JACKSONVILLE, North Carolina. April 1 — Vice President Cheney delivered a speech early Sunday morning before a formation of soldiers at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. The speech was not publicized and the prepared remarks were intended to boost troop morale. The comments were fairly unremarkable except for one short comment near the end of the speech in which Mr. Cheney suggested that the Bush Administration may seek to challenge the 22nd amendment in the 2008 presidential election in an effort to ensure that the war in Iraq is successful.Vice President Dick Cheney delivers a speech Saturday at Camp Lejeune, Jacksonville, North Carolina.
Mr. Cheney again cited the war in Iraq as a key component in the effort to combat terrorism, saying "The war in Iraq is such a crucial part of the greater war on terror that we currently have our legal advisors looking into the possibility that the 22nd Amendment may not apply in 2008."
Because the speech was not publicized and was held on a secure military base, very few journalists were present, and none were able to ask questions about what the Vice President's comments might mean. Repeated efforts to contact the Vice President's Office to clarify the comment were unsuccessful.
The 22nd Amendment to the Constitution prohibits U.S. Presidents from running for a third term, stating "No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice...". The 22nd Amendment was passed in 1951 after President Franklin Roosevelt broke a tradition that dated back to George Washington, in which Presidents voluntarily refused to run for a third term.
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Editor's Note: The above is just an April Fool's Day joke, and should not be interpreted as a real news article.
3 comments:
I posted this over at LFV, and got punk'd because it's an April Fool's joke. Did you know this was a joke? You might have wanted to let us in on it.
I'm sorry, I thought everybody would be able to tell this was just a joke. That's why I left in the date.
You're right, maybe I should have been a little clearer, but then it wouldn't have been as funny.
Sorry if it messed you up, seriously, but glad you're reading the blog and hope you continue! :-)
Okay there would be no way Bush would even be able to run again... and plus there isn't a single person who would vote for him anyways. Look what he has done to the United States and this war that he thinks our soldiers should be fighting... HA that's a joke... Bush is the worst president we've ever had. And the people who vote for John McCain must be out of their minds... I mean come on people he is just like Bush !!! But that's just my opinion.
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