JERUSALEM (CAP) - Israeli lawmakers today shocked the world by naming comedian Dave Chappelle to the post of interim Prime Minister. The move comes after a pair of strokes effectively ended current Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's political career.
Menachem Gissin, a spokesman for the Prime Minister's office, said Chappelle was the unanimous choice of lawmakers after he publicly admitted that he was interested in the position.
"Mr. Chappelle is one funny guy," Gissin told CAP News. "But it's a biting funny, the kind of funny that says 'Hey Palestine, don't screw with us.' Plus, he was available."
At a press conference following the announcement, Chappelle said his goals as Prime Minister were world peace and to bring black and brown people closer together.
"Hell, I'm not a Jew, I'm just a dude with a sharp tongue," Chappelle said. "Who better to bring two separate cultures together? Brown is the new black."
It took a bit of prompting from the press corps, but Chappelle finally blurted out what many had speculated would be his signature slogan while in office: "I'm Prime Minister Chappelle, bitch!"
Political analysts predict that he will serve two terms and mysteriously disappear only to surface three months later in a Dayton, Ohio comedy club.
- Rich Gray
Contributing Writer