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Rhiannon12866

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Tue Mar 23, 2021, 03:25 AM Mar 2021

Coronavirus Thanks Ron DeSantis for Making It Feel So Welcome at Spring Break

MIAMI BEACH (The Borowitz Report)—In an exuberant endorsement of a 2024 Republican Presidential hopeful, the coronavirus thanked Florida’s governor, Ron DeSantis, for “making me feel so welcome at spring break.”

“It’s been a tough couple of months for me, since Biden came in and started boosting vaccinations and mask-wearing,” the virus said. “I really needed this vacation.”

The coronavirus’s praise of DeSantis as “a fantastic host” stood in sharp contrast to its harsh criticism of the Miami Beach mayor, Dan Gelber, whom the pathogen called “a total buzzkill.”

“Dan Gelber has not made me feel welcome at all, which I find divisive and hurtful,” it said.

The coronavirus also predicted that it would not be alone in supporting DeSantis’s expected White House bid. “Every variant I talk to is excited about it,” the virus indicated.


Short article, no more at link: https://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/coronavirus-thanks-ron-desantis-for-making-it-feel-so-welcome-at-spring-break




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Coronavirus Thanks Ron DeSantis for Making It Feel So Welcome at Spring Break (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Mar 2021 OP
"Every variant I talk to is excited about it" speak easy Mar 2021 #1
And Florida has now identified a record 1000+ variant cases Rhiannon12866 Mar 2021 #2
Release the Krackheads! speak easy Mar 2021 #5
K&R! SheltieLover Mar 2021 #3
With all the tragic breaking news today, I almost missed this! Rhiannon12866 Mar 2021 #4
I love good satire LetMyPeopleVote Mar 2021 #6

Rhiannon12866

(204,818 posts)
4. With all the tragic breaking news today, I almost missed this!
Tue Mar 23, 2021, 05:46 AM
Mar 2021

But Borowitz was up to speed and right on target - as usual!

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