Re: [scifinoir2] Huckabee Chooses Jesus as Running Mate -SATIRE
Man. Just think of the Senate filibusters He could undo... "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: SATIRE December 2, 2007 Huckabee Chooses Jesus as Running Mate - SATIRE Move to Shore Up Evangelical Base - SATIRE In a bold move that could dramatically alter the playing field of the 2008 G.O.P. presidential race, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee today named Jesus Christ as his vice-presidential running mate. Governor Huckabee has made an increasing number of comments about his relationship with Jesus in recent debates, but few Republican insiders expected him to announce that he was anointing Christ as his vice-presidential pick. This could be huge for Huckabee, said Stenson Partridge, a veteran G.O.P. consultant. Among Republican voters, Jesus Christ is even more popular than Ronald Reagan. The Reverend Pat Robertson, a supporter of former New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani, said he was blindsided by the news of Huckabees decision: I talked to Jesus last night and He didnt mention anything about it. At a raucous Huckabee rally in Davenport, Iowa today, supporters of the former Arkansas governor could be seen holding signs reading HUCKABEE/CHRIST 08. It is highly unorthodox for a presidential candidate to select a vice presidential running mate who is a prominent figure in the Holy Bible, says Davis Logsdon, dean of the School of Divinity at the University of Minnesota. But according to Mr. Logsdon, if the Huckabee-Christ ticket makes it all the way to the White House, it could be historic in more ways than one: If Huckabee is elected and then something happens to him while in office, we would be looking at our first Jewish president. Elsewhere, a madman attempted to take hostages at former Sen. Fred Thompsons campaign headquarters in Rochester, New Hampshire, but found that everyone had been given the week off. www.borowitzreport.com Waste Someone's Time: Forward to a Friend: http://email.borowitzreport.com/cgi-bin/redir?MCid=OuZsOJW2jY10403ecd0a&[EMAIL PROTECTED]&rec=6802 Sign up today for your own Borowitz Reports, click the link below or paste it into your browser. http://email.borowitzreport.com/cgi-bin/redir?MCid=Kv1SgitkPo10403ecd0a ***Andy with Amy Sedaris, John Oliver and Christian Finnegan January 17*** He hosts an all-new edition of Next Weeks News starring Amy Sedaris. John Oliver (The Daily Show) and Christian Finnegan (VH1s Best Week Ever) at Comix on Thursday January 17 at 8 PM. Comix is located at 353 West 14th Street, just east of Ninth Avenue. For tickets, call 212-524-2500 or go to www.comixny.com. For a $5 discount, use the promotional code ANDY. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - You may unsubscribe from this list by visiting the following URL in your browser: http://list-manage.com/unsub.phtml?id=gZNcejJP2ec10403ecd0a Yahoo! Groups Links "There is no reason Good can't triumph over Evil, if only angels will get organized along the lines of the Mafia." -Kurt Vonnegut, "A Man Without A Country" - Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[scifinoir2] Huckabee Chooses Jesus as Running Mate -SATIRE
SATIRE December 2, 2007 Huckabee Chooses Jesus as Running Mate - SATIRE Move to Shore Up Evangelical Base - SATIRE In a bold move that could dramatically alter the playing field of the 2008 G.O.P. presidential race, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee today named Jesus Christ as his vice-presidential running mate. Governor Huckabee has made an increasing number of comments about his relationship with Jesus in recent debates, but few Republican insiders expected him to announce that he was anointing Christ as his vice-presidential pick. “This could be huge for Huckabee,” said Stenson Partridge, a veteran G.O.P. consultant. “Among Republican voters, Jesus Christ is even more popular than Ronald Reagan.” The Reverend Pat Robertson, a supporter of former New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani, said he was “blindsided” by the news of Huckabee’s decision: “I talked to Jesus last night and He didn’t mention anything about it.” At a raucous Huckabee rally in Davenport, Iowa today, supporters of the former Arkansas governor could be seen holding signs reading “HUCKABEE/CHRIST ’08.” It is “highly unorthodox” for a presidential candidate to select a vice presidential running mate who is a prominent figure in the Holy Bible, says Davis Logsdon, dean of the School of Divinity at the University of Minnesota. But according to Mr. Logsdon, if the Huckabee-Christ ticket makes it all the way to the White House, it could be historic in more ways than one: “If Huckabee is elected and then something happens to him while in office, we would be looking at our first Jewish president.” Elsewhere, a madman attempted to take hostages at former Sen. Fred Thompson’s campaign headquarters in Rochester, New Hampshire, but found that everyone had been given the week off. www.borowitzreport.com Waste Someone's Time: Forward to a Friend: http://email.borowitzreport.com/cgi-bin/redir?MCid=OuZsOJW2jY10403ecd0a&[EMAIL PROTECTED]&rec=6802 Sign up today for your own Borowitz Reports, click the link below or paste it into your browser. http://email.borowitzreport.com/cgi-bin/redir?MCid=Kv1SgitkPo10403ecd0a ***Andy with Amy Sedaris, John Oliver and Christian Finnegan – January 17*** He hosts an all-new edition of “Next Week’s News” starring Amy Sedaris. John Oliver (The Daily Show) and Christian Finnegan (VH1’s Best Week Ever) at Comix on Thursday January 17 at 8 PM. Comix is located at 353 West 14th Street, just east of Ninth Avenue. For tickets, call 212-524-2500 or go to www.comixny.com. For a $5 discount, use the promotional code ANDY. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - You may unsubscribe from this list by visiting the following URL in your browser: http://list-manage.com/unsub.phtml?id=gZNcejJP2ec10403ecd0a Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
