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Friday, January 31, 2003
I have had a copy of this up in my office since January 2001, but I think it is time for people to re-read it and see just how on point it is: the Onion scores again, in a piece dated January 17, 2001, with the headline "Bush: 'Our Long Nightmare of Peace and Prosperity is Finally Over'
One of the most prescient parts is this section:
WASHINGTON, DC—Mere days from assuming the presidency and closing the door on eight years of Bill Clinton, president-elect George W. Bush assured the nation in a televised address Tuesday that "our long national nightmare of peace and prosperity is finally over."
"My fellow Americans," Bush said, "at long last, we have reached the end of the dark period in American history that will come to be known as the Clinton Era, eight long years characterized by unprecedented economic expansion, a sharp decrease in crime, and sustained peace overseas. The time has come to put all of that behind us." . . .
During the 40-minute speech, Bush also promised to bring an end to the severe war drought that plagued the nation under Clinton, assuring citizens that the U.S. will engage in at least one Gulf War-level armed conflict in the next four years.
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