...and then I'll shout the name back to you. Savvy?

Governors' Island almost fell today to a fate worse than George W. Bush.

41-year old David Nash of Amherst, VA claimed the island in the name of the Blue Tulip Party. He hoisted a pirate flag on a pole at the center of the island, and told harbor patrols, "Put down your weapons, and go in peace."

After his capture, Mr. Nash reportedly told police that he swam to the island, despite not having an oxygen tank nor mask nor was his wet suit damp.

And what does this have to do with you be American? Citing a threat to national security, the NYPD and US Coast Guard were called out to apprehend Mr. Nash.



Score one for the good guys?