bad advice
Wed
30
April

Q ...Have you been briefed on tomorrow’s GDP numbers, and are you concerned—

THE PRESIDENT: No, I haven’t been.

Q Okay—and are you concerned that they will show us to officially be in a recession?

THE PRESIDENT: I think they’ll show that we’re—it’s a very slow economy. I can’t guess what the number will be, and I haven’t been shown, truly.

Press Conference by the President

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Apr 30, 10:00 am EDT

God, appearing suddenly, over the rows of reporters, in a cloudburst visible only to the president: George!  The number is 42! It’s 42.

President Bush:

God, waving arms: Helloooooo.  George it’s 42.  George!

President Bush, repeating himself for emphasis, staring resolutely into the distance: I can’t guess what the number is.

God: George George George.  It’s on this sign!  Look, I’m showing you this sign.  42.  Look look look at what I’m showing you.  George.

President Bush: And I haven’t been shown.

God:

President Bush: Truly.

God:

President Bush:

God: I guess my credibility is a little bit tarnished since the whole Iraq thing.

Tags: politics, religion, george w. bush, iraq, god, 42


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