VOLUME 5  ISSUE 23

27 AUGUST 2007

 

TOP STORY

 

IN THE NEWS

 
 

Source:  Alberto Gonzales Aims To Rise To Top Of Prepaid Legal Pyramid Following Resignation

 

Washington, DC—An anonymous source close to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales claims the nation's top cop is planning on returning to the private sector as an "associate" of Prepaid Legal.  Gonzales cites an "amazing opportunity" with a chance for "rapid advancement" as his reasons for joining the pyramid scheme.

 

"If I make one sale and get one person under me then every sale they make I'll also make money on," Gonzales was reported to have said.  "This means I could be making more than $100,000 a month.  That's more than enough money to pay for my mounting legal troubles in the senate.  Plus, since I will have already paid for my legal ahead of time I won't have to worry each time they parade me back in front of the Judiciary Committee."

 

Although Mr. Gonzales only resigned three days ago, staffers inside the White House and the Justice Department have already found it necessary to hide from the Attorney General to avoid the "all out sales pitch" of buying Prepaid Legal.

 

"Good God, if I hear one more word about Prepaid Legal I think I'm going to puke," admitted outgoing Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove.  "He keeps telling me I need to make legal plans for representation following the end of the president's term and he says this is the best plan.  He even tried to get me to sell this shit.  How pathetic does he think I am?"

 

Gonzales claims that his purpose isn't solely avaricious.

 

"There are going to be a lot of indictments coming up in the future and I'm just trying to get people in the mindset that a lot of people are going to prison.  Prepaid legal is the answer to all of their problems," Gonzales said.  "If I happen to make a little bit of money off of it, even better."

 

Yet To Be Released Hollywood Blockbuster Fails To Live Up To Expectations

 

Hollywood, CA—A recently greenlit untitled Hollywood film was savaged by potential movie goers on a recent film website putting the film's potential start date into question. The film, a political thriller which was to star Angelina Jolie and Denzel Washington, has been put on hold because of poor reviews of its byline. 

 

"Someone called me out of the blue and wanted to take a survey about movies," confessed Master Plumber Charles Reilly.  "I said sure and they asked if I would go to see a movie about a white woman who was running for president who was married to a black man.  I said no fucking way!"

 

Reilly was one of 1000 people who were polled of which more than 600 said they wouldn't go to see the picture.  The negative response prompted Sony to shelve the project before shooting a single foot of film.

 

"We do intensive research on every film and although when we read this script we felt it might be Oscar worthy, after asking average Americans their opinion of the film we decided against proceeding with the project," admitted VP of Development Art Horsey.  "It used to be that opening weekend meant everything but now you have to have good upfront numbers.  Meaning, if we call a random house in the United States would the occupants of that house go to see this potential movie?  The average Joe has to be into the idea from the very start otherwise we won't even give it a shot."

 

The stars of the films were shocked by the turn of events.

 

"I can't believe we're letting a plumber decide what movies we should make," admitted star Washington.  "I don't tell him how to unclog a pipe he shouldn't tell me what movies to make."

 

Jolie was slightly more optimistic.

 

"If the plumber doesn't think we should do the movie than maybe he's right," confessed Jolie.  "I am interested to see why he feels that way and most importantly, does he have a kid that I can adopt?"

 

Sony Pictures claims they will continue to use "polling" to determine all future projects.

 

Study Confirms Homosexuals Born Republican
 

Baltimore, MD—A recent study by Johns Hopkins University conclusively links homosexuality to being a Republican.  The study, which was conducted over a two year period, found that far more Republicans than Democrats were outed as being gay.  Nearly 69% of all confessed homosexuals admitted to being Republican and also claimed to know of their political tendencies as young as 10 years old. 

 

"I am completely gay," confessed former Congressman Mark Foley.  "I have been for quite some time.  There is a reason that that GOP Elephant's trunk turns me on.  It makes me think of Saturday night at the page house."

 

"Guilty as charged.  I mean not guilty as charged, if we're talking about being straight.  Because I'm not, straight that is," said a snickering Idaho Senator Larry Craig while tapping his foot inside a men's bathroom in Minneapolis.

 

"I don't know how much clearer we can be," admits former evangelist Ted Haggard.  "GOP doesn't stand for Grand Ole' Party, it stands for Gay Ole' Party.  I can't help being a Republican, I was born this way," Haggard said while adjusting his feather boa.

 

The study went on to find that the gene which is linked to homosexuality is also linked to being a Republican and happens "at birth."

 

"This is simply not a choice," said top researcher Floyd Ballsac.  "These people are born this way and there is nothing they can do to change how they are.  We should learn to be understanding and accept Republicans for how they are:  Gay."

 

Report:  Santa Claus To Limit Toy Delivery This Christmas Due To Rising Gas Prices

 

North Pole—Anonymous sources inside the North Pole said that Jolly Ole' Saint Nick plans to scale back his operation this Christmas due to the rising price of gasoline.  Although for years many people have believed that Santa's sleigh has been powered by eight tiny reindeer, the source claims only a negligible amount of power comes from the reindeer and the sleigh is, in fact, gas powered.  Due to this, Santa will only deliver toys to exclusive areas this year and will not be bringing joy to less fortunate houses this year.

 

"Gas prices are just too high for the red-nosed cheap bastard," claims the source.  "Santa says it costs him nearly $400 to fill up and he uses nearly 600 tanks of gas to make all of his Christmas stops.  He says the math just isn't working out this year.  Poor kids are going to have to suffer."

 

This marks only the third time that Santa has scaled back his operation due to financial difficulties.  Although a spokesman for Santa claims a decision has not been made regarding this year's gift disbursement, she did go on to say that rising gas prices may affect this year's criteria.

 

"We always take into consideration whether a child has been naughty or nice to determine whether or not they get a gift but this year we may add distance from the North Pole as an additional factor in getting gifts from Mr. Claus," admits North Pole spokesperson and elf, Happy Ending.   "So, in addition to being nice this year, I would highly encourage children to ask their parents to move closer to the North Pole."

 

 

 

 

 

 

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