BUT IT DID SOUND A LITTLE BIT LIKE THE FIRST THREE BARS OF THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER

The Associated Press shocked voters nationwide when it reported yesterday that an unnamed Democratic Presidential candidate had uttered in public a complete sentence that was not a political platitude.

However, just one hour ago the story was withdrawn by the obviously embarrassed news bureau. Apparently, an AP reporter at a fundraising barbecue in Ames, Iowa had simply misinterpreted the sound of John Edwards passing gas.