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Denmark: Al-Qaeda’s New ‘Itsy Bitsy Satan’

June 5, 2008 - 9:03 am - by Barry Rubin
Sandra
2008-06-05 15:48:45

When the Nazis ordered all Danish Jews to wear yellow armbands with the Star of David, King Christian went for his morning ride wearing a yellow armband. Soon, most Danes were wearing armbands.

The Islamofascists have tried to take humor from us as a weapon. I think cartoonists and comics all over the world should align themselves with the Danes and make fun of these ridiculous fundamentalists and their anti-life philosophy.

There’s an emigre Iranian comic in LA who has made a career of mocking the Mullahs (and beaming it to Iran, God love him)

Comedy in America is in an anti-intellectual trough. (as opposed to the golden age of Tim Allen, Brett Butler, et al, a time when everyone was doing comedy based on ideas), a period ignored by the critics who swooned over Seinfeld.

I would love to see mockery of the mullahs. Bring it onl