Should Arab Comics Make Terror Funny?

Some pretty in-your-face humor, or at least in Ashcroft’s and Ridge’s faces. Of course, John Stossel finds this phenomenon disquieting. Of course I say go for it…

“I’m normal, people, just like you. I put my pants on one leg at a time, strap on a bomb, go to work.”

“There’s only one thing I’ve got to say about racial profiling: It’s awesome. Seriously. Look at me. I got my ass kicked all through high school. And now, people are actually scared of me.”

“No guys, that’s a lie. I’m not Iranian. I was Iranian for 23 years up until Sept. 11th and now I’m Puerto Rican because that makes life a lot easier. That’s what’s happened to the entire Middle Eastern population: they’ve all become blacks, Latinos and dark Italians…”

“Did you guys see this Dan Rather interview with Saddam Hussein on prime-time TV, right before we’re trying to kill the guy, he’s on prime-time TV, and he challenged President Bush to a debate. Did you guys hear about that? How unfair was that? Going right for our president’s weakness — speaking English.”

“We’re all going to be arrested by the FBI after the show. I hope you guys enjoyed, hope you’re enjoying the show. Hope you’ll visit me in the detainment camp.”