(2007-10-08) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, today issued a formal apology on behalf of “all people of Italian ancestry for the devastation caused by Christopher Colombus’ tragic discovery of the so-called New World.”
“We who enjoy the great benefits of Italian blood, must also share the blame for the bloodshed sparked by that misguided Italian,” she said. “The voyage of Columbus lead to the foundation of the greatest oppressor nation the world has ever seen, and eventually to the egregious election of George W. Bush, who started the illegal war in Iraq. We owe the planet an apology.”
The Speaker said she will introduce legislation this week creating a new tax on “pasta, pizza and certain sausages with the revenue going to pay reparations to the indigenous people of this formerly magnificent land.” Scrappleface
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