March 11, 2003
Trying to maintain one's sense of humor

'Peace On Earth' Shirt Sparks Arrest

Authors Arrested in Protest at White House

These stories are fairly old news by now, of course, but I got to thinking about them yesterday and they reminded me of an old joke, one that I heard twenty-odd years ago. It was a favorite of Ronald Reagan's, and it went like this:

An American and a Soviet were arguing about whose country was better. "Our country is better because we have freedeom of speech," said the American. "Why, I can stand in front of the White House with a sign that says 'Down With Reagan!' and no one will arrest me."

"That's nothing," said the Soviet. "I can stand in front of the Kremlin with a sign that says 'Down With Reagan!' and no one will arrest me, either."

Those were the days, eh?

Posted by Charles Kuffner on March 11, 2003 to Iraq attack | TrackBack
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