George Santos Quickly Removes Job at Wuhan Lab from Resume

[Zorro]

WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—Representative George Santos hastily removed an entry from his résumé indicating that he had worked at a biological laboratory in Wuhan, China, the congressman’s office has confirmed.

The entry, which said that Santos worked at the lab in late 2019, disappeared with no explanation in the early hours of Monday morning.

Speaking to reporters on Capitol Hill, Santos said that he had “no idea” how the Wuhan job wound up on his C.V.

“I haven’t even spent time in China since 2007, when I invented the iPhone,” he said.

https://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/george-santos-quickly-removes-job-at-wuhan-lab-from-resume

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1. Is this true or not? The Borowitz report SHOULD NOT BE PLAYING AROUND WITH THIS.

It's not a joking matter. There's already too much doubt as to what's what with Santos.

[inthewind21]

3. Clue

George Santos Quickly Removes Job at Wuhan Lab from Résumé

By Andy Borowitz

February 27, 2023
WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—Representative George Santos hastily removed an entry from his résumé indicating that he had worked at a biological laboratory in Wuhan, China, the congressman’s office has confirmed.

The entry, which said that Santos worked at the lab in late 2019, disappeared with no explanation in the early hours of Monday morning.

Speaking to reporters on Capitol Hill, Santos said that he had “no idea” how the Wuhan job wound up on his C.V.

“I haven’t even spent time in China since 2007, when I invented the iPhone,” he said.



More Satire from the Borowitz Report

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4. Again, the Borowitz report should not, IMO, be playing around with this.

Not funny.

[erronis]

6. There's no doubt that Santos is a pathological liar. Just like most of the (r)s. Can we joke?

I don't know. I may agree with you a little bit.

When something or someone is as ridiculous as these clowns, it's hard not to have a joke, or many, at their expense.

[grantcart]

10. Lol saying that Borrowitz shouldn't be playing around by

Placing brilliant satire into play to show the absurdity of actual Santos claims is like proclaiming there is "no fighting in the war room".

You should just give everything Borrowitz does a pass.

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12. Santos may very well have listed that on his resume...

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but now that Borrowitz says that he hastily erased it from his resume, who knows if had listed it in the first place?

I myself don't call that brilliant satire. It just confuses the issue, which brilliant satire does not do.

[Polybius]

16. It's blatantly obvious that Santos didn't list Wuhan on his resume

Yes he lies about everything but even he wouldn't put something waaaaaaaay over the top on his resume. It would be like him saying he was the Chiefs Quarterback and won the MVP.

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17. How do we know that? Santos has lied about a million things.

[Polybius]

18. Not about something this big as a resume

I would bet that he would lie and say he was a community worker or model, but not something as big-name as Wuhan or being a sports MVP. Before I clicked it I knew it was satire.

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19. OK, if you say so.

[Polybius]

20. You can prove me wrong with a link to him saying he worked to something equivalent to Wuhan

I'll wait.

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22. You prove it. Why joke around about a subject that...

caused millions of lives, not to mention all the racism, street beatings and deaths of Asian-Americans.

[Polybius]

23. I did prove it

The only way to counter is with a link, and I will be happy to apologize if you have one. It's ok to admit that you didn't get the joke at first. It happens to all of us.

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24. WTF? Do you need a link to know millions died...

and Asian-Americans suffered racism and continue to because trump starting jokes about covid.

I think it was the late, great Glibert Gottfried who asked: "Too soon?"

I'm too done.

[Polybius]

31. No, I need a link to see that he put Wuhan or anything equivalent on his resume

You don't have one. You didn't get the joke, and that's ok. It means it was great satire.

[grantcart]

26. All you are doing is demonstrating you lack the ability to be a critic of political humor

By your standard Mel Brooks should not have made the Producers.


Colbert's roasting of Trump every night had 100 times the impact of angry internet screeds.

Your critique of Borrowitz is uninspired and demonstrates a lack of perspective.

Nothing is more damaging to a politician than being laughed at.

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29. No problem, I admit I'm no fan of Borowitz. IMO it often...

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ambushes readers with seemlingly real headlines of a recent, maga outrage, only to click on it and find it's a joke.

Call me humorless but I that's not what I come to DU for.

As for "The Onion", they're better at it than Borowitz, IMO.

Guilty as charged.

[Kennah]

14. Andy seeks to replace The Daily Currant

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15. See post 12.

[niyad]

25. WTAF???? Borowitz is SATIRE.

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30. Who doesn't know that. See post 29.

[Carlitos Brigante]

2. .

[IronLionZion]

5. I heard he was in charge of disposing of dead lab animals

and found an ingenious and very Republican way to profit from it

[ffr]

7. K&R

[ificandream]

8. The Borowitz Report is satire. It says "satire" on the website.

I think he's brilliant.

[GGoss]

9. And George Had To Be REALLY Gentle, When He Removed His Wuhan

[niyad]

28. hssssssss

[alfredo]

11. Since it is becoming clear that COVID came from that lab, he's jumping ship.

[Kennah]

13. George did it. I knew it.

[UTUSN]

21. Hah - always a HAH!

[niyad]

27. Snicker.