On 5/27/05, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
> [This probably isn't true, but it should be!]
>
> Senator Hilary Clinton was invited to address a major gathering of
> the American Indian Nation two weeks ago in upper New York State. She
> spoke for almost an hour on her future plans for increasing every
> Native American's present standard of living, should she one day
> become the first female President. She referred to her career as a
> New York Senator, how she had signed "YES" for every Indian issue
> that came to her desk for approval. Although the Senator was vague on
> the details of her plan, she seemed most enthusiastic about her
> future ideas for helping her "red sisters and brothers". At the
> conclusion of her speech, the Tribes presented the Senator with a
> plaque inscribed with her new Indian name -Walking Eagle. The proud
> Senator then departed in her motorcade, waving to the crowds.
>
> A news reporter later inquired to the group of chiefs of how they
> come to select the new name given to the Senator. They explained that
> Walking Eagle is the name given to a bird so full of shit it can no
> longer fly.
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