Tuesday, February 01, 2011

Hang the DJ

What's occurring in Egypt is obviously a popular uprising. Not, for clarity's sake, populist. This is causing some consternation for the Western media: who is the leader? What capacious human vessel will emerge into which Egyptians might pour their myriad diverse hopes and dreams, wishes and aspirations, fetishes and peccadilloes?

Posted by IOZ at 10:21 AM | email »
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17 comments:

solarjetman said...

Furthermore, who can we dig up dirt on? How can we make the story about the personality of one individual rather than the actual issues in play? Sarah Palin needs to know who to call a terrorist so we can write a story about how shrill she is! Come on, guys, we're trying to get pageviews without losing our access here!

10:36 AM
mp said...

Who shall we bribe into servitude?

or

Does he love or hate America?

10:46 AM
Marlowe said...

It's the revolt of the resorts. Where will Europeans go on holiday now? Can't we think of the real victims?

10:50 AM
Picador said...

I heard that guy is being sought by the Swedish police in connection with a series of rape allegations.

10:52 AM
Tim 2 said...

This is global piracy at its worst. Freedom is a registered trademark of the USA. Can't we get the RIAA on their asses?

11:11 AM
Morbid Symptoms said...

And just what is Suleiman flushing down the memory hole? And with there be a Trotsky to publish whatever isn't flushed?

11:26 AM
Paul Alexander said...

Common ragtag Arab rabble cannot be trusted to know what's good for themselves. Have you seen their haircuts?

11:27 AM
Inkberrow said...

Maybe they should take a vote or something.

12:10 PM
bonobo said...

Have you seen their haircuts?

Among the many wonderful lessons of this uprising is that Egyptians are fucking hot.

12:28 PM
Mr.Fundamental said...

Poor man wanna be rich,
rich man wanna be king,
And a king ain't satisfied,
till he rules everything,

12:35 PM
Anonymous said...

Dear George:

"might pour their myriad diverse hopes and dreams, wishes and aspirations, fetishes and peccadilloes"

Almost perfect prosodic rhythm marred by the excrescent "diverse".

Perhapas you might consider striking it and reposting?

Yrs,
Foxhall Edwards


(Note to the chez IOZ crowd: free hadnjob to anyone who groks "George" and "Foxhall Edwards" without Googling)

12:39 PM
Solar Hero said...

Will life ever be the same again?

12:53 PM
Deb S said...

Al Jazeera just interviewed Khaled Abol Naga, a popular film star, who said that the great thing about the protest is that there's no leader, that the protest comes from the hearts of all the people. Earlier, there was footage of the square where someone had started playing the national anthem. People were in tears, singing.

Earlier this morning, I was at my gym where there are many teevees, all on. Not one was showing anything about Egypt. I suppose if things had turned 'violent', there might have been something shown. But as it is, it's all so civilized and besides, they're chanting in some weird language. Boooring.

1:01 PM
Ethan said...

Among the many wonderful lessons of this uprising is that Egyptians are fucking hot.

Seconded.

3:59 PM
boetian said...

Among the many wonderful lessons of this uprising is that Egyptians are fucking hot.

All the more reason to push for regime change in Iran. Persians? God-damn

4:43 PM
Aeolus said...

Um, Mohammed Baradei? There's a rabble-rouser!

8:09 PM
dah_sab said...

Mohammed Baradei? He frightens me. Somewhere recently I saw a picture from a while back of him shaking hands with that fat Israeli guy. I don't trust him, white horse & all.

3:06 AM

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