A visibly excited Barack Obama announced a major financial development.
A visibly excited Barack Obama announced a major financial development.
"Folks," Obama said at a rally outside of a closed manufacturing facility in Ohio, "I have been talking a lot about change. While my opponent has been pointing out my numerous character flaws, lies I've told, and, well, basically challenging me at every corner, I'm here to make things change."
Obama took out a piece of paper and held it up:
"Today, I received a very exciting piece of electronic mail. Now, mind you, it's not a piece of actual mail. In other words, a postman didn't bring it to me. It came to my computer as a string of 1's and 0's. My computer in turn translated it into this message."
Vigorously, he went for it all with a zinger directed at John McCain.
"My opponent, John McCain, doesn't even know how to facilitate an exchange of electronic mail. Hey John, do you make your own candles?"
But the crowd wasn't following him. Sensing he was losing the confused crowd, he said, "That's not what's important, people. Let me just read the electronic mail."
Obama then read the message to the crowd, grinning widely.
"'Dear Sir,
I am am Gideon Arap Moi, the son of The former president of Kenya Mr Daniel Arap Moi. I came to know you in the course of my search for a reliable And GOD fearing partner, and I decided contact you, Because I believe you are a reputable person and I feel You can help me and my mother over this confidential matter. you are authorized to receive $76,000,000.'"
The crowd cheered wildly. When they settled down, Obama, having put the electronic mail message down, said, "You know, my father was Kenyan. I have found Kenyans to be some of the most honest, hard-working and responsible members of the African community."
"And this money is going to help pay for the change! Don't worry though, we're still going to raise taxes on bad, bad rich people!"
After another uproar from the crowd, a heckler said that $76 million won't even pay for one day of nationalized health care, Obama looked at the message and said, "I'm pretty sure it said $76 billion, sir."