Original sentence: Bush agreed to debate shortly after the Wixom fiasco.During these interviews, the two denied being connected to the campaign and said that they were just a couple of victims of Bush's economy out trying to speak their minds.The President breaking down and berating a man in a chicken suit was viewed as undignified and was reported in Time Magazine, the New York Times and across the country.The campaign workers would pretend that they were people in whatever town the Chicken was in, and would act like the Chicken was drawing huge attention.The only time that Bush took notice of the chicken was at a rally at a Wixom, Michigan plant where the President when off-topic and started rambling on, directly addressing the Chicken who was standing on a platform about two hundred feet away.When the President broke down and started talking to the chicken, it became a major story and O'Meara and Parker were interviewed by the national and local media
Edited sentence: As he writes this, O'Meara is sober almost ten years and has three great kids.O'Meara, a briefly sober drug-addict, relapsed during the brief media frenzy and would not sober up again for five more years.Parker parlayed his 15 minutes into a job at the DNC and a career as a government employee.The President agreed to debate shortly after the Wixom fiasco.The President breaking down and berating a man in a chicken suit was viewed as a major breakdown in the President's dignity and was reported in Time Magazine, the New York Times and across the country.The campaign workers would pretend that they were people in whatever town the Chicken was in, and would act like the Chicken was draawing huge attention.The only time that HW Bush took notice of the chicken was at a rally at a Wixom, Michigan plant where the President when off-topic and started rambling on, directly addressing the Chicken who was standing on a platform about two hundred feet away.They stuck to the party line, denying any campaign involvenment, indicating that they were just a couple of victims of HW's economy out trying to speak their minds.When the President broke down and started talking to the Chicken, it became a major story and O'Meara and Parker were interviewed by the national and local media