Oh, The Onion
I feel compelled to link to The Onion’s hilarious lede today. From its awesome bit of fake news, entitled, Nation Finally Shitty Enough To Make Social
Jul 31, 2020230.7K Shares6.2M Views
From its awesome bit of fake news, entitled, “Nation Finally Shitty Enough To Make Social Progress”:
“„Although polls going into the final weeks of October showed Sen. Obama in the lead, it remained unclear whether the failing economy, dilapidated housing market, crumbling national infrastructure, health care crisis, energy crisis, and five-year-long disastrous war in Iraq had made the nation crappy enough to rise above 300 years of racial prejudice and make lasting change.
“„“Today the American people have made their voices heard, and they have said, ‘Things are finally as terrible as we’re willing to tolerate,” said Obama, addressing a crowd of unemployed, uninsured, and debt-ridden supporters. “To elect a black man, in this country, and at this time—these last eight years must have really broken you.”
“„Added Obama, “It’s a great day for our nation.
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