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