Ted Rall for June 13, 2011
June 10, 2011
June 15, 2011
Transcript:
The adventures of Tim Friedman, Boy Reporter. Times columnist, Pulitzer Prize winner. (Man: Mubarak is an egg: white and rotten and yolky.) Tom is intrepidly researching his next column at the four seasons in Istanbul. (Man: The world is flat but also warped. Here I come, NYT bestsellers list!) Suddenly: inspiration strikes! (Man: Your luggage is heavy" my redcap in Times told me. Which got me thinking: my luggage is like a peace process it's hard to carry but you need it to get where you are going!) At the Beirut airport gift shop: (WOT? Why isn't this made in the USA? Or lebanon?) 30 minutes later, yet another gem of op/ed gold is in the can. (That T-shirt should've been made in Lebanon. Why wasn't it? Well? Huh?!) But then- (Pack your bags, Tom- your book "The middle east is flat: Chats with tourist industry personnel" is #1 again!
