Hello Everyone,
Evelyn here,
Below is a little of Andy Borowitz's humor. As some of you might know that Borowitz was here is St. Petersburg a couple years ago and on the USF campus for an official write conference. Although my writing had not turned onto the political scene at that time, I was, as I am now, an admirer of Andy Borowitz comedic wit and writing style within the field political journalism.
Rome never died, and hopeful neither will writer like Borowitz. Enjoy.
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Hillary Vows to Stay in Race 100 Years
Nixes Exit Strategy
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton stunned voters at a town hall meeting in Erie, Pennsylvania today by telling them that she was prepared to stay in the nomination fight for an additional century.
“How much longer will I stay in the race?” she responded to a voter’s question. “Fifty years? How about one hundred years?”
When asked to clarify, Sen. Clinton replied, “I’ll stay in this race for a thousand years. A million years. A billion years.”
Sen. Clinton added that she was refusing to announce an exit strategy from the race because “that would send the wrong message to the enemy.”
The New York senator’s comments echoed a strategy outlined in a recently leaked internal campaign memo, which calls for her to remain in the race long after the Democratic National Convention, even if Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill) becomes the party’s official nominee.
According to the memo, Sen. Clinton plans to follow Sen. Obama’s campaign bus around in a Chevy Suburban in the hopes of running it off the road.
“If necessary, we will sideswipe or ram into his bus,” the memo said. “Just really mess him up.”
For her part, Sen. Clinton remained resolute at the town hall meeting, responding to a question about the recent surge in negative attacks her campaign has lobbed in Sen. Obama’s direction: “What can I tell you? The surge is working.”
Elsewhere, to inaugurate the 2008 Major League Baseball season, former pitching great Roger Clemens threw out the first syringe. |
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Andy in Montreal – April 8
Andy makes his first-ever appearance in Canada on Tuesday, April 8 at the Jewish Public Library in Montreal. 7:30 PM, 5151 Côte Ste-Catherine; admission free.
Andy’s Only West Coast Appearance – April 24
Andy makes his only scheduled West Coast appearance Thursday, April 24 at University of California, Santa Barbara. 8 PM at Campbell Hall. Tickets available at https://artsandlectures.sa.ucsb.edu
Andy with Calvin Trillin, Susie Essman and Jonathan Alter – May 13
Andy hosts "Countdown to '08" on Tuesday, May 13 at 8 PM at the 92nd St. Y with his special guests Calvin Trillin (bestselling author, The New Yorker), Susie Essman (HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm) and Jonathan Alter (Newsweek, MSNBC). The Y is located at 92nd St. and Lexington Avenue. For tickets, go to www.92y.org.
Andy at Mark Twain’s House – May 28
Spend “An Evening With Andy Borowitz” at the Mark Twain House and Museum in Hartford, Connecticut on Wednesday, May 28. Event begins at 6 PM. For tickets and information call Janet Youmans at 860-280-3113 or email <A href="mailto:Janet.youmans@marktwainhouse.org" __doClobber__="true">Janet.youmans@marktwainhouse.org
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Evelyn out.
