Quote of the day
posted at 11:20 pm on August 1, 2007 by Allahpundit
“As you can see, there is truth on the television, because all over the world the mother-in-law is always provoking a fight,” said Muhammad Farid, a man sitting in a run-down restaurant beside the Pul-i-Khishti Mosque, his attention fixed on an Indian soap opera that had been dubbed into Dari…
“We’ve just bought the rights to ‘24,’ the American show,” [Saad Mohseni] said. “We had some concerns. Most of the bad guys are Muslims, but we did focus groups and it turns out most people didn’t care about that so long as the villains weren’t Afghans.”…
Quiz shows reward the knowledgeable: how many pounds of mushrooms did Afghanistan export last year? A contestant who answers correctly earns a free gallon of cooking oil…
Zaid Mohseni, Saad’s younger brother, said: “When we first put a man and woman on the air together, we had complaints: this isn’t legal, this isn’t Islamic, blah, blah, blah. Then the criticism softened. It was O.K. as long as they don’t talk to each other. Finally, it softened more: O.K., they can talk as long as they don’t laugh.”
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Just wait until they debut a TV show with husband and wife sleeping in separate twin beds in the same room. Scandalous.
HockeyTemper on August 1, 2007 at 11:31 PM
Interesting. It seems that the Afgani people themselves veiw the Taliban as the enemy.
Considering they are the victims of most of their bombings
Im sure the Iraqi people do to. but fear drives them to want the US out. Because unlike Afganistan they havent lived under a Islamic theocracy.
William Amos on August 1, 2007 at 11:31 PM
Islam, the Religion of Piece(s)! What’s left after the jihadist arrives with his bomb.
TruthToBeTold on August 1, 2007 at 11:34 PM
Wow. Becoming a new Democratic nation sounds pretty hard. Good to know a lot of people are trying.
frankj on August 1, 2007 at 11:38 PM
Once again, the blasted tv is distracting yet another populace away from the important things in life. What happened to the good old days? Why, in my generation we blew ourselves up to take out a crowd of infidels! When I was younger I had to walk three miles through the desert heat with a bomb vest on. Gone are the days.
thedecider on August 1, 2007 at 11:55 PM
So they’re gonna get 24, huh? Maybe this is a very good thing since their perception of Americans is shaped largely by what they see in the media. Let them try Jack Bauer on for size!
kjspeedial on August 2, 2007 at 12:10 AM
Baby steps.
Wonder if they’ll get Big Brother. That might be too much crazy
PowWow on August 2, 2007 at 12:20 AM
PowWow on August 2, 2007 at 12:20 AM
They already have Allah, what do they need with an amateur like big brother?
doriangrey on August 2, 2007 at 12:33 AM
Funny, but true. Prosperity may bring understanding and tone down radicalism through means such as this.
starflyer on August 2, 2007 at 12:47 AM
“A free gallon of cooking oil”?
How many billions are we pouring into this place?
profitsbeard on August 2, 2007 at 1:02 AM
#1 Laura Petrie. Hubba, hubba.
andycanuck on August 2, 2007 at 1:27 AM
“24″ is very popular in Morocco. There it is called Jacques Bauer. The Moroccans like to see what they perceive as Gulf Arabs and Persians getting slapped around.
Then again, “Nash Bridges” is popular there as well.
gatorbait on August 2, 2007 at 1:59 AM
I just saw Fred Thompson playing an Air Show announcer on Iron Eagle 3.
I know this has nothing to do with this thread. I just needed to post this somewhere.
:)
JayHaw Phrenzie on August 2, 2007 at 2:07 AM
I’ve always said that porn is the great liberator. Give the Middle East some cheasy, shot-on-video pornos and then stick a fork in ‘em, they’re done.
Immolate on August 2, 2007 at 9:05 AM
What is cooking oil? Is it fuel or is it corn oil, etc. used as an ingredient?
Babs on August 2, 2007 at 9:10 AM
Babs, I’m assuming its either kerosene for a gas oven, or olive oil or some sort of oil for frying or just cooking in general.
They’re loosening up a bit, which is a good sign. Lets just hope the inevitable reactionary counter is a small one the Afghanis can handle.
Bad Candy on August 2, 2007 at 9:25 AM