White House Cease & Desists to The Onion 781
raj2569 writes "You might have thought that the White House had enough on its plate late last month, what with its search for a new Supreme Court nominee, the continuing war in Iraq and the C.I.A. leak investigation. But it found time to add another item to its agenda - stopping The Onion (soul sucking, life sapping, irritating, obnoxious, but still free registration), the satirical newspaper, from using the presidential seal." The only joke here is that our tax dollars are being spent on this.
well... (Score:5, Funny)
It is not a joke! (Score:5, Funny)
Well... (Score:5, Funny)
Now this administration may be able screw up the invasion of the wrong country, leak the names of CIA agents, mismanage hurricane disaster relief efforts, funnel billions to Haliburton, put scientific research back decades, and turn the country into a joke in general, but they'll be *damned* if they're going to let some satire magazine use the Presidential seal in an article with a headline such as "Bush: Vacation ruined by 'Stupid Dead Soldier'".
Bravo!
Re:Opympic Rings (Score:3, Funny)
"We do have a sense of humor, believe it or not" (Score:2, Funny)
Unlike The Onion, the Bush Presidency is a bad joke.
Re:I dunno (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Opympic Rings (Score:2, Funny)
D'oh (Score:4, Funny)
He went on to state that the White House staffer that found it is actually a closet libertarian, doesn't really like Bush, and kept shaking his head when his supervisor insisted they "look more into this satan-worshipping-pinko-commie-hippie-website".
The Presidential Seal (Score:5, Funny)
Yeah, cause that's what you want to do (Score:5, Funny)
Alert your friends: The Onion might actually start getting funny again.
The Onion (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Endorsement? Oh please... (Score:5, Funny)
Next Weeks Broadcast... (Score:5, Funny)
Recently, mi staff have informed me about a grave misuse of a seal. Apparently, this website, The Onion, is misusing the Presidential Seal of the United States of Merica. Now, I have not seen this seal - and I hope it's doing well, with all those hurricanes in Florida and whatnot, but to misuse a seal? Now that's nnanimal cruelty.
Now, I have talked to all my friends at Hallyburton about this, and we agree. Seals should be clubbed as babies to be used as coats. If the Seals are not going to be used as coats, they should be allowed to live out their natural lives at Seaworld and the like. You know, preforming tricks for the kids. Ya gotta member the children, they're our most precious resource. But I digress.
This website, The Onion, is misusing the Presidential Seal and it's got to stop. Our staff has sent a letter to The Onion, and they just made fun of us. How terrble is that? Even worse, some people have suggested that the seal be changed at The Onion. That's not good. How would you like it if we changed you?
Anyways, seals are great creatures. Make good coats, preform tricks for kids. Kids important. Onion misusing seals. Onion's bad, make kids cry. Now go out there and tell those bad liberals at The Onion to stop misusing seals and making kids cry.
Good night, and God Bless you.
Yer President
Re:This is called a "joke?" (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Endorsement? Oh please... (Score:2, Funny)
Good point. Let's take the seal out of whitehouse.gov ASAP!
Re:I dunno (Score:2, Funny)
"Is it 2008 yet?" - found on a bumper sticker
Update - breaking news flash (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Big deal. (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Everyone else is clamping down on their IP righ (Score:5, Funny)
Sorry, I don't mean to be rude, but I think you misspelled "corporations" there. :-)
Three points (Score:1, Funny)
and paste
2) The Onion may be free, but it *is* commericial[sic] - it has a lead in ad as well
as ads on its pages.
3) The government does this all the time.. they are just glacially slow in doing anything about it.
4) The government has a fanatical devotion to the pope.
Um, can we come back in again?
Re:I dunno (Score:2, Funny)
Same for The Onion.
Re:modifying the seal (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Big deal. (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Everyone else is clamping down on their IP righ (Score:3, Funny)