Rimshot!!
Posted on 11/22/2008 7:39:05 AM PST by Loyalist
A popular comedian active in Burma's democracy movement has been sentenced to 45 years in jail by a Burmese court.
Zarganar was found to have violated the Electronics Act, which regulates electronic communications. He is the latest in a string of opposition activists to be given long jail terms by the military government.
He was detained earlier this year for criticising the government's slow response to Cyclone Nargis in interviews with foreign news groups.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...
But seriously folks.
When will Obama have the first comedian thrown in jail? Who will it be? And what will it be for?
(As Michael Richards looks fearfully over his shoulder....)
Next time Susan Sarandon’s boyfriend starts bemoaning the “chill wind,” we should just send him this article.
Obama cabinet ... please copy.
In a few short years a similiar story may appear in the U.S. And that's no laughing matter.
boy are my arms... i won't finish that sentence.
"But seriously", indeed: somewhere in America, some friend of the O Man is taking notes.
I have heard calls for the jailing of Bill Maher.
I wonder if we could get David Letterman to travel to Burma...
Comedian does not apply to Letterman. Barf!
Talk about a tough crowd...
(Apologies for the joke.)
More seriously, the imperative to silence criticism is universal to all leftist governments.
I worry that the Obama/Ayers regime will by entirely intolerant of criticism. Including criticism from the press, from the blogsphere (us), from everyday citizens (plumbers perhaps?), and even from comedians and other show people.
President Dubya's wisdom and restraint will be evident by comparison.
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This is not good news for Dennis Miller.
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