G.O.P. Leader: Five Million Forced Back to Work Under Obama

[Zorro]

WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—In a blistering indictment of the Administration’s economic policies, the chairman of the Republican National Committee has accused President Obama of forcing five million Americans back to work since he took office, in 2009.

“When President Obama took office, there were five million Americans at home all day who are now, sadly, not at home,” said Reince Priebus, on Sunday’s edition of “Meet the Press.” “They have to go to work five days a week and they’re mad as hell about it.”

He said that he expected G.O.P. candidates in the midterm elections to hammer away at the President’s greatest vulnerability, which he called “the ugly side of employment.”

“You don’t take five million Americans, uproot them from their families, and make them leave their homes for eight hours a day,” Priebus said. “This isn’t a dictatorship. This is America.”

http://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/g-o-p-leader-five-million-forced-back-work-obama

[merrily]

1. I'm guessing Toad felt no need to call Reince on this bs?

I have to guess because I refuse to watch Meet the Press anymore.

[belzabubba333]

2. meet the press had a name change to meet the republicans

[merrily]

3. Exactly!

It was like that with Russert, but, somehow, he at least made it interesting. Or, maybe I just cannot stand it anymore.

[Arkana]

6. It's satire.

[merrily]

7. Thanks. The link name alone says that.

So, my bad for posting without reading, even though I have given up on real life MTP.


But, Republicans, including Reince, have said some pretty delusional things. So, they can be difficult to parody.

[malthaussen]

4. Borowitz, children.

I know, I know, it's so hard to tell these days.

-- Mal

[louis-t]

5. I can smell Borowitz from a mile away.

[yellowcanine]

8. I was thinking The Onion but Borowitz is good at this also.