Mubarak, You Dirty Bastard

Last night Palestinian-American comedian Maysoon Zayid visited Ramallah, after finally being able to give a show in Jerusalem itself. After every show she closes with the hope that next year, a show will be in Jerusalem. Well this year, she hoped that us Ramallah bound Palestinians will be able to hopefully visit a free and open Al Quds.

Zayid closed her show with the following joke on Husni Mubarak. Not sure whether he is a president, a dictator, a stubborn child, or just a place holder until the higher ups make a decision...but whatever the Laughing Cow of the Arab world is, it must be reaffirmed: the joke is on him.

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My friend

When thou ascendest to thy Heaven I descend to my Hell--even then thou callest to me across the unbridgeable gulf, "My companion, my comrade," and I call back to thee, "My comrade, my companion"--for I would not have thee see my Hell. The flame would burn thy eyesight and the smoke would burn thy nostrils. And I love my Hell too well to have thee visit it. I would be in Hell alone.

Thou lovest Truth and Beauty and Righteousness; and I for thy sake say it is well and seemly to love these things. But in my heart I laugh at thy love. Yet I would not have thee see my laughter. I would laugh alone. (This paragraph reminded me of the time you told me on the bus that the reason why I see good in people/the beauty in people is because I am beautiful in myself; you said, as if to mock yourself, that you are not good, so you do not see the good in people)

My friend, thou art good and cautious and wise; nay, thou art perfect--and I, too, speak with thee wisely and cautiously. And yet I am mad. But I mask my madness. I would be mad alone.

My friend, thou art not my friend, but how shall I make thee understand? My path is not thy path, yet together we walk, hand in hand.

-Gibran Khalil Gibran