Edwards To “Travel World” in Hot-Air Balloon
Presidential hopeful John “Johnny-boy” Edwards told members of the press and others in attendance at the Manchester, New Hampshire Democratic debate that if elected President in 2008 he would “travel around the world and restore America’s reputation.”
Asked by rival Democratic Presidential contender Barack Obama how he would be traveling “around the world,” Edwards stated “By hot-air balloon of course, like my grand-pappy.” It is well-known that Edwards grandfather Louis B. Edwards III died in a fiery hot-air balloon crash off the coast of New Mexico in 1922. His remains were never found.
“With respect to your grand-pappy, I don’t know if the respected Senator is aware or not, but currently the U.S. air force has only sixteen hot-air balloons in operation, and of those sixteen, eleven are in Iraq, three are in Afghanistan, and two are stationed at Fort Bragg in case, God forbid, we have to face another terrorist attack here at home. With these facts in mind I think it’s fair to ask, Senator, how we can expect you to “travel around the world” by hot-air balloon when all our balloons are currently pre-occupied with serving this nation’s national defense needs.”
Waving down chortles and belly-laughs which had erupted from delegates and press in attendance Edwards looked Obama straight in the eye and delievered what proved to be the evening’s most memorable line: “I have my own hot-air balloon, Senator. I built it in my free time.”
June 04 2007 12:22 am | Democrats and Iraq and 2008 Elections and Foreign Affairs
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