Rush Limbaugh, the conservative US radio talk show host, was on sparkling form on Wednesday as he announced a special treat for his listeners.
Yes, devotees of the Tea Party movement will now have their very own tea to sip. Limbaugh told his listeners he is to sell a new brand of iced tea with a special name worthy of the highly conservative grassroots movement – Two If By Tea.
The name is a reference to the line in the 1861 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poem, Paul Revere's Ride – "One, if by land, and two if by sea". The poem is a tribute to the famous 1775 midnight ride by the American patriot Paul Revere to warn of approaching British forces.
Sarah Palin, who coincidentally slipped up recently on the precise details of the midnight ride, provided Limbaugh with a brief diversion as he teased his listeners by saying they were about to hear broadcast history. Before he strode into the history books, by announcing that listeners could buy a 12-pack of his new tea for $23.76, Limbaugh said he wanted to deal with some "news" things. It turned out this was my blog of last week which reported that Margaret Thatcher would not be meeting Sarah Palin when and if she passes through London next month on the grounds that she is seen as a frivolous politician.
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