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Julian Assange as Couch Surfer

by Amar Toor on March 22, 2011 at 09:15 AM

The notoriously nomadic Julian Assange has never sought refuge on our couches, but if he ever did, we wouldn't be terribly surprised if he acted the way he does in this clip, which is allegedly based on an "absolutely true story." Directed and written by Allison Silverman (the former head writer of 'The Colbert Report'), the short features David Rees in a Warhol-esque wig, playing the WikiLeaks founder. He eats leftovers, he doesn't talk, he hacks into his host's laptop. And the only thing he leaves behind is rotten fruit.

Tags: AllisonSilverman, comedy, DavidRees, HouseGuests, julian assange, julian+assange, JulianAssange, lolz, parody, shorts, top, video, Web, Wikileaks

source: HuffPo

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hiMar 23rd 2011 12:03AM

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Oh come on, more ad hominin attacks on Julian? Is this supposed to make me value WikiLeaks/other leaking sites/the truth less? Why is it that people keep focusing on Julian instead of the cables or stuff that WL has released before but never got much media attention?

I get it, Julian is probably a jerk, but the point's been hammered again and again by NYT, Guardian, DDB, and everybody else, and guess what? NO ONE CARES. Stop focusing on Assange and start focusing on stuff that actually matters, like, oh I don't know, the CABLES.

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