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Dean Obeidallah – is an award winning Arab-American comedian who has appeared on numerous US and international TV shows including Comedy Central’s “Axis of Evil” Comedy Tour, ABC’s “The View,” CNN’s “Inside the Middle East,” and Al Jazeera’s “Min Washington.” Dean, who was once a lawyer, has been featured in various publications including Time magazine, Newsweek, The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Los Angeles Times. He is the co-creator of Comedy Central’s Internet show “The Watch List” featuring a cast of all Middle Eastern-American comedians as well as executive producer of the annual NY Arab-American Comedy Festival and The Amman Stand up Comedy Festival. (www.deanofcomedy.com)

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Herman Cain: America's Greatest Multi-Tasker!

6 Comments | Posted October 28, 2011 | 12:05:42 (EST)

Herman Cain is truly the most amazing multi-tasker ever. In addition to running for President of the United States -- indisputably a very challenging task in itself -- Cain is also moonlighting with a few other jobs on the side.

So far this year, Cain has earned over $250,000 from...

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Anthony Weiner Is Destroying My Relationship!

Posted June 14, 2011 | 12:55:27 (EST)

And it's not just him, it's also Arnold Schwarzenegger, Christopher Lee, John Ensign and all the other politicians involved in recent sex scandals.

Day after day we are bombarded with news stories about the cheat-a-thon by politicians -- apparently, if you want to meet women, get elected to office, it's...

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"The King Has No Clothes"

Posted March 15, 2011 | 16:15:21 (EST)

I attended the kick-off of Rep. Peter King's Congressional hearings last Thursday entitled, "The Extent of Radicalization in the American Muslim Community and that Community's Response." Or as I to refer to: "The Super Bowl of Islamaphobia."

The hearing had much of what I expected but was missing one...

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A Girl Named "Facebook"

Posted March 1, 2011 | 16:23:37 (EST)

Gamal Ibrahim, an Egyptian man living in Cairo, welcomed a new daughter into the world this week. Did he give her a traditional Arabic female name like Leila, Rania or Hend? Nope, Mr. Ibrahim named his baby daughter: "Facebook."

Yes, you heard me - he named his daughter...

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A British Superman?!

Posted February 1, 2011 | 20:35:58 (EST)

Guess who will be playing Superman in the upcoming installment in the Superman franchise? Jake Gyllenhaal? Chris Pine, who played "Captain Kirk" in last year's "Star Trek"? Seth Rogan, who is in every third movie?

Nope, the iconic American superhero will now be played by British actor Henry Cavill. Our...

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The Palin Standard

Posted January 12, 2011 | 19:11:23 (EST)

Sarah Palin declared in her new video today: "Acts of monstrous criminality stand on their own...They begin and end with the criminals who commit them..."

Palin's above manifesto is clear: Only the individuals who commit a crime should be held responsible for their wrongs. She even goes on to...

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The Comedy Jihad Has Begun!

Posted December 17, 2010 | 09:22:19 (EST)

Young Arabs are gathering in small, clandestine locations across the Middle East to prepare for their "big day." They hone their skills in the hopes they will soon "kill" and "destroy" groups of innocent men, women and children. These young people are devoutly committed to their cause--they cannot be deterred...

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The TSA wants to see your T and A!

Posted November 16, 2010 | 13:26:02 (EST)

The Transportation Security Administration wants to see you naked! That's right, the TSA wants to see your T and A -- in fact, I think that's what the "T" and "A" now stands for in TSA.

As I'm sure you have heard, many people are upset with the new full...

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Sneak preview of George W. Bush's new book

Posted October 27, 2010 | 14:07:39 (EST)

November 9 is a big day for comedians-that is the day George W. Bush's new book comes out. Yep, George Bush "wrote" a book. (Pause for laugh.) And the book is 512 pages long. (Pause for bigger laugh.)

You see how easy those jokes were-it reminds me of the...

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The Muslim Double Standard

Posted October 19, 2010 | 11:15:46 (EST)

"Muslims Killed us on 9/11!" Fox News's Bill O'Reilly made this hateful statement on ABC's The View last week. This sparked instant criticism by The View co-hosts to the point where Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar walked off the show as a statement of protest -- just as US officials...

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I am Christine O'Donnell

Posted October 5, 2010 | 16:46:21 (EST)

Yes, it's true, I am Christine O'Donnell, and so are you if you watch her new campaign commercial below. (Please watch the commercial before reading further -- it will be 30 seconds of your life well spent.)

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The Chamomile Tea Party?

Posted September 23, 2010 | 11:25:56 (EST)

The Tea Party is angry! I think someone slipped something in their tea- maybe "Red Bull," or a bunch of "5 Hour Energy" shots, or some Jamba Juice "Strawberry Energizer." In any case, they are pissed!

Perhaps their anger is historically justified since the actual Tea Party occurred on December...

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Why Building the Mosque is Good for America!

Posted August 16, 2010 | 10:46:44 (EST)

Where can the Muslim community center be built in NYC?

To me, the answer is the same as if you asked me where a church, a synagogue, a Sikh temple or any place of worship in the US can be built. To paraphrase Dr. Seuss: I say you can build...

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The Prince of Persia was a White Dude?!

Posted May 28, 2010 | 12:51:04 (EST)

I know there are a lot of important issues to discuss this week -- like BP's oil spill, Europe's financial meltdown and of course the opening of Sex and the City 2 -- but stop the presses, because apparently we have all missed one big thing: The Prince of Persia...

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Why They Hate an Arab Miss USA

Posted May 18, 2010 | 22:16:29 (EST)

Yes, that is correct - our new Miss USA Rima Fakih is Arab-American! A great day for Arab-Americans - at least it should be until a group of ultra right wing haters begin their concerted attack upon her.

Some have alleged that this is a plot by...

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The Three-State Solution to the Middle East Conflict

Posted March 4, 2010 | 12:36:17 (EST)

The news from the Middle East today is that peace talks may start as soon as Sunday between the Palestinians and Israelis. We have heard the promise of peace talks many, many times before and yet still the conflict continues.

I think the best chance to resolve this 60...

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Mystery Solved Over Bush "Miss me yet?" Billboard

Posted February 10, 2010 | 11:36:45 (EST)

A mystery has been brewing over who paid for the billboard off a Minnesota road which features a photo of former President George W. Bush with the words "Miss me yet?"

I'm here to confess that I know who did it. I'm not proud, but it was...

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The Muslims Are Coming!

Posted October 14, 2009 | 23:12:51 (EST)

Not only are Muslims coming -- but they want to take over America! At least that's what four Republican Members of Congress alleged today.

Representatives John Shadegg (Ariz.), Paul Broun (Ga.), Trent Franks (Ariz.) and Sue Myrick (N.C.) are alarmed because they found Muslims trying to lobby Congress. Can...

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Is Obama America's First Muslim President? I Wish!

Posted June 10, 2009 | 00:47:06 (EST)

Yes, I mean it -- I really do wish President Obama was America's first Muslim president! (For reasons I'll explain below.)

However, I don't think that was the response that uber conservative commentator Frank Gaffney was hoping for when I read his op-ed in The Washington Times on June 9,...

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The View of Obama from the Heart of the Arab (Comedy) World

Posted June 4, 2009 | 16:27:28 (EST)

I watched President Obama's Cairo speech today in a place not usually traveled to by American tourists - Muscat, Oman - a beautiful country (technically a sultanate) which borders Saudi Arabia. I'm here to perform stand up comedy this week and tomorrow is the last of our 3 sold out...

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