Egypt’s Presidency accused the US Embassy in Cairo of engaging in “negative political propaganda” after the embassy posted an episode of the Daily Show in which the show’s host, well-known American comedian Jon Stewart, slammed President Mohamed Morsy and expressed solidarity with Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef, who presents an Egyptian show modeled on Stewart’s.
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“It’s inappropriate for a diplomatic mission to engage in such negative political propaganda,” stated the official Twitter account of Egypt’s presidency in reply to the US Embassy in Cairo.
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“Making fun of the president’s hats and less than fluent English? That was my entire career for eight years,” Steward [sic] said in the episode, in a nod to former US President George W. Bush, frequently a target of Stewart’s ridicule.
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Stewart followed with a stream of clips of him making jokes about current US President Barack Obama, “whom we supposedly like.”
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He added, “Without Bassem and all those journalists, and bloggers, and brave protesters who took to Tahrir square to voice dissent, you, President Morsy, would not be in a position to repress them. For someone who spent time in jail yourself under Mubarak, you seem awfully eager to send other people there for the same non-crimes, and just like you, they will only emerge from prison stronger and more determined.”…