Borowitz: Party That Mocked President's Lack of Experience Favors One With No Experience Whatsoever

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WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—Republicans, who mercilessly mocked Barack Obama’s lack of government experience before he became President, now favor Presidential candidates with no experience whatsoever, the head of the Republican National Committee has confirmed.

The R.N.C. chief, Reince Priebus, said that he sees “no contradiction at all” between Republicans’ contempt for Obama’s pre-White House résumé, which included eleven years spent in public office, and their rabid enthusiasm for G.O.P. rising stars Donald Trump, Ben Carson, and Carly Fiorina, whose combined years in public office total zero.

“I think what bothered us Republicans the most about Obama was that he was a community organizer,” Priebus explained. “What does organizing people have to do with running a government?”

In contrast with that dubious credential, he said, Carson is “eminently qualified” to be President because of his experience as a neurosurgeon. “I think if Ben had negotiated with the Iranians we would have gotten a better deal, because he would have known how their brains worked, medically and all,” Priebus argued.

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1. I can't decide if I hate Fiorina or Trump more.

This cracked me up.

“Like a lot of Republicans, I’d love to see Carly take on ISIS,” he said. “She’s shown she can destroy a large organization.”

And this.

“One of President Obama’s problems is that he is out of touch with reality,” Priebus said. “Donald Trump spent fourteen seasons hosting a reality show.”

I love Borowitz.

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2. Borowitz is a genius

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3. The only thing we have right now, really, without Jon. (nt)

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4. Ahem! You need to catch Larry Wilmore's The Nightly Show.

He's really funny and covers politics.

But Jon is definitely a loss. Same with Colbert. His generic celebfest show is nothing like his sharp humor on the Colbert Report. I'll catch his show when there are guests I'm interested in (for example, Bernie is booked to be on this Friday night). Otherwise, it's celeb ho-hum. However, his exposure to many more viewers might open them up to pols with democratic principles.

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5. True that. I just miss Jon and the Colbert Report. (nt)

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6. Honestly, I think you could post this on Facebook and get a lot of Likes from right wingers

who don't realize it's a satire piece.