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2012-09-26 3:05 PM

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I saw this Politico story yesterday and was reading it with a WTF look on my face.  I guess it was supposed to be satire, but it was written in a way that didn't make it seem that obvious.  (maybe it was too believable)
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0912/81618.html 

Well apparently I wasn't the only one that didn't get it because several journalists thought it was real as well.  whoops
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-09-26/politico-s-paul-ryan-satire-the-joke-s-on-them.html

2012-09-26 3:11 PM
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You have to read the end note as well -

"[Author’s note: Jonathan Swift did not really want Irish people to sell their children for food in 1729; George Orwell did not really want the clocks to strike thirteen in 1984; Paul Ryan, I am sure, calls Mitt Romney something more dignified than “Stench” and Microsoft did not invent PowerPoint as a means to euthanize cattle. At least I am pretty sure Microsoft didn’t.]"

Not very funny. And I don't even LIKE Ryan. The piece makes Romney's "airplanes should have windows" joke an absolute side splitter.

2012-09-26 3:17 PM
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gearboy - 2012-09-26 3:11 PM

You have to read the end note as well -

"[Author’s note: Jonathan Swift did not really want Irish people to sell their children for food in 1729; George Orwell did not really want the clocks to strike thirteen in 1984; Paul Ryan, I am sure, calls Mitt Romney something more dignified than “Stench” and Microsoft did not invent PowerPoint as a means to euthanize cattle. At least I am pretty sure Microsoft didn’t.]"

Not very funny. And I don't even LIKE Ryan. The piece makes Romney's "airplanes should have windows" joke an absolute side splitter.

I could have missed it yesterday but I think they may have added that to the story today.  (It shows edited today on the story)  But I agree even knowing it's satire doesn't make it any funnier.  

2012-09-27 10:13 AM
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I liked the Romney camp calling Ryan "Gilligan." 

If you are going to do satire, aren't you supposed to exaggerate or something to make your point.

 

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