12/14/2004

Do not insult our Monkey Führer! Es ist verboten!

This bit of news from Chepooka seems like it could have been ripped from a German newspaper circa 1937, but it's just has modern as history repeating itself, unfortunately.

A portrait of President George W. Bush using monkeys to form his image has led to the closure of a New York art exhibition over the weekend and anguished protests over freedom of expression ...

"We had tons of people, like more than 2,000 people show up for the opening on Thursday night," said show organizer Bucky Turco. "Then this manager saw the piece and the guy just kind of flipped out. 'The show is over. Get this work down or I'm gonna arrest you,' he said. It's been kind of wild."

Ahhh, yes, winning over hearts and minds... Wait, isn't that statement solely reserved for describing Iraq?