Media Enjoy April Fool’s Spoofs, Too

in Huckleberries Online at 9:38 a.m. on April 1 Comments (3)

In the Coeur d’Alene Press today, staff writer April Fuhl wrote the newspaper’s traditional faux story to celebrate April Fool’s Day. In this instance, the anonymous scribe contended that the “Cur d’Alene City Council” voted unanimously to make Tubbs Hill ”a full-fledged dog park — with no two-legged critters allowed.” Councilman “Woofy” McEvers is quoted. It’s all in fun. Sorta. Less fun, for California Congresswoman and soon-to-be Undersecretary of State Ellen Tauscher (pictured), was a spoof by blogger Halfway To Concord. The blogger said Tauschner had “shocked national and international diplomacy and fashion circles today when she announced she would wed Osama bin-Laden in a wedding to be held at a secret location in Nairobi this June.” And continued here. Tauschner’s office responded with this: “The item on Ellen Tauscher is offensive, unacceptable and libelous. Worse, it’s not even funny. Please remove it at once.”