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Hortensis

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19. Lol, you just know it does have to be explained to him, MANY times

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Tue Jun 16, 2020, 08:17 AM

Jun 2020

over, and will have to be whenever he's upset in future.

Borowitz managed to create satire from reality by having Moscow Mitch explain it.

To do that, he had to depart from the reality that this normally falls to Trump's various attorney generals, chiefs of staff, advisers at Fox, golf caddies, "friends" he calls every night, and various criminal co-conspirators not already covered.

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Mitch McConnell Gently Tells Trump Why He Can't Fire Neil Gorsuch [View all] Rhiannon12866 Jun 2020 OP

You realize just how stupid the current president really is when Jamastiene Jun 2020 #1

I know exactly what you mean! Rhiannon12866 Jun 2020 #2

#1 plus plus etc riversedge Jun 2020 #12

The sad part about this... Xolodno Jun 2020 #3

You're right on all three Rhiannon12866 Jun 2020 #4

I half expect that this winds up being straight reporting, not satire. calimary Jun 2020 #5

Firing Gary Busey is something I can never forget. I like normal people like Trump, rusty quoin Jun 2020 #6

Please tell me this is an Onion story!!! Person of Interest Jun 2020 #7

It's Andy Borowitz Rhiannon12866 Jun 2020 #9

I didn't even bother to notice the author of the article! LoL!! 😆 Person of Interest Jun 2020 #22

Bwah! Bwah! PandoraAwakened Jun 2020 #8

Until I saw the name Gary Busey oswaldactedalone Jun 2020 #10

Indeed, right? PandoraAwakened Jun 2020 #21

I read until about the 3rd sentence down, then checked who wrote it. I can see riversedge Jun 2020 #11

The one thing Andy forgets is that Trump didn't choose Gorsuch on his own. GoCubsGo Jun 2020 #13

Yeah, I'm thinking Jeanine Pirro was the Pumpkin Spice Pol Pot's first choice anyway. Hugin Jun 2020 #15

Probably Federalist Society creeps. nt Ilsa Jun 2020 #18

I skimmed past the dateline and they had me going till I saw "Pirro." Gidney N Cloyd Jun 2020 #14

O.K., this one got me!1 UTUSN Jun 2020 #16

You can hardly be blamed, nothing these days is too insane for Trump! Rhiannon12866 Jun 2020 #17

Lol, you just know it does have to be explained to him, MANY times Hortensis Jun 2020 #19

I thought it was real, marie999 Jun 2020 #20