn’t use force at all it seems, but we were still seen very close to the wrong horse before the outcome of the race had been decided. I’m even more interested to see how Israel is going to handle all this. ---
**Author:** ![ratatoskK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ratatoskk/32/2987_2.png) [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-mubarak-steps-down/571032/32 "2011-02-12T00:47:56Z")
YAY!!! ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Excellent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-mubarak-steps-down/571032/33 "2011-02-12T01:08:32Z")
> [@Grey](#): > > Good luck Egypt - you’re going to need it. I just want you to know, we’re all counting on you. ---
**Author:** ![Grey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b782af/32.png) [@Grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grey)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-mubarak-steps-down/571032/34 "2011-02-12T03:16:40Z")
I’m doing everything I can… ---
**Author:** ![even\_sven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dfb087/32.png) [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-mubarak-steps-down/571032/35 "2011-02-12T22:12:46Z")
I was out at the embassy today…it was a good time- lots of flags and dancing. I don’t think I’ve ever seen so many happy people in one place before. Congrats, Egypt! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-mubarak-steps-down/571032.md?page=1)