Weekly World News: "Bush wants to sell Hawaii to pay for war on terror "

http://www.weeklyworldnews.com/features/politics/61686



WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In one of the most shocking moves of his presidency, George W. Bush is on the verge of selling Hawaii to Japan, a leading Washington insider has informed Weekly World News. "Basically, the President sees this as a quick and easy way to generate a huge bundle of cash," stated the source, an upper-echelon State Department official with close ties to Bush's inner circle.

"As everyone knows, the U.S. is in debt up to its eyeballs -- to the tune of more than $7.5 trillion. And thanks to the gigantic tax cuts Bush keeps giving the super-wealthy and big corporations, the government effectively has no income whatsoever. Bush figures that by selling Hawaii, he'll be able to pay off a sizeable portion of the national debt while generating funding for continuing military operations in Iraq, and quite possibly, a full-scale invasion of Iran."

The notion of selling large areas of American territory for profit was inspired by a 2004 cam- paign stop Bush made at an elementary school, according to our source. "Sitting in on a fourth grade class where kids were giving oral reports on American history, the President was surprised to learn that in 1803, what is now the American Midwest was actually purchased from France for $15 million in a transaction called the Louisiana Purchase. That got Bush thinking that if the U.S. could buy enormous chunks of land from other countries, it could sell land, too, and maybe make a killing doing so."

Initially, Bush considered putting up Massachusetts for sale, along with several other "blue" states. But after Vice President Dick Cheney pointed out such an action might trigger a massive popular revolt on the U.S. mainland, he and Bush decided to hang a "For Sale" sign on remote, isolated Hawaii. "It's so far away, that it doesn't even seem like part of America anyway," the President is alleged to have said at a cabinet meeting, adding, "Besides, I talked to Daddy about it and he says there's no oil there, just pineapples and coconuts."

the cheap whore and pimp he is---why doesn't he just sell his family riches instead--How many string of pearls does Mama Chimp need??? Sooooo Cuckobananas he is---Homer is right on that one!

A Saudi spokesman specifically turned down the offer replying, "Why would we want to buy him? We already own him."

Why can't he sell a place that nobody cares about?

Like, you know, Mississippi.

My volunteer speaks Japanese (his grandma taught him) and I'm sure he could teach me. with the stroke of a pen, I and over a million other souls would be free...

That way, the ABC Stores in Waikiki (over 30 in about a three-square-mile area) could display signs that read "We Accept Dollars" instead of "We Accept Yen" as currently.

Intriguingly, Poppy's Carlyle Group just bought our phone company. I'm seriously considering a switch to cell...

Cripes, whith land prices here what they are, he could make enough to invade the whole f'n world... :scared:

to pay for new social studies books

Anyone who bought it wouldn't be able to spend their spare time clearing brush.

farming.... ranching..... dude ranching

Back in 2000, a Chinese company, Hutchinson, Lampeau(?) won the contract for maintenance of the Panama Canal. Newsmax almost lost it. Their site was replete with threats of Chinese sabotage of the Canal. Even joking about Hawaii going to the Chinese would be enough to push them over the edge forever.

He might even sell it to some friend of his for a very very low price.

Not that he is corrupt or anything.

time to look into cell... maybe Roadrunner (cable) for net access...

http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2005/May/03/bz/bz06p.html

Hawaiian Telcom, formerly known as Verizon Hawaii, plans to hire 250 employees in the next several months to replace jobs that had been consolidated on the Mainland under Verizon....

Following the $1.6 billion sale to Washington, D.C.-based The Carlyle Group, the company officially began operating as Hawaiian Telcom yesterday with Kahu Curt Kekuna of Kawaiahao Church blessing the new company sign featuring blue and green circles.

:puke: :puke: :puke:

Imagine, the 'aina back in the hands of people who care and know how to manage it, at least more than Chimpy McCokeSpoon.

Long before Jon Stewart, there was the WWN.