Protect humor....

Have you noticed that the freedom of speech seems to be hampered when it comes to humor?

Start with a joke, for the good order of things.

Q: How many Jews does it take to replace a Light bulb?
A: Jews don't replace used merchandise

It's funny, if one get's the humor. It's fine that I tell it because my family's Jewish (I don't consider myself to be, so…) but seriously, in order to crack a joke about an ethnic group, you damn well better be part of that ethnic group.

For example, if Simone Schleu, a nice and very talented lady from Germany, told the same joke I just told, she might be considered "Anti-Semitic" and, assuming she was a celebrity (like she deserves to be), she'd be sued for it, she'd be hounded by a bloodthirsty media… geez… for cracking a light bulb joke containing Jews?

And don't tell me I'm exaggerating. ESPN broadcaster Bob Griese has been suspended for one week for a stereotypical crack he made about NASCAR driver Juan Pablo Montoya. During a recent ESPN broadcast, a graphic appeared listing the top drivers in a NASCAR competition. When fellow analyst Chris Spielman asked where was Montoya, Griese replied he was "out having a taco."

For THAT, the guy got suspended?

Come on!

I agree, racism should never be condoned. Any sort of ethnic separation should be. We're all humans. Biologically speaking, that's the one true ethnicity we have.

But humor? Good grief! I can't do the damndest little thing about the Arian Brotherhood calling for my death simply because of the religion my parents belong to, but I could ruin Arnold Schwarznegger's career, what's left of it, if he cracked a Jew Joke?

Isn't something here a little bit off?


I want to be able to tell African-American jokes without fear. I want Chris Rock to be able to tell Jew jokes without fear.

I want Simone Schleu to be able to do as Mel Brooks did without fear of being labeled as Anti-Semitic.

Humor should not be limited. Even if it's offensive. There's a difference between being offensive (which is a matter of taste) and being racist. And not anyone telling an offensive joke about some other ethnic group is immediately classified as a racist....

unless you'd tell me that everyone in Europe and the States who's not Polish is racist? I mean, I've not heard anyone complaining about Polish jokes....

Time to dismantle the United Nations.

It's the 64th "Birthday" of the United Nations.

It's time this bloated dinosaur corpse was left behind.

In all honesty, when you look at the UN, especially in light of the "Summit" last month, the UN is nothing more than a farce.


Yes, I can already see some eyebrows rising. "He's an Israeli," you may think, "the Israelies have a lot of problems with the UN" and that is correct.

But face it... Israel is lectured about human rights by the UN Human Rights council. Amongst the members of that council are Sudan (Dharfour, anyone?), Egypt, Ghana, Gabon and Djibouti... you check out their respective history of Human Rights....

yes, it is led by dictatorships and countries with history of Genocides... And people wonder why Israel will not accept that Council's claim for violation of human rights?

Who is the current "UN Leader", do you know?

Libya.



The UN, by nature, is anti-Israeli. That is simply because any country has one voice. There's only one Israel, and a mass of Arabic nations with some African and Asian satellites (Sudan and Malaysia, for example). Every country has one voice. There's a majority against Israel no matter what.

The UN is no longer needed. It does not prevent wars (although, oddly enough, it seems to take part in them). It is not impartial. It is not a ground for common diplomacy, only for mutual filth-throwing. it is a miserable thing that has not served its purpose, is now betraying its purpose...

and it's costing good honest people a lot of money in taxes too...

it's time to disassemble the farce. If democratic, peace-loving countries (the two are often tied together) want to form a union, that's wonderful, but countries like Iran (whose leader openly calls for Genocide) and Sudan (Dharfour, anyone?) cannot be part of it.