The President of the United States coughed.

The audience, made up of the Extra-Galactic Alliance, stared at him in shock.

“Ummm,” the President said.

“You know these darn teleprompters … sometimes they have hiccups … of course I meant to say, we look forward with ANTICIPATION to our continued alliance … nothing at all about DOMINATION …heh heh…”

His eyes shifted as he spoke.

I really need a vacation, he thought.