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Rhiannon12866

(205,237 posts)
Wed Sep 15, 2021, 08:01 PM Sep 2021

California Republicans Flee to Florida and Texas in Search of Dumber Governors

CALIFORNIA (The Borowitz Report)—Despondent after yesterday’s recall election, millions of California Republicans are fleeing the state for Florida and Texas in search of dumber governors.

The Republicans are choosing to leave their lives in California behind rather than put up with another year and a half of a governor who oppressively follows science.

Harland Dorrinson, a real-estate agent in Orange County, said that he was leaving for a new life in Florida with little more than the Rolex on his arm.

“I looked at myself in the mirror and asked, Can I really live under the tyranny of a governor who blindly adheres to verifiable reality?” he said. “I decided I’d be better off with Ron DeSantis.”

Although he is excited about starting over in the Sunshine State, Dorrinson said that choosing between Florida and Texas was “one of the toughest decisions” of his life.

“With Governor Abbott and Governor DeSantis, you really can’t go wrong,” he said. “Both of them oppose mask mandates. Both of them oppose vaccine mandates. But DeSantis has actually had his videos banned from YouTube for spreading covid misinformation. That was the tiebreaker for me.”


Short article, no more at link: https://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/california-republicans-flee-to-florida-and-texas-in-search-of-dumber-governors



Photograph by Joe Raedle / Getty


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California Republicans Flee to Florida and Texas in Search of Dumber Governors (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Sep 2021 OP
... SheltieLover Sep 2021 #1
That is the best line! Rhiannon12866 Sep 2021 #4
I agree! SheltieLover Sep 2021 #5
lol Demovictory9 Sep 2021 #23
I feel their pain not really. dchill Sep 2021 #2
California reTHUGS will find that the undertakers in Texas and Florida are abqtommy Sep 2021 #3
Creating jobs... lame54 Sep 2021 #11
Don't forget South Dakota! Enter stage left Sep 2021 #6
Excellent point, she sure has to be a strong third... Rhiannon12866 Sep 2021 #9
He obviously hates snow... lame54 Sep 2021 #12
LOL. !!! ananda Sep 2021 #7
That's a good one! Haggard Celine Sep 2021 #8
I knew it was Borowitz when I saw the title. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2021 #10
He does have a way with words... Rhiannon12866 Sep 2021 #14
One of the few times... WarGamer Sep 2021 #13
"blindly adheres to verifiable reality" !! Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2021 #15
K&R for, HAH!1 - just HAH!1 UTUSN Sep 2021 #16
Buh-bye, now! NullTuples Sep 2021 #17
crap, he got me last week , thought is real thing & got a lot of flak , not this week ! monkeyman1 Sep 2021 #18
NOT Borowitz... Texas tech companies considering leaving Texas. keithbvadu2 Sep 2021 #19
Don't let the door hit you on the way out FakeNoose Sep 2021 #20
Its actually a real thing. I know multiple Californians fleeing to Texas, miyazaki Sep 2021 #21
Good Grief! And good luck to them in whatever Covid promoting state they choose Rhiannon12866 Sep 2021 #22
same too DBoon Sep 2021 #25
K&R BeckyDem Sep 2021 #24

SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)
1. ...
Wed Sep 15, 2021, 08:04 PM
Sep 2021
“I looked at myself in the mirror and asked, Can I really live under the tyranny of a governor who blindly adheres to verifiable reality?” he said.




abqtommy

(14,118 posts)
3. California reTHUGS will find that the undertakers in Texas and Florida are
Wed Sep 15, 2021, 08:06 PM
Sep 2021

much busier too. Welcome to reality, you FASCIST SCUM!

Rhiannon12866

(205,237 posts)
9. Excellent point, she sure has to be a strong third...
Wed Sep 15, 2021, 08:54 PM
Sep 2021

But I'm guessing that these self-serving Californians are also considering the weather...

Haggard Celine

(16,844 posts)
8. That's a good one!
Wed Sep 15, 2021, 08:15 PM
Sep 2021

I'm proud of my governor, too! Tate Reeves goes on Fox News saying stupid shit all the time. We need to have a contest between all of the fucked-up GOP governors to see who is the biggest asshole/idiot. Oh, that's right, we have that, it's called the Republican primary.

WarGamer

(12,436 posts)
13. One of the few times...
Wed Sep 15, 2021, 09:14 PM
Sep 2021

A Borowitz story can literally be interchanged with straight news.

I find no satire... only reality

keithbvadu2

(36,778 posts)
19. NOT Borowitz... Texas tech companies considering leaving Texas.
Wed Sep 15, 2021, 11:00 PM
Sep 2021

NOT Borowitz... Texas tech companies considering leaving Texas.

https://democraticunderground.com/100215859701

'Exit TX': Republicans' extreme politics send Texas-based tech companies into crisis mode

miyazaki

(2,239 posts)
21. Its actually a real thing. I know multiple Californians fleeing to Texas,
Wed Sep 15, 2021, 11:09 PM
Sep 2021

after having to decide which red state would be best suited for them, including Florida. "Commie California" and all that other horseshit etc. GTFO!

Rhiannon12866

(205,237 posts)
22. Good Grief! And good luck to them in whatever Covid promoting state they choose
Thu Sep 16, 2021, 02:40 AM
Sep 2021

I've said so often that Borowitz satire comes dangerously close to today's reality, apparently this time he unintentionally crossed the line...

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