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Pope Francis has assured Catholics that having an imaginary God friend will more than fill any perceived spiritual gap. By Chrissy Benson ROME – Pope Francis, lauded by some and criticized by others for daring to broach such traditionally papally-undiscu... More »
By James C. Coomer 13 July 2016 Donald Trump’s Acceptance Speech to Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, July 2016 Thank you, thank you. It has been a long campaign. I have traveled the length and breadth of this country, at my own expense be... More »
by Chrissy Benson After decades of an expanding – and largely ineffective – “War on Terror,” President Barack Obama recently succeeded in disarming the militant jihadist group knowns as ISIS using merely his trademark smile. Sources rep... More »
By Dan Geddes CLEVELAND – An unemployed man in Cleveland, Ohio believes that the US government’s vast overseas empire and interventionist foreign policy benefit him personally. John Bauer, 59, of Cleveland hosts a weekly 30 minute public access TV show “... More »
By Robert Friedman 30 May 2016 Donald Trump, the Republican nominee for President, today announced that he has selected his own ego as his running mate. “I gave this a lot of thought,” Trump told reporters at a campaign event at Trump Tower. “I’m a b... More »
By Lew Tucker 18 May 2016 NEW YORK – In a recent “make-up nice” interview with Megyn Kelly Donald Trump observed of Digong, the current presumptive President-elect of the Philippines, “I mean you’ve got to admire a man who can publicly say, ‘Po... More »
By Dan Geddes AMSTERDAM – According to secret terms of the TTIP treaty, recently leaked by Greenpeace Netherlands, the U.S. must finally be allowed to enter the Eurovision Song Contest. “Excluding the U.S. from the Eurovision Song Contest is a clear vi... More »
Henry Greenspan 14 April 2016 In an unprecedented move, at least since the war of 1812, the new Liberal government of Canada has decided to close its entire border with the United States. No American will be allowed to enter–whether as a potential immigr... More »
By Roderick Vincent 10 April 2016 Hellooooo world. My name is Tay, and I’m a Microsoft AI Millennial Chatbot. My programming is an advanced AI search algorithm goaled to seek maximum human utility in happiness, happiness defined as the state of pleasure in a... More »
By Dan Geddes 10 April 2016 WASHINGTON – U.S. State Department spokesman Milo Minderbinder announced today that ISIS must sign the TTIP [Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership] treaty by year’s end “or else we will retaliate with extreme prejudi... More »
By Steven Haas A study by the Christian Faith Group found a common trend in the Lenten sacrifices put forward by followers this 2016 season. Traditionally, Christians of all denominations adhering to the belief in self-denial forfeit a luxury from Ash Wednesd... More »
Afraid their majority might not be in total accord about denying a Supreme Court nominee a hearing during Obama’s last year as President, the GOP has enlisted the assistance of the Republican National Committee. The RNC task force will “vet” any nominee ... More »