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Awsi Dooger

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48. "Trump lashes out..."

Tue Jun 9, 2020, 04:24 PM

Jun 2020

I can't count how many days I wake up to that headline, while merely trying to check my email.

I've mentioned to many friends that Americans have become so immune to that type of thing they don't remember what it was like to have a classy quiet president simply doing his job

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Chicago Tribune: Joe Biden Isn't Behaving Presidentially. [View all] NNadir Jun 2020 OP

The Tribune is a conservative paper! murielm99 Jun 2020 #1

I didn't know that. Thanks! NNadir Jun 2020 #2

Did you think it was satire? nt littlemissmartypants Jun 2020 #3

It clearly is satire. NNadir Jun 2020 #11

You're sure about that? nt littlemissmartypants Jun 2020 #12

It's definitely satire. nt coti Jun 2020 #16

Of course it is. Tipperary Jun 2020 #23

It skates very close to the mind of the Trump* voter, soldierant Jun 2020 #67

Yes. There are now, clearly Republicans who are facing the reality of who Trump is. NNadir Jun 2020 #17

only confused by the extremely literal. would that include ..? (nt) stopdiggin Jun 2020 #27

The Author Is Referred To As A Satirist... ProfessorGAC Jun 2020 #36

Having linked to the piece, read the headline, the piece, and the author 's bio, yes, satire. niyad Jun 2020 #13

Of course it's satire Warpy Jun 2020 #24

It was ironic and sarcastic. Satire. n/t sarge43 Jun 2020 #39

Yes it is satire. Demsrule86 Jun 2020 #65

But the piece was very good satire. niyad Jun 2020 #8

It's been a conservative paper since I learned to read. And that's a long time ago. n/t Eyeball_Kid Jun 2020 #31

They Endorsed Obama Twice ProfessorGAC Jun 2020 #35

I did a Google search to see murielm99 Jun 2020 #37

I'd Buy That ProfessorGAC Jun 2020 #38

Actually, I think a better term is "Schizophrenic" carlvsam Jun 2020 #46

Their editorials lean very conservative but they have several good liberal columnists-- like Hupke. Gidney N Cloyd Jun 2020 #51

They endorsed gary johnson the libertarian in 2016 refused to endorse Hilary mucifer Jun 2020 #64

"rage stomp your begonias" leftieNanner Jun 2020 #4

That line cracked me up as well! smirkymonkey Jun 2020 #32

Trump has taken to tweeting random ALL CAPS ! slogans. dawg day Jun 2020 #5

Does he ever do any work? Consider this........ KS Toronado Jun 2020 #30

All true, however FakeNoose Jun 2020 #49

We're safer is Dolt45 spends his time tweeting csziggy Jun 2020 #59

Whatever the leanings of the paper matt819 Jun 2020 #6

My dad was a railroader. murielm99 Jun 2020 #7

Chicago Tribune, Chicago American, Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Daily News. n/t Eyeball_Kid Jun 2020 #33

Snap! /nt frazzled Jun 2020 #9

Judging By Replies Here, Sir The Magistrate Jun 2020 #10

Rex Huppke is taking a page from Andy Borowitz there. GoCubsGo Jun 2020 #14

Huppke is a VG satirist splunge63 Jun 2020 #15

Excellent piece with shades of Mike Royko, or at least Slats Grobnik yonder Jun 2020 #18

Whew...so glad this is satire Dopers_Greed Jun 2020 #19

True! That's the first thought that crossed my mind. calimary Jun 2020 #25

Indeed. After Biden met with protesters Grokenstein Jun 2020 #53

This is a well done article Gothmog Jun 2020 #20

Rex Huppke LiberalArkie Jun 2020 #21

Great piece and gave me a laugh mvd Jun 2020 #22

Very good article. gademocrat7 Jun 2020 #26

Took me a while to recognize it was parody... Wounded Bear Jun 2020 #28

Not at all. I had to read it a bit to get it. NNadir Jun 2020 #29

He is a true progressive snowybirdie Jun 2020 #34

Writer left out another lack of leadership. Biden told Floyd's family that he wouldn't attend the Karadeniz Jun 2020 #40

Um... has this guy seen the competition? Initech Jun 2020 #41

It's satire MustLoveBeagles Jun 2020 #43

Headline hooks in confirmation-bias trumpanzees, which is most of them. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2020 #42

Worth posting elsewhere. :) LiberalFighter Jun 2020 #44

Whoa, I was ready to be really pissed off! PatSeg Jun 2020 #45

Rex Huppke is trespassing on Andy Borowitz' territory. tclambert Jun 2020 #47

"Trump lashes out..." Awsi Dooger Jun 2020 #48

I have a feeling that we'll appreciate having a classy intelligent President much more than... NNadir Jun 2020 #50

Wow... good job, Rex Huppke of the Chicago Tribune! Cha Jun 2020 #52

I've heard that his staff have often found him sleeping... Dr. Strange Jun 2020 #54

kick Demovictory9 Jun 2020 #55

Endorsement? mdillen Jun 2020 #56

I was all ready to tear someone a new asshole... SergeStorms Jun 2020 #57

Wasn't it the Sun Times owner that sold Trump the site for his tacky-ass tower? maxsolomon Jun 2020 #58

Rex Huppke is a columnist who often writes satire Martin Eden Jun 2020 #60

ugh, Kass is terrible splunge63 Jun 2020 #70

He took Mike Royko's spot on page 2 of the Tribune Martin Eden Jun 2020 #71

I admit it. I was ready to come unglued. marble falls Jun 2020 #61

Lol - I was just about to take off my shoes and earrings ... StarfishSaver Jun 2020 #62

This is satire that is good enough that Trump will believe it is a real take-down of Biden DFW Jun 2020 #63

"antifa is probably coming to...rage-stomp your begonias..." SunSeeker Jun 2020 #66

Kick burrowowl Jun 2020 #68

Trump would not know this was sarcasm unless a handler told him. Rainbow Droid Jun 2020 #69

Yeah I was putting my battle pants on until I actually read the article 47of74 Jun 2020 #72