Brickbat: Beyond the Pale

Charles Oliver | 4.2.2013 6:00 AM

Libyan officials banned author Bernard-Henri Levy from traveling to that country with former French president Nicolas Sarkozy because Levy is Jewish. They reportedly said they feared Levy would become a target for Islamic extremists.

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Fist of Etiquette 12 years ago

Oh, pshaw. Unless he uploaded a youtube he's got nothing to worry about in Libya.
1. Counterfly 12 years ago
  
  They really do hate cute kitten videos.
db 12 years ago

Will Roman Polanski step up to defend him?
Jerry on the boat 12 years ago

But they do invite Sarkozy, who also has Jewish blood?
1. John Galt 12 years ago
  
  Maybe it's just the Tribe of Levi they hate.
  1. Counterfly 12 years ago
    
    What if Sarkozy was wearing Levi's?
    1. db 12 years ago
      
      Wearing Levi's what?
      1. Counterfly 12 years ago
        
        Buttonfly Jeans or something.
        
        db 12 years ago
        
        Yeah I'm aware of that.
Number 2 12 years ago

Hooray Obama, another triumph for Democracy!

Quick, let's intervene in Syria and bring similar enlightenment there.
SumpTump 12 years ago

Sometimes man you jsut have to roll with the punches!

http://www.DatAnon.tk
1. Almanian! 12 years ago
  
  Wow! That dude sure has his act together.
  
  http://www.anonbotsRus.tk
  1. Old Man With Candy 12 years ago
    
    Like Nancy said, my mom's hairdresser's nephew earned over $3296 on the internet in just one day. I didn't believe it until she showed me her new monocle.
    1. John Galt 12 years ago
      
      ROTHFLMSAO!
      1. db 12 years ago
        
        AXSICBTM34423IOMOTI!
    2. Suthenboy 12 years ago
      
      *Bows to Old Man*
      
      I had me going there for a second until I glanced back up at your name. Good one.
      
      But....shouldnt Nancy have just implied or suggested it?
      1. Old Man With Candy 12 years ago
        
        Damn, you're right. But I'm in the hospital this week and my mind isn't at its sharpest. My apologies to my fellow commenters for non-optimization of a perfectly good gag.
        
        Old Man With Candy 12 years ago
        
        Oh, also, there has to be a link (either JUMP30 or some garbled mini-URL) and seven or eight misspellings. So I truly screwed the pooch.
John 12 years ago

This is how lefty double speak works. See we have to restrict the movement of the (Jews, enemies, radicals, racists or whoever) for their own safety. Next they will have to take them into protective custody.

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