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  • Dave Barry on Bush's Missile Defense Shield
  • The New and Improved White House Web Site
  • Find Out Your Presidential Nickname
  • Jesse Helms: Almost Dead, But Not Forgotten
  • Top 10 Ways Gary Condit Can Improve His Image

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News

'Doonesbury' Creator Falls for Bush Hoax
Associated Press
Garry Trudeau admitted to being duped by a recent Internet hoax that claimed George W. Bush had the lowest IQ of any president in the last 50 years. Trudeau, who cited the faux IQ study in a recent comic strip, apologized for "unsettling anyone who was under the impression that the President is, in fact, quite intelligent."
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Clinton Goes Bikini Shopping in Rio
Reuters
Our former commander in briefs purchased two bikinis and three sarongs during a recent trip to Rio de Janeiro.
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Is the Senate Strom Thurmond's Nursing Home?
Associated Press
"Someone has said the best nursing home is the U.S. Senate," says Sen. Ernest Hollings, discussing the health of his 98-year-old colleague, Sen. Strom Thurmond. "He's got a car, a place to stay and somebody over there at night at the apartment with him."
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Bush Makes Fun of a Bald Guy
Consortium News
A presidential milestone passed almost unnoticed this summer. For the first time in the history of televised news conferences, a president of the United States made fun of a bald person.
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Political Cartoons

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"Janet Reno is going to run for 
governor of Florida. She made 
the official announcement during 
a surprise predawn press 
conference. ... Reno's gonna run 
and she's taking kind of a 
hint from Al Gore. She's growing 
a beard." 
—David Letterman
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Parody & Satire

Welcome to the White House
White House.org
Check out the new and improved www.whitehouse.org parody site, providing answers to everything you ever wanted to ask but were afraid to know about the Bush administration.
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Reno May Set Fire to Governor's Mansion to Force Jeb Out
The Long Point
"I have decided I can best serve the people of the state of Florida by seeking the office of governor," former Attorney General Janet Reno said upon declaring her candidacy, adding, "If any of you get in my way, I'll crush you like a bug."
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Find Out Your Presidential Nickname
Modern Humorist
The Bush administration hatches a plan to demonstrate Dubya's ability to connect with the common man.
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The Online Diary of Mrs. George W. Bush
White House.org
The First Lady with nothing to hide shares her private, unabashed thoughts with those who matter most — registered voters affluent enough to enjoy Internet access.
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More Parodies

"President Bush spent Labor Day 
giving a speech to the Teamsters
 in Detroit. He really is dyslexic. 
He is the only guy I know who
 takes a whole month off and 
works on Labor Day." 
—Jay Leno

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Commentary

Missile Defense System Includes Batteries
Dave Barry, Miami Herald
America's funniest humor columnist presents a "Q and A'' about President Bush's proposed Missile Defense Shield.
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His Magnificent Obsession
Maureen Dowd, New York Times
"W. seemed like a simple man, who did not get ardently aroused over anything except Little League, clearing Texas brush and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches," Dowd writes. But it turns out he is caught in the grip of an obsession worthy of literature over his missile defense shield.
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Grab Bag

Jesse Helms: Almost Dead, But Not Forgotten
A few memorable quotes straight from the curmudgeon's mouth.

Top 10 Ways Gary Condit Can Improve His Image
A few suggestions from the "Late Show with David Letterman":
"Release lengthy list of former interns he did not kill"; 
"Blame everything on his idiot brother Jeb Condit"; and 
"Have sex with Monica Lewinsky."
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Is Bush Annoying or Not?
Rate him at Am I Annoying Or Not.com.

Bushism of the Week

 

"One of the interesting initiatives we've taken in Washington, D.C., is we've got these vampire-busting devices. A vampire is a — a cell deal you can plug in the wall to charge your cell phone." —George W. Bush, Aug. 14, 2001
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