Posted on 02/01/2005 5:21:21 PM PST by Kaslin
Just hours after Islamic militants in Iraq threatened to behead a kidnapped U.S. soldier doll, the camouflaged action figure was rescued in a daring nighttime operation by a toy George W. Bush action figure.
The nine-inch-tall replica of the president left Andrews Air Force Base in a scale model of Air Force One within minutes after the Pentagon learned of the kidnapping from a picture on an Islamic website.
The top-secret flight was reminiscent of the life-size president's Thanksgiving visit to Baghdad in 2003. During the long trip, the presidential doll was programmed to say intimidating things in Arabic, and reportedly spent several hours practicing his kung-fu grip.
Even as the mission was secretly under way, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-MA, went before the Senate to call for the immediate withdrawal of 12,000 military action figures from Iraq.
Upon hearing of the Bush doll's successful mission, Sen. John Kerry, D-MA, warned against "overhyping" the significance of the apparently heroic deed.
**faint**
Stop,my sides are hurtin',ha!
Jesse Jackson was on his way to Iraq to try to obtain Adam's release.
That Monica. She was ALWAYS such a suck-up.
I hope not too. That to good. LOL
You know, I bought two of those Bush dolls and it was some time before I realized they had him saluting with the wrong hand. I think it was deliberate.
Yeah...but can he carry his eyes in his bum?
Oddly enough, the US Navy requires its members to salute with their left hand, if their right hand is not available.
FRom time to time, I found it necessary to salute with my left hand when I was in uniform. I tried not to carry stuff in my right hand when covered, but in some cases it was unavoidable.
ICO the DubYah figurine referred to, his flight helmet is in his right hand.
I reckon the CINC can salute with his left hand if he wants to!
But, properly cast, the figurine would have been saluting with its right hand.
HHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!
"OK! OK! I'll put them on my head!!!"
ROTFL
This bears an uncanny resemblence to Michael Jackson
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