White House Quietly Retracts Entire State Of The Union Address

http://www.theonion.com/content/news_briefs/white_house_quietly

White House Quietly Retracts Entire State Of The Union Address
January 31, 2007 | Issue 43•05

WASHINGTON, DC—In a brief statement faxed to major media outlets at approximately 11:50 p.m. Friday, the White House retracted the entire 5,600-word State of the Union address delivered by President Bush last Tuesday. "This includes all components of the address, and is not limited to the president's congratulations to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi or his plan to give more Americans affordable health care through tax cuts, which has since been deemed infeasible," the statement read in part. "Furthermore, the president's urge for bipartisanship as well as his final statement about the state of the union being 'strong' are hereby stricken from the public record." Like the State of the Union address itself, the White House's retraction has not yet become a significant national news story.

I needed that.

"This includes all components of the address, and is not limited to the president's congratulations to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi..."

I think they meant for the retraction to say: "and specifically the president's congratulations to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi..."

K&R :)

Tricked me. I was reading it, thinking it was true before I noticed it was The Onion.
Seemed like something that they would do.

Welcome to DU!! :toast: