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Rhiannon12866

(206,032 posts)
Thu Aug 5, 2021, 08:10 PM Aug 2021

DeSantis Blasts Other Forty-nine States for Making Florida Look Bad

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 wouldn’t seem so terrible if other states’ numbers weren’t better,” he said. “You don’t have to be a detective to figure out who stands to benefit from this scenario.”

“Nice try, other forty-nine states,” he bellowed. “I’m onto you!”

DeSantis’s remarks drew a strong rebuke from a fellow Republican governor, Greg Abbott of Texas.

“If you look at our covid numbers, you’ll find that Texas has been doing everything in our power to make Florida look good,” he said. “Ron DeSantis’s comments are very hurtful.”

Immediately following Abbott’s 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

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DeSantis Blasts Other Forty-nine States for Making Florida Look Bad (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Aug 2021 OP
OMFG ... Everyone is out of step with my parade. lpbk2713 Aug 2021 #1
You do realize this is satire, correct. If I read your post incorrectly my apologies. GulfCoast66 Aug 2021 #18
Satire Mz Pip Aug 2021 #2
I should have looked closer. lpbk2713 Aug 2021 #3
The truth?? mitch96 Aug 2021 #4
Borowitz nailed it again SheltieLover Aug 2021 #5
their looking up at the bottom of the barrel!!! monkeyman1 Aug 2021 #9
No kidding! SheltieLover Aug 2021 #10
Too much truth to this satire. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2021 #6
Floriduh. Nt BootinUp Aug 2021 #7
No Ron...YOU suck. The Unmitigated Gall Aug 2021 #8
Add satire to title ! USALiberal Aug 2021 #11
No. I enjoy seeing people fooled. I'm an asshole sometimes. GulfCoast66 Aug 2021 #19
Never add a satire tag. Agreed on that. But I admit, it dismays me to see so many with Celerity Aug 2021 #25
DUer JBerryhill several years ago noted that ... Whiskeytide Aug 2021 #20
Is it really necessary? smirkymonkey Aug 2021 #21
Nobody has to make Florida look bad dianaredwing Aug 2021 #12
Borowitz nails it every time.. mountain grammy Aug 2021 #13
This message was self-deleted by its author KentuckyWoman Aug 2021 #14
lol Perfect. BeckyDem Aug 2021 #15
Knew it was Borowitz from the title! It may well be real news bit. That's basically "don't test" ... marble falls Aug 2021 #16
He may just not have said it publicly... Rhiannon12866 Aug 2021 #23
He came pretty dang close! ... marble falls Aug 2021 #28
Borowitz stopped doing satire long ago IronLionZion Aug 2021 #17
I love good satire LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2021 #22
48 states and Texas saying 'Hold my beer'. Norbert Aug 2021 #24
While I do understand this is satire... OhioChick Aug 2021 #26
It really is getting tough to separate satire from reality, it's gotten that bad... Rhiannon12866 Aug 2021 #27

Celerity

(43,526 posts)
25. Never add a satire tag. Agreed on that. But I admit, it dismays me to see so many with
Fri Aug 6, 2021, 05:43 AM
Aug 2021

an inability to discern satire. I take no pleasure from it whatsoever.

Whiskeytide

(4,463 posts)
20. DUer JBerryhill several years ago noted that ...
Thu Aug 5, 2021, 11:03 PM
Aug 2021

… labeling satire as satire is an affront to satire. I’m not sure if he was saying that satirically or not.

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marble falls

(57,236 posts)
16. Knew it was Borowitz from the title! It may well be real news bit. That's basically "don't test" ...
Thu Aug 5, 2021, 09:47 PM
Aug 2021

... 45's moronic solution for reducing the numbers of new Covid cases.

IronLionZion

(45,532 posts)
17. Borowitz stopped doing satire long ago
Thu Aug 5, 2021, 10:51 PM
Aug 2021

once Trumpism went mainstream, reality became absurdly indistinguishable from a satirical parody of it.

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