Modified On February 4, 2006
Jason Budjinski, writing a tease of an upcoming theater event in a Florida alterna-rag, has this lovely lede:
When we see photos of comics posing with U.S. troops in Iraq, its tempting to think of it as crass opportunism– another attempt by American entertainers to cash in on 9/11.
Tempting? Maybe for a shallow, cynical douchebag like Jason Budjinski it’s tempting. The rest of us see an entertainer risking his life to bring a couple yucks to people who either bored out of their minds or risking their lives on a near-daily basis. We suspect that Mr. Budjinski felt himself between a rock and a hard place: How do I say something positive about comedian Tom Irwin‘s one-man show “25 Days In Iraq” and not sound as though I endorse the policies of the imperialistic regime headed by Bushy McChimpHitler? We think he handled it well. (Sarcasm alert.)