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Don Davis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-28-06 02:15 PM
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TERRORISTS PAY RANSOM TO BE RID OF FOX NEWS JOURNALISTS
In a real-life version of the O’Henry classic The Ransom of Red Chief, two FOX News journalists were released today by an obscure Palestinian terrorist group, which actually paid a ransom – in order to be rid of the two newsmen.

A spokesman for the terrorists explained that keeping the FOXies in custody was hurting morale, and threatened to jeopardize the organization’s entire commitment to Holy Jihad. One of their members even converted to Evangelical Christianity under duress, caused by the FOX journalists spouting the wit and wisdom of Pat Robertson.

The FOX newsmen also managed to persuade the terrorist rank and file to ditch their chant of “Death to America and Israel,” in favor of the slogans “Fear and Balanced,” and “We Distort, You Abide.”

A number of the young Jihadist interns had even changed their computer screensaver images from Khomeini to Cheney.

But perhaps the most troubling FOX influence was evident in the attempt by some holy warriors to re-name their policies prohibiting alcohol and gambling – to the “No-Sin Zone.”

Despite the release of the FOX journalists, this incident has exacerbated a bitter rift between rival terrorist groups. The leader of a competing splinter group, al-Franken Mahmoud, has even written a scathing book, entitled Lies And the Lying Jihadists Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at Right-Wing Terrorists.

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Atman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-28-06 02:16 PM
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1. Don, are you blogging this stuff somewhere?
You've had some pretty good ones! This is one of 'em. If you started a blog full of Onion-esque stories like this, you might have a future in this one-horse town!
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angstlessk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-28-06 02:20 PM
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4. Indeed he does, Atman...here is the link...
http://satiricalpolitical.com/

He is to sarcasm (satire) what nancegreegs is to irony..
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electropop Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-28-06 02:17 PM
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2. "Red Chief" - hahah!
Holding the Fox guys might cause violations of the Geneva Conventions. It must have been torture for the Palestinians who had to watch them.
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angstlessk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-28-06 02:18 PM
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3. Just reading the headline made me lmao...you are too funny...
you are sarcastic..nancegreggs is ironic...between you two is that sardonic?
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DeSwiss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-28-06 02:21 PM
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5. O.M.G.
:rofl:
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crispini Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-28-06 02:25 PM
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6. Bwahahaha!
K&R
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NanceGreggs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-28-06 02:28 PM
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7. I LOVE your stuff, Don Davis!!!
As always, a BRILLIANTLY written piece!!!


:kick: :kick: :kick: AND RECOMMENDED!!!
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Don Davis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-28-06 02:44 PM
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8. THANKS!
Hey Nance, I'm humbled by your support and praise. Greatly appreciated!
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katty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-28-06 07:25 PM
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9. great headline! Faux: 'we decide-you agree'
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RedEarth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-28-06 08:19 PM
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10. TWOThumbs Up
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midnight Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-28-06 08:31 PM
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Very good.
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midnight Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-28-06 08:31 PM
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11. Very good.
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Gregorian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-28-06 09:08 PM
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12. You're either with Fox, or you're with the terrorists.
Damnit you had me going for a moment. A very confusing moment.

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NanceGreggs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-29-06 01:16 AM
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13. Gotta give this baby another ...
:kick:
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