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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,985 posts)
Tue Apr 18, 2017, 08:00 PM Apr 2017

Jared Kushner Calls Kim Jong-un Totally Unqualified Person Who Got Job Only Through Nepotism

WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—Offering a stunningly blunt appraisal of the North Korean leader, Jared Kushner said on Tuesday that Kim Jong-un was a “totally unqualified person” who attained his position of power only through nepotism.

“Here you have a guy who has no government experience, and he’s in charge of the whole thing,” Kushner said, in an interview with Fox News. “It’s the craziest thing I’ve ever heard of.”

Kushner noted that, instead of working his way up and acquiring the skills necessary to do his job, the North Korean leader had been given huge responsibilities and power “only because of family connections.”

“There’s only one word for that,” he said. “Nepotism.”

http://www.newyorker.com/?p=3339783&mbid=nl_041817 Borowitz Newsletter (1)&CNDID=25394153&spMailingID=10847686&spUserID=MTMzMTgyNjg0NzM5S0&spJobID=1141439975&spReportId=MTE0MTQzOTk3NQS2

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Jared Kushner Calls Kim Jong-un Totally Unqualified Person Who Got Job Only Through Nepotism (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2017 OP
He said that with a straight face? malaise Apr 2017 #1
Borowitz Report grantcart Apr 2017 #9
Caught me malaise Apr 2017 #10
so hard to tell these days, isn't it? unblock Apr 2017 #13
For real but it serves me right malaise Apr 2017 #15
been there !!!! spanone Apr 2017 #17
Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah malaise Apr 2017 #23
Me too. Why?. Because it was something l expected Enoki33 Apr 2017 #20
Seemed real malaise Apr 2017 #25
It seemed real because it is totally feasable given the things we hear from this admin. What Amaryllis Apr 2017 #35
Precisely malaise Apr 2017 #36
Exactly the point! chwaliszewski Apr 2017 #40
Oh, come on! volstork Apr 2017 #38
Heheheheheh malaise Apr 2017 #39
He probably thinks volstork Apr 2017 #41
I thought it was sex with dead people jberryhill Apr 2017 #53
LOL volstork Apr 2017 #57
Me too. So good JDC Apr 2017 #48
Doncha know Borowitz was sweating it out as his column went to press. Girard442 Apr 2017 #37
Sometimes satire Turbineguy Apr 2017 #58
Oh, the irony! Doodley Apr 2017 #2
borowitz strikes again! brilliant spanone Apr 2017 #3
That made milk run out of my nose. Stinky The Clown Apr 2017 #4
Is it a spoof report? Doodley Apr 2017 #5
Yes LeftInTX Apr 2017 #14
The best satire has some truth to it jmowreader Apr 2017 #24
Only in looking glass world. ananda Apr 2017 #6
With this Trump maladministration Mr. Ected Apr 2017 #7
Hahaha! babylonsister Apr 2017 #8
Priceless bucolic_frolic Apr 2017 #11
Is this for serious real? forgotmylogin Apr 2017 #12
don't worry it's just satire, tsuukiyomi Apr 2017 #52
Irony, thy name is... Jahhhr-uhd. n/t Still In Wisconsin Apr 2017 #16
classic Hulk Apr 2017 #18
man, you really have to check closely for the satire these days... dhill926 Apr 2017 #19
Bwahahahaha! I mean, you can't make this stuff up. Honeycombe8 Apr 2017 #21
This one was made up jmowreader Apr 2017 #26
It was made up? The post should indicate that. nt Honeycombe8 Apr 2017 #28
Borowitz writes a satirical column every week. THe problem is with this regime, you can Amaryllis Apr 2017 #31
Did he really? REport real news for 24 hours on April 1? Amaryllis Apr 2017 #30
Seriously...the UNQUALIFIED applies to his FIL who got there by cheating with Russia. iluvtennis Apr 2017 #22
The projection is strong in this one. Thor_MN Apr 2017 #27
It's satire. Amaryllis Apr 2017 #32
Post this stuff on facebook jeanmarc Apr 2017 #29
Keep up the good work, Borowitz. (nt) Paladin Apr 2017 #33
****cough​****. ****cough****. ****cough**** democratisphere Apr 2017 #34
You can't make this shit up in this day and age MrScorpio Apr 2017 #42
But Andy Borowitz takes a pretty good crack at it. calimary Apr 2017 #43
Borowitz isn't fake news! Sunlei Apr 2017 #44
Pot meet kettle! GWC58 Apr 2017 #45
Wow, pretty bold words ... and bet the irony was lost on him too Kimchijeon Apr 2017 #46
Kettle ..... L. Coyote Apr 2017 #47
oh BadGimp Apr 2017 #49
Tee hee....yo go, Andy Borowitz! BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2017 #50
pot meet kettle... SummerSnow Apr 2017 #51
Well, he's quite right.But there are other people to whom the comment could also apply... LeftishBrit Apr 2017 #54
This message was self-deleted by its author The Wielding Truth Apr 2017 #55
Well, it takes one to know one. . . DinahMoeHum Apr 2017 #56

Amaryllis

(9,524 posts)
35. It seemed real because it is totally feasable given the things we hear from this admin. What
Tue Apr 18, 2017, 09:43 PM
Apr 2017

does that say about the state of our political situation when we can no longer tell what is satire and what is not? I have had the experience reading posts about Trump antics that are NOT satire and thinking they were; having to go read the link to the article to see if it was or not.

chwaliszewski

(1,514 posts)
40. Exactly the point!
Tue Apr 18, 2017, 10:00 PM
Apr 2017

When satire not only parallels the truth but does so within arm's reach, it is a thing of beauty. The story is false but amazingly believable. Kind of like this one... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paul-slansky-/president-trump-was-just_b_9294918.html

Girard442

(6,070 posts)
37. Doncha know Borowitz was sweating it out as his column went to press.
Tue Apr 18, 2017, 09:50 PM
Apr 2017

Worrying that if Kushner actually said the same damn thing but seriously, it would tank the column.

forgotmylogin

(7,528 posts)
12. Is this for serious real?
Tue Apr 18, 2017, 08:27 PM
Apr 2017


This is the Looking Glass administration.

"Unbelievable! Hillary stole the popular vote illegally (which I actually won no contest Bigtime!) and now she is running up a tab at the taxpayer's expense flying to Florida to golf every weekend! And making money off of it I suspect! I mean, seriously! What would she be doing if she'd actually WON the election? There ought to be some kind of process where we can remove her. Sad!"

"Mr. President, that's the remote control for the TV, you can't access Twitter on that."

tsuukiyomi

(20 posts)
52. don't worry it's just satire,
Wed Apr 19, 2017, 03:46 PM
Apr 2017

but you may have gathered that already.

It is rather sad, though, that satire these days has a 50+% of being true

jmowreader

(50,557 posts)
26. This one was made up
Tue Apr 18, 2017, 08:58 PM
Apr 2017

April 1, 2018: Borowitz takes a 24-hour sabbatical from satire and reports real news about the Trump Administration. No one can tell the difference.

Amaryllis

(9,524 posts)
31. Borowitz writes a satirical column every week. THe problem is with this regime, you can
Tue Apr 18, 2017, 09:15 PM
Apr 2017

no longer tell satire from reality.

 

Thor_MN

(11,843 posts)
27. The projection is strong in this one.
Tue Apr 18, 2017, 09:01 PM
Apr 2017

Seriously, they have to be trolling with this. Saying the most completely absurd bullshit to serve as a further distraction from their Russian help with the election. Anything to take that out of the news cycle, no matter how stupid it makes them llok.

jeanmarc

(1,685 posts)
29. Post this stuff on facebook
Tue Apr 18, 2017, 09:03 PM
Apr 2017

And it fools a fourth of my followers. God damn, people. Recognize satire when it smacks you in the face. This one, I said it was fake on purpose for funny, and dumbass cousin took exception. Fuck.

MrScorpio

(73,631 posts)
42. You can't make this shit up in this day and age
Tue Apr 18, 2017, 10:08 PM
Apr 2017

We're at the stage where sarcasm is a dying art.

It's just too close to reality

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