Paul Ryan vs. The Stench

Thanks, charles, for the info. Too bad for Roger that not a few didn't understand the satire. Also, I don't think that when I read it the disclaimer was there.

...if The Politico’s piece was successful satire it would have been seen as that: funny satire that you could tell was just that. This sounded like one more amazing story from the world of 21st century politics where old rules (in this case deference) are tossed to the winds. Or like one of those fake posts or stories someone does that turns out to be a hoax after many websites trusted the source material (which they are less likely to do in the future)

I like many others took it seriously because a)Roger Simon doesn’t usually write satire (and now we know why), b)I greatly respect(ed) him as a news source since he often used in his posts and also on cable shows indicated he was well-sourced and as a former fulltime reporter I respect journalists who have good sources c)at the time I didn’t see any indication on that post that it was anything but serious (I didn’t read every single word as clearly others didn’t). Unless I missed it (and perhaps I did with the other indications that it was a satire) at the BOTTOM of this satire there is now this small italic note.

Real satire is amusing because there’s no question it is just that. You know Mad Magazine and SNL are satires or parodies.

source The Moderate Voice

Kittens on Mars and Steve Martin...obvious satire (except to an outlier). Roger Simon and his rogue Ryan and Stench...unfortunately not so obvious.

Lesson: Don't write satire without a clear disclaimer. And don't make it so damn believable! I mean, this could EASILY be true, considering the state of their campaign.

Well that willl teach me for missing the second page of the article.