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NanceGreggs

(27,813 posts)
Fri Nov 8, 2019, 06:59 PM Nov 2019

The News in Brief

Given that news stories these days are as predictable as they are repetitive, newscasters can save themselves a lot of time by just announcing the following:

Top story: What despicable thing the mother-fucker has done today.

Number of Trump tweets sent in last 24 hours.

Chopper Chat summary: What the fuck we think he said.

Trump’s new nicknames for political foes introduced this news cycle.

Last night’s rally stats, including how 30,000 crazed lunatics were seated in a venue that holds 5,000, and the number of times Trump’s speech included the word “me”. Also a complete list of non-words used.

Lies Trump told today (restricted to news shows three hours or more in length)

Today’s brand new explanation for/defense of illegal and/or impeachable acts.

Names of Republicans who have decided to leave office in order to spend more time with their families.

Names of WH staffers who can’t testify due to ‘executive privilege’, including janitors and coffee-boys.

Names of senior WH staffers who did testify, and are now identified as janitors and coffee-boys.

Kids Say the Darndest Things segment: Today’s dumb-ass quotes from Don Jr., Eric, Ivanka

Sharpie Alert: A complete summary of maps/documents altered in the past twenty-four hours.

Today’s history lesson: A rundown of the latest historical non-facts delivered by Trump.

Closing comment: Generalissimo Francisco Franco still dead – Mexico still not paying for wall.

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The News in Brief (Original Post) NanceGreggs Nov 2019 OP
That about sums it up! mnhtnbb Nov 2019 #1
👍 Raftergirl Nov 2019 #2
Some great "Saturday Night Live" material there.......... MyOwnPeace Nov 2019 #3
Yup proud patriot Nov 2019 #4
Also, let's not forget... llmart Nov 2019 #5
could you make this an outline, in Sharpie? Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2019 #6
k&r BSdetect Nov 2019 #7

mnhtnbb

(31,366 posts)
1. That about sums it up!
Fri Nov 8, 2019, 07:06 PM
Nov 2019

Well done, Nance.


It is funny but damn, it is sad that we have to put up with this.

MyOwnPeace

(16,909 posts)
3. Some great "Saturday Night Live" material there..........
Fri Nov 8, 2019, 07:30 PM
Nov 2019

unfortunately, none of what IQ45 does and has done has anything to do with "funny."

Great stuff, Nance......

llmart

(15,527 posts)
5. Also, let's not forget...
Fri Nov 8, 2019, 09:43 PM
Nov 2019

the number of people he appointed who dared to squeal to the committee that he "hardly knows".

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