Actor Richard Gere, who you might remember from any of his many film roles in which he is costumed in a tuxedo and ascends or descends a starcase while holding a single red rose, played a new role recently -- that of Paletinian object d'ridicule.

Apparently a commercial in which Gere encourages Palestinians to participate in upcoming elections to determine a replacement for deceased PLO leader Charles Arafat have begun airing on Paletinian television, also known as "radio." Unfortunately, the ignorant heathens in the audience have no idea who the hell the very great actor is. To quote Gaza soap factory worker Manar an-Najar:

I don't even know who the candidates are other than Abu Mazen, let alone this Gere. We don't need the Americans' intervention. We know who to elect. Not like them -- they elected a moron.

Granted, there's some truth in the last part, but I don't think it's fair to incredulously refuse help only seconds after you've admitted that you know about only one candidate. And not knowing who Richard Gere is? It only settles the diagnosis of gross, hopeless ignorance.

These people don't need a homeland. They need swift kick in the ass and a copy of Dr. T and the Women.


The doctor is in, and the diagnosis is romance!

Analogcabin @ 1:11 PM
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