Monday, October 1, 2012

Debate Could Test Two Romney Weaknesses

NEW YORK (The Borowitz Report)—With the first Presidential debate just two days away, G.O.P. nominee Mitt Romney has been working intensively on two skills that have eluded him throughout the campaign: talking and thinking.

According to one aide, much of Mr. Romney’s debate preparation has involved rehearsing a slew of prepackaged “zingers,” with mixed results: “We gave him what we thought was a foolproof line about the budget deficit and he somehow turned it into a crack about gay Mexicans.”

Reportedly, Mr. Romney’s practice debates have gone worse than expected, with the former Massachusetts governor getting trounced by a variety of opponents, including the Apple personal assistant Siri.
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2 comments:

Ivan said...

Oh, please skycake Jeebus, let some foreign news services reprint this as "fact!"

And Gordon, you rule! First time posting; and just wanted to say I've really been enjoying/thankful for your hard work posting!
Keep up the great work,
Ivan

Gordon said...

Thank you! :-)