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riversedge

(70,174 posts)
Tue May 29, 2018, 04:54 PM May 2018

You know you've made it in life when the Onion writes an actual #fakenews article about you--Nunes


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Andrew Janz
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31m31 minutes ago

You know you’ve made it in life when the Onion writes an actual #fakenews article about you.






https://politics.theonion.com/devin-nunes-receives-4-5-million-from-donor-on-conditi-1826393755







News in Brief
Devin Nunes Receives $4.5 Million From Donor On Condition He’ll Just Retire On It And Never Show His Face Again

Today 1:17pmSEE MORE: Devin Nunes

FRESNO, CA—Emphasizing that a clean break was probably best for all parties involved, prominent Republican donor David Heyward announced Tuesday that he contributed $4.5 million to Devin Nunes on the condition that the California representative and House Intelligence Committee chairman retire upon receipt of the funds and never show his face again. “No questions asked, just cash the check and go do something—anything—else,” said Heyward, 57, adding that several of his wealthy, Republican friends were prepared to “sweeten the pot” as soon as they could secure ironclad assurance that Nunes would never again speak on the record or be seen in public. “You’re what, in your 40s now? Great, great—so buy a plane ticket and travel the world for the next couple decades. Play some golf. Take up painting. Buy a boat. Seriously, we don’t really care what you do, but please, for the love of God, do it someplace that is not California’s 22nd congressional district.” ........................................











Read more here: http://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article141555489.html#storylink=cpy
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You know you've made it in life when the Onion writes an actual #fakenews article about you--Nunes (Original Post) riversedge May 2018 OP
So its like if you're a musician and weird al writes a parody of one of your hits lol. Volaris May 2018 #1

Volaris

(10,269 posts)
1. So its like if you're a musician and weird al writes a parody of one of your hits lol.
Tue May 29, 2018, 09:35 PM
May 2018

That was particularly amusing tho..'as long as you don't do it in Californias 22nd district.' Hahahah..

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