http://www.borowitzreport.com/archive_rpt.asp?rec=1200&srch=Former Georgia Senator Prepared to Defend President’s HonorPresident Bush picked up an impassioned supporter in his conflict with antiwar protesters outside his Crawford, Texas ranch today, as former Georgia senator Zell Miller challenged protester Cindy Sheehan to a duel.
Dressed in what he called “an eighteenth century dueling costume” and brandishing a gleaming antique sword, Senator Miller said that Ms. Sheehan had “besmirched the president’s honor” and that he intended to defend it.
“When I saw Cindy Sheehan protesting outside President Bush’s ranch, I said, ‘Sir, I wish we lived in the days when you could challenge a person to a duel!’” Senator Miller said, seemingly referring to Ms. Sheehan as “Sir.”
At the White House, spokesman Scott McClellan said that Senator Miller’s decision to challenge Ms. Sheehan to a duel was his and his alone, but added that deputy chief of staff Karl Rove would be willing to serve as the former senator’s second.