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Democratic Primaries

NurseJackie

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38. Good satire is funny. GREAT satire is believable.

Reply to Cha (Reply #37)

Fri Jan 31, 2020, 07:18 PM

Jan 2020

This is BELIEVABLE!!!

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Onion: Sanders Campaign Doubles Down With Ad Warning Americans About a Female President [View all] lapucelle Jan 2020 OP

The Onion wins YET again! ehrnst Jan 2020 #1

It's satire. lapucelle Jan 2020 #4

Hysterical! It's funny because it's TOTALLY believable! NurseJackie Jan 2020 #23

Come on, People! Who wants to listen over the sound of a vacuum? :) Sloumeau Jan 2020 #2

The image of the woman with the beehive hairdo vacuuming in pearls lapucelle Jan 2020 #7

Love the Onion. We all need a good laugh every day. And this OP was alerted. oldsoftie Jan 2020 #3

It's clearly identified as being humor from The Onion. lapucelle Jan 2020 #5

I know. Its OBVIOUS. But you know how some folks can be.........humorless oldsoftie Jan 2020 #9

I agree. We're past the bad old days when female candiates were judged flawed and unqualified lapucelle Jan 2020 #12

Yes. And I hear that we are post racial now as well. ehrnst Jan 2020 #22

Yes; now we can poke fun at them the SAME way we do with the MEN!! oldsoftie Jan 2020 #26

Goodness me... and there are other threads with Onion parodies.... ehrnst Jan 2020 #21

Glad someone posted this! redqueen Jan 2020 #6

What's good for the goose is good for the gander certainly seems to fit, lapucelle Jan 2020 #8

Definitely! redqueen Jan 2020 #10

I wasn't sure if it was actually the Onion. NurseJackie Jan 2020 #24

I know, right? ehrnst Jan 2020 #27

I'd love to see it if possible. I cant find it using "search" oldsoftie Jan 2020 #11

Here ya go! redqueen Jan 2020 #13

Yes indeed, perhaps you do. But at least most can agree that The Onion Wins Again. lapucelle Jan 2020 #14

Why are you reposting the OP? redqueen Jan 2020 #15

What are you talking about? N/T lapucelle Jan 2020 #16

In your reply, redqueen Jan 2020 #17

Yes I know. N/T lapucelle Jan 2020 #18

So, I was just wondering why. redqueen Jan 2020 #19

It's an example of The Onion Winning Again. N/T lapucelle Jan 2020 #20

There was nothing "Weird" about my question. You asked why I had "reposted the OP", lapucelle Jan 2020 #30

.. Cha Jan 2020 #32

IKR? lapucelle Jan 2020 #33

Hey, theres 1000 OPs a day! How can you keep up with ALL of it! oldsoftie Jan 2020 #25

Masterful satire! radical noodle Jan 2020 #28

... lapucelle Jan 2020 #29

"The Onion"? Cha Jan 2020 #31

It's satire, Cha. lapucelle Jan 2020 #34

Of course it is. lol Cha Jan 2020 #35

Sometimes it's difficult to tell the difference radical noodle Jan 2020 #36

Indeed. Cha Jan 2020 #37

Good satire is funny. GREAT satire is believable. NurseJackie Jan 2020 #38