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   U.S. ends funding for Pakistani version of Sesame Street. Doll factories immediately cancel plans for Jihad Me Elmo

07 Jun 2012 12:59 PM   |   4599 clicks   |   New York Daily News
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busy chillin'     
repeat AH AH AH

07 Jun 2012 01:03 PM
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Ambitwistor     
www.somethingofinterest.com

07 Jun 2012 01:03 PM
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BronyMedic     
Why does Suicide Bomber Elmo actually seem like it would work as a product. And as a character concept?

I mean. Holy shiat. That would be farking awesome.

I'd buy it. SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY.

07 Jun 2012 01:04 PM
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ChipNASA    [TotalFark]  
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shocked

07 Jun 2012 01:04 PM
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ChipNASA    [TotalFark]  
Ambitwistor: [www.somethingofinterest.com image 453x300]

45 seconds!!!!
/biatch.

07 Jun 2012 01:05 PM
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toraque    [TotalFark]  
This is terrible news. Little Taliban children may grow up not knowing how to count to three before blowing themselves up.

/redlit headline

07 Jun 2012 01:05 PM
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monoski     
I wanted to see Miss Piggy in a burka and head-scarf

07 Jun 2012 01:08 PM
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RibbyK     
tundratabloids.com

07 Jun 2012 01:09 PM
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mithras_angel     
I think this thread will be useless without farker representations of Jihad Me Elmo.

/Yes, yes, I've seen the Evil Berts.
//I want Elmo with bomb vests.

07 Jun 2012 01:09 PM
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nickerj1     
Why the Fark are we still sending money to Pakistan for anything?

07 Jun 2012 01:10 PM
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bluorangefyre    [TotalFark]  
Blowing up Elmo? Yes please!

/I have hated Elmo for over thirty years

07 Jun 2012 01:11 PM
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barefoot in the head     
nickerj1: Why the Fark are we still sending money to Pakistan for anything?

Grease is the word.

07 Jun 2012 01:12 PM
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Ambitwistor     
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07 Jun 2012 01:13 PM
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Trance750    [TotalFark]  
nickerj1: Why the Fark are we still sending money to Pakistan for anything?

Because they hate Iran and like the old saying goes 'The enemy of my enemy is my friend'

07 Jun 2012 01:14 PM
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jasimo     
nickerj1: Why the Fark are we still sending money to Pakistan for anything?

I'll bite.

Regional stability
Keep the extremists out of office
They've got nukes
Etc.

07 Jun 2012 01:15 PM
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ChipNASA    [TotalFark]  
j.wigflip.com

07 Jun 2012 01:16 PM
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Glenford     
BronyMedic: Why does Suicide Bomber Elmo actually seem like it would work as a product. And as a character concept?

I mean. Holy shiat. That would be farking awesome.

I'd buy it. SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY.


Already been done. He's a senior correspondent for the Daily Show.
www.blogcdn.com

07 Jun 2012 01:19 PM
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old_toole    [TotalFark]  
nickerj1: Why the Fark are we still sending money to Pakistan for anything?


Why the Fark are we still sending money to Pakistan for anything?
Why the Fark are we still sending money to Pakistan for anything?
Why the Fark are we still sending money to Pakistan for anything?
Why the Fark are we still sending money to Pakistan for anything?
Why the Fark are we still sending money to Pakistan for anything?
Why the Fark are we still sending money to Pakistan for anything?

Let alone a f*ckin' puppet show.
20 million??? Really???

07 Jun 2012 01:20 PM
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thecpt     
Brought to you by the letters... R, P, and G

07 Jun 2012 01:26 PM
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cig-mkr     
20 million here, 20 million there after a while it starts to add up.
Why give money to a country that gives aid to our enemies?

07 Jun 2012 01:28 PM
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Trance750    [TotalFark]  
Sunny Days
Bombs are blasting the infidels away
I want to go to where there's blood on the street

Oh can you tell me how to get.... how to get to Jihad Street

07 Jun 2012 01:34 PM
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Rich Cream     
YES! Punish the children! They're small and weak and can't fight back!

MWUAHAHAHAHAAHAHA

07 Jun 2012 01:36 PM
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Another Pretentious Nickname     
Man, Leon Panetta (earlier article) was not messing around. He DROPPED THE HAMMER on Pakistan! So much for 1, 2, 2 and a half... this was 1, 2, BANG NO SESAME STREET KIDS! [kids scream] TOO FARKING BAD!!! YOU NEED TO LEARN NOT TO SUPPORT TERRORIST GROUPS IN YOUR HINTERLANDS!!!!

07 Jun 2012 01:38 PM
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I Mash Grains     
BronyMedic: Why does Suicide Bomber Elmo actually seem like it would work as a product. And as a character concept?


SNL could make it into one of their running skits, similar to mr. Bill was in the 70s.

07 Jun 2012 01:41 PM
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cwolf20     
I got more interested in snarking in the comment section on Daily's article index about the 14 year old republican radio personality who says Obama is the reason why more and more children are becoming gay.

07 Jun 2012 01:41 PM
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ArcadianRefugee     
mithras_angel: I think this thread will be useless without farker representations of Jihad Me Elmo.

/Yes, yes, I've seen the Evil Berts.
//I want Elmo with bomb vests.


Here ya go.

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07 Jun 2012 01:45 PM
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eon     
I might have gone with "Tickle Me Achmed" but subby's was fine too

07 Jun 2012 01:46 PM
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Mateorocks     
This is incredibly unfortunate (no snark.)

07 Jun 2012 01:49 PM
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Office Ninja     
old_toole: nickerj1: Why the Fark are we still sending money to Pakistan for anything?


Why the Fark are we still sending money to Pakistan for anything?
Why the Fark are we still sending money to Pakistan for anything?
Why the Fark are we still sending money to Pakistan for anything?
Why the Fark are we still sending money to Pakistan for anything?
Why the Fark are we still sending money to Pakistan for anything?
Why the Fark are we still sending money to Pakistan for anything?

Let alone a f*ckin' puppet show.
20 million??? Really???


THIS, THIS and THIS!!! What other BS programs like this are out there as well? Freaking National Debt, how does it work???

07 Jun 2012 01:59 PM
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Suede head     
Ahhh, "Pakistani"... what a plethora of positive images that word summons up.

Seriously, can't we just pay India to remove that cess-pit of a country from the Earth?

07 Jun 2012 02:03 PM
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Some 'Splainin' To Do    [TotalFark]  
old_toole: nickerj1: Why the Fark are we still sending money to Pakistan for anything?


Why the Fark are we still sending money to Pakistan for anything?
Why the Fark are we still sending money to Pakistan for anything?
Why the Fark are we still sending money to Pakistan for anything?
Why the Fark are we still sending money to Pakistan for anything?
Why the Fark are we still sending money to Pakistan for anything?
Why the Fark are we still sending money to Pakistan for anything?

Let alone a f*ckin' puppet show.
20 million??? Really???


I don't know. Exporting a show with good educational values and a positive social message seems like a good way to fight ignorance in a place where ignorance helps foster terrorism.

But, silly me, why would we be doing something that might actually help out both of our countries when, instead, we could be getting outraged at spending ~.00001% of our GDP on educating foreign kids.

07 Jun 2012 02:11 PM
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snocone    [TotalFark]  
Shirley, you jest.

Please, Mr CIA Guy with $Ms, can you tell me another story.
They need to find much better ways of paying offft the tribal/clerical/gang/war lords than some crappola about Sesame Street.

Maybe win a lottery, life insurance from some "relative" or hit jack at a casino. The old ways are best.

07 Jun 2012 02:20 PM
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Another Pretentious Nickname     
Office Ninja: old_toole: nickerj1: Why the Fark are we still sending money to Pakistan for anything?


Why the Fark are we still sending money to Pakistan for anything?
Why the Fark are we still sending money to Pakistan for anything?
Why the Fark are we still sending money to Pakistan for anything?
Why the Fark are we still sending money to Pakistan for anything?
Why the Fark are we still sending money to Pakistan for anything?
Why the Fark are we still sending money to Pakistan for anything?

Let alone a f*ckin' puppet show.
20 million??? Really???

THIS, THIS and THIS!!! What other BS programs like this are out there as well? Freaking National Debt, how does it work???


Well, one of the ways it works is that all foreign assistance, total, is about 1.5% of the budget, with humanitarian aid like this about 1/3 of that 1.5%.

Defense is 19%, medicare and social security are 43%. Complain about those, it makes a lot more sense.

07 Jun 2012 02:21 PM
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snocone    [TotalFark]  
I'm thinking there are not enough tv sets in Pakistan to reach 3 million children.
If there are, they are for watching pron.

/kidding the kidders. eh?

07 Jun 2012 02:25 PM
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rwfan     
1, 2, 3 decapitated infidel heads ah ha ha ha!

07 Jun 2012 02:36 PM
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Charles Martel     
Who would have thought there was big $$$ to be made from cooking the books at a puppet factory?

loranablog.files.wordpress.com

Now all we need are allegations of sexual impropriety.

07 Jun 2012 02:40 PM
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9beers     
This shows just how farking screwed up the government is. We don't have enough money to keep our own country in order and they're sending money to farking Pakistan for a farking kids TV show.

07 Jun 2012 02:40 PM
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Nem Wan     
But now Pakistani kids won't think America does anything good.

07 Jun 2012 02:56 PM
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K.B.O. Winston    [TotalFark]  
What about the Patkistani remakes of American films?

Are they still gonna make 'Jihad Me at Hello?'

07 Jun 2012 03:20 PM
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Ryker's Peninsula     
Osama the Grouch?
Big Burka?
Koran the Frog?

07 Jun 2012 03:21 PM
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All2morrowsparTs     
9beers: This shows just how farking screwed up the government is. We don't have enough money to keep our own country in order and they're sending money to farking Pakistan for a farking kids TV show.

Funding shows to educate kids to eliminate the threat of future terrorists is cheaper than drone strike to kill future terrorists.

07 Jun 2012 03:27 PM
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IXI Jim IXI     
Ah well, they sure ran one hell of a Mr. Hooper's Store over there...

07 Jun 2012 03:35 PM
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The Irrelevant Gamer     
Take that Pakistan! Biatch about drone strikes and we cancel Sesame Street.

07 Jun 2012 03:46 PM
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Toy_Cop     
Well there are some who claim that shows like Captain Kangaroo and Sesame street are a form of mind control employed by the CIA.. perhaps there is some truth to that.

07 Jun 2012 03:46 PM
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Trance750    [TotalFark]  
Ryker's Peninsula: Osama the Grouch?
Big Burka?
Koran the Frog?


These are the terrorists in your neighborhood
In your neighborhood
In your neighborhood
Oh these are the terrorists in your neighborhood
They're the ones who try to kill you, each day

07 Jun 2012 03:51 PM
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WhoIsPraetorian     
As someone who worked closely with USAID in the developing world, let me give you the secret:

1) USAID is our way of bribing countries to like us.
2) Massive amounts of grant money are stolen by the locals.
3) Projects are largely unsuccessful because there is little real supervision or follow through.

Now, I don't think we should cut aid money. We have the opportunity and ability to do some real good. But we're not doing a whole lot right now and there needs to be a serious re-evaluation of how USAID operates before we can.

07 Jun 2012 03:51 PM
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TenJed_77    [TotalFark]  
busy chillin': repeat AH AH AH

Get some new mods these repeats are getting ridiculous.

07 Jun 2012 03:54 PM
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universebetween     
nickerj1: Why the Fark are we still sending money to Pakistan for anything?

winner winner

07 Jun 2012 04:00 PM
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PanicMan     
Making people happy makes them less likely to try and kill you.

Or more likely, letting parents get some peace and quiet for half an hour makes them less likely to try an kill you.

07 Jun 2012 04:03 PM
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9beers     
PanicMan: Making people happy makes them less likely to try and kill you.

So we shouldn't be policing the world but we should be sucking up and sending them money so they leave us alone?

07 Jun 2012 04:09 PM
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