White House Quietly Retracts Entire State Of The Union Address

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http://www.theonion.com/content/news_briefs/white_house_quietly

White House Quietly Retracts Entire State Of The Union Address
January 31, 2007 | Issue 43•05

WASHINGTON, DC—In a brief statement faxed to major media outlets at approximately 11:50 p.m. Friday, the White House retracted the entire 5,600-word State of the Union address delivered by President Bush last Tuesday. "This includes all components of the address, and is not limited to the president's congratulations to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi or his plan to give more Americans affordable health care through tax cuts, which has since been deemed infeasible," the statement read in part. "Furthermore, the president's urge for bipartisanship as well as his final statement about the state of the union being 'strong' are hereby stricken from the public record." Like the State of the Union address itself, the White House's retraction has not yet become a significant national news story.

[evlbstrd]

1. Thanks.

I needed that.

[FourScore]

2. LOVE the onion! n/t

[DeSwiss]

3. Hahahahaha.....

"This includes all components of the address, and is not limited to the president's congratulations to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi..."

I think they meant for the retraction to say: "and specifically the president's congratulations to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi..."

K&R :)

[Kaotac]

4. Gah!

Tricked me. I was reading it, thinking it was true before I noticed it was The Onion.
Seemed like something that they would do.

[newyawker99]

9. Hi Kaotac!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[and-justice-for-all]

5. the ONION gets me everytime!! damn it....LOL....nt

[Edweird]

6. The onion. Fakes news? or prophets just slightly ahead of their time?

[ContraBass Black]

10. It's scary when their absurd jokes become reality months later.

[emanymton]

7. Zing! Can I Take The Hook Out Of _My_ Mouth. Boy Did I Fall For This.

[progressoid]

8. Again the Onion is closer to fact than farce.