Bush demonstrates the advantages of duct tape for the UN General Assembly. The demonstration was a paid advertisement included in his address.
George Bush, or one of his equaly brilliant planners, seems to have hit on a new economic stimulus plan: The war on terror.
That's right. Bush plans to stimulate the economy by encouraging people to buy useless stuff just in case Iraq's Al Samoud II missiles exceed their hundred mile range and find their way to America. Duct tape sales are climbing even after officials admitted the silvery gray tape provides no resistence whatsoever to lethal airborn viruses. Now the administration is telling people to buy gas masks and other handy home items.
Don't be surprised to learn that Bush's War Marketing Department is selling ad space in administration speeches. If they can boost duct tape sales, they can sell anything to clueless dolts who haven't figured out that the entire Bush administration is one non-stop episode of reality TV.
I predict that by the time the war starts, the price for ads and promotions in administrative speeches will surpass those charged to Super Bowl advertisers. They could even charge for residual playback when the promotions are replayed on cable and network news.
Not only will ad revenues fininace .00007 percent of the war, but they will reduce the deficit by a micro-percentage. An uncomfirmed source told me that key administration officials are planning to open yet another cabinet level agency to combine government and corporate promotions under a single roof. The new agency's name: The W Group.