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in Palestine, even Mickey Mouse gets martyred

 
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mack4289



Joined: 06 Dec 2006

PostPosted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 6:08 am    Post subject: in Palestine, even Mickey Mouse gets martyred Reply with quote

So funny and so sad:

http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/07/01/news/mouse.php

"Farfour, the giant Mickey Mouse look-alike who was the host of a Palestinian children's program on Hamas-affiliated television and drew international ire for what critics saw as incitement, has died a "martyr's death" at the hands of a fictional Israeli.

The TV character had caused a furor with his calls for armed resistance against Israel and for Islamic supremacy since the program went on the air in mid-April.

In the final episode of the program Friday, "Tomorrow's Pioneers," Farfour's grandfather, a Palestinian refugee, entrusted him with the deeds and a key for property abandoned by the family when Israel became a state and Palestinians fled or were chased out. After leaving his grandfather, "Jews" went after Farfour and asked him to hand over the deeds and the key. When he refused, he was beaten to death."


This is kind of like when Mr. Rogers was evicted because he couldn't pay the rent after his factory job was outsourced. Mr. Gonzalez, a hard-working, visa-less Mexican moved in. He didn't speak much English so he mainly filled air time by drinking tequila and shooting off fireworks.
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Gopher



Joined: 04 Jun 2005

PostPosted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 3:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Brainwashing children.
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Summer Wine



Joined: 20 Mar 2005
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 6:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ditto: Sure is sad to hear some of the statements made.

I would hope that another 50 years from now we wont be rehashing the same issues.
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Treefarmer



Joined: 29 May 2007

PostPosted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 8:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

pretty funny tho
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mithridates



Joined: 03 Mar 2003
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 9:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here's the Wikipedia article on the show:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomorrow%27s_Pioneers
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sundubuman



Joined: 04 Feb 2003
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 12:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1m32HjHatbE
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sundubuman



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 12:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xfW5mJJ-dA
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sundubuman



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 12:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEB0SvMzKzg&mode=related&search=
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sundubuman



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 12:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqHUdwePfbM&mode=related&search=
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seoulshock



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 12:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

why is this thread being ignored?
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