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To Tax the Turnip... (A story of tweachewy and intwigue)
fracturedrepublic.com ^ | September 30, 2008 | Gordon Greene

Posted on 09/30/2008 9:03:09 PM PDT by Gordon Greene

Shadows enveloped the castle as evening fell.

Each night, as the night before, and the night before that, the occupants of this dark place arose from their daily slumber to convene in the "Place of Meeting", where they would feast upon their ill-gotten gain… the blood of blameless turnips. You see; what flesh without soul desires more than anything is to bleed the turnip until there is nothing left to bleed.

However, their conversation this night was more solemn than any assembled could remember.

"Our chief bwood suppwy is in twubble. Fannie Mae and Fweddie Mac are vewwy cwose to faiwing. If this should happen we might be deemed wesponsible. Fwankwy, I'm afwaid the tuwnips may wevolt!" Cwied… I mean, cried Barney Frank.

"Not to mention all the votes we've acquired assuring low-cost loans to constituents with no apparent capacity to make good on their aforementioned agreed requisite status". Barack Obama smirked smugly at the thought of his well-planned but badly constructed statement.

"What'd the big-eared kid say?" Bill Clinton said with a puzzled look.

"That 'kid' is about to be the next Emporer, if we don't screw this thing up, Billy boy." The booming voice was that of the Dark Lord. The hooded figure strode, almost floated into the room...

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; History; Politics
KEYWORDS: barackobama; barneyfrank; fanniemae; freddiemac
A night in the Lincoln Bedroom (clean sheets) for anyone who can guess the identity of the mysterious Dark Lord without peeking at the source!
1 posted on 09/30/2008 9:03:10 PM PDT by Gordon Greene
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To: Gordon Greene

Soros?


2 posted on 09/30/2008 10:16:24 PM PDT by Libertina (Sarah Palin for VP - not because she is a woman, but for the woman she is!)
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To: Libertina

Good try! It was my first thought but I changed my mind. Did you get a chance to finish it?


3 posted on 09/30/2008 10:38:52 PM PDT by Gordon Greene (www.fracturedrepublic.com - Me... I'm ignorant but I do know this; God is our only hope!)
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To: Gordon Greene

LOL The only person I know that says “Billy boy” is Dennis Miller when he’s talking to Bill O’Reilly... I’m off to finish the article... :)


4 posted on 10/01/2008 5:18:46 AM PDT by Libertina (Sarah Palin for VP - not because she is a woman, but for the woman she is!)
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