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Home blogging Humor: The Big Political News You May Have Missed Over the Weekend

11/16/2009 By Ben 9 Comments

Humor: The Big Political News You May Have Missed Over the Weekend

Because I’m finally getting around to putting out a press release (below the fold) with the important details — click on “Fullscreen” for easy readability:

Non Candidacy Release 111309

For those not clever enough to catch on yet, the above document is a satire and not intended to be taken seriously.

Filed Under: blogging, clean government, Colorado Politics, Fiscal Policy, General, Health Care, liberty, My Life, National Politics, PPC, Random and Miscellaneous

Comments

  1. Mr Bob says

    11/16/2009 at 1:02 pm

    I was going to call you pretending to be McCain but didn’t have enough time to work on my impression.

  2. Mary Dambman says

    11/17/2009 at 8:04 pm

    Too funny. We need a bit of humor occasionally. Your writing is always good, Ben, and this satire ranks close to Jonathan Swift. I have forwarded to lots of fellow travelers, many of whom responded with a chuckle.

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