Here’s my attempt to give you tomorrow’s coverage today. The “story” is after the jump, but don’t peek yet! First, decide who’s going to be candidate A and who’s going to be candidate B. Then, write a list of the words you want for each numbered slot. By Mad Lib tradition, these words are usually of the “poo-poo” and “farted” variety. I encourage you to use the campaign season equivalents of such childish slurs, such as “voter fraud” and “misled.”
After the jump, plug in the words you chose where the corresponding number is in the story.
If anyone knows how to automate this, have at it. My computer skills begin and end with basic HTML. And, should you be so inclined, please post any amusing/insightful results after the jump. (UPDATE: In case anything sounds familiar, this was my inspiration. But I probably closed my eyes and pointed and found something similar.)
[Name of Democratic senator running for president: Candidate A]
[Name of other senator running for president: Candidate B]
1. [a practice typically associated with campaigns]
2. [noun, plural]
3. [adverb]
4. [verb, past tense]
5. [verb, present tense]
6. [verb, present tense]
7. [adjective]
8. [adjective]
9. [adjective]
10. [adjective]
11. [type of media]
12. [place name]
13. [person in a family]
14. [adverb]
15. [positive personality trait]
16. [adverb]
17. [adjective]
18. [type of wound]
19. [body part]
20. [adjective]
21. [Name of Democratic senior staffer]
22. [noun]
Campaigns Trade Barbs
[Candidate A]’s supporters lashed out today at the campaign Democratic rival [Candidate B], charging that [Candidate B] has betrayed supporters by engaging in [1] despite [2] to refrain.
“It is now [3] clear that [Candidate B] has [4] off of the high road and now clearly [5] the low road,” said a [Candidate A] spokesperson. He continued: “[Candidate B]’s campaign [6] on [7] promises and [8] insults.”
Candidate A’s campaign was responding to [9] comments made by a [10]-level surrogate. The surrogate told a [11] reporter from [12] that [Candidate A]’s [13] “can’t [14] believe that [Candidate B] is not [15]… [Candidate A] needs to [16] step down and let the country heal this [17] [18] to our metaphorical [19].”
“We are outraged by this kind of arrogance. Voters should know that this is the kind of [20] campaign the [candidate B] team is running,” [Canidate A]’s spokesman said. [21], a senior adviser to the campaign, said on a conference call earlier Monday that while he disagreed with the wording the surrogate used, the campaign does not believe that questioning the [22] of either candidate is appropriate in the race.