January 09, 2003

Cruel and Unusual

Now, I may be of the opinion that Saddam Hussein's clock is way overdue for cleaning, but that doesn't mean I have anything against the rest of the inhabitants of Iraq. What, for instance, have those put-upon civilians ever done to deserve this?

I say we organize a protest to halt the importation of destructive amateur American folk singers to Iraq. Do it for the Children™. (And yes, I realize that the lady lost a relative in the September 11th attacks. That doesn't mean she gets carte blanche to be an idiot.)

(Via Little Tiny Lies.)

Posted by Andrea Harris at January 9, 2003 02:46 PM
Comments

WHAT? We're sending them FOLK MUSIC? May Allah have mercy on them, as we are truly the Great Satan. (But hey, at least we tricked those tofu monkeys into leaving the US!)

Posted by: Chip Haynes at January 9, 2003 at 03:02 PM

I like "tofu monkeys."

Someone on LGF pointed out that this pinhead isn't wearing a chador, and I noted that she doesn't need one.

Posted by: Steve H. at January 9, 2003 at 04:15 PM

Hey, adding "monkeys" to anything just makes it funnier, trust me. And maybe those madcap Iraqis didn't know they were looking at a woman? An easy mistake, considering.

Posted by: Chip Haynes at January 9, 2003 at 04:20 PM

The rapt attention on the faces of the two Iraqi men tell the story of what it must sound like.

I know it's cruel but why do I feel some people "happily" put on victimhood?

Posted by: Peter Bismire at January 9, 2003 at 09:35 PM

Reminds me of a clip played on "The Daily Show" of a protest in Washington where Patti Smith was singing(?) and there was a sign language interpreter for the hearing-impaired, "or, as they were referred to by everyone else in the crowd, the LUCKY ones.".

Posted by: Frank C at January 10, 2003 at 01:41 AM

True (stupid) story: My sister-in-law learned sign language and incorporated that with her interpretive dance to help translate the sermons at her church. I asked how that was going over with the hearing-impaired in the congregation, and she said they didn't have any. Okaayyyyy . . . .

Posted by: Chip Haynes at January 10, 2003 at 07:30 AM