[Ford Prefect]

http://thinkprogress.org/2006/05/24/delay-colbert

This is its own punch line. I have nothing to add.

[Turambar]

thats awesome

sending to everyone i know

[Mefustae]

Tom who?

[Ace]

You know, he became indicted right after I shook his hand wearing my lucky sandles.

A pitty I wasn't able to shake Bush's hand or Cheney's, imagine what would have happened

[Ford Prefect]

Tom who?

He's the former House Majority Leader, and a first-rate prick. He's been charged with money laundering related to his political efforts in Texas.

[Nuclear1]

Tom who?

He's the former House Majority Leader, and a first-rate prick. He's been charged with money laundering related to his political efforts in Texas.

* nuclear1 hands a sarcasm detector to FP

[Mefustae]

Actually, that wasn't sarcasm. I've genuinely never heard of him. There are a lot of first-rate-pricks in the US right now, so you'll forgive me if I find it a little hard to keep track of all of 'em.

[Ford Prefect]

And my sarcasm detector is working quite well, thank you. Someone not from the United States is perfectly justified in asking such a question.

[Nuclear1]

Actually, that wasn't sarcasm. I've genuinely never heard of him. There are a lot of first-rate-pricks in the US right now, so you'll forgive me if I find it a little hard to keep track of all of 'em.

Ah, apologies then. With Mr. DeLay's name having had a rather lengthy spotlight in the news, I must have made a false assumption.