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Ken Burch

(50,254 posts) Wed Jan 31, 2018, 12:06 AM Jan 2018

The Onion already has "headlines" on the SOTU

https://www.theonion.com/

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The Onion already has "headlines" on the SOTU (Original Post) Ken Burch Jan 2018 OP

I would hate to work for the Onion these days lapfog_1 Jan 2018 #1

lapfog_1

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1. I would hate to work for the Onion these days

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Wed Jan 31, 2018, 12:15 AM

Jan 2018

in order to get to caricature and sarcasm, one has to evoke totally impossible exaggerations of the people you are ridiculing.

But that simply is not possible with Trump and his minions.

Example -
Onion Story Title:
Stephen Miller Rewards Self After Day Of Speechwriting With Trip To See Children In Local ICE Detention Center

would anyone really be that surprised if Miller actually DID this?

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