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United We Stand

 

INT. WOLF NEWS CHANNEL -- EVENING

 

Sean Calamity of WNC (Wolf News Channel) is hosting the Calamity and Gnome show.  He is set to interview himself.

 

SEAN CALAMITY

Evening folks, The Gnome is off today, probably off aborting a lesbian love child.  I am here, with myself, to ask myself questions, just cutting to the chase today.  New poll out yesterday what do you think about that Sean?

 

Camera switches and Sean turns to it.

 

SEAN CALAMITY

It is a testament to this president's brilliance at what he has been able to accomplish.  He has taken an evenly divided nation and now we have a 66% consensus.  Not just that but the troops, who I love and adore and would make sweet passionate... are at a 72% consensus.  Masterful job by the president.

 

Camera switches and Sean turns to it.

 

SEAN CALAMITY

What do you think of his trip to India?

 

Camera switches to a split screen.

 

SEAN CALAMITY

Again, brilliant, he is a genius.  They are also at a consensus all over the world.  In India they have been gathering all around the country while the president is there, and some of those are Buddhists and they're hard to rile up, so it is impressive.  If this current little skirmish over in Iraq becomes a Civil War, then those consensus numbers are going to shoot through the roof.  The President, when it is all said and done, may be the greatest Uniter that we have or ever will see.  Great Man.

 

SEAN CALAMITY

Getting to the Vice President.  What's the fuss about?

 

SEAN CALAMITY

I have no idea.  Look, a man comes out of the underbrush armed, and with blood on his hands, in that circumstance you have to shoot first Sean.  We now know it was birds blood, but you don't have that kind of time post 9/11.

 

SEAN CALAMITY

What about the drinking rumors?

 

SEAN CALAMITY

I rest easier knowing that our Vice President can hit his target no matter what.  Besides, Whittington apologized for lurking in the brush and getting shot in the face, it is a dead issue.

 

SEAN CALAMITY

What about the delay in reporting it?

 

SEAN CALAMITY

Do you want the terrorists to know how the VP defends himself?  I don't.

 

SEAN CALAMITY

The Port Scandal?

 

SEAN CALAMITY

What scandal?  The President says it is OK, then it is.  What I don't understand is how can the American people eat up sound bites like Terrorist Surveillance Program, Torture of Terror Suspects, Iraq/War on Terror and be so misinformed with Arab Port Security?  It makes no sense Sean.

 

SEAN CALAMITY

Are you retarded?

 

SEAN CALAMITY

Yes.

 

SEAN CALAMITY

What are the big stories coming up this week?

 

SEAN CALAMITY

A lot of big and important stories.  The War on Easter is really heating up.  Also Ms. Clinton may be the democratic nominee for president in two and a half years so we will cover how diabolical and mean that she is.  President Bush will have a surprise photo op, ­er visit to the troops somewhere, which will be great.  And Gay people are ruining America.

 

SEAN CALAMITY

Sounds great, thanks Sean.

 

SEAN CALAMITY

Thank you Sean.

 

White Hawk Down

 

INT. WNC NEWS ROOM

 

Karlton K. Kensington is an anchor for the Wolf News Channel a leader in the 24 hours News Network battles.  Karlton is standing with blank papers looking important in his hand while on his left is a live shot of a car chase.  We are joining in the broadcast late.

 

KARLTON

And you see the police can't stop this crazed lunatic, he's a madman that they must stop,

(he holds his finger to his ear listening to his producer)

Oh, my god, really?  OK.  Roll it.

 

Across the screen flashes three separate graphics bearing the headline Breaking News, WNC Exclusive.

 

KARLTON

Ladies and gentlemen, I have breaking and disturbing news at this hour.  It appears that, I'm sorry this is difficult,

(he gathers himself)

But it appears that a white woman is missing.

 

More graphics, and duh-duh-duh music with White Woman Missing taking up the bottom quarter of the screen.

 

KARLTON

The details, exclusive details I have are that the woman, Jessica Ray, is missing.  I go to our White Woman Missing correspondent, Mandy Candace.  Welcome, Mandy.

 

Mandy Candace is not a qualified journalist, but she looks good in a business suit, but not too good.

 

MANDY

Thank you Karlton.

 

KARLTON

What do we know?

 

MANDY

Jessica is missing.  She has been missing for thirty seven minutes now.

 

KARLTON

Oh my God.  Is it too late?

 

MANDY

The family is holding out hope, but as you know, these things tend to not end well.

 

KARLTON

More importantly Mandy, Jessica, do we have pictures of her?  Preferably in a cheerleading outfit, smiling, so that we can show, to the viewers who to be on the lookout for?

 

MANDY

We do Karlton

(full screen photo of Jessica appears)

As you can see, Jessica is a stunning woman, blonde hair, curls, and a stunning smile in this high school yearbook photo.  In this other picture, Jessica is the one on the top of the Cheerleader pyramid.  Jessica is an all-American girl.  An All-American White Woman Karlton.

 

KARLTON

Yes, she is, wow.  Quite a beautiful young woman.  Can I get some water?

(takes a sip)

So, she's been missing 38 minutes now

(a counter appears on the bottom right of the screen 38)

What happened Mandy, why is this All-American white woman missing?

 

MANDY

The details are lacking at this time, but about thirty-eight minutes ago she disappeared and the last person to see her was her husband, Bubba Ray who reported that she was abducted by illegal Mexican immigrants.

 

KARLTON

Oh, my God Mandy, that's incredible.  Are you sure they weren't black?

 

MANDY

I believe he was clear that it was a couple of Mexicans.

 

KARLTON

Do we know their identity, anything?

 

MANDY

No.

 

KARLTON

Let's put up that graphic, so that we can see what a couple of Mexicans look like.

(A picture of Cheech and Chong appears)

OK folks, this is a rough sketch of the abductors, they will look something like this, like these Mexicans.

 

MANDY

That's right Karlton, if you see a man matching the description of a Mexican, please notify the authorities, for Jessica's sake.

 

KARLTON

For Jessica's sake, oh yes, for Jessica's sake.

 

Commercial.  Duh-duh-duh.

 

KARLTON

And we are back, it's forty minutes since Jessica was abducted by some Mexicans, any updates Mandy?

 

MANDY

We have the husband via Satellite.

 

KARLTON

Let's go to him.  Bubba Ray?

 

Bubba Ray is wearing a torn SKOAL baseball hat, and a red flannel shirt with the sleeves torn off, a t-shirt with red spots on it, and scratches on his face and neck.

 

BUBBA RAY

Yes, sir.

 

KARLTON

This must be a trying time, for your beautiful white wife to be missing, I can't imagine.

 

BUBBA RAY

It's been tough.  I loved Jessica.

 

KARLTON

Are you sure the abductors were Mexican and not black?

 

BUBBA RAY

I don't know, I was at the tractor pull, way away, on the other side of town, and I don't know who took her or where she is, I guess it was probably Mexicans, but they could be black.

 

Duh-duh-duh.  Graphic 'Abductors Could Be Black'.

 

KARLTON

A stunning revelation.  They could be black.  Figures.  Does anyone know where Marcus Vick is tonight?  Bubba, I hear that you are a born-again Christian after a rough stretch in which you robbed a bank and shot a security guard, is that correct? 

 

BUBBA RAY

Ya.

 

KARLTON

I'd like to congratulate you on getting your life back together Bubba, you are a true American hero.

 

BUBBA RAY

Thank you?

 

KARLTON

Mandy if I can get back to you for a moment.  Why are the white women being stolen from us?

 

MANDY

I have no idea Karlton, but they are being stolen.

 

KARLTON

Do you think this is Terrorism?  White women missing is terrifying, that's terrorism isn't it?

 

MANDY

Can't disagree.

 

KARLTON

You heard it here first ladies and Gentleman, Osama Bin Laden is using Mexicans and black "gangstas" to steal our white women.  We'll be right back.

 

Commercial.  Duh-duh-duh.

 

KARLTON

It's twenty eight past the hour, we're forty-five minutes into Jessica's Ordeal, here's the Headlines.

(in almost a whisper)

Half of Congress could be indicted, there is a civil war in Iraq, Bush could be listening to your phone calls, and Dick Cheney has eaten three small boys.  We will not cover those stories until it is too late,

(back to full volume)

There is a White Woman missing folks.  On to the days top story.  Jessica is still missing, but we are not giving up hope, we will not give up on our white cheerleaders.  We will cover this story as long as it takes.  Mandy, is Jessica dead?  

 

MANDY

I don't want to speculate Karlton.

 

KARLTON

From Modesto to Aruba, White Women are missing.  As a White Woman are you worried that you could be next?

 

MANDY

Absolutely, this is an epidemic.

 

KARLTON

A terrorist epidemic of White Women missing, I'm terrified.  My wife, she wasn't a cheerleader but she was on the pep squad, does that increase the likelihood of an attack?

 

MANDY

That can't be verified at this time Karlton.

 

KARLTON

(directly into the camera)

Run honey bumpkins, run.  Their coming to steal you, get all the white women to a safe place where the Mexicans and the Gangstas can't find you.  Go to the library bumpkins, run, run.

 

Across the bottom of the screen scrolls, 'All White Women Meet at Your Local Library and Await Further Instructions'.