Thursday, August 15, 2019

Roll Over, Marlin Perkins — Handy Andy Bogowitz Can Communicate With Aggrieved Polar Bears (Ursus MaritimusAn, An Endangered Species)

Handy Andy Borowitz is always good for a laugh, even in these drear times, and his closing jape about the VPOTUS refusing to meet, one-on-one, with a female Polar Bear is priceless. If this is (fair & balanced) political humor, so be it.

[x The New Yorker]
Endangered Polar Bear Demands Face-To-Face Meeting With Trump
By Andrew (Andy) Borowitz


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One day after the White House took steps to weaken the Endangered Species Act [ESA], an irate polar bear has demanded a face-to-face meeting with Donald J. Trump.

The bear, who was described as “livid” by his spokesperson, has already begun his journey from the Arctic to Washington to express his deep dissatisfaction with Trump.

“He has been ravenously hungry because of the destruction of his habitat,” the bear’s spokesperson said. “The latest news about the Endangered Species Act has not improved his mood.”

Although it is unclear whether a one-on-one meeting between Trump and the aggrieved bear will occur, a new poll indicates that a broad majority of Americans would strongly favor such a meeting.

The White House has, so far, issued no response to the bear’s request, but the Vice-President, Mike Pence, has already refused a one-on-one meeting with a female polar bear. ###

[Andrew (Andy) Borowitz is the creator the Borowitz Report, a Web site that is a lot funnier than the stuff posted by Matt Drudge and his ilk. Borowitz is a comedian and writer whose work appears regularly in The New Yorker. He is the first winner of the National Press Club's humor award and has won seven Dot-Comedy Awards for his web site. His most recent book (and Amazon's Best Kindle Single of the Year) is An Unexpected Twist (2012). Borowitz received a BA, magna cum laude (English) from Harvard University (MA).]

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