Surprised? French comedian Dieudonné M’bala M’bala (I’ve never heard of him, either) revealed in a press conference at the weekend that the Islamic Republic of Iran had granted him a budget comparable to that of a Hollywood movie production so that he could wage a culture war against Zionism. With a string of convictions for his anti-Semitic outpourings – such as comparing Jews to slave traders and describing Holocaust memorial as “pornographic” – it looks like Iran picked just the right man for the job. He even ran for the French presidency (twice), but thankfully failed (twice).
During a recent trip to see his sponsors, the 43-year old, who’s originally from Cameroon, told local newspaper the Tehran Times that “it is forbidden to talk about the Holocaust in France, but I have arranged the comedy in such a way that it ridicules the issue of the Holocaust”. He also had a meeting with the country’s president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, with whom he discussed “artistic freedom”. Now that’s a conversation I wouldn’t have minded listening in on . . . .
Can’t believe anyone would actually give credence to such crap. Why do some people fill themselves with so much hate?
Hang in there. The world has got to get better. Let’s hope it can’t get any worse.
from Conshohocken Pa of USA
michael j