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Britain
Mr Punch punished for bashing Bin Laden
2005-08-10
LONDON (AFP) - A puppeteer in Britain has been rapped for portraying Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein as villains, a report said.
American-born Brent de Witt, 41, has been scolded for using the pair's characters in the traditional children's puppet play, Punch and Judy.
The show had crowds in fits of laughter -- but a few dissenters at the seafront in Broadstairs, southeast England, failed to see the joke.
Leftist wankers have no sense of humor
"I put them in the show as villains who would go and steal Punch's sausages," De Witt told the Daily Express. "It was very topical and just a bit of fun. "But then we had a few people who did not care for it and instead of telling me they went straight to the council.
"Waaaa, the evil puppet man is being mean! Make him stop!"
"They sent word down for me to take the characters out of the show."
Osama bin Laden heads the Al-Qaeda global terror network, while ousted Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein is in US custody near Baghdad awaiting trial on charges of crimes against humanity.
But other than that....

Bin Laden, cast as the devil, is defeated by Mr Punch in traditional fashion: clobbered with a stick.
Works for me
Posted by:Steve

#8  a few dissenters at the seafront in Broadstairs, southeast England, failed to see the joke.

Political street theatre for the masses. The Marxists got their wish.
Posted by: Howard UK   2005-08-10 19:18  

#7  I think if enough of these dog chew toys were distributed to overwhelm the PC Totalitarians, they might just give up...



To all our Engligh Friends... Here's where to order...Note : the only Republican is Bush, but they have a Kery, a Bubba, and a Hillary...

Political Pet Toys
Posted by: BigEd   2005-08-10 17:42  

#6  Lol, GF! Dirka dirka, heh. PC amokness.
Posted by: .com   2005-08-10 17:38  

#5  There is only one group of puppets that will put an end to this PC nonsense:

http://www.teamamerica.com
Posted by: Glolusing Flereth5459   2005-08-10 17:34  

#4  Could've been those famous British puppeteering critics Achmed and Mahmoud. That's my bet.
Posted by: tu3031   2005-08-10 16:51  

#3  Maybe it has to do with the fact that this guy's show uses only normal size puppets. The Left only likes really BIG puppet shows.
Posted by: eLarson   2005-08-10 16:48  

#2  What do you expect this is TRANZI England. 99% of the population sees everyting in the EU issued shades of grey not the black and white reality. If it had been puppets of GWB and TB it would have been acceptable.
Posted by: Sock Puppet 0’ Doom   2005-08-10 16:26  

#1  Great. The PC puppet police are on the job. I feel much safer now.
Posted by: mojo   2005-08-10 16:12  

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