RIP Satire (100,000 BCE-2012)

[Jackpine Radical]

Satire has not been well for a long time, having first fallen seriously ill in 1981 when Ronald Reagan was elected. Since the advent of the Tea Party, Satire has been in intensive care.

Satire sightings were sometimes reported in Republican ideological neighborhoods, but they generally turned out to be sightings of actual facts that were so bizarre that nobody believed them.

The Onion fell on hard times because they couldn't come up with anything outrageous enough not to be mistaken for Republican reality.

Now, having heard Ryan's speech while lying on its deathbed, Satire at last realized its long run in human discourse was over, clutched its throat, and expired.

[catbyte]

1. Ain't that the truth?

Just look at today's Borowitz Report. It's actually true!

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/borowitzreport

Diane
Anishinaabe in MI & mom to Taz, Nigel, and baby brother Sammy, members of Dogs Against Romney, Cat Division
"Dogs Aren’t Luggage--HISS!”

[Jackpine Radical]

2. Bouzhou, Anishinaabekwe.

It was actually the Borowitz Report that prompted this.

[Lucinda]

3. :)

[Scuba]

4. +1

[ZombieHorde]

5. Funny. nt

[BlancheSplanchnik]

6. Hahahahaha!! Love it!

Glad you linked to this, otherwise I would have missed it.

Now, having heard Ryan's speech while lying on its deathbed, Satire at last realized its long run in human discourse was over, clutched its throat, and expired.

....snerk