Following
today's landmark decision by the Supreme Court upholding the most
controversial aspects of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care
Act, President Obama celebrated by infecting the White House Staff
with step throat. White House Press Secretary Jay Carney, speaking
with a raspy voice announced that the president apparently touched
an infected person and failed to wash his hands before taking
congratulatory handshakes from staff members. The disease spread
quickly and soon nearly every member of the president's staff was
infected. Carney said “The President wanted to show America that
everyone, including his staff, would be able to visit a doctor for
say . . . a throat culture and a script for Amoxicillin
whenever they need it. Now, for example.” Senior White House
Advisor David Plouffe appeared to have a natural immunity to the
strep bacteria and was not infected despite close contact with the
President and other staffers who with fevers and swollen lymph nodes.
However, Plouffe tripped down the stairs and sprained his ankle
requiring an ER visit in a show of solidarity. “Are there any
questions?” Carney said moments before launching into an extended
coughing fit. None were asked and the press corp left the briefing
room in record time while applying copious amounts of hand sanitizer.
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