{"id":14731,"date":"2011-08-17T17:24:10","date_gmt":"2011-08-17T21:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=14731"},"modified":"2011-08-17T17:24:10","modified_gmt":"2011-08-17T21:24:10","slug":"david-letterman-dead-osama-bin-laden-jokes-made-him-a-target","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=14731","title":{"rendered":"David Letterman Dead \u2013 Osama Bin Laden Jokes Made him a Target"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=14731 \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-14732\" style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" title=\"letterman header\" src=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/letterman-header.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"169\" \/><\/a>By Geno McGahee<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A jihadist has demanded the death of late night talk show host David Letterman. In a rant on the Shumukh al-Islam Web forum, the man called for his US allies to take out Letterman and \u201ccut the tongue of the lowly Jew.\u201d <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>A man that calls himself \u201cUmar al-Basrawi\u201d wrote that: &#8220;I saw with my own eyes and heard with my own ears, one of the lowlifes of the Jews, and one of their pigs, mocking one of the leaders of the mujahedeen.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The death threats are a result of Letterman\u2019s jokes concerning Osama Bin Laden. South Park creators Trey Stone and Matt Parker were also targeted at one time for their cartoon spoof of Muslim religion.  Although Letterman&#8217;s people said that they weren&#8217;t taking the threat that serious, there is rumored extra security now around the host.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Family-Secret-Forris-Day-Jr\/dp\/B004GLZ4YG\/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1309134704&amp;sr=1-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11987\" style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" title=\"family secret ad pic\" src=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/family-secret-ad-pic.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"143\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.authorhouse.com\/BookStore\/BookDetail.aspx?Book=232300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11989\" style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" title=\"boxing interviews ad bio\" src=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/boxing-interviews-ad-bio1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"143\" \/><\/a><a href=\" http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/RingsideReport1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11987\" style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" title=\"family secret ad pic\" src=\" http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/twitter-ad-link.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"143\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?page_id=1371\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11990\" style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" title=\"advertise header2\" src=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/advertise-header2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"143\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Geno McGahee A jihadist has demanded the death of late night talk show host David Letterman. 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