Every now and then someone at The New Yorker writes something witty
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But this is good, even if it does take a gratuitous shot at Dick Cheney, Andy Borowitz, U.S. Cancels Regular Drone Strikes on Saturdays:
WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—Citing budgetary concerns, the United States announced today that it would discontinue regular Saturday drone strikes on U.S. citizens, beginning in 2014.
In announcing the decision, the White House spokesman Jay Carney acknowledged that the cutback in drone service was “bound to be controversial.” “In the United States, we’ve always prided ourselves on our ability to target our citizens with drone strikes, Monday through Saturday, regardless of the weather,” he said. “We know that losing Saturday drone service is going to take some getting used to.”
But the move to cut back drone service drew sharp criticism from a longtime defender of the program, the former Vice-President Dick Cheney.“Like most Americans, I thought I’d never see the day when drones just up and take Saturdays off,” he said. “This would never be happening if I were still President.”
As if to silence critics, Mr. Carney assured reporters that drones could “still get the job done” Monday through Friday, and reminded U.S. citizens to update the government on any change of address so the drones would know where to reach them.
Thanks to Professor Jacobsen for the heads up.
hahahaha... I just do not have the ability to believe this post isn't a special candid camera moment for jay carney or was it real?
ReplyDeleteEither way, I was wetting my pants laughing because either way, why drones be taking a day off? Could they not re-prioritize defense spending, may be get rid of a few multi-hog defense projects OR may be a few special corporate loop holes? Or better yes, some leeway on the Obama phone mandate?
-- Jeremy