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SummerSnow

(12,608 posts)
Sun Jul 19, 2015, 09:07 AM Jul 2015

Hmm, here is some nice satire to go along with your morning coffee. Topic: Sarah Palin

JULY 14, 2015

Poll: Palin Would Bring Much-Needed Dignity to Republican Field
BY ANDY BOROWITZ


WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—The former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin would bring much-needed dignity to the 2016 Republican field, a new poll shows.

According to the poll, conducted by the University of Minnesota’s Opinion Research Institute, Palin’s ability to articulate her positions on issues with precision and restraint is sorely lacking among other entrants in the G.O.P. race.


Additionally, voters said that the former governor’s breadth of knowledge in the fields of economics, foreign affairs, and American history would place her head and shoulders above the current crop of Republican hopefuls.

In the words of one voter who was surveyed, “When I hear some of these candidates talk, I sure do miss Sarah Palin.”

Despite the overwhelming sense that she would contribute gravitas and intellectual rigor that have been woefully missing from the G.O.P. contest, a Palin candidacy appears unlikely, a spokesman said.

“Governor Palin is very flattered by this poll, but she is concerned that being associated with this field of candidates could harm her stature,” he said.

http://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/poll-palin-would-bring-much-needed-dignity-to-republican-field

*Imo, this isn't satire. roflmao

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Hmm, here is some nice satire to go along with your morning coffee. Topic: Sarah Palin (Original Post) SummerSnow Jul 2015 OP
She's the kind of woman I'd like to have a beer with and then a barroom knock-down fight. BlueJazz Jul 2015 #1
Yea, then her kids would come out and bite your ankles. lol SummerSnow Jul 2015 #2
DUzy! BB1 Jul 2015 #7
Speaking of Sarah Palin . . . . . no_hypocrisy Jul 2015 #3
I love good satire Gothmog Jul 2015 #4
I thought Borowitz did satire. n/t malthaussen Jul 2015 #5
OMG, he's defended into the realm of truth. NV Whino Jul 2015 #6
Satire + Sarah Palin = Fact Monk06 Jul 2015 #8

no_hypocrisy

(46,110 posts)
3. Speaking of Sarah Palin . . . . .
Sun Jul 19, 2015, 09:18 AM
Jul 2015

Crickets from her or her ghostwriter about Trump's attack on her "mentor", John McCain.

She could attack Trump for going after a veteran, a "war hero", or just the man who put on the 2008 ticket.

Or could she be worried about what Trump would say about her and/or her family.

Not a word on her F/B page.

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