Former CNN Anchor Moves to The Onion

New York Times ^ | March 25, 2009 | Robert Mackey

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In yet another sign that the line between real news and fake news is getting thinner, one of CNN’s main anchors during the 1980s and 1990s, Bobbie Battista, has taken a step through the looking glass and can now be seen anchoring reports online for ONN, The Onion News Network.

In the report below, “Prague’s Franz Kafka International Named World’s Most Alienating Airport,” Ms. Battista reports the fictional news with the same aplomb she brought to the real thing during her 20-year career at CNN:

In a recent interview with the blog CNN Observations, Ms. Battista said she enjoyed the fake reports, though she admitted: “I wasn’t sure I should do them at first.”

[Petronski]

Norm MacDonald, as Candidate Dole, circa 1996: “For God’s sake, woman! What the hell’s goin’ on with that eye?”

[Locomotive Breath]

A guy who graduated from high school several years ahead of me, I kid you not, had the full name “Richard Bradley Face”. I high school we called him “Rick”. He had a stint in the media as a sportscaster among other things.

http://440.com/namesf.html

For some reason, that prompted him to start going by “Brad”.

[Centurion2000]

Loved that piece actually. The "In The Know" "Are children's videogames adequately preparing our children for the Apocalypse?" was also enlightening.

My personal favorite?

Manufacturer Recalls Hollow Point Bullets That Fail To Explode Inside Targets

[Centurion2000]

Brandon Armstrong in action

Attractive Girls Union Refuses To Enter Into Talks With Mike Greenman

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

I stopped visiting the Onion when they told Free Republic not to post from there anymore. Leftist sites can do it as much as they want.