Lenin Statue In AC Upsets One Dude

Back in 2005, the restaurant Red Square opened at the Tropicana in Atlantic City — and up went a statue of Lenin, complete with a martini glass (at right, obviously). And since then one man with way too much time on his hands has been complaining to everyone he can see about the statue.

He claimed having a 15-foot tall statue of one of history’s most brutal dictators is an insult to thousands of soldiers who died fighting communism. He went on talk radio shows claiming the statue is anti-American, wrote letters and attended Boardwalk parades, urging Tropicana officials to take down the statue.

Now he’s claiming the statue is simply “bad luck” and should be taken down lest Atlantic City be smitten by God, who is apparently anti-communism. Wah, wah, a statue of Lenin with a martini in Atlantic City, I must protest! Geeze, what sore winners capitalists are.

Now, the statue of the murderous dictator Julius Caesar? There’s a statue worth protesting against.

Man wants to topple Atlantic City casino’s Lenin statue [AP/NJ.com]
[Thumbnail from Annika Lux]