Will Make You Smile: INTERNATIONAL OBSERVERS FROM THE UKRAINE CITE EXAMPLE

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http://www.moderateindependent.com/v2i22jthoreau.htm

A delegation of international election observers from the Ukraine harshly criticized the recent U.S. electoral process, with one saying, "It reminds me of the worst examples of suppression and dirty tricks under the former Soviet regimes."

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"This was a blatant attempt to make voters for Mr. Kerry stand in long lines and leave without voting," said Yuri Yusogotcha, head of the Ukrainian delegation. "Our government does this in the Ukraine, too, especially when we run short of food.”

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In addition, the delegation noted that Blackwell made a “curious comment” about Katherine Harris, the former Florida secretary of state who presided over the 2000 recount again as a co-chair of Bush’s campaign, being rewarded with a good position now in Congress. "As they say in your American streets, what up wit dat?" Yusogotcha asked.

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At his ranch in Texas, Bush, who was on his 22nd consecutive day of vacation following the "election," spoke briefly to reporters. "We have put our antennas out," Bush said, sipping on a large mug of beer, then placing both hands with raised index fingers on the top of his head to signify a strange version of an antenna. "We are deeply disturbed about the fraud reports we hear from Utah."

An aide then whispered in Bush’s ear, and he looked up with a smirk, "I mean, the Ukraine. That’s near Utah, right?" Bush whacked the aide on his back.

A journalist interrupted to say, "Uh, no, Mr. President, the Ukraine is HALFWAY AROUND THE FREAKING WORLD from Utah. Anyway, the matter at hand was about fraud reports in the U.S. What do you make of these reports of voting fraud right here in our country?"

Bush squinted hard at the reporter and replied, "Go ahead, punk, make my day!"

The journalist retorted, "What the hell do you mean, Mr. President?"

Bush then shrugged. "Beats me. I never know what’s going to come out of my mouth. Especially lately when I’ve been hitting the sauce and some really mind-expanding pills my doctors gives me."


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in the sub-folder labeled "Satire". That part about exit poll deviation being regarded by the Bushistas as a Smoking Gun in the Ukraine, but NOT in the US of A, is right on.

The author, Jackson Thoreau, is a well regarded partisan of the values most here at DU hold. This seems to have been his first use of broad satire, but it probably won't be his last. I intend to introduce that site at strategic points in discussion elsewhere, just as I occasionally do with The Onion and Whitehouse.org.

pnorman

The Bush* thing is satire. I (think I) can tell.

Chimp would never talk to a reporter with a mug of beer in his hands. His handlers wouldn't let him.

but it brightened my day, hope it did the same for you?

Now that the Ukraine is getting a lot of press and some of the thieves here are even commenting on the fraud, this should be a real story. The world press should be making anologies, citing specific examples. The whole world is at stake.

Maybe some fingers will be pointed back towards our direction, and eyes will begin to open?