Posted by
Michael on Monday, October 02, 2006 5:03:06 AM
Okay, so you knew it was gonna happen. Someone would try to make money off the whole thing, even if it meant risking death.
The
New York Daily News reports the sale of a
"Bobblehead Mohammed:"A ceramic bobblehead doll of the Prophet
Muhammed - created to resemble the infamous caricature published by a
Danish newspaper - is being hawked online for $22.99 a pop by an
ex-Marine.
The unapologetic creator, Timothy Ames, 28, said the bobblehead is
similar to "dashboard Jesus" figurines that can be stuck with adhesive
to flat surfaces. "I thought, 'If they flipped out over some cartoons
what will they do with a dashboard Muhammed?'" Ames said from his home
in Hawaii.
The best analysis in the article comes from
Frank Peters, a professor in the Department of Middle Eastern Studies at NYU:
"Jews and Christians have gotten used to this
kind of thing, but Muslims haven't," he said. "This may not be his
intention, but these things have consequences."
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In other news, Hugo Chavez once again claimed that President Bush plans to assasinate him. He's said this before, and Pat Robertson unfortunately gave Chavez motivation in his paranoia when he said it'd be a good idea to "take him (Chavez) out."
What makes it different now is that Hugo Chavez claims to have a White House informant:
Bush "has said that before he goes, Hugo Chavez shouldn't be the
president of Venezuela," Chavez told the crowd. "The president of the
United States has said it, especially in recent days. What he doesn't
know is that I have friends in the White House."
Oh no! You don't think.....
