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Rupert Murdoch's Fox to use "The Simpsons" To Promote Tony Blair
War crimes are not funny! Former Olympia resident and Evergreen student Matt Groening's TV show "The Simpsons" is now being used as as tool to promote war criminal Tony Blair and his far right agenda.
David Beckham may not have been famous enough for the Simpsons, but Tony Blair certainly is!
The British Prime Minister has taken time out from dealing with the Iraq war to record a spot in the same episode of the cartoon that JK Rowling is in, the Regina Monologues.
The PM recorded three lines of dialogue for the show on Friday while at Downing Street.
Mr Blair will give tourism tips to Homer and the rest of his yellow family when they are in the country for a visit.
"The Prime Minister takes every opportunity he can to promote Britain," a Downing Street spokesman said.
Mr Blair is the first British leader to appear in the comedy, although former US presidents Bill Clinton, George Bush and Jimmy Carter have all featured.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/tv_film/newsid_2941000/2941877.stm
The British Prime Minister has taken time out from dealing with the Iraq war to record a spot in the same episode of the cartoon that JK Rowling is in, the Regina Monologues.
The PM recorded three lines of dialogue for the show on Friday while at Downing Street.
Mr Blair will give tourism tips to Homer and the rest of his yellow family when they are in the country for a visit.
"The Prime Minister takes every opportunity he can to promote Britain," a Downing Street spokesman said.
Mr Blair is the first British leader to appear in the comedy, although former US presidents Bill Clinton, George Bush and Jimmy Carter have all featured.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/tv_film/newsid_2941000/2941877.stm
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HAHA!!!
Sat, Apr 12, 2003 7:36PM
Matt Groening Sold Out to Burger King too!
Sat, Apr 12, 2003 12:11PM
Hypocrisy is double-edged
Sat, Apr 12, 2003 11:44AM
At Least
Sat, Apr 12, 2003 11:11AM
Blair Doesnt Represent Britain, He Represents US Republican Interests (hence Murdoch)
Sat, Apr 12, 2003 10:49AM
Tony Blair needs pop culture coverage to recover his image in Britain
Sat, Apr 12, 2003 10:44AM
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