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eridani

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Tue May 24, 2016, 05:15 AM May 2016

Borowitz:”Obama Alienates Millions With His Incendiary Pro-Knowledge Remarks

http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/37000-obama-alienates-millions-with-his-incendiary-pro-knowledge-remark

According to Reince Priebus, the chairman of the Republican National Committee, the President’s inflammatory comments, in which he offered full-throated praise for such controversial fields of knowledge as math and science, are sure to come back to haunt the Democrats in November.

“If President Obama was trying to alienate millions of Americans in one speech, mission accomplished,” Priebus told Fox News. “When I watched him speak, I said to myself, ‘Well, Christmas came early this year.’ ”

While many Republicans expected Obama to walk back his ill-advised praise of knowledge, facts, and evidence, the White House as of Monday morning had refused to do so.

“The President seems to be doubling down on this, which is not surprising,” Priebus said. “This is a man who never met a fact he didn’t like.
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Borowitz:”Obama Alienates Millions With His Incendiary Pro-Knowledge Remarks (Original Post) eridani May 2016 OP
That pro-knowledge stuff is subversive! merrily May 2016 #1
I love good satire Gothmog May 2016 #2
"‘Do you want four more years of knowledge, or do you want something else?’ ” Priebus said. “Because pampango May 2016 #3

pampango

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3. "‘Do you want four more years of knowledge, or do you want something else?’ ” Priebus said. “Because
Tue May 24, 2016, 09:23 AM
May 2016

the Republican Party has something else.”

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