{"id":13851,"date":"2004-11-16T18:20:00","date_gmt":"2004-11-16T18:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.driko.org\/blog\/2004\/11\/16\/john-ritter-vs-yasser-arafat\/"},"modified":"2004-11-16T18:20:00","modified_gmt":"2004-11-16T18:20:00","slug":"john-ritter-vs-yasser-arafat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.driko.org\/blog\/2004\/11\/16\/john-ritter-vs-yasser-arafat\/","title":{"rendered":"John Ritter vs. Yasser Arafat"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tom McMahon<\/i><\/a> posted about an interesting piece written by Shawn Macomber of The American Spectator<\/i> mourning the death of John Ritter and, well, not mourning Yasser Arafat’s death<\/a>. You should definitely read the entire article, but here are some key passages:<\/p>\n

Just over a year ago, the much beloved comic actor John Ritter passed away. I was watching Ritter’s turn as an evil sheriff in the camp horror classic Bride of Chucky<\/i> when news of Arafat’s death came howling in from the real world, instantly deflating the suspension of disbelief I’d carefully cultivated in order to enjoy the deliciously crazed Muppets-gone-mad plotline before me.<\/p>\n

I’ll say it now, and believe it forever: This is a cruel and unjust world. How otherwise can we describe a temporal reality where John Ritter can die days before his 55th birthday and Yasser Arafat can live to 75? How can Three’s Company<\/i> and Hooperman<\/i> be canceled while Hamas and Fatah are renewed every season?
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Instead of [Yasser Arafat’s] funeral, I’m going to watch Problem Child<\/i>, Sling Blade<\/i> and agitate for Hooperman<\/i> reruns or at the very least a DVD release. I’m going to celebrate the life of a good man, taken from us too soon and not celebrated enough, rather than watch the world weep for a terrorist. Oh, excuse me BBC. I mean, a freedom fighter.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I’m going to avoid getting too deep into a contentious discussion about Yasser Arafat, but I definitely miss John Ritter, and will second my desire to see Hooperman<\/i> again… \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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Tom McMahon posted about an interesting piece written by Shawn Macomber of The American Spectator mourning the death of John Ritter and, well, not mourning Yasser Arafat’s death. You should definitely read the entire article, but here are some key passages: Just over a year ago, the much beloved comic actor John Ritter passed away. … <\/p>\n

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