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Brickbat: Beyond the Pale

Charles Oliver | 4.2.2013 6:00 AM

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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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  1. 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.

  2. db   12 years ago

    Will Roman Polanski step up to defend him?

  3. 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.

            1. db   12 years ago

              Yeah I'm aware of that.

  4. Number 2   12 years ago

    Hooray Obama, another triumph for Democracy!

    Quick, let's intervene in Syria and bring similar enlightenment there.

  5. 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.

            1. 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.

  6. 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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