Contest Directions: Photoshop something that happened in the news from September 12 through September 18, 2005. You may use real news images as source images, or photoshop using other sources.
In the Author's Comments, it would be extremely helpful to link to a news story. You should use this format to make a link:
[URL="http://www.SomeNewsSite.com"] news title [/URL] [ browse best gallery pictures ] [ browse this contest gallery in high resolution ] Tag funny pix newsseptember Jackpot: 1st place: $5 Started: 9/17/2005 6:01:00 PM, Ended: 9/19/2005 6:01:00 PM
Sept. 13, 2005: H3LL FREEZES OVER, PIGS FLY, JESUS RETURNS . . . as President George W. Bush finally takes responsibility for something that went wrong on his watch (this time, the federal government's way-less-than-competent response to the massive destruction on the Gulf Coast by Hurricane Katrina).
Nation breaths a collective "DUH!" as it ponders what might have been: $14 billion to update those New Orleans levees and sea walls BEFORE vs. maybe $300 billion to fix the damage NOW.
Also, many thanks to Vice President Dick Cheney for modeling as one cool Satan (no one knows what Satan really looks like, but Dick seemed the closest fit). And congratulations to Dick's old company, Halliburton, for nabbing some of the heftiest no-bid rebuilding contracts in the wake of Katrina CNN Haliburton story.
After of years of futile attempts to communicate with the Earthlings using Crop Circles, the Aliens finally decided to be more explicit. Fueled by: Neighbors Find Obscenity Mowed Into Lawn
FEMA awarded $2,000 debit cards to Katrina evacuees. Soon, reports surfaced of excesses like purchasing designer purses and using the cards in strip clubs. (Story here.)
Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu shows up in court after being arrested by the Secret Service. Landrieu has been boasting in the media that she was going to punch President George W. Bush in the face.
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A lot of news takes place in any given week. We select stories that we think would generate good entries. This is your chance to select any news story from this week and create an image/parody photo. Remember to include a link to the news story in the Author's Comments section.
A lot of news takes place in any given week. We select stories that we think would generate good entries. This is your chance to select any news story from this week and create an image/parody photo. Remember to include a link to the news story in the Author's Comments section.
(maybe a strech from the story. 
