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 The President You Are Trying to Reach Is UnavailablePosted on Mar 10, 2008President George W. Bush commented on Sen. Hillary Clinton’s controversial “red phone” campaign ads at the White House today, telling reporters, “When that red phone rings, I just let it go straight to voice mail.” President Bush rarely comments about the Democratic presidential contest, but he said that he had to speak up about Clinton’s red phone ads because he found them “so confusing.” “If I answered the red phone every time it rang, I would never get any sleep,” Bush said. “Sometimes it starts ringing at 9 p.m., and I am already tucked in by then.” Bush said that “there’s nothing so important that it can’t wait until tomorrow, or whenever I remember to check my voice mail.” Campaigning in Pittsburgh, former President Bill Clinton took issue with Bush’s remarks, telling reporters, “When I get a call at 3 a.m., I always pick up, if you know what I mean.” Shortly after making his remarks, the Clinton campaign said that it was revising the former president’s itinerary to focus on states that had already voted in February. Elsewhere, Sen. John McCain released a new series of campaign ads, showing him answering a telegraph key at 3 a.m. Award-winning humorist, television personality and film actor Andy Borowitz is author of “The Republican Playbook.” © 2008 Creators Syndicate Inc. Elsewhere: . CommentsAre you a Truthdig member yet? Login now, or register with Truthdig. Add Your Comment
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By Douglas Chalmers, March 13, 2008 at 5:05 am #
Wasn’t there a woman in Washington who already knew everything??? And 3am is about her busiest time, too, ha ah!
Report thisBy johnp, March 11, 2008 at 3:43 am #
that was really good Louise, thanks.
Report thisBy mackTN, March 10, 2008 at 8:56 pm #
uhh, ask elliott spitzer about them
Report thisBy Louise, March 10, 2008 at 12:44 pm #
Actually Bush lied [again] when he said, When that red phone rings, I just let it go straight to voice mail.
The fact is the first thing Cheney did when he moved in to the White House as the Decision Maker was take the red phone away from the Decider Guy.
Explaining, “Now Dubya we wouldn’t want any bells interfering with the voices you hear in your head.” To which the decider guy quickly agreed. After all, how’s a divine-right-king-thing supposed to do divinely kingly things if he cant hear what Gods telling him to do?
Course that was a few years back, he probably doesn’t remember. Although I am sure he has noticed that red phone on Cheney’s desk from time to time. And it is kinda purty. He’s probably even asked if he can have one ... if he promises not to answer it.
Report thisBy purplewolf, March 10, 2008 at 10:55 am #
You mean that John McCain has updated to the telegraph key from smoke signals? But that means he would have to learn Morse Code and we all know you can’t teach an old dog like John anything new.
Report thisBy ocjim, March 10, 2008 at 10:14 am #
Bush’s 3AM calls go to voicemail but the message is truly, “Your call is not important to me. I’m busy servicing my friends and the rich.”
Report thisBy ProUnionProLabor, March 10, 2008 at 7:44 am #
The lights are on but nobody is home. Maybe he could let it go straight to ‘voice mail’ all the way to January. Then they can all take a permanent vacation at their big ‘new’ ranch they bought in Parguay.
Report thisBy DennisD, March 10, 2008 at 7:39 am #
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I know these articles by Andy B. are supposed to be satire but I can’t help but believing this story is real. All too real.
Report thisBy Douglas Chalmers, March 10, 2008 at 3:22 am #
Bush said that theres nothing so important that it cant wait until tomorrow, or whenever I remember to check my voicemail means that he is NOT allowed to “press the button” anyway…....
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