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The Year That Was

10:12 AM, Dec 28, 2008 • By MATTHEW CONTINETTI
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New Year's is just a few days away, which means it's time for Dave Barry's annual Year in Review column. Here's a taste, from the July 2008 news summary:

"Barack Obama, having secured North and South America, flies to Germany without using an airplane and gives a major speech -- speaking English and German simultaneously -- to 200,000 mesmerized Germans, who immediately elect him chancellor, prompting France to surrender.

"Meanwhile, John McCain, at a strategy session at a golf resort, tells his top aides to prepare a list of potential running mates, stressing that he wants somebody 'who is completely, brutally honest.' Unfortunately, because of noise from a lawnmower, the aides think McCain said he wants somebody 'who has competed in a beauty contest.' This will lead to trouble down the road."

Read the whole thing, as they say.

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