Monday, August 27, 2012

Republican convention satire

Republicans gather in Tampa, Florida for their convention this week at just about the same time Hurricane Isaac is scheduled to hit the state, and comedian Andy Borowitz, in his satirical column for the New Yorker, has this to report:

TAMPA (The Borowitz Report)—With Hurricane Isaac heading towards the site of the 2012 Republican National Convention, presumptive G.O.P. nominee Mitt Romney today called for the government to respond with a round of “emergency tax cuts.” 
“If this hurricane is as powerful as predicted, it could destroy many people’s second and third homes,” Mr. Romney said. “In that worst-case scenario, it would be inhumane to ask them to pay more than thirteen per cent.”
You can read the rest here.

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