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Tommy_Carcetti

(43,174 posts)
Wed Sep 16, 2020, 11:42 AM Sep 2020

Wherein a Trump-apologizing OpEd in the Washington Post gets brutally satirized by...

...not one, but two fellow Washington Post OpEd Writers.

First, Danielle Pletka's "Yeah, yeah, Trump is bad, but OMG!!! Liberals!!!!" original:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/i-cant-stand-trump-but-democrats-may-force-me-to-vote-for-him/2020/09/14/1cf10518-f6c4-11ea-a275-1a2c2d36e1f1_story.html

Next, Dan Drezner's mocking take, down to the actual title:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/09/15/i-never-considered-voting-trump-2016-i-may-be-scared-into-voting-him-this-year-because-my-exaggerated-fears/

Then, of course, the old master Alexandra Petri jumps in:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/09/15/i-cant-believe-youre-forcing-me-vote-trump-which-i-definitely-didnt-already-want-do/?fbclid=IwAR08IypWiktSEgAtbf2oxPi6FYamZBqghvmn5dBCq-xrW_XEfkj_cCCoQsg

It's sad that more substance and truth can be found in the two satirical pieces than in the empty fluff of the original.

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Wherein a Trump-apologizing OpEd in the Washington Post gets brutally satirized by... (Original Post) Tommy_Carcetti Sep 2020 OP
Thanks for posting! greatauntoftriplets Sep 2020 #1

greatauntoftriplets

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1. Thanks for posting!
Wed Sep 16, 2020, 12:20 PM
Sep 2020

I had somehow missed the Drezner piece, but loved Petri's. The Pletka tripe deserved mocking.

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