In the wake of continued controversy over the nutritional value of its food, the McDonald empire was hit with another piece of bad news. Former CBS news icon Dan Rather unveiled documents that indicate that McDonalds mascot Ronald McDonald never graduated from clown college.
“I know I lost my job over the whole George Bush National Guard thing, but this time I am really on to something,” said 24-year news veteran Dan Rather. “This is the big break I have been looking for. This should gain back my legitimacy as a news broadcaster.”
Rather points to the existence of memos that document McDonald’s affairs. The memos, allegedly written in 1972 and 1973, were obtained by CBS News producer Mary Mapes and freelance journalist Michael Smith, from the Hamburgler, a former nemesis of Ronald McDonald. Mapes and Dan Rather, among many other journalists, have been investigating this story for several years. The story is that the clown allegedly failed to fulfill his obligations at Ringley Brothers (Barnum and Bailey) Clown College.
Rather stated, “my sources tell me that Ronald used clown college to avoid service in Vietnam. He then went AWOL, getting high with the Fry Guys and binging with Grimace. In his later years, his McDonalds administration lied, deceived or committed outright fraud about every single point they used to justify invading Burger King. They did everything they could in efforts to dethrone the King.”