Swiss Banker Wants Indiana

I say take it:

WASHINGTON—Sources on Capitol Hill have confirmed that visiting Swiss banker Maximilian Krieger met privately with President Barack Obama and congressional leaders Friday, offering the U.S. government the equivalent of $87.3 billion for one night with the entire population of Indiana.

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Despite speculation that his ulterior motive is to drive a wedge between Indiana and the United States and lure its population into his arms, Krieger has maintained that he has no agenda other than a desire to give the state "one magical evening it will never forget."

"When I see an object of great beauty, I must possess it," the wealthy banker said in a televised interview Saturday, explaining how Indiana's "purity and innocence" set it apart from all the other Midwestern states. "In all my travels, never have I found anything more beautiful than Indiana."

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"I recognize that this is an uncomfortable situation, but the money will go a long way in helping our schools and police departments," Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN) said in a radio address yesterday. "Please, fellow Indianans, it's only one night. And really, how bad could it be? Monsieur Krieger is an upstanding and cultured man, and he promised to keep the evening dignified and sophisticated."

Comments

[Malcolm B]

Ah yes, gotta love the Onion :D

[Alex]

Ah, someone has obviously inspired by the brilliant Swiss dramatist Friedrich Dürrenmatt and his tragicomic play "The Visit" (original title "Der Besuch der alten Dame")
More information here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Visit ;-)

Strong recommendet to read!
By the way, this play is part of literature classes in many German schools till this day.

[orangeshow]

obviously a fake story. the 'C' student from Harvard is frozen with indecision and has no idea what to do with Japan, Libya, or any other crisis. He is another Jimmy Carter and an embarrassment to the office of the president.

[Christian]

Indiana would scoff at this fancy-pants. Hoosiers are holding out someone who's more of a mix between Martin Luther and an Oktoberfest server girl.

(Dick Luger would never, ever say "Indianans.")