{"id":12589,"date":"2012-08-16T09:08:54","date_gmt":"2012-08-16T15:08:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/?p=12589"},"modified":"2012-08-16T09:08:54","modified_gmt":"2012-08-16T15:08:54","slug":"politics-suck-but-this-one-is-funny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ishmaels.net\/blog\/2012\/08\/16\/politics-suck-but-this-one-is-funny\/","title":{"rendered":"Politics suck but this one is funny\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Got it from the <strong>ONION<\/strong> so go over and read the <strong>whole<\/strong> <strong>thing<\/strong>\u2026 off the wall stories are sometimes more true than we think\u2026.<\/p>\n<h4>Admit It, I Scare The Ever-Loving Shit Out Of You, Don&#8217;t I?<\/h4>\n<p><b>BY PAUL RYAN <\/b>    <br \/><strong>CANDIDATE<\/strong> FOR <strong>VICE<\/strong> <strong>PRESIDENT<\/strong> OF THE <strong>UNITED<\/strong> <strong>STATES<\/strong>    <br \/><strong>AUGUST<\/strong> 13, 2012 | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theonion.com\/issue\/4833\/\">ISSUE 48\u202233<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/o.onionstatic.com\/images\/17\/17741\/3x4\/90.jpg?resize=90%2C120\" width=\"90\" height=\"120\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theonion.com\/articles\/sept-11-could-not-have-been-prevented-without-accr,11070\/\">Sept. 11 Could Not Have Been Prevented Without Accruing A Lot Of Overtime<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theonion.com\/articles\/it-pleases-me-to-announce-the-elevation-and-corona,20377\/\">It Pleases Me To Announce The Elevation And Coronation Of Hammond Morris, The Onion&#8217;s New Advertising Czar<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>Mitt Romney<\/strong> selected me as his running mate, I knew the Democratic attack <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>dogs<\/strong> would come out in full force. They would say I\u2019m a <strong>right<\/strong>-wing ideologue. They would say my views on entitlement programs are far too radical. They would say putting me on the ticket immediately kills Mitt Romney\u2019s chances of becoming president because I\u2019m a liability. But if we\u2019re being honest with each other\u2014if we\u2019re able to put aside the talking points for a <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>few minutes<\/strong> and say what we\u2019re all actually thinking and feeling\u2014I believe we can acknowledge the real truth here.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m young, I\u2019m handsome, I\u2019m smart, and I\u2019m articulate. And that scares the ever-loving shit out of you. 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