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August 28, 2009

Afterbirthers Demand To See Obama's Placenta

ScreenHunter_03 Aug. 28 20.47 In the continuing controversy surrounding the president's U.S. citizenship, a new fringe group informally known as "Afterbirthers" demanded Monday the authentication of Barack Obama's placenta from his time inside his mother's womb. "All we are asking is that the president produce a sample of his fetal membranes and vessels—preferably along with a photo of the crowning and delivery—and this will all be over," said former presidential candidate and Afterbirthers spokesman Alan Keyes, later adding that his organization would be willing to settle for a half-liter of maternal cord plasma.

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Posted by S. Abbas Raza at 02:48 PM | Permalink

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Since 1915 the spectre of the current evil empire has been invoked to stall and stymie universal health care. In 1915 I believe people were told that the Kaiser would be the head of the death panel. In the 1950's going down the route was meant to bring Soviet style socialism to the US. In 1994 it was rationing a la the UK that was going to be the death of every one. This year I strongly recommend that those who stop thinking between birth and death invoke the ultimate spectre to bring down the proposals. No less a person than a former vice president has been heard saying that Universal Health care is an Al Qaeda plot. I am sure a lot of people will buy even that outlandish proposition

Posted by: Jags | Aug 28, 2009 5:11:59 PM

Finally! An amusing Onion post . . .

Posted by: Bryon Giddens-White | Aug 28, 2009 9:36:28 PM

This is silly, everyone knows that the the CIA, as a matter of routine, destroy the afterbirth of future presidents to ensure that the enemy can't use it to make a clone.

Posted by: aguy109 | Aug 29, 2009 4:45:27 AM

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