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		Fark-ready headline: "Poll: Romney still doing well with voters who have never heard him speak" (newyorker.com)		72
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impaler		2012-09-20 03:43:18 PM

The Onion should just do one issue before the election, where they quote, verbatim, news articles from the past year.

Meta-satire.

Apos		2012-09-20 03:51:03 PM

Ain't that the truth,subby....

Mugato		2012-09-20 03:56:57 PM

I contend that no one is voting for Romney. They're either voting against Obama or voting along party lines. This is sad.

imontheinternet		2012-09-20 03:57:55 PM

The Romney campaign is retooling its strategy to increase turnout in the still-competitive "Who's running again? I don't know much about politics" demographic.

mysticcat		2012-09-20 04:12:46 PM

You do know Borowitz is a satire column, right?

Diogenes		2012-09-20 04:18:52 PM

impaler: The Onion should just do one issue before the election, where they quote, verbatim, news articles from the past year.

Meta-satire.

Yep. The Onion sprang quickly to mind. "Area Man Supportive of What He Believes Romney To Be."

impaler		2012-09-20 04:28:56 PM

mysticcat: You do know Borowitz is a satire column, right?

Oh.

Gig103		2012-09-20 04:31:48 PM

Mr. Romney garnered positive ratings among voters who agreed with the statement, ~~"I have never seen Mitt Romney say or do anything."~~ "I hate that uppity President"

Diogenes		2012-09-20 04:39:04 PM

Victim of Poe's Law once again.

Walker		2012-09-20 05:30:50 PM

skink		2012-09-20 05:31:30 PM

Hey, guys! Try the satire, it is DEEE LICIOUS!

Still damned funny, the headline made soda come out my nose.

Via Infinito		2012-09-20 05:35:20 PM

Well done, subs. I lol'd.

Smelly McUgly		2012-09-20 06:03:08 PM

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

aaaaah...

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

themindiswatching		2012-09-20 06:04:05 PM

Nice.

dinch		2012-09-20 06:05:03 PM

Walker:

That's only if people actually get out and vote. The thing that scares the crap out of me is that complacency will get a ton of people to stay home because they feel it's in the bag and they don't need to vote. Americans can be really lazy.

Hobodeluxe		2012-09-20 06:06:17 PM

mysticcat: You do know Borowitz is a satire column, right?

he has some hilarious tweets. very follow-worthy

Junzi Nicuzn		2012-09-20 06:09:41 PM

I was all set to believe this and even about to forward the link to a friend before I took a second, closer read and noticed the satire.

Well played, Fark.

Lenny_da_Hog		2012-09-20 06:10:20 PM

Christ, what an asshole.

Agneska		2012-09-20 06:11:31 PM

In other news, Obama still doing well with freeloaders and idiots.

ddam		2012-09-20 06:15:58 PM

Agneska: In other news, Obama still doing well with freeloaders and idiots.

This is satire too, right? Right???

blastoh		2012-09-20 06:16:48 PM

/hot

aaronx		2012-09-20 06:17:45 PM

Junzi Nicuzn: I was all set to believe this and even about to forward the link to a friend before I took a second, closer read and noticed the satire.

Well played, Fark.

Not only is it believable, it is probably true.

Yeah, Borowitz was makin' up some facts, but real studies have shown that the better you know Romney, the less likely you are to 'approve' of him.

47 days is plenty of time for every voter to get to know Willard well enough to despise him.

sno man		2012-09-20 06:17:46 PM

Diogenes: Victim of Poe's Law once again.

What's really sad is that is so damn hard to tell where that line is anymore.
The Republicans seem determined to blur the line between what they actually say and do, and simple pure satire.

tinyarena		2012-09-20 06:18:34 PM

Agneska: In other news, Obama still doing well with freeloaders and idiots.

And Poo-Poo Heads

/don't forget Poo-Poo Heads

WizardofToast		2012-09-20 06:18:53 PM

Silly New Yorker. Stop writing for The Onion!

Glenford		2012-09-20 06:20:14 PM

Agneska: In other news, Obama still doing well with freeloaders and idiots.

Huh. I didn't have you pegged for an Obama voter.

Gyrfalcon		2012-09-20 06:21:48 PM

impaler: mysticcat: You do know Borowitz is a satire column, right?

Oh.

I figured that from the subheading:

In New Campaign Strategy, Romney to Have Mouth Wired Shut Until November

Mixolydian Master		2012-09-20 06:22:58 PM

Agneska: In other news, ~~Obama~~Rmoney still doing well with freeload~~ers~~ing millionaires and idiots.

FTFY

mrshowrules		2012-09-20 06:26:08 PM

dinch: Walker:

That's only if people actually get out and vote. The thing that scares the crap out of me is that complacency will get a ton of people to stay home because they feel it's in the bag and they don't need to vote. Americans can be really lazy.

Five Thirty Eight adjusts for expected turn-out I think.

CptnSpldng		2012-09-20 06:27:03 PM

wejash		2012-09-20 06:27:03 PM

Agneska: In other news, Obama still doing well with freeloaders and idiots.

So now at least we know Paul Ryan's FARK handle. Welcome to FARK, Eddie, glad you could make it. How's Grandpa and your daddy, Herman?

All2morrowsparTs		2012-09-20 06:29:02 PM

Agneska: In other news, Obama still doing well with freeloaders and idiots.

Funny, I didn't take you as an Obamma Voter.

deadcrickets		2012-09-20 06:29:28 PM

Mugato: I contend that no one is voting for Romney. They're either voting against Obama or voting along party lines. This is sad.

And no candidate has ever won when people don't vote for them instead of party or against the other candidate. Period.

hammettman		2012-09-20 06:29:29 PM

Romney's problems are solved.

He should do his remaining appearances, including the debates, in charades.

All2morrowsparTs		2012-09-20 06:30:03 PM

Glenford: Agneska: In other news, Obama still doing well with freeloaders and idiots.

Huh. I didn't have you pegged for an Obama voter.

All2morrowsparTs: Agneska: In other news, Obama still doing well with freeloaders and idiots.

Funny, I didn't take you as an Obamma Voter.

Shakes tiny fist.

StopLurkListen		2012-09-20 06:31:25 PM

I'm pretty politically plugged-in and there's a LOT of politicians whose voices I've never heard and whose faces I don't know. Even some very well-known ones I didn't even know what they looked like until recently. I still consider myself well-informed, I just don't value hearing their voice or seeing their face.

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I'm OK with Washington DC being "Hollywood for ugly people." It's what these people DO that affects my life, not what they look or sound like.

Zerochance		2012-09-20 06:34:02 PM

I for one, firmly believe Romney does well with people that habitually make uninformed decisions.

Gyrfalcon		2012-09-20 06:34:48 PM

HotIgneous Intruder		2012-09-20 06:35:33 PM

Rmoney will be picking up Bush II's solid 25 percent base, I expect.

falcon176		2012-09-20 06:53:28 PM

Agneska: In other news, Obama still doing well with freeloaders and idiots.

Romney pretty much has the idiot vote locked up Obama has no chance. Oh wait informed voters get to vote? shiat

Solid Muldoon		2012-09-20 07:09:55 PM

mrshowrules		2012-09-20 07:13:45 PM

Agneska: In other news, Obama still doing well with freeloaders and idiots.

Top 10 states by food stamps (freeloaders):
10. South Carllina
9. Maine
8. West Virgina
7. Kentucky
6. Louisiana
5. Michigan
4. New Mexico
3. Tennessee
2. Oregon
1. Mississippi

Bottom 10 States by Education (idiots):

Nebraska
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Arkansas
Michigan
Missouri
Mississippi
Louisiana
South Carolina
West Virginia

This is Romney's base, not Obama's

thenewmissus		2012-09-20 07:30:04 PM

Agneska: In other news, Obama still doing well with freeloaders and idiotsaaronx: Junzi Nicuzn: I was all set to believe this and even about to forward the link to a friend before I took a second, closer read and noticed the satire.

Well played, Fark.

Not only is it believable, it is probably true.

Yeah, Borowitz was makin' up some facts, but real studies have shown that the better you know Romney, the less likely you are to 'approve' of him.

I believed the article until it mentioned people in a coma. Until then, I thought it was real. Guess I am gullible.

47 days is plenty of time for every voter to get to know Willard well enough to despise him.

Don't Troll Me Bro!		2012-09-20 07:30:27 PM

StopLurkListen: I'm pretty politically plugged-in and there's a LOT of politicians whose voices I've never heard and whose faces I don't know. Even some very well-known ones I didn't even know what they looked like until recently. I still consider myself well-informed, I just don't value hearing their voice or seeing their face.

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I'm OK with Washington DC being "Hollywood for ugly people." It's what these people DO that affects my life, not what they look or sound like.

I thought Boehner was pronounced "Boner" until I had a discussion with a teabagger relative about a year ago. Then after being accused of name-calling, and explaining I get almost all my news by reading, I was dismissed as uninformed because I don't watch the "mainstream MSM media;" as in the same "mainstream MSM media" that this dumbshiat had just been railing against. Everything I said after that was responded to with an iteration of "HUURRRR. You don't even know the Speaker of the House's name. Why should I listen to anything you have to say about him. DUURRR. Soshulizm. HERRPP."

/You don't get to chose your family.
//csb

thenewmissus		2012-09-20 07:31:28 PM

aaronx: Junzi Nicuzn: I was all set to believe this and even about to forward the link to a friend before I took a second, closer read and noticed the satire.

Well played, Fark.

Not only is it believable, it is probably true.

Yeah, Borowitz was makin' up some facts, but real studies have shown that the better you know Romney, the less likely you are to 'approve' of him.

47 days is plenty of time for every voter to get to know Willard well enough to despise him.

I believed the article until I got to the part about people in a coma. I am gullible.

BlackPete		2012-09-20 07:35:16 PM

BlackPete		2012-09-20 07:36:13 PM

Erm.... wrong thread. Mods, feel free to delete my previous post!

King Something		2012-09-20 07:46:35 PM

BlackPete: Erm.... wrong thread. Mods, feel free to delete my previous post!

Why? That post is brilliant! It fits in this thread better than anything else. All it needs to be the most perfect post in any thread is Guile's theme.

/not being sarcastic
//Jesus Christ would approve of that message (or at least the Jesus that most American Christians claim to worship and the Jesus that most American non-Christians wish those Christians WOULD worship)

BlackPete		2012-09-20 08:04:33 PM

That's what I thought as well... it beautifully fits into so many topics. I especially like how the angry mob kicked out the guy for not sharing their views... perfect metaphor for the moderates.

Apos		2012-09-20 08:09:44 PM

BlackPete: [fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net image 720x720]

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Well done,sir!

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