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"Hillary Clinton emerged from the jump door and crawled feet first down the fuselage toward the tail with no regard whatever for her own safety."

An emailer recalls an epic adventure, involving a certain candidate whose heroism under fire we've all come to respect: "I remember back in 1978 when I was in Airborne School at Ft. Benning. We were on our night jump, the last before we would graduate and get our coveted wings. Once again, I was scared to death and just wanted it all to be over. I could smell the acrid sweat from the men in my stick as they waited behind me. Whatever had possessed me to volunteer for this? More »

5:01 PM on Tue Apr 1 2008
By Pareene
2,446 views, 13 comments

Latest by Swifter: I'm so glad you loved my little tale. Do I get a free t-shirt or something? more »

hillary clinton

BOSNIANS ON HIL: WE CAN'T STANZA

Remember when Hillary Clinton told that crazy lie about flying into Bosnia with Sinbad and evading sniper fire and killer robots or something, and it turned out she just stepped off a plane and heard a poem from a little girl? The New York Post finally tracked down that little girl, who is now 20. And they took a hilarious photo of her looking serious and holding up the poem. Headline: "FROM BAD TO VERSE FOR HILL." What does that even mean? The little girl was just confused by Senator Clinton's crazy story of snipers and werewolves so the Post found some random other Bosnians who were outraged, angered, and disappointed. Representative quotes: More »

11:11 AM on Mon Mar 31 2008
By Pareene
1,191 views, 12 comments

Latest by zingbot: Why would she lie BEFORE getting elected. Like her husband, she's going to have plenty of time to do it afterwards as she tears apart government with her fucking polarizing tactics. more »

drugs

U.N. Wants Us To Go Cold Turkey On Druggy Celebs

The top U.N. drug enforcement official, Antonio Maria Costa, has urged the media to be more critical in reporting on the "shooting, snorting and sniffing habits" of certain pop stars and models. Costa, who heads the Vienna-based U.N. office on drugs and crime, said, "Less focus on coke-snorting celebrities would help governments shift public attitudes and help develop greater social awareness of the dangers of drugs."
Yeah, that's a great idea! Nothing makes us want to do lines more than knowing that positive role models like Paris Hilton might be hoovering up rails themselves. Isn't Lindsay Lohan's entire existence the most effective demonstration we have of the dangers of drugs right now? Hey, U.N., why don't you shut the fuck up and fix that Darfur thing, then we can talk. Until then, we wants our Snorty Britney pics and we want 'em now. More »

1:04 PM on Wed Mar 28 2007
By abalk2
965 views, 9 comments

Latest by LeGagneur: First we can't smoke in the UN headquarters. Now we're not supposed to look at Paris Hilton doing coke? THE UN IS TAKING AWAY OUR CIVIL LIBERTIES! more »