Ted Rall for May 26, 2003
Transcript:
A new reality show from PBS: First there were "1900 house," "pioneer house" and "manor house" now there's GITMO house. Denny Walton, a typical kid from Lincoln, Nebraska, has agreed to live like a 13-year-old Afghan detainee at Guantanamo Bay's Camp Delta. (Man: Living on the beach'll be rad! I can do anything some kid from Mazar can do!) One day one, we strip Denny nude, cover his head with a bag and beat him up in the back of cargo plane. (Man 2: Now we're gonna shoot Denny and let him bleed for 3 days. Don't feel bad- we're striving for authenticity.) Denny's suicide attempt indicates his dissents-faction with his new accommodations. (Man 3: What more do ya want, kid? In Manhattan, an 8'x7' dog cage is a studio apartment!) Then, a shocker: Our camera crew catches Denny cheating! (Man 4: I'm from human rights watch and this is an outrage!) (Man 5: Huh?) (Man 6: I snuck in my cell phone!) Next time on GITMO house, the never-ending serial drama: Denny and his lawyer leave the show! (Man 7: The founding fathers fought and died to let us threat people like this!) (Man 8: $#@! Terrorists!)