As always, Fox News is the place to turn if you’re looking for insightful coverage of the most important stories of the day – including the ongoing protests in Egypt. Too bad they can’t locate the country on the map. I think I’ll be sticking with Al Jazeera. (h/t Brent Martin)
UPDATE: Omar Chatriwala at Boing Boing says this image is a couple years old. Still funny nonetheless.
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Mr Stoner, perhaps you should equivocate less? Mr. Chatriwala also adds “and who knows if it was real or Photoshopped in the first place.”
I suppose of video of the segment where that graphic ran is too much to ask.