Washington, DC - Republican candidate John Sidney McCain III announced his Vice-Presidential running mate today, at a press conference attended by no-one at all.
"Who cares?" said a staffer, "It's not like he has a chance of winning the White House."
Pundits agreed. "Sooner or later, the name of McCain's Vice-Presidential pick will come out," one said, "I suppose we could check our email for a press release. But why bother?"
"The spam filters probably blocked it," agreed a wire services editor, "Compared to bogus credits card offers and advertisements for all-natural penis enlargement pills, any announcement for McCain's campaign lacks genuine value. I mean, c'mon, let's be real!"
A spokesman for the McCain campaign offered a dissenting view. "It is extremely newsworthy that McCain has picked a vice-presidential candidate. And I will tell you who it is, are you ready? Heh - PSYCH!!! - man, I really had you going there!"
McCain was unavailable for comment.
