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WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)In his latest legal action, Donald J. Trump has filed a lawsuit to overturn former President Barack Obamas election in 2008.
Throwing out Obamas win seems like a long shot to most legal scholars, who note that the former President won in 2008 by more than nine million votes and racked up three hundred and sixty-five Electoral College votes in a resounding landslide.
Further complicating Trumps case is that his lawsuit refers to no tangible evidence of voter fraud in 2008, other than a cryptic statement that there were a lot of bad things going on.
Reached at his office at Netflix, Obama seemed unconcerned by the prospect of his 2008 election being overturned. Look, Im a TV producer, he said. Ive got scripts to read and rough cuts to watch. I dont have the kind of free time that Donald Trump has.
Short article, no more at link: https://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/new-trump-lawsuit-seeks-to-overturn-obamas-2008-election
Blue Owl
(50,596 posts)I_UndergroundPanther
(12,511 posts)Will somebody stop this stupid fuckhead trump. The republicans are too chicken shit to do it.
Rhiannon12866
(206,902 posts)This is satire. But it says a great deal that it's not all that far fetched...
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Cha
(298,087 posts)Cha
(298,087 posts)wanker.. if he could. If he weren't too busy trying to overturn Joe Biden's?
Yes, I know.. Andy. TY!
Rhiannon12866
(206,902 posts)Even now!
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,502 posts)Everyone here will automatically assume it's just another Boro report.......
Thanks for posting, that's a good one!..... ......
Rhiannon12866
(206,902 posts)But these are just to spot on that I just can't resist!
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,502 posts)KY....... ..... ......
Aussie105
(5,499 posts)Last edited Thu Nov 12, 2020, 02:35 AM - Edit history (1)
10 minutes prior to Obama's birth, lawyers for Trump raised concerns about Hawaii's legal status as a state of the US.
Consequently, that status was lifted temporarily.
10 minutes after Obama's birth however, that legal concern was resolved and Hawaii was reinstated as US territory.
Consequently, Obama is not a US citizen, and Trump's lawyers will propose that the Obama years are struck from the history books, that Biden never was VP, and hence is unqualified to be president.
In his concluding statement before the Supreme Court Trump's chief lawyer will say 'Trump wins, Biden loses!'
Reports of bobbing head Republican SCOTUS members and Republicans across the county cheering loudly at the news.
Rhiannon12866
(206,902 posts)If it was possible, he'd try to prove that Obama was never actually President!
ProfessorGAC
(65,427 posts)Since he wouldn't actually be president yet, and territories are still considered US soil, and their residents are citizens, the invalidated election means 8 more years of Obama!
Those lawyers didn't think this through.
Totally Tunsie
(10,885 posts)Hoyt
(54,770 posts)Well have 6 more weeks of his refusal to accept he lost, or something like that.
herding cats
(19,569 posts)Thanks for sharing!
Rhiannon12866
(206,902 posts)herding cats
(19,569 posts)It was 'scare my cats' good!
Upthevibe
(8,108 posts)SOOOOOOOOOO funny!!!!!!!!!
Rhiannon12866
(206,902 posts)Upthevibe
(8,108 posts)SOOOOOOOOOO funny!!!!!!!!!
Afromania
(2,771 posts)rather than immediately thinking it's a joke of some kind.
Aussie105
(5,499 posts)and an in depth study of his family history.
The first, to prove he is Human. And if any uniquely human genes like those for empathy, intelligence etc are missing or inactive from birth.
The second, to show he is NOT related to other people of historic note - like Genghis Khan, Vlad the Impaler, or any other murderous, inhumane butcher of his subjects.
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)Rhiannon12866
(206,902 posts)Response to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)
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UTUSN
(70,793 posts)In all this time of Andy threads, I have never ever read any of his columns! The title/headlines are all I've ever seen & crack me up by themselves. I *did* look up his Wiki one time and it was mindblowing to me.
Jut thought I'd add to the overall thing!1
Rhiannon12866
(206,902 posts)But like all of them, at first glance they could easily be taken for news these days...
Meadowoak
(5,574 posts)Rhiannon12866
(206,902 posts)malaise
(269,328 posts)Killa Con, aka biggest loser, is that the African-American president won two terms with ease. I love Borowitz.
Rhiannon12866
(206,902 posts)Not to mention those inauguration turnout photos!
malaise
(269,328 posts)he actually thought he could replace the actual photos with his fake shit.
For anyone who had doubts about this monster, that should have been the first sign.
It was way too easy to debunk.
Rhiannon12866
(206,902 posts)malaise
(269,328 posts)treestar
(82,383 posts)Cartaphelius
(868 posts)Trump's parents for birthing the shit-gibbon.