and Chairman Hillary is not amused.
Posted on 08/09/2015 11:42:38 PM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
China TV anchor Bi Fujian to be punished for Mao insult
A Chinese star TV anchor is facing "severe punishment" over jokes he made about Mao Zedong, state media report.
A video of Bi Fujian singing a parody song at a private banquet and insulting the former Chinese leader in strong language was posted online in April.
Mr Bi was taken off air shortly after the incident, amid great controversy.
But People's Daily said officials had ordered his employer, state broadcaster CCTV, to punish him for "a serious violation of political discipline".
Mao, who led the country through the Cultural Revolution and a crippling famine which killed millions, remains the subject of much debate.
'Caused us suffering'
Mr Bi hosts CCTV's annual hugely popular New Year variety show, and is best known in China for hosting the talent show Star Boulevard.
In the video, he was seen singing a song from a Mao-era opera, Taking Tiger Mountain By Strategy, with modified lyrics. At one point he sings the words "Chairman Mao", then adds: "Let's not talk about this son of a bitch any longer, he's caused us so much suffering."
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and Chairman Hillary is not amused.
This Mao killed tens of millions. I bet your cat hasn’t done that.
Kind of like joking over...any given liberal today in America.
Cultural Revolutions happen...
...and a crippling famine which killed millions, remains the subject of much debate.
Some people think 60 million dead was a bad thing, but others disagree.
Maybe they think, “Yummy! Cat’s what’s for dinner!”
I wonder if I will be sent to the gulag myself as I refer to the current occupant of the White House as Obamao.
Commentator spoke the truth. Big mistake.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mao%27s_Great_Famine#Key_arguments
This is what liberals/socialists/communists do.
You insult a mass murderer and YOU are punished!
Mao and his supporters killed some 60 million people.
Planned Genocide millions.
Liberalism and socialism millions.
Can’t believe anyone would make fun of Mousey Dung.
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