Modified On December 7, 2004
On this side of the world, we had Puffy telling us to “vote or die.” In Iraq, they have this, from the Wall Street Journal:
Iraq has drafted in a local comedian to star in a series of adverts designed to drum up enthusiasm for elections due next month.
The set of four TV spots, launched on Wednesday, feature a popular Iraqi comic encouraging Iraqis to think positively about their elections and ensure they are registered to vote.
In the first one the comedian, known as Udai, is talking to his much taller girlfriend who mischievously reminds him that he’d said things would get better after the elections.
Employing plenty of innuendo, Udai tells her Iraq’s recent difficulties have been keeping him down but after the elections are successful he’ll grow much bigger.
Who knew that Iraq had even one comic, let alone a popular comic?! There is so much the press isn’t telling us about what’s going on over there. Read the rest here.