Republicans Question Obama’s Motives for Fixing Economy

[IDemo]

WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—Two days after the release of an unusually strong jobs report, prominent Republicans appeared on the Sunday morning talk shows to question President Obama’s “suspicious motives” for repairing the economy.

“When there have been so many months of job growth, it does make you wonder what he’s up to,” said Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas). “You add in the rising stock market and falling gas prices, and the whole thing doesn’t pass the smell test.”

Appearing on Fox News, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell accused the President of “cynically fixing the economy to distract the American people.”

“This country faces serious problems, and I don’t think they can be swept under the rug by creating prosperity,” he said.

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**** It's satire, folks! ***

[Kber]

1. **** It's satire, folks! ***

You sure?

[Scuba]

5. +1

[nxylas]

6. Sometimes when I see these headlines, I know they're going to link to a Borowitz or Onion story

This was not one of those times. It could very easily be a real headline. The wingnuts are so invested in the narrative that Obama hates America and wants to destroy it that they would be simply confused by good news if they were ever allowed to hear any.

[AwakeAtLast]

2. It is so sad that you have to make it clear.

But I wouldn't put it past some of these Repukes, sometimes I think they are taking direction from his articles!

[IDemo]

3. There always seems to be some who are puzzled by Borowitz

He and The Onion strike too close to the truth to tell anymore.

[okaawhatever]

4. Fixing the economy is a socialist/muslim/liberal conspiracy to take their guns away nt

[B Calm]

7. OMG prosperity, can't have that under a democratic administration.

I can't remember the last time we prosperity under a republican administration and I think that is what pisses them off.

Lot of truth to that satire. .

[jwirr]

8. Well Teddy he is doing what we elected him to do - what are you doing? Oh, I forgot - you are trying

to shut down the government again and waste some more of our money.

[woo me with science]

9. He's going to fix it?!

Oh...it's satire.

[Enthusiast]

10. That damned Obama! He's liable to do anything!

[AverageJoe90]

11. Too bad so much satire seems to be mirrored by Real Life these days.....

I mean, granted, that was probably always true to some extent, but it seems to be even more of a truism when applied to this past decade in general.....

[barbtries]

12. Borowitz is often too close to reality to laugh at.

i love him, but it is certainly true that republicans have taken their oath to never under any circumstances say one good thing about the president. sometimes they sound pretty foolish because of it.