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 Republicans Cut Shirts From BudgetPosted on Feb 13, 2011Fake news by Andy Borowitz WASHINGTON—In an effort to show that they are serious about reducing the size of the federal deficit, a group of House Republicans announced today that they would totally eliminate shirts from this year’s congressional budget. The lawmakers, who call themselves the Shirtless Republicans and are led by Rep. Christopher Lee, R-N.Y., appeared in the Capitol rotunda this morning naked from the waist up. “We are going to slash this budget until it is as ripped and shredded as my abs,” Lee said, adding that in order to postpone their eligibility for Social Security, the Shirtless Republicans would also subtract seven years from their stated ages. Immediately after their appearance, a spokesman for C-SPAN said that the network would immediately pull the plug on all future broadcasts from the House of Representatives: “We don’t think the American people should have to see this.” Award-winning humorist, television personality and film actor Andy Borowitz is author of the book “The Republican Playbook.” © 2011 Creators Syndicate Advertisement  TAGS:
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By LilyMaskew, February 15, 2011 at 1:35 am Link to this comment
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How can anyone comment on President Obama’s spending for the last two years, yet not take into consideration the excessive spending (two wars, tax cuts for the rich, etc) that went on from 2000 to 2008? Is it a memory problem?
Report thisBy vote, February 14, 2011 at 9:34 pm Link to this comment
They are being spurred on
Report thisby a self proclaimed
grassroots organization
that goes by the
derogatory name their
opposition foisted on
them; The Muffintop
Patriots
By rollzone, February 14, 2011 at 5:07 pm Link to this comment
hello. what drugs are they feeding us? as you can tell
Report thisfrom the responses (none), cutting the budget as
Oboymamma spends the dollar into extinction is no
laughing matter. check your inbox, i have sent a photo
of me wearing a casual redneck short sleeve non-
corporate shirtless T-shirt, emblazoned with the Joker.
he can not have the shirt off my back.