Posted on 08/05/2004 7:25:20 AM PDT by presidio9
A mass e-mail from the Republican National Committee is questioning whether or not Democratic nominee John Kerry actually saved his daughter Alexandra's pet hamster, Licorice, from drowning during a family boating trip as she has claimed he did.
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The e-mail, with a subject line reading "Kerry Hamster Story --We Smell a Rat," was sent to more than 2,000 news outlets just hours after Alexandra Kerry charmed the Democratic national convention with her tale of the Senator's hamster heroism.
In the e-mail message, the GOP quotes an unnamed witness who claims that not only did Kerry not save the rodent's life, but he may have actually been responsible for its premature demise.
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Yikes!
Just when I think that the clown stories can't get any more stupid...
Just realized this was a Borowitz piece.
D'oh!
< slap >
A little parody never hurts.
. . . but we do know, without a doubt; when a story such as this, is told by a Democrat. . .well, we know it is, just that.
The usual method of saving your daughter's hamster is to flush it down the toilet when she's not looking and buy her a new one.
Eeeeex-cellent.
When the hamster in my daughter's pre-school gets sent to a child's home for the weekend, the teacher gives the parent a photograph of the rodent and a list of pet stores that are open on Sundays...
The daughter did say the hamster never acted quite right after the rescue.
lol. Maybe the hamster kicked the cage in a failed suicide attempt?
The daughter did say the hamster never acted quite right after the rescue"
Perhaps Kerry blew his brains out with all that hot air.
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