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The Onion: New Poll Shows Bullsh*t Is the Most Important Issue for US Voters [VIDEO]

Posted by Adam Howard, AlterNet at 12:43 PM on March 6, 2008.


Yet more funny because it's true news from the Onion.
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In campaign 2008, according to the Onion, the big issues won't be health care, Iraq, and the economy. It'll be straight up bullshit, like the candidates' relationships with their current or ex spouses, what their religion is or if they're patriotic enough. Why is that the Onion is so much more perceptive and accurate than the real news? Now that's sad. Check out the video to your right for more.

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Tagged as: media, satire, voters, the onion

Adam Howard is the editor of PEEK.


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The American Political System is BULLSHIT...
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Posted by: Cathyc on Mar 6, 2008 1:49 PM   
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... through and through! Its like a Soap Opera and yet the MAJORITY of people fall for all the crap. Weird. Very very strange indeed.

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Great video!
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Posted by: joeunix on Mar 6, 2008 2:13 PM   
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I laughed so hard I fell off my chair.

Thanks, Alternet, I needed the laugh.

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Spelling Bullshit Bullsh*t Is, Of Course ...
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Posted by: gazooks on Mar 6, 2008 3:02 PM   
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... Bullshit.

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Its hilarious, but truly tragic
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Posted by: Cathyc on Mar 6, 2008 3:44 PM   
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that SO many Americans and their christian clones around the globe, fall-in-love with this lethal bullshit!

Are we humans REALLY outnumbered by these personified Weapons of Mass Destruction???

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Awesome
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Posted by: kepstein7777 on Mar 7, 2008 2:34 AM   
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They really did a good job on this.

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what a hoot
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Posted by: Grandma Crabby on Mar 7, 2008 9:21 AM   
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I haven't laughed so hard in a while!

If regular news was more honest, they would have reports JUST like that. Go Onion!

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Normally, I don't find "The Onion" very funny
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Posted by: kww355 on Mar 7, 2008 10:40 AM   
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but this was a classic! Totally on the mark and so true that it's almost sad.

Analogous to the jester in the middle ages...he was the only one who dared to speak the truth.

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As stated, it would be very funny if it ...
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Posted by: ShrubtheWarcriminal on Mar 8, 2008 6:00 AM   
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...were not so true.

If anyone here thinks that Clinton or Obama have a real chance to win in the end then you are having Bullshit dreams.

In my mind their is not a hairs different between their bullshit. In fact their bullshit is their substance.

All the real progressive candidates have been minimized and/or marginalized, like Kuchinich, Edwards. Sad commentary on this party and country.

That is why I am voting for a third party candidate for first time in my life unless one of these two bozos can convince me that they are true progressives. Hell will sooner freeze over I am sure.

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The Onion is America's Finest News Source
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Posted by: DHopper on Mar 8, 2008 9:33 AM   
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They were scary accurate in January of 2001 too:

Bush: "Our Long National Nightmare of Peace and Prosperity is Finally Over"

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Here's a story on just that notion
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Posted by: Beagle17 on Mar 9, 2008 9:30 PM   
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Amusing Ourselves to Depth
Is The Onion our most intelligent newspaper?

The Onion is one of the few newspapers actually growing these days. This analysis says it’s not just because people are so frivolous, but that mainstream newspapers are too caught up in their objective posturing to remain overly relevant. We get our opinions elsewhere these days. What does it mean when fake news clues you in better than real news?

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