Playground Politics: Funny Or Die Uses Kids To Explain International Affairs (VIDEO)

"Funny or Die Presents" the new HBO show created by the hilarious crew behind FunnyOrDie.com, is just one day away. It premieres Friday night in HBO's new comedy block that includes the "Ricky Gervais Show" and "Real Time With Bill Maher."

In this exclusive clip we get a taste of what the show will offer: Bonkers shorts that make us laugh while crying for Africa.


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[SJeffH]

11:52 AM on 02/27/2010

I'm not sure how 'funny' this video is but it sure gets its point across.

[Fogy]

04:56 PM on 02/22/2010

Simple communication of very important information. I've already contacted them about doing work on the following:

For further education learn this chart:
http://www.economics-charts.com/images/cpi-1800-2005.png

It shows the Federal Reserve creating more inflation the year after it was created than any war in US history, up to Iraq.

See what the Fed, same as the IMF, did with our country when we weren't looking. As soon as they ended what they started; disconnecting gold from the dollar in 1971, they were free to inflate the currency at will. This is the reason we need two income families, why companies won't offer retirement anymore, and why breakfast cost $10 when it used to be .39.

Study these for more revelations:
www.themoneymasters.com
http://www.monetary.org/

How to change the system:
http://www.themoneymasters.com/monetary-reform-act/

Free Video:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-515319560256183936#

[katmeyster]

11:24 PM on 02/20/2010

I should throw away my Political Science degree and start making videos -- this explains things better than a dissertation.

[skantea]

09:25 PM on 02/20/2010

Uh, I guess they chose to let the joke die.

[larce1948]

03:56 PM on 02/20/2010

Brilliant and true.

[vnomad]

01:27 PM on 02/20/2010

the africa kid is hilarious. Love the way he looks at his choc bar at the end

[digitaljedi]

10:18 PM on 02/18/2010

That IMF kid looked like trouble..

[Yonas ዬናስ Yonni]

10:04 PM on 02/18/2010

Yes, Die not funny at all, disgusting!!

[KJLSanDiego]

09:52 PM on 02/18/2010

"africa" kid is so freakin cute!

[battlinbob]

06:42 PM on 02/18/2010

Guess the message is... If you dont work hard to make something of yourself you are going to have to depend on others who will charge to save your life.... Its not americas fault africa is in the position they are in like the video infers..... It is africas fault for not being productive.... ever, throughout history.... Theyre the oldest continent goodness sake... Im sure this is the white mans fault too (remember, ever throughout history).....

[Alloy]

07:46 PM on 02/18/2010

You mean when Europe colonized and raped the land?

[realpolitik78]

09:02 PM on 02/18/2010

such a cop out

[ptgkc]

07:53 PM on 02/18/2010

f you dont work hard to make something of yourself you are going to have to depend on others who will charge to save your life.... Its not americas fault africa is in the position they are in...

Yeah, America has had a real hands off policy regarding Africa. You do realize that much of America's early wealth was built on the backs of SLAVE labor (so much for lazy). People brought here, against their will and worked to death. Today we just pillage the gold and oil, and leave behind the pollution and civil unrest by supporting dictators that are friendly to our business interests.

Go learn something.

[realpolitik78]

09:04 PM on 02/18/2010

and China has nothing to do with this at all eh? and who sold the slaves to the slave traders? thats right - africans. you're revisionist history of blaming america and the white man for everything falls on deaf ears outside of your fringe circle.

cheers

[Hirnlego]

06:34 PM on 02/18/2010

Sounds like the book Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins..

[Chris Holdread]

06:27 PM on 02/18/2010

its so sad, funny and true

[PDXTransplant]

05:35 PM on 02/18/2010

Loved the little kid representing Africa! What a great little actor he'll make. He was sweet!

[gleepglop]

05:23 PM on 02/18/2010

"we'd love to have 'em" so cute!

[jsijason]

04:56 PM on 02/18/2010

That was John Perkin's book, summed up in a funny little video.