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By My Tongue May It Get You
Idaho Dirk Kempthorne, accompanied by fellow
members of the Fraternal Order of the Pinkfellows, snags a big one at the
twenty-third annual Irish Potato Hunt.
To celebrate Saint Patrick's Day, President Bush
has nominated Dirk Kempthorne, governor of 'the potato state', to be the
new Secretary of the Interior.
In his nominating remarks, Bush talked about
Kempthorne's Irish heritage, and how it would ensure his wise plundering of
our national resources. "For four hundred years the people of Ireland have
loved a good potato. No one understands that better than Governor Kempthorne,
who has for two terms presided over the greatest potato producing state
in the nation. A man who can find common ground with the common potato can
surely find common ground with the great logging, mining and drilling
interests, who help keep America afloat during our long and winding war on
terrorism." Bush also pointed out that Idaho was a leader in cabbage
production, as well as having a thriving green beer industry.
"Dirk understands that those who live
closest to the land know how to manage it best. Now what the hell does that
mean? It means that if you come from one of those places where you're
walking on concrete and asphalt and floors, you don't understand this
nation's interior as well as a man who is out standing in his field.
And Dirk Kempthorne is definitely a man who is outstanding in his field.
Heh, heh. Little pun. May not make any sense right now, but when you read
the transcript, you're gonna howl." |
