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Read The Onion's Top Ten Stories List for 2005
Happy New Year (we hope) from the Blog for Iowa blog team!
Thought we'd lighten up the mood a little – and perhaps relieve your hangover – with a little levity from The Onion. Click here to read The Onion's Top Ten News Stories of 2005. Scroll down for a little peak.
Number 1 Story: Bush Elected President of Iraq
BAGHDAD—
In a vast outpouring of gratitude to the man they call“Our Great Savior From The West,” the people of Iraq flooded the polls
during yesterday's first free elections, voting overwhelmingly for
George W. Bush as their first democratically elected leader.
Bush, who spent nearly half a trillion dollars of U.S. taxpayer money
on his campaign, received a concession call from Abu Musaiya at 11:30
EST last night….
Bush, who surged in the polls after all of the other candidates were
killed by either coalition forces or insurgents in the final week
leading up to the election, characterized his victory as the dawn of
democracy in the Middle East, and proof that the system works.
You know, some of these Top 10 stories are pretty filthy. Don't forget to read the captions, too!