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Libby Guilty, Cheney Gets 30 Years, Bush Impeached
www.scrappleface.com ^ | March 6, 2007 | by Scott Ott

Posted on 03/06/2007 11:14:05 AM PST by Lucky9teen

(2007-03-06) — Former vice presidential aide I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, convicted today of four counts of lying to federal investigators about a law that he didn’t break, said he feels “very badly” that Vice President Dick Cheney now faces up to 30 years in federal prison, and President George Bush will be impeached.

“I know that this case wasn’t about me, or even about Valerie Plame,” said Mr. Libby, “so I don’t take it personally. But Dick Cheney and George Bush are fine men and I hate to see them suffer.”

Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald celebrated the jury’s verdict as a “vindication of the American legal system.”

“It’s a good lesson to our children that we are a nation of laws,” said Mr. Fitzgerald, “and when serious charges are made about laws that haven’t been broken by high-ranking officials, justice demands that someone be convicted of something, and that someone goes to jail.”

Mr. Fitzgerald, asked what he would do now that the trial is over, said, “I’m going to Disney World to give Snow White an opportunity to perjure herself.”


TOPICS: Humor
KEYWORDS: bush; cheney; cialeak; libby; satire
***holding stomach***laughing***

Man...this is clever LOL :)

1 posted on 03/06/2007 11:14:09 AM PST by Lucky9teen
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To: Lucky9teen

Too much time on your hands, young lady?


2 posted on 03/06/2007 11:18:46 AM PST by Froufrou
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To: Lucky9teen

YOU SCARED ME!


3 posted on 03/06/2007 11:21:00 AM PST by areafiftyone (RUDY GIULIANI 2008 - STRENGTH AND LEADERSHIP)
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To: Lucky9teen

.....you forgot the part where new Pres. Pelosi sells the U.S. back to England, France and Mexico......


4 posted on 03/06/2007 11:22:06 AM PST by NorCalRepub
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To: Lucky9teen

This is funny? I do think it's clever in that it makes fun of the REAL meaning behind this silly verdict, but I didn't even crack a smile.


5 posted on 03/06/2007 11:31:41 AM PST by Darkwolf377 (Anti-socialist Bostonian, Anti-Illegal Immigration Bush supporter, Pro-Life Atheist)
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To: Darkwolf377

Yes, I found the satire to be funny....because it's so close to the truth and Scott Ott pegged it right on.

I guess we have different senses of humor.


6 posted on 03/06/2007 11:35:04 AM PST by Lucky9teen (All might be free if they valued freedom, and defended it as they should. - Samual Adams)
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To: Lucky9teen

Does it count as satire if the majority of DU is saying the same thing?


7 posted on 03/06/2007 11:53:26 AM PST by Democratshavenobrains
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To: Lucky9teen

Yes, this counts as dark humor, no question about it.


8 posted on 03/06/2007 12:03:40 PM PST by absalom01 (The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.)
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To: Democratshavenobrains

Satire usually has a very definite target which may be a person or group of people, an idea or attitude, an institution or a social practice. In any case the target is held up to a ridicule that is often quite merciless, and sometimes very angry; ideally in the hope of shaming it into reform. A very common, almost defining feature of satire is a strong vein of irony or sarcasm, in fact satirical writing or drama very often professes to approve values that are the diametric opposite of what the writer actually wishes to promote. Parody, burlesque, exaggeration and double entendre are all devices frequently used in satirical speech and writing – but it is strictly a misuse of the word to describe as "satire" works without an ironic (or sarcastic) undercurrent of mock-approval, and an element at least of anger.


9 posted on 03/06/2007 12:06:01 PM PST by Lucky9teen (All might be free if they valued freedom, and defended it as they should. - Samual Adams)
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