Borowitz writes: "Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) said on Thursday that he would do everything in his power to block the twenty-first century."
Senator Marco Rubio. (photo: unknown)
Rubio Vows to Block Twenty-First Century
19 December 14
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The article below is satire. Andy Borowitz is an American comedian and New York Times-bestselling author who satirizes the news for his column, "The Borowitz Report." 
eizing upon an issue that could become the cornerstone of a possible 2016 Presidential campaign, Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) said on Thursday that he would do everything in his power to block the twenty-first century.
�A lot of folks in Washington believe that the twenty-first century is a forgone conclusion, and that there�s nothing we can do about it,� Rubio said. �I say, �Not on my watch.� �
Explaining his strategy, Rubio said that he and fellow Republicans were exploring ways to stop funding any items in the federal budget that pertain to the current century. �We cannot stop time, perhaps, but we can defund it,� he said.
In a blistering attack, he laid blame for the twenty-first century squarely on the shoulders of someone he accused of �using every trick in the book to make it happen�: President Obama.
�Much like Obamacare, the twenty-first century is something that the American people never asked for and do not want,� Rubio said.
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It isn't so much that Trump may or may not be guilty of anything, as much as it is a concerted effort by the Dems and their allies to distract attention from their own criminality. By stridently pointig to the possibility of Trump misdeeds, they only solidify the disbelief in those of us who remember their own - which they take no responsibility for.
The Republicans have certainly sown the seeds of their own destruction, but the Democratic party is following them rapidly down the drain withh the same-old, same-old tactics of shifting blame onto anyone that will serve the purpose of distraction. That's not bad, though. It's always useful to know the enemies of Democracy for who they are.
You bring him up even when it makes no sense, and you always do so with a sneer. The problem is, even as you insult him, he is STILL the ONLY politician publicly calling for single payer health care, jobs, opioid treatment centers, etc. He's the one working his heart out to win back Obama-to-Trump flippers. He's the one talking to Independents and advocating for the 99%.
Your inappropriate and obsessive taunts for a good man, maybe one of the last good pols in DC, is very weird and a bit worrisome; instead of convincing anyone to distrust him, it only makes you look irrational, petty and unhinged.
Yes, it is a tad Utopian, but if criminals high and low were actually held accountable, taxpayer money would go where it is intended to go, so we could start to achieve real social progress.
An impossible goal, unless there would be an amnesty period, say 3 or 4 years, for both rich and poor pirates to clean up their/our acts via legal or gently nefarious means. Perhaps extend it a bit for the Pentagon and its missing 2.3 trillion dollars so we don't have a military junta...
why don't you stop excusing what the DNC did and demand accountability. there's no way this country will recover until the corruption is exposed and dealt with.
No clue as to his responsibilitie s, either.
1. We suspend Trump's activities as President - no policies, executive orders or any other significant activities on behalf of the U.S. - he's a liar and cannot be trusted - trust is basic to any president
2. With Mike Pence in the picture now, same for him - suspend him
3. We set up the apparatus to do either of the following:
- declare Hillary Clinton the winner of the Nov 8th election - fair and square
- hold an "election do-over"
We must show the world - and ourselves especially, that we are smart and strong enough to deal with any crisis that comes our way.
Not only did Hillary win the popular vote by 3 million voter, but you'd have to be deaf dumb and blind to not believe that Russia, plus Comey's bogus announcement 10 days prior to the elections, did not sway the incredibly few people in the 3 states that gave the electoral college to Trump - Wisconsin, Penn., Michigan.
Our democracy is at stake and these unprecedented activities by Trump and his cabal call for unprecedented action - the courage to do what is right-throw these bums out, bring in Hillary or do the election over again, giving the Repugs 30 days to choose their candidate and then another 30 days for both to campaign - period.
I don't think we will make it to 2018 with peace in our land. There are just too many guns in the hands of our citizens and our armed forces. Perhaps, the people we have killed since Vietnam and Cambodia to Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria and Yemen and Libya will come back to haunt us. What a fate, self destruction. I think we have a chance for peace but the door is closing fast. Leave it to the Republicans and we are doomed for sure. With the Democrats, even Hillary, we have a chance.
Fortunately, she is Green and also progressive and so she could not have been a dupe by Putin.
But as we can see from Le Pen - that is how it starts...
From Putin's point of view, she was a useful idiot. She helped progressives to think that both major parties are equally corrupt and so it doesn't matter who wins.
Nader caused Bush and his stupid wars and now Stein has helped cause the current mess. Progressives need to understand the actual function of elections. If you vote for a third party it means that you really don't care who wins.