Dubious, bogus and utterly phony headlines

spoofsThe following satirical headlines come from borowitzreport.com:

BLOOMBERG STILL DECIDING WHETHER TO BUY PRESIDENCY; Price Remains Sticking Point, Aides Say

HILLARY SCHEDULES OFFICIAL CRYING JAG FOR SOUTH CAROLINA; Launches ‘Sniffling Tour’ Before SuperDuper Tuesday

EDWARDS BLASTS OBAMA FOR CRITICIZING HILLARY’S CLAIM THAT OBAMA CRITICIZED EDWARDS; Voters Confused by Charges, Countercharges, Countercountercharges

BILL CLINTON KEYS OBAMA’S CAR; Shocking Show of Anger From Former President

ATTEMPTING TO DESTROY CIA TAPES, CHENEY BURNS DOWN WHITE HOUSE; Veep Apologizes for Accidental Inferno

14 Comments

  1. outlander
    Posted January 18, 2008 at 8:35 am | Permalink

    WSU BASKETBALL TEAM TO LAY BRICKS

    Wichita Mens BB team announced today that they had been invited to lay the first bricks on the foundation of the new Intrust Bank Arena. Said coach Marshall; “We are always happy to do our part in the community. And, unfortunately, brick laying has become a team specialty this year”, he added.

  2. Regular
    Posted January 18, 2008 at 10:04 am | Permalink

    Tragic but true outlander and quite humorous from a perspective point of view. :)

  3. george
    Posted January 18, 2008 at 10:04 am | Permalink

    Anybody can make these up. I think your time would be better spent elsewhere instead of trying to get cutesy.

  4. Regular
    Posted January 18, 2008 at 10:07 am | Permalink

    MULVANE WINS CASINO BID - It was announced today that Mulvane will be the site of a new $380 million Harrah’s resort casino. City Hall reported that applications to run for Mayor have increased ten fold.

  5. Regular
    Posted January 18, 2008 at 10:10 am | Permalink

    SECRET CIA MESSAGES DISCOVERED - An agent who had forgotten about his old bluetooth phone recently found email text messages on the water boarding of captured terrorists. Messages were stored in an encrypted manner as “Little Bush.”

  6. Regular
    Posted January 18, 2008 at 10:13 am | Permalink

    INTRUST OPENS NEW BRANCH IN ARENA - Spokesman stated that we finally have a facility big enough to hold our long lines.

  7. gster
    Posted January 18, 2008 at 10:18 am | Permalink

    BUSTED!!!!

    DENNIS KUCINICH ARRESTED AS UFO!!

    “Yes, we identified and arrested his as being a UFO (Unbelievably Foolish One). He currently undergoing mental evaluations to determine his future treatment”, offered the Police Spokesperson.

  8. Regular
    Posted January 18, 2008 at 10:31 am | Permalink

    HEALTH CARE CARDS SOLD AT ATMS - Health Care Cards can now be directly charged to your bank account. After acquiring the card, the customer must wait 24 hours for activation and the card can be used at more than 30,000 Health Care Facilities nationwide.

  9. Regular
    Posted January 18, 2008 at 11:42 am | Permalink

    HARRAH’S SPONSORS VOTING MACHINES IN SUMNER COUNTY - In a Vegas style slot, Harrah’s has entered the electronic voting machine business. The voting slots feature a pull lever for undecided voters.

  10. Ben
    Posted January 18, 2008 at 12:11 pm | Permalink

    BLOOMBERG DECIDES TO PURSUE LEVERAGED BUYOUT OF USA

    “Since the country’s debt is so massive I should be able to swing it with no cash investment. Then I can just sell off the pieces and make a fortune.”

  11. Rage
    Posted January 19, 2008 at 8:41 am | Permalink

    OBAMA ATTENDS KLAN MEETING
    Says it’s time for a new generation to work together and get past the old arguments

  12. ksfarmgrrl
    Posted January 19, 2008 at 9:17 am | Permalink

    Good one Rage!

  13. J R
    Posted January 19, 2008 at 9:24 am | Permalink

    PRESIDENT BUSH FALLS TO NEW LOW IN APPROVAL RATING

    Only a half dozen bloggers, Barney the dog, and Laura still on board. Laura said to be wavering.

  14. Jed
    Posted January 21, 2008 at 5:29 pm | Permalink

    One year from today;
    NEW PRESIDENT DISCOVERS TV STUDIO IN BASEMENT OF WHITE HOUSE.
    Osama mask, set of Rosetta Stone Arabic Lessons CD’s found in dressing room.