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Clinton Plays Flight AttendantLAS VEGAS (AP) -- Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton welcomed her traveling press corps aboard her campaign plane Wednesday with a humorous riff on the standard flight attendant speech familiar to commercial air travelers.Permalink [Category: Hillary Clinton Archive, Humor]''Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, and welcome aboard the maiden flight of Hil Force One,'' Clinton said over the plane's intercom as it taxied down the runway en route from Las Vegas to Reno, Nev.
''My name is Hillary and I am so pleased to have most of you on board,'' she said. ''FAA regulations prohibit the use of any cell phones, Blackberries or wireless devices that may be used to transmit a negative story about me.
Mich. GOP Congratulates Wrong CandidateLANSING, Mich. (AP) -- The Michigan Republican Party mistakenly sent out a news release Tuesday night congratulating John McCain for winning the state's GOP primary.Permalink [Category: Humor]It quickly issued a second statement praising Mitt Romney for his win.
''Heading into tonight, this race was too close to call, so we prepared a release for either scenario,'' state GOP spokesman Bill Nowling said. ''We simply pushed the wrong button.''
Redneck Spoofs Spice Up 2008 CampaignNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- From behind an anchor desk ringed with empty Budweiser cans and Jack Daniel's bottles, the pundits of ''Red State Update'' dissect election politics from the good ol' boy point of view.Permalink [Category: Humor]The Web-based sketches star ''Jackie Broyles'' and ''Dunlap'' deriding Democrats' inability to talk to NASCAR fans or inflating and then deflating home state hero Fred Thompson. (He's not lazy, the real-life former Tennesseans insist -- ''he's just real old.'')
They ape cable network talking heads with such comedic commentary as volunteering to help Mitt Romney on his yardwork so he won't be criticized for hiring illegal aliens or speculating on Rudy Giuliani's love life. They focus on national politics but play to blue collars outside the Beltway instead of Washington insiders.
Candidates' Names Are Tough in Chinese...Since there's no Chinese character for ''Romney,'' translators have resorted to finding characters that most closely match the sound of each syllable in the name.Permalink [Category: Humor]The problem is that there are many different characters that could be used to match the sound of each syllable, and many different meanings for each character.
So Mitt Romney could be read as ''Sticky Rice'' or ''Uncooked Rice.'' Fred Thompson might be read as ''Virtue Soup.'' And Barack Obama could be read as ''Oh Bus Horse.''
Funny or Foul? The Fine Line Between Humor and OffenseWhen you're running for president, exchanging witty barbs on America's late-night comedic circuit has become an essential component of the dog-and-pony show.Permalink [Category: Humor, McCain Archive, Media]But in Sen. John McCain's case this week, the barb was actually barbed wire. And getting tangled up in his own rhetoric was no laughing matter.
New Hampshire Primary To Be Held Next TuesdayCONCORD, N.H. -- New Hampshire Secretary of State William "Billy" Gardner announced last night that New Hampshire, determined to maintain its first-in-the-nation presidential primary, will hold its primary election on Tuesday, March 6, 2007. Asked whether this dramatically accelerated timetable would still permit presidential candidates to meet a sufficient number of his state's voters, Mr.Permalink [Category: Humor, New Hampshire Primary]Gardner replied, "You're either with New Hampshire, or you're with the terrorists."
But at a hastily convened midnight press conference in Des Moines, Iowa Secretary of State Michael Mauro announced that the Iowa caucuses would be held this Sunday, March 4. "As goes Iowa," said Mr. Mauro, "so go the networks."
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