Kari Lake Furious After Arizona Awards Her Participation Trophy

[Kennah]

https://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/kari-lake-furious-after-arizona-awards-her-participation-trophy

The former television anchorwoman Kari Lake became enraged after the state of Arizona attempted to present her with a participation trophy for her unsuccessful gubernatorial campaign.

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Andy Borowitz, you glorious bastard!

[gratuitous]

2. Second place, but first loser

Womp womp.

[Raven123]

3. I have just started his book, "Profiles in Ignorance "

Very enlightening. I was not tuned in to the lesser publicized events of Reagan’s career. The title is apt.

[NJCher]

11. every sentence

of that book is a pleasure to read. He is such a writer! This paragraph is from the "ridicule" chapter:

snip

Not so long ago, it was less than ideal for an American politician to seem like a dumbass. If a candidate’s stupidity became too glaring, the consequences could be dire: derision, contempt, and electoral oblivion. In this chapter, we’ll meet two men who traversed this minefield with wildly different results: the Goofus and Gallant of the Ridicule stage. Gallant is Ronald Reagan, whose talents distracted us from his ignorance. Goofus is Dan Quayle, whose ignorance distracted us from his talents. To this day, those talents remain unknown.

snip

Are you farther in the book? Does he have a theory on why republicans manage to elect such dumbasses?

[electric_blue68]

22. 😄👍

[Raven123]

35. Just finished the book. He doesn't really say anything we haven't heard.

Says the GOP learned they had to use coded language rather than outright racist language to push their agenda. Reagan set the stage for ignorance. The voters just got used to it. Initially ignorant politicians were ridiculed, then accepted, and finally celebrated. He recommends on the ground listening to people, don’t assume you have all the answers, grassroots GOTV efforts

[NJCher]

36. ahh...

So that is the origin of their code speak. I was wondering about that the other day--about when they started using coded language and symbols.

I have heard successful Dem candidates from the midterm tell about how they went to every part of their district and spoke to people. I know it does make a difference, as I have heard so many voters remark, "Oh I met him when he/she...." There is no substitute for the one-to-one candidate.

And didn't Fetterman make it a goal to visit every county? Seems like I saw that on television.

It is also the one thing that defeats disinformation, if they can get "mentally infected" to the speaking engagement in the first place. Seeing the demonized as an ordinary person goes a long way.

[dchill]

4. It's how you play the game.

[H2O Man]

5. Recommended.

I am so happy that she lost!

[niyad]

6. I jjust read a piece from Sept about qbert saing therecwas no 19A because

god only gave moses ten commandments. I had to doublecheck that I was reading Andy.

[durablend]

7. ...

[NJCher]

12. perfect!!

eom

[MedRxx]

29. It was a nice gesture

some people are just never satisfied i guess

[louis-t]

8. Haaaa!!!!

Borowitz kills me!

[Traildogbob]

9. She is gonna need

A butt load more Vaseline on the camera lens to hide the wrinkles from this anger. May need some axle grease. Those wrinkles of hate will never buff out. Maybe she can inject some of trumps fat ass in her face. Just sliding her head up there does not work.

[NJCher]

13. your knowledge of wrinkles is profound

Next time I find one (probably later today), I won't consult you!

[Traildogbob]

19. I certainly hope

You would not. My wrinkle fix was only sarcastic absurdity. Wood putty works really well. But the sanding down hurts.

[electric_blue68]

21. 😄 What the finest grit you'd go to?

😉

[Traildogbob]

24. 5-0000.

Maybe the real fine side of a finger nail file. Slowly. After wine.

[rubbersole]

31. Emory, Lake and Palm oil.

[calimary]

14. Won't take long.

Time is not her friend. Neither is her mirror. Makeup won’t help, for long. And a friendly facelift or “touch-up” may start out okay, and work wonders for a few months, until gravity takes over and has the last word. No matter how many little “fix-its” she gets. She’ll be on a surgical table to hag-hell.

[sarge43]

17. Yup. She'll get the face she deserves.

I think I'll make a cup of sweet schadenfreude.

[electric_blue68]

23. One or 2 sugar packets? 😉

[sarge43]

26. A teaspoon of honey

Schadenfreude should be extra sweet

[electric_blue68]

27. Excellent choice 👍

[LittleGirl]

18. Hysterical description! Lol. nt

[KS Toronado]

10. ...

Refusing to concede defeat, Lake instead lashed out at the woman who had just vanquished her. “Katie Hobbs is totally unqualified to lead Arizona into the nineteenth century,” she said.

[NJCher]

15. isn't it amazing how

they always project?

totally unqualified

[republianmushroom]

16. I like it

Suck it up Lake.

[lindysalsagal]

20. ""Katie Hobbs is totally unqualified to lead Arizona into the nineteenth century," she said."

[electric_blue68]

25. Baaaahahahaaaaaaaaaa 👏😂

[sakabatou]

34. Lake shouldn't throw stones at glass houses.

[RestoreAmerica2020]

28. Dems should follow up with the Burro Award...

..Burro Award ..like this and this


Hahahahahahaha

[ChazII]

30. +1

[onetexan]

32. LOL

[geardaddy]

33. Zing!