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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWalker Assures G.O.P. Voters He Is as Horrible as Trump
BY ANDY BOROWITZMADISON, WISCONSIN (The Borowitz Report) Serving notice that he intends to go toe-to-toe with the controversial real-estate mogul, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker used the official announcement of his Presidential candidacy to assure Republican voters that he is as horrible as Donald Trump.
Donald Trump has grabbed a lot of headlines over the past few weeks by spewing bigotry and venom, Walker told an enthusiastic crowd of supporters. I want to make it clear that when it comes to those things, I take a back seat to no one.
Concluding his speech with a line that triggered a standing ovation, Walker said, To those who thought Donald Trump was the only sociopath in the race, let me say this: not anymore.
Prior to his announcement, aides to the Wisconsin governor had privately fretted that by establishing his identity as an arrogant and ill-informed merchant of hatred, Trump had appropriated Walkers brand.
In the hopes of proving that Trump has no monopoly on odiousness, aides have released a point-by-point comparison showing that on such key issues as workers rights and health care, Walker is just as terrifying as the former reality-show host.
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http://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/walker-assures-g-o-p-voters-he-is-as-horrible-as-trump
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Walker Assures G.O.P. Voters He Is as Horrible as Trump (Original Post)
Cali_Democrat
Jul 2015
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hifiguy
(33,688 posts)1. Borowitz has a batting average that would have turned Ted Williams green with envy.
n2doc
(47,953 posts)2. The real truth is, Walker is Worse than Trump
Good satire, though.
Gothmog
(145,805 posts)3. I love good satire