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kpete

(72,075 posts) Wed Jun 28, 2023, 08:40 PM Jun 2023

One is not like the other

Whether it's Joe Biden telling his son that he loves him or Donald Trump fantasizing about sleeping with his daughter, presidents on both sides have transgressed many family boundaries.

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One is not like the other (Original Post) kpete Jun 2023 OP

Who the fuck is this moron? CrispyQ Jun 2023 #1

I think it's a Twitter account that frequently mocks the bothsiderism of the NYT. n/t Mister Ed Jun 2023 #3

My bad. It's harder & harder to tell parody anymore. - nt CrispyQ Jun 2023 #5

I don't follow the pitchbot, but it is known for it's humor, yes? Earth-shine Jun 2023 #2

Must Be Satire NowISeetheLight Jun 2023 #4

Hence "New York Times Pitchbot" Silent3 Jun 2023 #6

Of the 78+ replies dweller Jun 2023 #7

CrispyQ

(36,619 posts)

1. Who the fuck is this moron?

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Jun 28, 2023, 08:50 PM

Jun 2023

Does this asshole really work for the Times? JFC!

Mister Ed

(5,962 posts)

3. I think it's a Twitter account that frequently mocks the bothsiderism of the NYT. n/t

Reply to CrispyQ (Reply #1)

Wed Jun 28, 2023, 08:57 PM

Jun 2023

CrispyQ

(36,619 posts)

5. My bad. It's harder & harder to tell parody anymore. - nt

Reply to Mister Ed (Reply #3)

Wed Jun 28, 2023, 09:10 PM

Jun 2023

Earth-shine

(4,044 posts)

2. I don't follow the pitchbot, but it is known for it's humor, yes?

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Jun 28, 2023, 08:52 PM

Jun 2023

NowISeetheLight

(3,943 posts)

4. Must Be Satire

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Jun 28, 2023, 09:02 PM

Jun 2023

I have to believe this is satire. Almost The Onion quality.

Silent3

(15,482 posts)

6. Hence "New York Times Pitchbot"

Reply to NowISeetheLight (Reply #4)

Wed Jun 28, 2023, 09:41 PM

Jun 2023

The humor generally centers around excruciatingly forced bothsiderism -- which sadly isn't too far off from some of the real bothsiderism out there.

dweller

(23,733 posts)

7. Of the 78+ replies

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Jun 28, 2023, 09:42 PM

Jun 2023

This one nails it:

We begin, as we must, with an historical review of incestuous relationships, starting with Sir Thomas Bickinswaddle’s treatise on the topic from 1537…

-Sam Alito

In his defense, she's hot

By: Chuck Todd

Donald Trump fantasized about sleeping with his daughter. Imagine the contributions to the Republican Party their offspring would have had.

By Ross Douthat

Donald Trump is getting raked over the coals by woke media outlets complaining that he talked openly about sleeping with his daughter. But can you really blame him?

by Jesse Watters

Worth reading the replies

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