Obama, Palin to Appear on Dancing With the Stars?

White House Press Secretary Robert L. Gibbs announced Monday that President Barack Obama intends to appear on Dancing With the Stars with Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as soon as he learns the samba.

"The president can do the robot like nobody's business, but the samba is giving him fits," said Gibbs. "He has taken to running about the west wing of the White House shouting 'Amor! Amor!' to get in the mood, but so far he has stumbled twice and actually fallen once. I am pleased to say that he only suffered a mild contusion and went right back to work after first aid was administered."

Gay activist Ben Patrick Johnson was upset by the news. "First we have fundamentalist Christians spreading hate by quashing Proposition 8, and now we have the president dancing with one. This sends an ominous message to the gay community. Next thing you know he'll be doing the hokey-pokey with Ann Coulter."



"I thought fundamentalist Christians weren't allowed to dance," said Katie Couric, who forgot to ask Palin about it during her incisive interview with the Alaska governor. "I always thought that that was the reason for all that smouldering sexuality you see in Jimmy Swaggart."

Governor Palin's office staff was surprised at the announcement. "No one from the White House has contacted us concerning Dancing With the Stars," said Palin spokesperson Bill McAllister. "I'm pretty sure her dance card is filled. Obama will have to samba with someone else. Maybe Vera Baker will find time for him."

Daily Kos diarists promptly started the rumor that Palin would not dance with the president because she had broken her leg stomping on a baby seal.

Former Vice President Dick Cheny was unavailable for comment, but informed sources report that he would do the hokey-pokey with Ann Coulter any time she got in the mood.


photo by Fredrick Onyango from Nairobi, Kenya


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