By Todd Hartley on April 23, 2010
There was a pretty intense thunderstorm that rolled through my hometown Wednesday night, with high winds and lots of rain, and I’m pretty sure I know what caused it: Earlier that day, at a local park, I saw a girl of perhaps 2 years old walking around with no top on. It was only for a minute or so, while her mother dug out a new shirt for her to wear, but it was enough.
What? You think that sounds ludicrous? You think maybe I’ve taken leave of my senses? Well, that’s where you’re wrong, Jack. Scantily dressed women are the cause of natural disasters. Continue reading »
Posted in I'm With Stupid Tagged earthquakes, haiti, iran, islam, natural disasters, pat robertson
By Todd Hartley on February 12, 2010
In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, I thought it would be nice to tell a heartwarming story about a fairy-tale wedding where the bride and groom meet, fall in love, say their vows and live happily ever after. The kind of wedding Disney wants you to believe happens all the time. Unfortunately, though, as life isn’t a Disney movie, you will get no such heartwarming story.
Instead, you will get the story of a young Arab couple — let’s call them Abdul and Fatima — whose own marriage fell just short of the Disney standard. Continue reading »
Posted in I'm With Stupid Tagged disney, dubai, islam, marriage, mecca, middle east, saudi arabia
By Todd Hartley on January 29, 2010
As a decent, patriotic American, you are no doubt aware that in December 2008 an Iraqi journalist threw his shoes at then-President George W. Bush while Bush was giving a press conference in Baghdad. Like me, I’m sure you were outraged by the journalist’s attack, which is considered a great insult in Muslim nations.
And perhaps you’ve heard that the very next month, on Bush’s last day in office, roughly 100 people stood on Pennsylvania Avenue and gave the outgoing president an Iraqi-style sendoff by lobbing their shoes in the direction of the White House, to the cheers of passers-by and even a handful of security guards. Continue reading »
Posted in I'm With Stupid Tagged China, george bush, iraq, islam, shoes
By Todd Hartley on November 14, 2008
All right, you married guys out there, the next time you have troubles with the little lady and start feeling sorry for yourselves, I want you to remember the story of Mohammed Bello Abubakar. If ever there was a man who had a legitimate reason to gripe, this is the guy.
Mr. Abubakar, an 84-year-old former teacher and Muslim preacher from Nigeria, has — brace yourselves — 86 wives, making him either the world’s biggest masochist, or the world’s biggest mac daddy. Continue reading »
Posted in I'm With Stupid Tagged allah, islam, nigeria, polygamy, wives