See, he was just trying to save the Nile delta. I’m even more amused at the leftist outrage in the comments. But then, leftists, and particularly watermelons, don’t have much of a sense of humor.
[Update a couple minutes later]
I love this comment from Bernstein:
Jon Stewart is funny because of the ways he bugs his eyes out, and otherwise makes funny faces. Can’t get that effect on a blog, I’m afraid.
It’s funny ‘cuz it’s true.
Keep this in mind when watching THE TEN COMMANDMENTS this year. I hope they show the introduction, where DeMille addresses the audience and tells them, in essence, they are about to see a movie about Man vs. the State. Hate speech!
“Progressives” are in denial, and you know what they say: denial ain’t just a river in Egypt.
Another reason Stewart is funny is because he knows he’s just pretending. I’ve seen other comedians (Bill Maher) who actually think their liberal arts degree mean they are experts in everything.
yes I know mean should be means.
I agree with one of the comments that for something to be funny it must be an exaggeration or untrue….I don’t find it funny at all.
The first couple of dozen comments there read as if they were written by members of the Garrison Kiellor Fan Club.
Speaking of Hebrew braceros (phrase stolen from Tom Lehrer)…I remember on one episode of Steve Allen’s Meeting of Minds Cleopatra (portrayed by Jayne Meadows) defended slavery by asserting that the great architectural wonder of Egypt could not have been built without involuntary labor.
(That was a long time before Davis-Bacon.)
I wonder…what’s the oldest major construction of the ancient world that was built by voluntary labor?
The favorite liberal epithet, “mean-spirited,” was invoked just a few comments in. You’d think “typical liberal soft-head, thinks there is such a thing as ‘nice’ satire,” but actually all that’s happened is the satire found a mark.
Given the high level of quality work in those ancient constructions, I would be willing to venture that the majority of the work was actually done by (relatively) well-paid professionals (including the support staff).
Not to say that there wasn’t lots of ‘dumb’ work to go around…
Clark,
It’s amazing how much quality can go into a project if failure means being fed to the King’s pet lions. 🙂