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TALLAHASSEE (The Borowitz Report)In his most scathing assignment of blame to date, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis blasted the other forty-nine states for conspiring to make his own look bad.
Our covid numbers wouldnt seem so terrible if other states numbers werent better, he said. You dont have to be a detective to figure out who stands to benefit from this scenario.
Nice try, other forty-nine states, he bellowed. Im onto you!
DeSantiss remarks drew a strong rebuke from a fellow Republican governor, Greg Abbott of Texas.
If you look at our covid numbers, youll find that Texas has been doing everything in our power to make Florida look good, he said. Ron DeSantiss comments are very hurtful.
Immediately following Abbotts statement, DeSantis issued a heartfelt apology. I appreciate everything Texas has done to make Florida look good, he said. But the other forty-eight states still suck.
Short article, no more at link: https://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/desantis-blasts-other-forty-nine-states-for-making-florida-look-bad
Photograph by Joe Raedle / Getty
lpbk2713
(42,766 posts)This clown is ridiculous.
GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)Mz Pip
(27,453 posts)but theres certainly a grain of truth in it.
lpbk2713
(42,766 posts)Thanks.
mitch96
(13,925 posts)SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)Seems qpukes are racing towards the bottom...
monkeyman1
(5,109 posts)SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,210 posts)BootinUp
(47,188 posts)The Unmitigated Gall
(3,833 posts)Goddammit...Borowitz. I just wouldnt put it past this Klown to say something this stupid.
USALiberal
(10,877 posts)GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)Celerity
(43,526 posts)an inability to discern satire. I take no pleasure from it whatsoever.
Whiskeytide
(4,463 posts)labeling satire as satire is an affront to satire. Im not sure if he was saying that satirically or not.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)I mean, can't you tell?
dianaredwing
(406 posts)You're doing a great job all by yourself.
mountain grammy
(26,655 posts)He's in their heads.
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BeckyDem
(8,361 posts)marble falls
(57,236 posts)... 45's moronic solution for reducing the numbers of new Covid cases.
Rhiannon12866
(206,032 posts)marble falls
(57,236 posts)IronLionZion
(45,532 posts)once Trumpism went mainstream, reality became absurdly indistinguishable from a satirical parody of it.
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,567 posts)Norbert
(6,041 posts)OhioChick
(23,218 posts)I could see that asshole saying this.