James Brown appointed to funk up US Government

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This couldve gone in the best headlines thread but damn, the story on its own deserves one!

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s1006109.htm

US Secretary of State Colin Powell has named James Brown, the so-called "Godfather of Soul", to a new and unusual, but apparently fictitious, senior diplomatic position.

Spokesman Richard Boucher confirmed that Mr Powell had indeed appointed Mr Brown to be the first US "secretary of soul and foreign minister of funk" but said the job description for the post had not yet been drawn up.

― Trayce (trayce), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 02:00 (twenty-one years ago)

so the robots have taken over?

― teeny (teeny), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 02:05 (twenty-one years ago)

no that's when kraftwerk get appointed to a spot in the US government

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 02:07 (twenty-one years ago)

They could be appointed to the portfolio for roads, trains and transport.

― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 02:10 (twenty-one years ago)

ha they should make mark mothersbaugh the secretary of de-evolution!

― geeta (geeta), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 02:12 (twenty-one years ago)

Don't they know about his criminal record? The Democrats will FRY them over this!

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 02:12 (twenty-one years ago)

best. anything. ever.

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Tuesday, 9 December 2003 02:13 (twenty-one years ago)

he can drive a jeep that's had its wheels shot out and while high on dust!

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 02:14 (twenty-one years ago)

and he'll do the good foot dance when al qaeda captures him

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 02:14 (twenty-one years ago)

NOT NOW GEORGE, WE'RE BUSY!

― Trayce (trayce), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 02:17 (twenty-one years ago)

If they make "Funky President" Bush's campaign theme song than the race is over. Holy shit, it IS 1980s all over again (see "Rocky IV"!).

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 02:44 (twenty-one years ago)

They must be getting ideas from The Onion.

― earlnash, Tuesday, 9 December 2003 03:14 (twenty-one years ago)

When do we get, say, an Under-Secretary of All Lezzing Up?

― petra jane (petra jane), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 05:01 (twenty-one years ago)

ice cube as surgeon general, giving advice to kids re premarital sex: "put a sock on that pickle!"
santiago durango, esq. as attorney general -- hey, you can't get worse than ashcroft. besides, if he could put up with albini for all those years then the ACLU, terrorists and Enron will be a piece of cake.

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 06:30 (twenty-one years ago)

and appoint ME to be Chief Justice when Rehnquist drops dead!

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 06:30 (twenty-one years ago)

This is the best thing I've seen all day! There may still be hope for the Bush administration.

― J-rock (Julien Sandiford), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 10:53 (twenty-one years ago)

is Brown still smoking rock? he'll fit right in...

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 12:11 (twenty-one years ago)

Does he get his own Undersecretary, who follows him around to sing "James Brown! James Brown!" to the beat?

I'm not much for government work, but i'd take that job.

― Kingfish Beestick (Kingfish), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 13:54 (twenty-one years ago)

bobby byrd's got that job

― cinniblount (James Blount), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 14:02 (twenty-one years ago)

but can Bobby Byrd survive the rigorous nomination process?

― Kingfish Beestick (Kingfish), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 14:03 (twenty-one years ago)

hey who did the 'essay' or whatever for james brown's kennedy induction thing? cuz it seems like douglas wolk woulda been a potential candidate (though i'd put money on it being nelson george) and i'd be trippin like pippin if an ilxor was involved with the kennedy center honors.

― cinniblount (James Blount), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 14:04 (twenty-one years ago)

There must be a job in the US administration for George Clinton also! Only what kind...?
Oh, ain't the Jester's post abominably unoccupied since the dawn of time, eh? ...Damn -- perhaps that's already Dubya's anyway, 'by definition', included his the job description?

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 14:34 (twenty-one years ago)

bush obv is the guy who places the cape on brown's shoulders after he collapses at the end of the set

― amateur!st (amateurist), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 14:38 (twenty-one years ago)

How can Bush place anything on anybody after he collapses at the end of the set?
Or is that some, er, "brown magick" (as opposed to "black" and "white")?

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 14:44 (twenty-one years ago)

i'm imagining Condoleeza checking no-one's around, closing her office door and window blinds and seriously throwing it down to '...Sex Machine'

strangely hott...

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 14:49 (twenty-one years ago)

I like that they're calling it "apparently fictitious" as if there's a chance it might be something more sinister...

― Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 15:01 (twenty-one years ago)

"Secretary Brown, welcome to the USS Supercharged."

"Take me to the bridge!"

― Markelby (Mark C), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 15:05 (twenty-one years ago)

(oh god, that was really bad. *Cringe*)

― Markelby (Mark C), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 15:05 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.theonion.com/onion3539/national_funk_congress.html

― earlnash, Tuesday, 9 December 2003 16:06 (twenty-one years ago)

Until our country's funky leaders can resolve this deadlock, U.S. funk leadership, and the booties of all Americans, will remain immobilized," said Gregory Tate, domestic motorbooty-affairs reporter for The Washington Funkenquarterly. "Unless a compromise can be reached soon, the entire nation's thang could be in serious jeopardy."

"Our leaders' refusal to budge, let alone move it from front to back, has crippled the move-your-body politic," said current U.S. Mothership Ambassador George Clinton, one of the most outspoken critics of the deadlock. "These legislators must keep it real and understand that no matter what party policy may dictate, they cannot fake the funk. What the partisan people in the House need to realize is this: If they ain't gon' get along, the time has come for them to take they dead ass home."

If CSPAN was this entertaining, I'd watch it more.

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 21:50 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.shoppingtelly.com/forum/images/avatars/spider.gif

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 22:08 (twenty-one years ago)

Spidey's mondo funkless.

― Barima (Barima), Wednesday, 10 December 2003 03:24 (twenty-one years ago)

I know I've seen that before, but is that suppoused to be Chun Li?

― ModJ (ModJ), Wednesday, 10 December 2003 03:24 (twenty-one years ago)

And who's that Sinbad fucker n the back?

― ModJ (ModJ), Wednesday, 10 December 2003 03:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Dig the upskirt ack-shun!

― may pang (maypang), Wednesday, 10 December 2003 03:42 (twenty-one years ago)

That .gif so seriously improves my life that it's not even funny. I am so easily amused.

― Allyzay, Wednesday, 10 December 2003 04:04 (twenty-one years ago)

as much as i'd love to take credit for creating it, i cannot ... thank Nicole if you found the .gif amusing!

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Wednesday, 10 December 2003 04:45 (twenty-one years ago)

"Mistah President, in light of recent events in Iraq I must urge you to hit it and quit it."

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 10 December 2003 14:26 (twenty-one years ago)

that animated gif deserves numerous technical accolades

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 10 December 2003 14:27 (twenty-one years ago)

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