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Amy6627 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-08-07 02:37 PM
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Andy Borowitz: Bush Strips Libby of Nickname
Just hours after Vice President Dick Cheney’s former chief of staff I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby was found guilty in his trial relating to the CIA leak scandal, Mr. Libby suffered another setback as President George W. Bush officially stripped him of his nickname in a somber White House ceremony.

“Scooter Libby, you are Scooter Libby no more,” Mr. Bush declared, to the applause of Mr. Cheney and top White House aides. “You are now just plain old I. Lewis Libby.”

Mr. Bush told reporters that he decided to strip Mr. Libby of his nickname because “I hardly knew the man.”

Referring to Mr. Libby’s trial, Mr. Bush said, “Just like Lewis Libby can’t remember anything he did in the five years he worked here, I can’t remember him working here at all.”

For his part, Mr. Libby was philosophical about being convicted on four out of five counts in his perjury trial, telling reporters, “One out of five ain’t bad.”

“This verdict means that I was telling the truth twenty percent of the time,” Mr. Libby said. “That’s still way above average for this administration.” http://www.borowitzreport.com
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trumad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-08-07 02:39 PM
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1. It's the old "Kenny Boy" effect.
He stopped calling Ken Lay, Kenny Boy real quick.
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Amy6627 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-08-07 02:41 PM
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2. Exactly! n/t
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KamaAina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-08-07 02:45 PM
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3. Scooter, I need your torch.
Edited on Thu Mar-08-07 02:45 PM by KamaAina
:P

edit: Who will be voted off the Ellipse next week? Tune in to Survivor: The White House!
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Marie26 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-08-07 02:45 PM
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4. Funny! nt
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Whoa_Nelly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-08-07 02:47 PM
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5. Self-delete
Edited on Thu Mar-08-07 02:49 PM by Whoa_Nelly
Didn't realize it was a satircal piece.

but, it still made me sick to read it.
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Javaman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-08-07 03:51 PM
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6. Kiss of death. libby now twists in the wind with no pardon.
Wonder if he's going to squeel now?
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AndreaCG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-08-07 04:17 PM
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7. Cheap shot about Gore, though.
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