R wrote:
>don't know if people on the list read the Borowitz report. i'm only raising
>this question because -- to paraphrase Kelley -- i'm accusing you all of not
>reading it; i'm feeling superior because i do read it; and i'm going to
>interrogate you regarding its contents at the first available opportunity.
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>actually. i think it's fun satire and the guy is quite talented. you might
>like it. here's the latest.
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>R
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>http://www.borowitzreport.com/
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>INSPIRED BY IRAQI HANDOVER, BUSH HOLDS U.S. ELECTION FOUR MONTHS EARLY
>Element of Surprise Cited As Bush Romps to Victory
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>Inspired by the early handover of sovereignty in Iraq, President George W.
>Bush employed the element of surprise once more last night, holding the U.S.
>presidential election four months early.
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>The election, about which only top Bush administration officials were
>notified, went exceedingly well for the president, who carried all fifty
>states and garnered approximately one hundred percent of the vote.
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>Mr. Bush's victory speech, which he had originally scheduled for eleven P.M.
>last night, was at the last minute rescheduled to nine P.M., once again
>capitalizing on the element of surprise.
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>In his speech, Mr. Bush admitted that he might have had a more difficult
>time getting reelected if the American people had actually been notified
>about the time and date of the voting, but added, "A win's a win, right?"
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>Mr. Bush's second inauguration is slated to take place on January 20, 2005,
>but administration officials acknowledged that it could happen "at any
> time."
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>"For all I know it has already happened," one aide said.
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>While the stealth presidential election seems to have cemented the Bush
>administration's reputation for secrecy, one aide said that some secrets
>were harder to keep than others: "For example, everyone knows how Paul
>Wolfowitz gets his hair to look so great."
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>White House officials praised the performance of the controversial new
>Diebold electronic voting machines, which successfully tabulated final
>results from Florida before a single vote was cast.
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