vernon wrote:
Did you ever here that kind of junk about obama.
Yes, actually, we did Vernon. Soon after President Obama was elected, the following was written by Andy Borowitz and published by the New Yorker Magazine:
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Biden dispatched on special mission to Antarctica
By Andy Borowitz, Satire
Saturday, January 24, 2009 3:30am
Associated Press
President Obama is taking no chances on a repeat Oprah performance such as the one starring Jill and Joe Biden.
In the first major initiative of his presidency, Barack Obama today dispatched Vice President Joe Biden on what he called "an important and special mission" to Antarctica.
The news of Biden's unexpected trip appeared to take the vice president by surprise, as he was in the middle of making a joke about Chief Justice John Roberts to members of the press corps when the president interrupted him with the news.
"Here's how John Roberts sings the National Anthem," Biden was saying. " 'Oh see can you say…' "
Obama, yanking away Biden's microphone, then informed him of the extraordinary journey to the South Pole he was about to undertake. The president was vague but did indicate that it could take "up to four years."
His wife, Jill Biden, offered another version of events during an appearance later in the day on Oprah. "Joe was given a choice of places to go and he picked Antarctica," she said.
"President Obama said he could also go to the moon or Mars." Her remarks were cut short when Obama appeared on the set and unplugged her microphone.
Other than the Biden news, Obama's day went as planned, meeting with senior staff, drawing up a budget, and being sworn in as president for the third time.
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