Hello, I am Sister Maria Polus. I am the Housemistress of Tomlinson House at the Barjavel Academy at Republica, the Instructor in Religious Studies, Deportment and Latin at the Academy and the Headmistress of the Barjavel Junior Academy, Republica Branch. I welcome you to the first live edition of Sister Polus's Thoughts on the WOLF News Channel. I will be discussing several topics tonight starting with the horrific fire at the O'Reilly Tower in New City. According to New City police, the final death toll is two thousand one hundred and thirty three. New City police still do not have a suspect but they believe that the fire was an arson.
O'Reilly Tower was an architectural marvel constructed by the O'Reilly Organization, which of course is owned and managed by our former consul Kaleb O'Reilly. Here's a clip of Mr. O'Reilly discussing the attack:
Kaleb O'Reilly - O'Reilly Tower was the most beautiful and greatest skyscraper in the multiverse! Now, it is just ash because some very bad people burned it to the ground. The New City Fire Department let it burn down because it is filled with very incompetent people so I will be suing the New City Fire Department for 500 billion thalers and I will be suing the city of New City for full public funding to rebuild O'Reilly Tower twice as big and twice as great as it was!
Mr. O'Reilly has my full support in his lawsuit although I believe he should name the Federation Government and Scarlett the Harlot as co-defendants in this case because this has all the hallmarks of an act of war by a hostile foreign power and Scarlett was too busy trying to seduce men to do her job and keep this country safe! After the break, I will have Valentin Svensson of Common Good on to discuss this situation...
Due to time constraints, portions of this program have been omitted from this rebroadcast.
Welcome back to Sister Polus's Thoughts. Tonight, there is breaking news out of South Covello where Carter Redwin has just been elected president. I want to congratulate Mr. Redwin on his victory. Let's go live to his speech:
Carter Redwin wrote:“Yes, folks, let us strive in the name of Greatness to Make South Covello Great Again, to Make South Covello Pure Again, and to Make South Covello For South Covellans Again! Yes, it is all thanks to you, my loyal voters, that I will be able to move forward with this plan. So give yourselves another round of applause!
Oh my goodness, they've just shot Carter Redwin! The South Covellans need to catch whoever committed this atrocity and hang, draw and quarter his behind as quickly as possible! I suspect that Feministvs Sanctvsterra, which assassinated King Paulus XV and Consul Venicio Piazza, or the Legion of Lucifer, which murdered Consul Reino Kulseth by burning down a building after brainwashing the Republican military into betraying him, is behind this. If they're not behind this, then it is surely some other wicked organization that needs to be hunted down to the ends of the multiverse.
We had a planned segment with Samuel Lucchese to discuss his new initiative to protect college students from bad influences and keep them focused on their schoolwork but unfortunately we will not be discussing that tonight as this is a bigger story. Instead, we turn to Wolf News's correspondent in south eastern Esportiva, Darlene Bearden. Darlene, what is going on in South Covello right now?
Darlene Bearden - I don't know. Its a chaotic situation. Their president-elect is dead and there is no word as to whether David Hale remains president or they hold a new election. It does appear, however, that Carter Redwin is dead.
Surely, there must be somebody who is willing to carry through Mr. Redwin's vision that could be appointed as a suitable replacement for him.
Darlene Bearden - Unfortunately, the system does not work that way and the South Covellan establishment, which continues to hold legislative power in the nation, despised Mr. Redwin and everything he stood for.
Well, of course they would since they are slaves to that horned tyrant Satanas.
Darlene Bearden - Be that as it may, they did not like Carter Redwin and many are probably relieved that he is not going to be their president.
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Somewhere in Vakolicci Haven or Celeria
Rule Theriault's Republicans had just taken a 2 goals to 1 lead on an improbable Johnny Smith goal from outside the box. 25 minutes remained in the match. Over the next 25 minutes, Marko Gersten would make 2 serious errors in defense conceding goals to the home side each time. A Love Holm equalizer would be disallowed on a borderline offsides call and the Republicans were headed into an extended mid-qual break having conceded 12 goals in their first 6 matches.
While the matches on their bye day had yet to be played, the Republicans were now the only group leader in the entire World Cup Qualifying field that led their group in most goals allowed. The one saving grace for them had been their 17 goals scored which was 8 more than any other side had scored. Regardless of which defenders and which goalkeeper the Republicans played, teams just kept scoring on them. Even worse, the Republicans had allowed 9 goals in their last 3 matches alone, 3 in each match.
While conceding 3 goals to a Vakolicci team that was contending for qualification was bad, Theriault was especially bothered by his defense's play in their 5 to 3 win over Lons especially after watching the tape of Lons getting shut out at home by The Aurian Plains in the very next match after sticking 3 on the Republicans in Nejan Stadium.
Nonetheless, Theriault decided he would stick with his plan to rest his starters and would sit most of his starters for the rematch with The Aurian Plains, even after their upset draw in Republica to open the World Cup...