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Mira

(22,380 posts)
Thu Nov 8, 2012, 12:17 PM Nov 2012

Republicans Consider Welcoming People Who Believe in Math and Science - Andy Borowitz carries on

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November 8, 2012
Republicans Consider Welcoming People Who Believe in Math and Science
Posted by Andy Borowitz





WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—Opting for a bold “big tent” strategy to rebuild the party, Reince Priebus, the chairman of the Republican National Committee, told reporters today, “We need to welcome people who believe in different things than we do, like math and science.”

After disappointing results in Tuesday’s election, Mr. Priebus said that it was time for Republicans to become “more tolerant of those with a math-and-science lifestyle.”

“Just because we don’t believe in those things doesn’t mean we can’t get along with people who do,” he said. “We want to send this message: math and science Americans are Americans, too.”

In the biggest departure from its previous electoral strategy, Mr. Priebus said, the Republican Party is “even considering trying to appeal to women.”

“I read recently that women are as much as fifty-one per cent of the population,” he said. “That number sounded crazy high to me, but maybe one of our new math Republicans can check on it for us.”



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Republicans Consider Welcoming People Who Believe in Math and Science - Andy Borowitz carries on (Original Post) Mira Nov 2012 OP
Ain't gonna happen... DreamGypsy Nov 2012 #1
Love the post freemay20 Nov 2012 #2
I Think This is Satire Given the Writer of the Piece Indykatie Nov 2012 #3
Satire and the Republican Party LondonReign2 Nov 2012 #4
"Not sure if The Onion, or republicans" Fire Walk With Me Nov 2012 #5
Borowitz is usually better than this, not decent satire because it's not at all believable n/t Fumesucker Nov 2012 #6

DreamGypsy

(2,252 posts)
1. Ain't gonna happen...
Thu Nov 8, 2012, 01:33 PM
Nov 2012

...Letting even one person who can think into the Republican party would alienate the entire base.

Indykatie

(3,696 posts)
3. I Think This is Satire Given the Writer of the Piece
Thu Nov 8, 2012, 02:46 PM
Nov 2012

It no doubt captures Rinse's true feelings though.

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