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or Powell's or me• • •
"Mike and Jon, Jon and Mike—I've known them both for years, and, clearly, one of them is very funny. As for the other: truly one of the great hangers-on of our time."—Steve Bodow, head writer, The Daily Show
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"Who can really judge what's funny? If humor is a subjective medium, then can there be something that is really and truly hilarious? Me. This book."—Daniel Handler, author, Adverbs, and personal representative of Lemony Snicket
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"The good news: I thought Our Kampf was consistently hilarious. The bad news: I’m the guy who wrote Monkeybone."—Sam Hamm, screenwriter, Batman, Batman Returns, and Homecoming
August 12, 2004
Michael Rubin, Unintentional Humorist
I always enjoy people being unintentionally funny. So I appreciate this recent column by Michael Rubin, a "resident scholar" at the American Enterprise Institute.
The occasion for the column was the recent issuance of an arrest warrant for Ahmad Chalabi. Chalabi has been charged with counterfeiting Iraqi dinars.
Of course Rubin, as a fervent neo-con, leaps to Chalabi's defense. But he didn't choose his words very carefully:
From Washington's perspective, the raid on Chalabi's compound backfired. Not only did U.S. authorities not find any significant documents, but Chalabi's currency increased exponentially among Iraqis.Posted at August 12, 2004 09:29 AM | TrackBack
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