By “surprise” we me not really. Ahmed Mohamed, the 9th-grader in Texas who built a homemade clock took apart a working clock and put it in a box which made it look a lot like a bomb told Comedy Central’s Larry Wilmore last night that getting arrested was “kind of cool”:
"Ahmed Mohamed: 'It was kind of cool' to get arrested." But remember most arrests don't end w/ White House invites. http://t.co/eKKz8xsy4Z
— Scott Fornek (@sfornek) September 24, 2015
Larry Wilmore gets Ahmed Mohamed to admit it was "kind of cool" to get arrested http://t.co/qvrFRunjiu pic.twitter.com/iy57ypa2Du
— Salon (@Salon) September 24, 2015
Oh. That’s weird because Ahmed’s dad had to pull him out of school over it.
Lefty hack Wilmore went as far as to call Ahmed a “genius”:
Thanks to my panelists @derekwaterss @NaomiAKlein & @mikeyardcomedy! And special guest clock genius @IStandWithAhmed! pic.twitter.com/FBtG4Qognb
— Larry Wilmore (@larrywilmore) September 23, 2015
Oh, really? Here’s a neat instructional video that teaches you how to be a clock-kid level genius, too … in like 30 seconds:
https://twitter.com/JoePrich/status/646427701352398848
Ahmed’s media blitz continued with an appearance on the Dr. Oz show that will air tomorrow. Ahmed told Dr. Oz that he “loves school” … but just not enough to keep going to school:
.@IStandWithAhmed turned my set into an impromptu science fair today. Loved his experiment! https://t.co/cLHeg1UFdc #IStandWithAhmed
— Dr. Mehmet Oz (@DrOz) September 24, 2015
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Got to spend my #Eid With @droz thanks for having me on the show! Check me out on tomorrow's episode pic.twitter.com/IAilaPMJ5g
— Ahmed Mohamed (@IStandWithAhmed) September 24, 2015
.@IStandWithAhmed: keep thinking like a proton – always positive. See him on the show tomorrow! #IStandWithAhmed pic.twitter.com/iarncagmYM
— Dr. Mehmet Oz (@DrOz) September 24, 2015
No wonder Ahmed’s dad had to take him out. What 9th grader could ever hope to make so many television appearances and still do homework?
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