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By Daniel Kurtzman, About.com Guide to Political Humor since 2000

The Mocking of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Tuesday September 25, 2007
Ahmadinejad's Comedy Act

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad became an international punch line during his trip to New York this week. Here's what the late-night comedians had to say about his crazy antics:

"This guy is nuts. He denies the Holocaust happened. He says his country has no homosexuals. He's looked very hard for them, he's even placed personal ads. ... Hey, maybe if there were homosexuals in Iran, he'd be better dressed." --Jimmy Kimmel

"Ladies and gentlemen, the face of evil, the Hitler of our generation. Let's hear his terrifying words [on screen: Ahmadinejad claiming that there are no homosexuals in Iran]. ... That's so interesting there are no homosexuals in Iran because in America, there are no homosexuals in our conservative movement either." --Jon Stewart

"Yesterday at Columbia University, it was 'Take Your Insane Dictator To Work Day.' There was a lot of controversy about letting the Iranian president speak here in the United States, much less at a university. I have to admit, I didn't like it. ... I mean, if he wants to condemn this country and our president, you do it the proper way ... you win an Academy Award." --Jay Leno

Read more jokes about Mahmoud Ahmadinejad...

See also:
SNL Spoofs Ahmadinejad In Gay Love Song (Saturday Night Live)
Top Ten Things Overheard During Ahmadinejad's Trip to New York (Letterman)
Ahmadine Minute - No Gays (The Daily Show)
Ahmadinejad's New York Visit in Cartoons (Cagle)
Ahmadinejad Invites U.N. Inspectors to Search for Homosexuals (Borowitz Report)

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