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Newsjock

(11,733 posts) Fri Sep 28, 2012, 12:07 PM Sep 2012

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Iranian News Agency Plagiarizes The Onion on Obama/Ahmadinejad Poll

http://hypervocal.com/news/2012/fars-news-agency-the-onion-iran/

HUGE scoop from the Fars News Agency in Iran today:

Hmm, that looks somewhat familiar. Maybe it’s from The Onion?

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Iranian News Agency Plagiarizes The Onion on Obama/Ahmadinejad Poll (Original Post) Newsjock Sep 2012 OP

Are they affiliated with FOX? HopeHoops Sep 2012 #1

Its illegal to have a sense of humor in Iran Drale Sep 2012 #2

To be spun next by the ruler of neighboring Glennbeckistan: 'We told you so!' freshwest Sep 2012 #3

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)

1. Are they affiliated with FOX?

Reply to Newsjock (Original post)

Fri Sep 28, 2012, 12:08 PM

Sep 2012

Drale

(7,932 posts)

2. Its illegal to have a sense of humor in Iran

Reply to Newsjock (Original post)

Fri Sep 28, 2012, 12:10 PM

Sep 2012

They will use anything to prove that Iran is the greatest country on earth and that everyone wants to be like Iran and have Iran rule them.

freshwest

(53,661 posts)

3. To be spun next by the ruler of neighboring Glennbeckistan: 'We told you so!'

Reply to Newsjock (Original post)

Fri Sep 28, 2012, 12:18 PM

Sep 2012

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