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JHan

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Mon Apr 24, 2017, 02:47 PM Apr 2017

Obama's barrage of complete sentences seen as brutal attack on Trump. [View all]

CHICAGO (The Borowitz Report)—In an appearance at the University of Chicago on Monday, former President Barack Obama unloaded a relentless barrage of complete sentences in what was widely seen as a brutal attack on his successor, Donald Trump.

Appearing at his first public event since leaving office, Obama fired off a punishing fusillade( ) of grammatically correct sentences, the likes of which the American people have not heard from the White House since he departed.

“He totally restricted his speech to complete sentences,” Tracy Klugian, a student at the event, said. “It was the most vicious takedown of Trump I’d ever seen.”

“About five or six sentences in, I noticed that all of his sentences had both nouns and verbs in them,” Carol Foyler, another student, said. “I couldn’t believe he was going after Trump like that.”

Obama’s blistering deployment of complete sentences clearly got under the skin of their intended target, who, moments after the event, responded with an angry tweet: “Obama bad (or sick) guy. Failing. Sad!”

http://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/obamas-barrage-of-complete-sentences-seen-as-brutal-attack-on-trump

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I know, right! This has always bugged the shit out of me, why does Barack Eliot Rosewater Apr 2017 #1
speaking properly and caring about what you say and how it is interpreted is elitist. JHan Apr 2017 #2
Post good underpants Apr 2017 #3
I love it lol. JHan Apr 2017 #10
Bwahahahahahahahaha! sheshe2 Apr 2017 #4
I died, we need the laughter too.. JHan Apr 2017 #9
Dayum straight! sheshe2 Apr 2017 #11
lol for good measure: JHan Apr 2017 #13
Guffaw! 2Legit Apr 2017 #5
me too , glad he's returned to public life :) JHan Apr 2017 #8
Not to mention the judicious use of adjectives, and lack of interjections. Amimnoch Apr 2017 #6
how dare he! JHan Apr 2017 #7
The subject line seemed like Borowitz! I was right and he rocks! LOL. nt Lucky Luciano Apr 2017 #12
I guessed it too! smirkymonkey Apr 2017 #14
And I am willing to bet that Obama didn't use any of the following: Stonepounder Apr 2017 #15
lol and "i have the best words" JHan Apr 2017 #23
Would someone post the Obama Bat Signal? irisblue Apr 2017 #16
fuck batman jesskirablue42 Apr 2017 #34
I guess you have not seen the OBAMA (bat) signal meme irisblue Apr 2017 #36
Prez Gop gonna hate this. n/t oldcynic Apr 2017 #17
So good. JDC Apr 2017 #18
Satire or fact? Yonnie3 Apr 2017 #19
Me too. Have to check sources to know if it's satire, more and more often. Someone posted Amaryllis Apr 2017 #26
K & R malaise Apr 2017 #20
Borowitz comes closer and closer to objective fact. NastyRiffraff Apr 2017 #21
the difference is so stark. JHan Apr 2017 #22
Since $$$$$s infested elections and the 'uglicans stuck their snouts into the trough erronis Apr 2017 #28
Ouch, lol! catbyte Apr 2017 #24
asshole takes it so Cha Apr 2017 #25
lol JHan Apr 2017 #33
LOL!! K&R LAS14 Apr 2017 #27
How refreshing President Obama had Heartstrings Apr 2017 #29
Just have to say it (echoing your sentiment, Heartstrings) ailsagirl Apr 2017 #30
Please proceed... Wounded Bear Apr 2017 #31
one of the greatest memes ever JHan Apr 2017 #32
How dare Obama expose our president for the rude ignoramus he is! Nitram Apr 2017 #35
No Biglys? rpannier Apr 2017 #37
Lol JHan Apr 2017 #40
That whole subject / predicate thing... dchill Apr 2017 #38
harming trump's presidency with predicates n shit JHan Apr 2017 #41
I hope this years White House Correspondents dinner has Obama & Clinton as surprise speakers :P Sunlei Apr 2017 #39
That would be so epic but won't happen JHan Apr 2017 #42
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