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Tuesday, February 14, 2006 12:00 AM

When vice presidents shoot people

Talking points and protocol tips from the White House Press Office.
By Cary Tennis

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  • Tuesday, February 14, 2006 07:37 AM

    It ain't news?

    It also ain't news when people read picture books to elementary school classes, clear brush on "their" ranches, choke on a pretzel, tell a colleague "fuck yourself," fall off their mountain bikes, go on vacation, scream wildly in celebration of a victory, make out with their wives, receive oral sex from people who are not their wives, misspell the names of vegetables, recede into dementia, go jogging, send their daughters to college, or give speeches.

    Oddly, these things somehow become news when they are performed by people in high-ranking governmental positions...

    —Ben Stein

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