Borowitz writes: "The G.O.P., which has benefited from the support of so-called 'low-information voters' in recent years, accused Obama of cynically trying to make people smarter as a way of chipping away at the Republican base."
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Republicans Expose Obama�s College Plan as Plot to Make People Smarter
09 January 15
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."
resident Obama�s plan to offer Americans two years of college for free has come under fire from congressional Republicans, who are calling it a blatant plot to make Americans smarter.
The G.O.P., which has benefited from the support of so-called �low-information voters� in recent years, accused Obama of cynically trying to make people smarter as a way of chipping away at the Republican base.
�You take low-information voters and give them information, and pretty soon they�re Democrats,� Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said.
House Speaker John Boehner said that �forcing knowledge into people� was �flagrantly un-American,� adding, �We make this promise to the American people: if you like your brains, you can keep your brains.�
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