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18. The space between satire and reality has really gotten razor thin.

Reply to Tommy_Carcetti (Original post)

Fri Oct 12, 2018, 11:50 AM

Oct 2018

If one could magically stop 45 and Republicans from doing damage, the whole inept, incompetent circus is so surreal and insane that it’d actually be laugh-inducing.

But it’s all very real. And it’s a genuine tragedy.

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BREAKING NEWS: Trump to travel to Florida to view Hurricane Michael damage at Mar-a-Lago [View all] Tommy_Carcetti Oct 2018 OP

Get thee to the greatest page malaise Oct 2018 #1

(sigh) louis-t Oct 2018 #2

Trump might have to hire extra Mexican/Cuban groundskeepers. lpbk2713 Oct 2018 #3

is this for real??? bdamomma Oct 2018 #4

It's real satire. Tommy_Carcetti Oct 2018 #6

When or if he goes to Panama City it will definitely Cha Oct 2018 #44

It's hard to tell, but it's satire NastyRiffraff Oct 2018 #27

Somedays it feels like we were somehow transported to "the upside down." Girard442 Oct 2018 #32

....... Tommy_Carcetti Oct 2018 #38

lest we forget...nt Grasswire2 Oct 2018 #39

Christmas at Mordor. murielm99 Oct 2018 #41

. Dr Hobbitstein Oct 2018 #5

May 1000 tons of Red Tide mitch96 Oct 2018 #7

GOOD ONE! mithnanthy Oct 2018 #21

DUzy malaise Oct 2018 #37

Breaking News Mendocino Oct 2018 #51

Will nobody think of the greens? nolabear Oct 2018 #8

The horror of mangled Palm Fronds. sellitman Oct 2018 #9

Great satire. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2018 #10

+1! backtoblue Oct 2018 #12

Good one! Had me going for a minute. TreasonousBastard Oct 2018 #11

me too bdamomma Oct 2018 #35

You know he'll be claiming 10x damages to FEMA! TheBlackAdder Oct 2018 #13

Well done, Tommy! geardaddy Oct 2018 #14

MAR-A-LOGOFUCKYOURSELF! OMGWTF Oct 2018 #15

Took me a few paragraphs treestar Oct 2018 #16

It took me 'til the third paragraph. Haggis for Breakfast Oct 2018 #46

LOL! treestar Oct 2018 #49

🤦 irisblue Oct 2018 #17

The space between satire and reality has really gotten razor thin. VOX Oct 2018 #18

Is that you True Blue American Oct 2018 #19

Trump will go down in history as one of the Cyrano Oct 2018 #20

Excellent! and far too close to truth. mountain grammy Oct 2018 #22

Love It! But If There Was a God, Michael Would Have Hit Mar-a-Lago Directly! DoctorJoJo Oct 2018 #23

Like an onion, you peel satire and then you cry. Well done, Tommy. Hekate Oct 2018 #24

Don't be too surprised. JohnnyRingo Oct 2018 #25

This is obviously a reliably fact based report lunatica Oct 2018 #26

im sure it crossed his mind!! samnsara Oct 2018 #28

He'll squeeze in a No Collusion interview.. TwistOneUp Oct 2018 #29

Really? Chicago1980 Oct 2018 #30

the trump era is so crazy barbtries Oct 2018 #31

Satire and trump are to close. Doreen Oct 2018 #33

"the rain, which was wet,very very wet" INdemo Oct 2018 #34

I think he is pass bdamomma Oct 2018 #36

I don't have any more tears locks Oct 2018 #40

Nicely done,Tommy_Carcetti.. Permanut Oct 2018 #42

This is from homegirl Oct 2018 #43

Tag you got me......................good one...............the rain was very wet................ turbinetree Oct 2018 #45

I told you we needed a wall around Mexico Beach. keithbvadu2 Oct 2018 #47

You should identify this as "satire" in the message title oberliner Oct 2018 #48

Perfect except.. kaotikross Oct 2018 #50

Yeah, I was in Palm Beach during the hurricane, and... Joe Nation Oct 2018 #52