Pen-pricks
• Parliament was stormed by advocates of the blind in London who were protesting proposed benefits cuts and insisting on new rights for blind people. They demand the right to own guns. Blind people say it’s time they had a chance to express themselves with something other than jazz.
• Secretary of State John Kerry discussed religious freedom with China’s leaders at a Washington D.C. conference. China will be the world’s most Christian nation in 15 years with 246 million Christians. Which means by then we could be outsourcing our televangelists.
• John Kerry proposed a Mideast peace plan with China’s foreign minister. He pressured China to pressure Iran to pressure Syria to pressure Hezbollah into recognizing Israel’s right to exist. If you answered yes to two of those five possibilities, then you definitely have a problem with marijuana.
• Hemingway Society experts arrived in Cuba from the U.S. to help preserve Ernest Hemingway’s papers at his Havana home. It’s not the fun island it once was. Cuba’s government just reported there is a shortage of beer and condoms, which pretty much puts Saturday night on hold until further notice.
Argus Hamilton is the host comedian at The Comedy Store in Hollywood and a speaker. His email address is argus@argushamilton.com