Bush Strips Libby of Nickname (from Truthdig)

[marmar]

:D

Bush Strips Libby of Nickname

Posted on Mar 11, 2007
By Andy Borowitz

Just hours after Vice President Dick Cheney’s former chief of staff I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby was found guilty in his trial relating to the CIA leak scandal, Mr. Libby suffered another setback as President George W. Bush officially stripped him of his nickname in a somber White House ceremony.

“Scooter Libby, you are Scooter Libby no more,” Mr. Bush declared, to the applause of Mr. Cheney and top White House aides. “You are now just plain old I. Lewis Libby.”

Mr. Bush told reporters that he decided to strip Mr. Libby of his nickname because “I hardly knew the man.”

Referring to Mr. Libby’s trial, Mr. Bush said, “Just like Lewis Libby can’t remember anything he did in the five years he worked here, I can’t remember him working here at all.”

White House spokesman Tony Snow said that Mr. Libby’s former nickname, Scooter, would likely be reassigned to someone else in the upper echelon of the administration.

“We may start calling Postmaster General John E. Potter ‘Scooter’ Potter,’” Mr. Snow said. “It’s a good nickname for the postmaster general because it makes him sound all speedy and all.” ....(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20070311_bush_strips_libby_of_nickname/

[Buzz Clik]

1. George Walker Bush, you are no longer The Shrub.

No more Chimperor. You ain't the Smirking Idiot. You are not The Decider.

You have failed this country in every critical issue you faced. You embarrass us nationally and internationally. A vanishing minority even tolerate you.

You are no longer fitting of clever monikers or insulting nicknames.

You are Mr. Bush.

[all.of.me]

2. you can change your name, but you can't change your fame.

bush is so juvenile. this sounds like elementary school.

[Cass]

3. I'm guessing this is satire but with this bunch of nimrods its sometimes hard to tell.

:P

[peekaloo]

4. I christen thee Pokey.

I agree with Cass, the above poster, these days it is difficult to determine whether such articles are satire.