Diebold accidentally release Presidential result.

chimeraworld · 02-02-2012, 07:38 AM

Yeah, it's THE ONION, but -- ooh, oh, so painfully PAINFULLY close to the eternally-barked knuckle of what we so comically call Democracy!

Eyes wide shut, people... eyes wide shut, by design.

Day Later Update: I love the way Romney has won TAMPA by almost-exactly the 48% in the spoof Deibold report above - good guess Onion.

ozpixie · 02-02-2012, 07:57 AM

Yes, a very funny clip

but sadly an accurate parody on what happens.

chimeraworld · 02-02-2012, 08:22 AM

happened

size_of_light · 02-02-2012, 08:26 AM

Awesome!

Hopefully it goes viral, though anyone who isn't already aware of election-rigging probably doesn't understand satire either.

Absence of laugh-track = serious news story = the media have everything under control.

the lorax · 02-02-2012, 08:46 AM

billiant. love it. sharing it.

verndewd · 02-02-2012, 09:02 AM

i watched onion the movie the other night, pretty tame with spots of red hot brilliance. over all a cool movie.

funny vid.

chimeraworld · 02-02-2012, 03:29 PM

a soft bump for the late risers.....

lizzyking · 02-02-2012, 03:55 PM

That's great. The Onion team is brilliant. I love the little touches too; how they satirize the 'news' media's use of dramatic special-effects to hypnotize viewers, by going over-the-top with the flames and explosions along both sides of the opening caption, "War for the Whitehouse".

chimeraworld · 02-02-2012, 04:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lizzyking

"War for the Whitehouse".

They do indeed ROCK, my friend.

cafe beelzebub · 02-02-2012, 04:32 PM

That is quality

chimeraworld · 03-02-2012, 06:53 AM

nice beard, and by beard I don't mean a 'contract wife' who is the cover for a gay marriage.

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chimeraworld Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Oxford, UK. Posts: 1,090	Diebold accidentally release Presidential result. Yeah, it's THE ONION, but -- ooh, oh, so painfully PAINFULLY close to the eternally-barked knuckle of what we so comically call Democracy! Eyes wide shut, people... eyes wide shut, by design. Day Later Update: I love the way Romney has won TAMPA by almost-exactly the 48% in the spoof Deibold report above - good guess Onion. Last edited by merlincove; 02-02-2012 at 05:19 PM. Reason: link

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size_of_light Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 16,164	Awesome! Hopefully it goes viral, though anyone who isn't already aware of election-rigging probably doesn't understand satire either. Absence of laugh-track = serious news story = the media have everything under control. Last edited by size_of_light; 02-02-2012 at 08:27 AM.

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chimeraworld Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Oxford, UK. Posts: 1,090	happened

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lizzyking Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: mittenville sector Z5-1 Posts: 7,121	That's great. The Onion team is brilliant. I love the little touches too; how they satirize the 'news' media's use of dramatic special-effects to hypnotize viewers, by going over-the-top with the flames and explosions along both sides of the opening caption, "War for the Whitehouse".

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