Tom Simmons

The comedian confounded a colonel when he asked about nonviolence as a weapon

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Comedian Tom Simmons looks harmless enough, just an ordinary guy. But don't be fooled. This Everyman comes with zinging punch lines. Simmons on Obama getting elected: "Everybody says black people voted Obama in. That's not true. There aren't enough black people in the country to do that. Obama got elected because the rest of us said, 'We don't trust whitey no mo' neither.' That's what happened." Simmons on nonviolence as a way to end wars: "I was over in Baghdad [performing], and I asked a colonel, 'What would happen if 100,000 Iraqis marched nonviolently on our bases? What would you do?' He said, 'Just thank God nobody thinks that way.' I guess they don't have war games for that situation." 8 and 10:30 p.m. Friday; 7, 9 and 10:45 p.m. Saturday; 8 p.m. Sunday. Laff Spot, 8905 Louetta Road. For information, call 281-655-7777 or visit www.laffspot.com. $15.
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