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ghostsinthemachine

(3,569 posts) Tue Jun 2, 2015, 04:43 PM Jun 2015

The Russian government’s official newspaper thought John McCain really wants the US to invade FIFA

The Russian government’s official newspaper thought John McCain really wants the US to invade FIFA
09:25, 29 May 2015 The Insider

The official newspaper of the Russian government has mistaken a satirical New Yorker article for a real news report. Andy Borowitz’s May 28 humor column, titled “McCain Urges Military Strikes Against FIFA,” sparked an angry editorial by Vladislav Vorobyev, a deputy editor at Rossiskaya Gazeta, where he attacked American politicians for “losing touch with reality” and “violating international law with impunity.”

https://meduza.io/en/news/2015/05/29/the-russian-government-s-official-newspaper-thought-john-mccain-really-wants-the-us-to-invade-fifa

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The Russian government’s official newspaper thought John McCain really wants the US to invade FIFA (Original Post) ghostsinthemachine Jun 2015 OP

The problem is that it's not that hard to believe. bemildred Jun 2015 #1

Well, can you blame them, I mean, we've pretty much lost touch with international reality libdem4life Jun 2015 #2

bemildred

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1. The problem is that it's not that hard to believe.

Reply to ghostsinthemachine (Original post)

Tue Jun 2, 2015, 04:47 PM

Jun 2015

Which is sort of what Borowitz relies on, it's totally McCain-like.

libdem4life

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2. Well, can you blame them, I mean, we've pretty much lost touch with international reality

Reply to ghostsinthemachine (Original post)

Tue Jun 2, 2015, 04:52 PM

Jun 2015

(as opposed to the Duggar-style Reality) and our Empire has definitely violated international laws with impunity.

Got to thinking, maybe McCain was planning it's pretty clear his sense of reality comes and goes, but at the last minute handed it off to Loretta Lynch.

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