Posted on 10/20/2023 2:52:18 PM PDT by billorites
Dave Chappelle criticized Israel's bombing of Gaza at a performance in Boston in which the comedian accused the U.S. of aiding the slaughter of innocent civilians. In the show at TD Garden on Thursday, Chappelle first condemned the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas militants, but criticized what he said were war crimes in Gaza, according to people in attendance.
The comments came up when Chappelle said he didn't think students should lose job offers for supporting Palestinians. An audience member's command for the comedian to shut up drew an emotional response from Chappelle, who criticized the Israeli government for cutting off water and other essentials to Gaza and accused it of killing innocent people, according to the attendees.
Some audience members cheered Chappelle on and shouted "Free Palestine,” while others yelled, "What about Hamas," the attendees said. Some in the crowd got up and left. Toward the conclusion of his show, he said of Israeli policies and the Hamas attacks that two wrongs don't make a right, the people said.
A spokeswoman for Chappelle said he "denies being in Boston last night."
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I’m all for about 20,000 Daisy Cutters carpet bombed from 1 end of Gaza to the other..
Comedian spars with crowd who pays to spar with comedian.
Comedians, musicians, and actors are, for the most part children. I appreciate their talent, especially musicians, but they're still children. Clapton grew out of it as he got older, and dealt with his own personal struggles.
John Lennon remains my favorite Beatle, though I recognize he was a miserable human being. OTOH, George Harrison was truly underrated.
I remember Clapton's concert in Fort Worth a couple of years ago. It was just music, no political comments about Covid, jabs, etc. When the reviewer of the Dallas Morning News wrote of his surprise that Clapton didn't make any political comments, I sent him an email: "Clapton knows his audience. We were there for the music, man."
Maybe Carl Spackler can help out, he’s got plenty of experience with gophers.
Varmit Cong!
Go back to snorting coke
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