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August 19, 2004
And in other news, Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead
(Category: News & Notes )

Minutes spent listening to NPR this morning: 27
Number of times Abu Ghraib prisoner abuses were mentioned: 4
Coming up with new cuss phrase "lefty francostein news bitches": Priceless

I was particularly impressed by an exchange between the stateside newsposer and the man on the street reporter in Iraq, which I'll paraphrase:

Stateside Newsposer: I understand that there was terrific fighting in Najaf and large sections of the city are without power, water and phone service while Hakuna Ma-sadr's private army hides in one of Islam's most holy sites. But today is also the anniversary of something that is being noted here in the States and all over the world. A year ago today the United Nations building in Baghdad was bombed. Is that anniversary being noted in Iraq?

Man On The Street: No. The Iraqi's couldn't honestly give a good fuck about a single bomb that went off a year ago. You schmuck.*

Kudos to the man on the street in Iraq.

* The "you schmuck" part was implied in his tone and the 3 seconds of stunned silence before he answered the question.

Unrelated: Is there any mosque, plaza, pizzeria, etc in Iraq that isn't "one of Islam's most holy sites"?

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Oh, that poor reporter. I do feel for him. Okay, I'm done.

Yeah, listening to NPR can make one ill at times.


And Jim, as far as the Islamic's claims of holy places, aren't you being hard on those poor souls? They aren't claiming the whole world is theirs; just everything outside of Antartica.
And if we weren't such evil infidels we would move out there right away and die of cold and hunger.

Evil infidel that I am, I going to to keep fighting for this piece of land.

Posted by: Rachel Ann at August 19, 2004 08:57 AM

Stealth Points Answer: Old SNL Weekend update skit.

Posted by: Clancy at August 19, 2004 09:37 AM

Did he really say that? Fabulous. I'm sure that poor reporter from National Palestinian Radio was mighty shocked.

Posted by: RP at August 19, 2004 10:17 AM

No stealth points this time, Clancy. We've covered Franco before.

RP - Not in so many words, but that's pretty much what he wanted to say.

Posted by: Jim at August 19, 2004 10:23 AM
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