Wimar and the funnier government

Wimar and the funnier government

Wimar Witoelar is now the presidential spokesman. Wimar was quoted by Thomas L. Friedman in the International Herald Tribune of Oct. 4 in his article Wahid's new look, Indonesia is frankly a mess, as saying that "In Soeharto's time things were clear -- you always knew who to pay and how long to wait. Now you never know who is in charge. Before people were being killed by the government; now they are killed because of no government ... In the Soeharto period my talk show was popular because I made fun of the government. Now my show is not so popular because the government is funnier than I am."

Could we induce that as Wimar's show now is no longer popular, he just joined the funnier government?

Being a presidential spokesman, Wimar is expected to tell us who is in charge.

Friedman's article began with: "If you can't take a joke, you shouldn't have come." The subtext could also read: If you love jokes, please come to Indonesia.

SIA KA MOU

Jakarta