Entries from February 2008

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

Russert Detains Obama for Further Questioning

Following the Democratic primary debate at Cleveland State University Tuesday night, NBC Washington bureau chief Tim Russert detained Barack Obama for several hours in a small room in the school’s main building, and forced him to answer additional questions.

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

White House Task Force on Curiosity to Investigate Possible Inquisitiveness

The task force will investigate alleged acts of curiosity on the part of American citizens, reports of which have circulated on the internet.

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

CIA Official Was Sure Someone Had Transferred Tapes to DVD

“I was sure one of my aides had put them on disc,” Rodriguez told reporters today.

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

Bush’s Location Undisclosed to Bush

President Bush’s Secret Service detail did not inform him of his own location until after they had safely left that location.

Monday, February 25th, 2008

Chertoff Warns of Al Qaeda’s Increased Loveliness

“I personally have never seen them look this fetching,” Chertoff said.

Saturday, February 23rd, 2008

Clinton Accuses Obama of Winning

Hillary Clinton today accused rival Barack Obama of, “Just winning all over the place.”

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

Trust Me, You Don’t Want Me Reaching Across the Aisle

by Ted Stevens (R-Alaska)

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

FDA Orders Recall of Thousands of Tainted Beefcakes

The Food and Drug Adminisitration said today that it was ordering over 30,000 tainted beefcakes, or muscular, well-toned men, recalled, for fear they had been contaminated due to the way in which they were harvested.

Saturday, February 16th, 2008

Detainee’s High-Value Status Doesn’t Prevent Him From Being Beaten While Naked

Mohammed Nazir Bin Lep, one of 14 high-value terrorists in U.S. custody, is left wondering these days what it is exactly that his high value gets him.

Friday, February 15th, 2008

Republican Congressman Suggests Simulated Drowning of Pelosi

Shortly before the House recessed yesterday, Republican Congressman Ander Crenshaw of Florida suggested that Congress might better understand whether the much-debated practice of waterboarding was torture, if the Congress was treated to a demonstration of a simulated drowning, using House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as the fill-in for a detainee.

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008

Rice Traded to France for a Functionary To Be Named Later

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was traded to France today for a functionary to be named later and several bureaucratic draft picks.

Monday, February 11th, 2008

Bush Announces Formation of Ends Justify The Ways and Means Committee

President Bush today announced the formation of a new House committee, the main function of which will be to condone the actions undertaken by the executive branch by holding up their end goals as justification.