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Saddammy: Tyrant's 'gay' porno movie? Doug Powers sees life getting funny again
WorldNetDaily ^ | 4-21-03 | Doug Powers

Posted on 04/21/2003 5:48:38 PM PDT by WrightOnTarget

When over stressed, as we tend to get in times of war, we have a psychological need to seek out humorous stories, adopting them like an orphan who wandered too close to Mia Farrow. Fortunately for us, these past few days, the news has presented us with the comic equivalent of the baby boom at the end of World War II, making it virtually impossible to choose a single topic to write about this week.

My writing session a few days ago started out innocently enough. I sat down, intending to write about how Ronald Reagan would have handled the current war on terrorism. How a Reagan presidency in a post 9-11 world would, at this very minute, be using a generous application of "Orange-glo" to scrub the stain out of the terrorist couches that are Saudi Arabia, Iran and others. That column was well into its third paragraph when I read about the "Deck of Evil."

The "Deck of Evil" – 55 playing cards with Iraq's Most Wanted on them. By taking some of the world's most wanted regime leaders and plastering their mugs on playing cards, the dictator and his henchmen are not only aware that they're wanted for crimes against humanity, but now will also suffer the uneasiness of knowing that at every moment, somewhere, they're being talked about over a spirited game of Canasta. It's also going to be cute to watch our kids play "Go Fish" with them, as an adorable, tiny voice says, "Do you have any Samir Abd Al-Aziz Al-Najim's?"

Too bad they didn't find room to make a card with the picture of the president of France on it so the kids can play "Slap Jacques."

After I switched from Reagan to the topic of "The Deck of Evil," I heard a speech that actor-activist – no, wait, make that activist-actor – Tim Robbins gave to the National Press Club. The text of the speech in and of itself doesn't do it justice – it must be heard to be fully appreciated. Robbins spoke with a histrionical brio not heard since an out-of-breath Richard Burton accidentally answered the phone in Liz's dressing room on the set of "Cleopatra," and then had to convince Eddie Fisher that he was only a gaffer.

Robbins' speech was nicely dressed and contained beautifully enunciated, fluid opinions that constantly needed to be replenished because they seeped out through all the holes in the logic. It was Dom Perignon served in a colander. The speech was delivered with an authoritative swagger that only the most talented of actors can pretend to have, but seemed out of place for Robbins, who came across like Bullwinkle struggling to sound Churchillian.

"We lay the continuance of our democracy on your desks, and count on your pens to be mightier. Millions are watching and waiting in mute frustration and hope – hoping for someone to defend the spirit and letter of our Constitution ..."

That sound you just heard was Sir Winston spitting up scotch. It never occurred to Winnie to throw Bic ball-points at the Blitzkrieg.

So, after scrapping the "Deck of Evil" column, and starting on an article about Robbins' speech, I was confronted with a news item of potentially epic humor proportions. The story falls heavily into the "rumor" category, but nonetheless, it made me put the Robbins idea on hold in order to bow toward what may come to be the Mecca of hilarity. Yahoo Entertainment reported gossip that Saddam Hussein may have starred in a homosexual porno movie in the late '60s.

The story said that a 16mm film containing grainy images of Hussein and his sweaty, undulating beret, has been discovered by unfortunate, and now forever traumatized, Kuwaiti police. Still no word on whether or not there's a cameo appearance by Bob Crane in the film. Though I'm tempted to come up with tasteless titles for Hussein's movie, such as "Sheik, Rattle and Roll" or "Ba'ath-house Party," I'll fight the urge.

It then occurred to me that it's no wonder many in Hollywood didn't want to get rid of Saddam Hussein – he could be a fellow actor. It's against every bylaw in the Screen Actors Guild handbook to kill a colleague, especially one who may have been "gay." They weren't necessarily against the war, they just didn't want to be accused of homophobia.

Now we're witnessing a constant stream of looting in Iraq – either that, or Baghdad Public Television was filming a recreation of the Clintons' last day in the White House.

Things are getting funny again, which means we're getting back to normal. This is a good thing.

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ByDoug Powers!


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons
KEYWORDS: hoax; hoaxes; hollywood; hussein; myths; reagan; robbins; rumors
Funny stuff on Tim Robbins, the "deck of evil", Hussein's alleged 'gay porn video', and other stuff.
1 posted on 04/21/2003 5:48:39 PM PDT by WrightOnTarget
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To: WrightOnTarget
Saddam with a SAG card? Before you know it Martin Sheen will be spouting policy. Oh.
Never mind.
2 posted on 04/21/2003 5:57:22 PM PDT by NewRomeTacitus (CA quakes are caused by John Wayne, James Stewart & John Ford turning over.)
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To: WrightOnTarget
Yahoo Entertainment reported gossip that Saddam Hussein may have starred in a homosexual porno movie in the late '60s.

Saddam was into gay porn? Hmmmm. Any pedophilia in that mix, I wonder? A proclivity for underage sex, maybe? If so, this Scott Ritter business may start to make some sense.

3 posted on 04/21/2003 6:05:02 PM PDT by chimera
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To: chimera
That was the story on Yahoo. Probably total BS, but you never know:

http://entertainment.yahoo.com/entnews/wwn/20030410/104998680005.html
4 posted on 04/21/2003 6:07:49 PM PDT by WrightOnTarget
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To: WrightOnTarget
Too bad they didn't find room to make a card with the picture of the president of France on it so the kids can play "Slap Jacques."

That's the funniest line I've read all week.

5 posted on 04/21/2003 6:08:57 PM PDT by Richard Kimball
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To: WrightOnTarget
"Robbins' speech was nicely dressed and contained beautifully enunciated, fluid opinions that constantly needed to be replenished because they seeped out through all the holes in the logic. It was Dom Perignon served in a colander. The speech was delivered with an authoritative swagger that only the most talented of actors can pretend to have, but seemed out of place for Robbins, who came across like Bullwinkle struggling to sound Churchillian."

ROTFL!!! That is great!

6 posted on 04/21/2003 6:13:08 PM PDT by sweetliberty ("Better to keep silent and be thought a fool than to open your your mouth and remove all doubt.")
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To: WrightOnTarget
That was the story on Yahoo. Probably total BS, but you never know:

Yahoo attributed it to the Weekly World News, which is listed in the left frame as one of three Supermarket Tabloids from which it redistributes articles.

Even the URL contains "entertainment". It's satire, not news.

7 posted on 04/21/2003 6:25:23 PM PDT by justlurking
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To: justlurking
Yahoo very clearly marked the source as the "Weekly World News" in a way that was hard to miss.

I'm dumbfounded at the series of clueless nitwits on the web mentioning the Saddam Gay Porn "rumor" who are unaware it's a completely fabricated story.
8 posted on 04/21/2003 7:10:52 PM PDT by John H K
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To: WrightOnTarget
"...16mm film containing grainy images of Hussein and his sweaty, undulating beret, has been discovered by unfortunate, and now forever traumatized, Kuwaiti police."

Laughing too hard to type...

9 posted on 04/21/2003 7:11:29 PM PDT by cake_crumb (UN Resolutions=Very Expensive, Very SCRATCHY Toilet Paper)
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To: chimera
Wow, Saddam, the missing Ritter link. And "baby.... you can leave your hat on!"
10 posted on 04/21/2003 7:19:00 PM PDT by Anamensis (Full Monty alert!!)
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To: John H K
"I'm dumbfounded at the series of clueless nitwits on the web mentioning the Saddam Gay Porn "rumor" who are unaware it's a completely fabricated story."

This is the first I've heard of this rumor, and I think it's hysterically funny. Especially the way Powers wrote about it.

The line about putting Chiraq on a card so the kids could play Slap Jaques was funny too. And the part about Tim Robbins' logic seeping through the cracks around his opinions.

Are you always so dour?

11 posted on 04/21/2003 7:19:38 PM PDT by cake_crumb (UN Resolutions=Very Expensive, Very SCRATCHY Toilet Paper)
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To: WrightOnTarget
"Too bad they didn't find room to make a card with the picture of the president of France on it so the kids can play "Slap Jacques."

Priceless. As for the insinuation that Saddam was a leading role turd burglar, I don't know. It was long ago. I'm more amused by the fact that he's been taking in rectum in the here and now.

12 posted on 04/21/2003 7:20:03 PM PDT by yooper
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To: sweetliberty
I loved the Thurston Robbins III speach.The total phoniness and liberal self-loathing sound bytes.Thank goodness for the first amendment to expose liberal hypocrisy.
13 posted on 04/21/2003 7:30:37 PM PDT by dancusa
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But in the non-rumor category...

Did you all read the article about Uday? Apparently many Iraqis think he lost his "manhood" in a botched assassination attempt. And apparently there was some "get it up" cream found in his love shack. Doesn't surprise me one bit. He certainly acted like a "manhood-challenged" guy.
14 posted on 04/21/2003 8:02:17 PM PDT by BagCamAddict
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To: WrightOnTarget
All I can think of is South Park. The Devil and Saddam Hussein. ROFL.
15 posted on 04/21/2003 8:58:10 PM PDT by Dan from Michigan ("I have two guns. One for each of ya." - Doc Holliday)
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To: WrightOnTarget
One site had these as supposed pics:

Is that Algore or Freddy Mercury in the shot on the right?

Here's 2 other threads on this topic:

Saddam Starred in Gay Porn Films!

Commentary: On Internet Rumors that Saddam Starred in Gay Porn Films

16 posted on 04/22/2003 12:55:45 AM PDT by weegee (NO BLOOD FOR RATINGS: CNN let human beings be tortured and killed to keep their Baghdad bureau open)
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To: weegee
Anyone remember the movie HOT SHOTS ?
17 posted on 04/22/2003 7:25:40 AM PDT by UCANSEE2 (A)
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To: UCANSEE2
The first one, or "part deux"? Unfortunately, they were both snubbed by the Academy!
18 posted on 04/22/2003 11:26:32 AM PDT by WrightOnTarget
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To: WrightOnTarget
And who was the foreign leader that made a brief appearance in the movie?

Charlie Sheen was in it as well.

19 posted on 04/22/2003 2:44:17 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (A)
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