HOLLYWOOD - After a  video surfaced showing Sarah Palin praying with Kenyan witch-hunter Thomas Muthee, a witch known only as Endora reportedly put a spell on Palin that causes her to speak in rhyme.

Palin is in seclusion, and the McCain campaign has summoned international authority on witches’ curses Darrin Stephens to help remove the spell in time for next week’s Vice Presidential debate. 

President Bush told a reporter he thinks “it would be a hoot” to hear Palin debate Sen. Joe Biden in rhyme. 

In related news, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright has claimed responsibility for the collapse of Wall Street, which he said stems from the curse he put on the nation when he damned America.

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