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To: John Vosilla who wrote (191523)

6/14/2012 6:46:09 AM

From: MoneyPenny

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June 13, 2012 To Boost Popularity, Romney Sprinkles Self with Bacon Hits Campaign Trail with Zesty Meat Topping

COLUMBUS, OHIO ( The Borowitz Report) – In what some are calling a move designed to help him connect better with voters, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney today began sprinkling himself with bits of bacon before each campaign appearance.

According to one campaign staffer, the decision to sprinkle Mr. Romney with a zesty meat topping was inspired by Burger King’s announcement that it would soon be selling a Bacon Sundae at its fast-food restaurants.

“Apparently, everything is a little more palatable with bacon on top,” the staffer said. “Even Mitt Romney.”

As part of the bacon rollout, the campaign changed its official slogan today from “Romney: Believe in America” to “Romney: Now with Yummy Bacon.”

The newly meat-flavored Romney appeared at a rally in Columbus, where his audience gave his generous sprinkling of bacon bits a tentative thumbs-up.

“I thought his speech was kind of boring,” said Carol Foyler, 44, a receptionist for a Columbus law firm. “But he smelled delicious.”

Not so impressed, however, was computer programmer Tracy Klugian, 25: “I was sitting in the front row, and I’m pretty sure Romney’s bacon bits were fake.”

Burger King’s launch of its Bacon Sundae has already had repercussions for its principal rival, McDonald’s, who today announced plans to introduce a new McDeathwich. Get a free subscription to the Borowitz Report here.

To: John Vosilla who wrote (191523)

6/14/2012 1:05:15 PM

From: koan

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For whatever reason the south is very anti intellectual. Whenever I am in the south or around a lot of southerners I button up. No words of substance will come out of my mouth as they react poorly to words with ideas in them.

I spent 4 years working on the Alaska pipeline on the north slope out of the laborers union. Most of the workers were from the south. Southern pipeliners. I did not have one single substantive discussion in all the 4 years I was there with anyone. They talk about sports, women, cars and hunting and fishing.

When I was in Beloxi Mississippi a few years ago playing poker, the anti intellectual and hatred by the southerner's of ideas and the left coast culture was clear to see. It was palpable. A lawyer playing next to me would not even admit he practised law until we were in private?

That culture of ignorance keeps them crippled.

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If conservatives work so hard why is the deep south so poverty stricken? A big difference in the big cities down this way but those are more purple with lots of the refined educated southerners I talked about and yankees that helped grow the local economies much faster in recent decades.. Still most of the true innovation takes place on your left coast and big cities of the north..