A-Rod In Favor of "Juicing the Economy"

Katherine Mangu-Ward | February 10, 2009

Naturally, A-Rod supports plans to prime the pump:

President Barack Obama picked up support for his stimulus package from an unexpected source today as Yankee slugger Alex Rodriguez said that he was "totally in favor of stimulus."

"Sometimes when you have to get the job done, you need a shot in the arm," said Mr. Rodriguez at a press conference in the parking lot of Yankee Stadium.  "This stimulus sounds like it could be that injection."

The slugger, known to his fans and detractors alike as A-Rod, said that the U.S. economy may not seem very muscular at the moment, but that "juicing the economy" could change that overnight.

Read the rest, including a Michael Phelps cameo, at the fairly funny humor site of Andy Borowitz.

But can Obama be bothered to return the favor with a little love for A-Rod? No siree. When asked about A-Rod's preferred mode of stimulation last night, Obama said: "If you’re a fan of Major League Baseball, I think it tarnishes an entire era to some degree."

Comments

|2.10.09 @ 4:08PM|#

"Sometimes when you have to get the job done, you need a shot in the arm," said Mr. Rodriguez

Please tell me The Onion wrote this.

|2.10.09 @ 4:21PM|#

Obama is such a turd. My bet is that he turns us all into rabid Republicans before June.

VM|2.10.09 @ 4:25PM|#

Epi - actually SugarFree wrote it!

[ducks. runs off]

Naga Sadow|2.10.09 @ 5:21PM|#

No way I'm clicking on those links. This HAS to be a rick roll.

Mad Max|2.10.09 @ 5:32PM|#

Andy Borowitz covers all sorts of stories which the rest of the media doesn't dare to touch, like in this article about Obama's plan to appoint Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Aniston to his Cabinet.

Mad Max|2.10.09 @ 5:35PM|#

Oops, here's the correct link.

..|2.10.09 @ 7:59PM|#

the fairly funny humor site of Andy Borowitz

He wrote that?

C-

|2.10.09 @ 8:28PM|#

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