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[RaidenZR]

http://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/pence-recaptured-after-fleeing-trump-campaign-bus

Calling it a “scary moment” and a “close call,” Donald Trump’s campaign officials confirmed that they had recaptured Mike Pence after the Indiana governor attempted to flee the campaign bus in the early hours of Friday morning.

According to the campaign, Pence had asked to stop at a McDonald’s in rural Virginia so that he could use the bathroom, but aides grew concerned when the governor failed to reappear after twenty minutes...

After forty-five minutes of searching, however, campaign officials located a bedraggled and dazed Pence walking along Virginia State Route 287, where the Republican Vice-Presidential nominee was attempting unsuccessfully to hitch a ride.

A confrontation that Trump aides characterized as “tense” ensued, after which a sobbing Pence returned to the bus.

Edit: Satire. I'm a moron.

 

[Enduin]

Holy shit, not even the Onion could come up with something like this.

 

[Divvy]

This is satire

 

[Aaronrules380]

It's satire

 

[SexyFish]

Literally the humor section.

 

[DontBeThatGuy]

It's real to me.

 

[hydrophilic attack]

Holy shit, not even the Onion could come up with something like this.

satire

 

[McDougles]

http://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/pence-recaptured-after-fleeing-trump-campaign-bus

Woof.

 

[RaidenZR]

Ah my bad. Lock please.

 

[Enduin]

satire

Yeah, I looked up the Borowitz Report. Damn you New Yorker.

 

[karasu]

This is a joke, right?

 

[adj_noun]

Reportedly, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie offered to fill in for Pence in the event that he became unable to fulfill his duties. That offer was declined.

Savage.

This is a joke, right?

Yes.

 

[NealMcCauley]

Reportedly, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie offered to fill in for Pence in the event that he became unable to fulfill his duties. That offer was declined.

Christie can never catch a break.

Edit: damn.

 

[Rebel Leader]

Ah my bad. Lock please.

No need it's in the thread title

 

[Aaronrules380]

This is a joke, right?

yes, it's satire.

I mean, I immediately thought it sounded like an Onion article, so I checked the tags and there were humor and satire listed. And the url has it in the humor section

 

[Saint Gregory]

Ah my bad. Lock please.

Don't feel bad, the line between reality and satire is really blurred this campaign season.

 

[SpaceWolf]

I think it really says something about the absolute chaos of the current election that people were able to easily assume this story was real.

Honestly, I can't even blame them.

 

[Kallor]

Holy shit, not even the Onion could come up with something like this.

Not at all!

 

[Mineshaft_Gap]

That writer sure ain't no Woody Allen.

 

[Enduin]

Not at all!

.

 

[Crayons]

I love how real life has become satire and politics in the US is so ridiculous that you can read a satire article and think it's true

 

[Gamer @ Heart]

Goddamn OP. This is the definition of not really looking or thinking about the piece before running to start a thread for it because of confirmation bias.

 

[QuantumBro]

I don't know how you could finish reading the first sentence of that article and not realize it's satire.

 

[RaidenZR]

Goddamn OP. This is the definition of not really looking or thinking about the piece before running to start a thread for it because of confirmation bias.

I already apologized. I've just read so much ridiculous crap this election cycle- on all sides.

 

[androvsky]

I already apologized. I've just read so much ridiculous crap this election cycle- on all sides.

To be fair, this would've been one of the tamest, least nutty news stories to come out the the Tump campaign.

I don't know how you could finish reading the first sentence of that article and not realize it's satire.

Seriously, why would anyone in the Trump campaign need to ask to stop at a McDonald's?

 

[MThanded]

Borowitz report wins again