Bird and Fortune (Washington Diplomat) (Bush knows it all! - very funny)

[The Count]

Run time: 07:10 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BiQGaE5j2k   Posted on YouTube: December 07, 2006 By YouTube Member: lightsnowout Views on YouTube: 207904   Posted on DU: February 25, 2007 By DU Member: The Count Views on DU: 1048

 
Why Bush is ALWAYS right....

[intaglio]

1. Rumour has it that the Bird/Fortune sketches are largely ad-lib n/t

[The Count]

2. It's my first time seing one of them - pure brilliance!

This last correspondent on the Daily Show - John Oliver is a bit in that vein - but he has ways to go to get at their level!

[GOPEC]

3. Bremner Bird and Fortune had a great special prior to the invasion in 2003

Called "Between Iraq and a Hard Place." I watched it online at the Channel 4 site, but only a transcript appears available now. One sketch is just an exchange of telegrams in the 1900s wherein Churchill advocates the use of poison gas to instill a "healthy terror" in the locals. Brilliant satire:

http://www.channel4.com/news/2003/special_reports/iraq_hard_place.html

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4. Here's a You Tube link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=by43joQLYj8&mode=related&search=

[TheBaldyMan]

5. here's some links to all the shows

There is a webpage with links to all Bremner Bird and Fortune's Shows

http://www.thedossier.ukonline.co.uk/video_iraqwar.htm">The Dossier : video links in various

formats RealMedia and WindowsMediaPlayer for streaming and/or download.

That page has some cracking links for material on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, not only the

prosecution and likely outcome but the causes and organisations that pushed for war and continue to

seek to widen the conflict.

http://www.indybay.org/uploads/between_iraq_and_a_hard_place.wmv">Between Iraq and a hard place(2003) Windows Media (49min22sec) 36.3 Mb

http://www.indybay.org/uploads/beyond_iraq.ram">Beyond Iraq and a hard place(2003) RealMedia (49min22sec) 28.8 Mb

http://www.indybay.org/uploads/beneathiraqandahardplace.ram">Beneath Iraq and a hard place(2006) RealMedia (47min44sec) 27.8Mb

click on the links to stream the video, right-click and 'Save As ...' to download the file.

[wryter2000]

6. Amazing!

I've never seen these two before. Everyone, thanks for the links!