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Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2000 08:23:03 -0500
Subject: Imperial humour



This would be funny if it wasn't terrifying


from the Columbus Dispatch....

For those who don't have time to watch the presidential debate 
Wednesday night, I've prepared this transcript of what will be said:

Jim Lehrer: Welcome to the second presidential debate between Vice 
President Al Gore and Gov. George W. Bush.

The candidates have agreed on these rules: I will ask a question. The 
candidate will ignore the question and deliver rehearsed remarks 
designed to appeal to undecided women voters.

The opponent will then have one minute to respond by trying to 
frighten senior citizens into voting for him.

When a speaker's time has expired, I will whimper softly while he 
continues to spew incomprehensible statistics for three more minutes.

Let's start with the vice president. Mr. Gore, can you give us the 
name of a Downtrodden citizen and then tell us his or her story in a 
way that strains the bounds of common sense?

Gore: As I was saying to Tipper last night after we tenderly made 
love the way we have so often during the 30 years of our rock-solid 
marriage, the downtrodden have a clear choice in this election.

My opponent wants to cut taxes for the richest 1 percent of 
Americans. I, on the other hand, want to put the richest 1 percent in 
an ironclad lockbox so they can't hurt old people like Roberta 
Frampinhamper, who is here tonight.  Mrs. Frampinhamper has been 
selling her internal organs, one by one, to pay for gas so that she 
can travel to these debates and personify problems for me. Also, her 
poodle has arthritis.

Lehrer: Gov. Bush, your rebuttal.

Bush: Governors are on the front lines every day, hugging people, 
trying with them, relieving suffering anywhere a photo opportunity 
exists. I want to empower those crying people to make their own 
decisions, unlike my opponent, whose mother is not Barbara Bush.

Lehrer: Let's turn to foreign affairs. Gov. Bush, if Slobodan 
Milosevic were to launch a bid to return to power in Yugoslavia, 
would you be able to pronounce his name?

Bush: The current administration had eight years to deal with that 
guy and didn't get it done.  If I'm elected, the first thing I would 
do about that guy is have Dick Cheney confer with our allies. And 
then Dick would present me several options for dealing with that guy. 
And then Dick would tell me which one to choose.  You know, as 
governor of Texas, I have to make tough foreign policy decisions 
every day about how we're going to deal with New Mexico.

Lehrer: Mr. Gore, your rebuttal.

Gore: Foreign policy is something I've always been keenly interested 
in. I served my country in Vietnam. I had an uncle who was a victim 
of poison gas in World War I. I myself lost a leg in the 
Franco-Prussian War. And when that war was over, I came home and 
tenderly made love to Tipper in a way that any undecided woman voter 
would find romantic.  If I'm entrusted with the office of president, 
I pledge to deal knowledgeably with any threat, foreign or domestic, 
by putting it in an ironclad lockbox. Because the American people 
deserve a president who can comfort them with simple metaphors.

Lehrer: Vice President Gore, how would you reform the Social Security system?

Gore: It's a vital issue, Jim. That's why Joe Lieberman and I have 
proposed changing the laws of mathematics to allow us to give $50,000 
to every senior citizen without having it cost the federal treasury a 
single penny until the year 2250.  In addition, my budget commits $60 
trillion over the next 10 years to guarantee that all senior citizens 
can have drugs delivered free to their homes every Monday by a 
federal employee who will also help them with the child-proof cap.

Lehrer: Gov. Bush?

Bush: That's fuzzy math. I know, because as governor of Texas, I have 
to do math every day. I have to add up the numbers and decide whether 
I'm going to fill potholes out on Rt. 36 east of Abilene or commit 
funds to reroof the sheep barn at the Texas state fairgrounds.

Lehrer: It's time for closing statements.

Gore: I'm my own man. I may not be the most exciting politician, but 
I will fight for the working families of America, in addition to 
turning the White House into a lusty pit of marital love for Tipper 
and me.

Bush: It's time to put aside the partisanship of the past by electing 
no one but Republicans.

Lehrer: Good night.




HTML VERSION:

This would be funny if it wasn't terrifying


from the Columbus Dispatch....
For those who don't have time to watch the presidential debate Wednesday night, I've prepared this transcript of what will be said:
Jim Lehrer: Welcome to the second presidential debate between Vice President Al Gore and Gov. George W. Bush.
The candidates have agreed on these rules: I will ask a question. The candidate will ignore the question and deliver rehearsed remarks designed to appeal to undecided women voters.
The opponent will then have one minute to respond by trying to frighten senior citizens into voting for him.
When a speaker's time has expired, I will whimper softly while he continues to spew incomprehensible statistics for three more minutes.
Let's start with the vice president. Mr. Gore, can you give us the name of a Downtrodden citizen and then tell us his or her story in a way that strains the bounds of common sense?
Gore: As I was saying to Tipper last night after we tenderly made love the way we have so often during the 30 years of our rock-solid marriage, the downtrodden have a clear choice in this election.
My opponent wants to cut taxes for the richest 1 percent of Americans. I, on the other hand, want to put the richest 1 percent in an ironclad lockbox so they can't hurt old people like Roberta Frampinhamper, who is here tonight.  Mrs. Frampinhamper has been selling her internal organs, one by one, to pay for gas so that she can travel to these debates and personify problems for me. Also, her poodle has arthritis.
Lehrer: Gov. Bush, your rebuttal.
Bush: Governors are on the front lines every day, hugging people, trying with them, relieving suffering anywhere a photo opportunity exists. I want to empower those crying people to make their own decisions, unlike my opponent, whose mother is not Barbara Bush.
Lehrer: Let's turn to foreign affairs. Gov. Bush, if Slobodan Milosevic were to launch a bid to return to power in Yugoslavia, would you be able to pronounce his name?
Bush: The current administration had eight years to deal with that guy and didn't get it done.  If I'm elected, the first thing I would do about that guy is have Dick Cheney confer with our allies. And then Dick would present me several options for dealing with that guy. And then Dick would tell me which one to choose.  You know, as governor of Texas, I have to make tough foreign policy decisions every day about how we're going to deal with New Mexico.
Lehrer: Mr. Gore, your rebuttal.
Gore: Foreign policy is something I've always been keenly interested in. I served my country in Vietnam. I had an uncle who was a victim of poison gas in World War I. I myself lost a leg in the Franco-Prussian War. And when that war was over, I came home and tenderly made love to Tipper in a way that any undecided woman voter would find romantic.  If I'm entrusted with the office of president, I pledge to deal knowledgeably with any threat, foreign or domestic, by putting it in an ironclad lockbox. Because the American people deserve a president who can comfort them with simple metaphors.
Lehrer: Vice President Gore, how would you reform the Social Security system?
Gore: It's a vital issue, Jim. That's why Joe Lieberman and I have proposed changing the laws of mathematics to allow us to give $50,000 to every senior citizen without having it cost the federal treasury a single penny until the year 2250.  In addition, my budget commits $60 trillion over the next 10 years to guarantee that all senior citizens can have drugs delivered free to their homes every Monday by a federal employee who will also help them with the child-proof cap.
Lehrer: Gov. Bush?
Bush: That's fuzzy math. I know, because as governor of Texas, I have to do math every day. I have to add up the numbers and decide whether I'm going to fill potholes out on Rt. 36 east of Abilene or commit funds to reroof the sheep barn at the Texas state fairgrounds.
Lehrer: It's time for closing statements.

Gore: I'm my own man. I may not be the most exciting politician, but I will fight for the working families of America, in addition to turning the White House into a lusty pit of marital love for Tipper and me.
Bush: It's time to put aside the partisanship of the past by electing no one but Republicans.
Lehrer: Good night.



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