A situation dripping with irony.

[Ichingcarpenter]

WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—The United States government charged former intelligence analyst Edward Snowden with spying on Friday, apparently unaware that in doing so it had created a situation dripping with irony.

At a press conference to discuss the accusations, an N.S.A. spokesman surprised observers by announcing the spying charges against Mr. Snowden with a totally straight face.

“These charges send a clear message,” the spokesman said. “In the United States, you can’t spy on people.”

Seemingly not kidding, the spokesman went on to discuss another charge against Mr. Snowden—the theft of government documents: “The American people have the right to assume that their private documents will remain private and won’t be collected by someone in the government for his own purposes.”

“Only by bringing Mr. Snowden to justice can we safeguard the most precious of American rights: privacy,” added the spokesman, apparently serious.

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/borowitzreport/2013/06/us-seemingly-unaware-of-irony-in-accusing-snowden-of-spying.html

[Ichingcarpenter]

4. The Point is ...... you are clueless

and for the second time fail to read
the link on somebody's post.

You won't last long with your attitude

[malaise]

20. Well you did miss the irony

[malaise]

23. QED n/t

[Voice for Peace]

25. first of all, this is borowitz, who is a satirist

and the irony in his piece is the NSA Snoopers
invading everyone's privacy vs Snowdon invading
NSA privacy

something close to that..

[rhett o rick]

42. LOL. What Irony. That showed him. He said you missed the irony and you responded, "what irony".

Very clever. Snowden points out that our government is collecting data on all Americans and you say he should be punished.

But of course. The kid that pointed out the Emperor had no clothes would be lynched by your kind.

So you cant stand those that dare to challenge your authoritarian leader.

[HardTimes99]

13. LOL - There should be a category in the DSM-V for the

'irony-challenged' or something like that

[longship]

24. It's call irony deficient anemia.

[HardTimes99]

26. Zing! I know when I am in the presence of

a Master! Worthy of Oscar Wilde

[dixiegrrrrl]

37. Duzy!

if we still have them.

[IDemo]

40. Also - sarchasm

sar·chasm ('sär-"ka-z&m) : The giant gulf (chasm) between what is said and the person who doesn't get it.

[sigmasix]

11. but, but snowden is a hero to Teabaggers and other ODS representatives

What is ironic about Law enforcement officials enforcing the law? Snowden signed a solemn oath to not commit treason by spying on the US for other entities. When he gave our secrets to china and their political agents he commited treason and endangered the lives of American agents.
I supose the only true irony is the fact that extreme right wing organizations like the teabagger faction are the ones that recommended and endorsed using the NSA to spy on Americans- while president Obama is the honest one that has been trying to clean-up the perversions of the bush doctrine of spying on every American all the time.
Each man has his price and snowden's was pretty low.

[Scootaloo]

14. Wow. I can't tell if it went over your head... or if you saw it coming and ducked.

[Egalitarian Thug]

32. Is there a difference?

I mean, purposely obtuse or just Thick as a brick, the result is the same.

[Katashi_itto]

33. Dear god. Have you thought about posting on Freeperville?

You would be a blazing comet over there.

Just a suggestion. Nothing more.

[chervilant]

39. Why are you here?

There's a question for you, on par with your snarky opening gambit. If your reading comprehension is truly this bad, you need to find a friend who can explain things to you.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

2. Kinda like Al Capone complaining about a shoplifter.

[LuvNewcastle]

5. Holy shit

I had to look at the link and make sure this wasn't an Onion article. Those fuckers are shameless.

[Ichingcarpenter]

8. Borowitz is a satirist however

I think he took liberty on the NSA's shit but basically put it into perceptive.

[LuvNewcastle]

12. I should have known better.

I think even they could see the hypocrisy in those statements. They would say something a lot less comprehensible than that.

[Half-Century Man]

19. Ah satire, that was close.

The irony pixie nearly shot himself.

[arcane1]

9. Same thing, Borowitz does satire

And makes up quotes for humor's sake.

And he's funny, too!

[Autumn]

6. That's from the Onion, right??

[Jackpine Radical]

10. No, from Borowitz.

Same wine, different bottle.

But both Borowitz & the Onion generally contain a lot more truth than the M$M.

[n2doc]

16. No fighting in the war room! n/t

[Hissyspit]

35. LOL

[silvershadow]

17. Orwellian. nt

[L0oniX]

18. N.S.A. spokesman: “In the United States, you can’t spy on people.” Perfect!

[KoKo]

38. It does cause one to do "roll eys" or "laughing on the floor" doesn't it? N/t

[Spitfire of ATJ]

22. Actually, what makes Snowden unAmerican is he didn't sell those secrets...

Watch Borowitz pick up on that next.

[azurnoir]

28. yep hit the nail on the head

he should have sold them to the highest bidder, free enterprise and all capitalism it's the American way but no instead he just gave them away - for free - to everyone - damn socialist

[HardTimes99]

29. You are positively wicked! :) - nt

[Egalitarian Thug]

34. Good point. Any God fearing, red-blooded, American worth his salt would have demanded

a cash-out-and-retire-to-the-Caribbean sized paycheck for that information.

[rug]

27. "added the spokesman, apparently serious"

[Poll_Blind]

30. Ha!

PB

[99th_Monkey]

31. Snowden did it "for his own purposes"? This could not be more false and misleading ~nt

[bemildred]

36. Yep, Monty Python material: “In the United States, you can’t spy on people.”

Unless you are the government or a big corporation, then it's OK.

[tblue]

41. He's brilliant.

Makes me laugh, although this one is sad too.

[yodermon]

43. Borowitz Report manages to walk the satire *even closer* to the reality-line than the Onion

if that is even possible.

[annabanana]

44. dear lord

Left Is Right... Up Is Down.Black Is White. My Head Is Spinning

[Harmony Blue]

45. Epic fail Obama Adminstration