…s dominated public policy for decades.) What better time than to go to The Onion to remind us all what we’ll continue to live and die with thanks to having to bail out big investment houses on Wall Street: Man Succumbs to 7-year battle with health insurance DENVER—After years of battling crippling premiums and agonizing deductibles, local resident Michael Haige finally succumbed this week to the health insurance policy that had ravaged his adult l…
…’ll get into that in the days to come. In the meantime, leave it up to The Onion to show us that no situation is so horrible that it can’t be laughed at – even if it’s pained laughter. Financial Planner Advises Shorter Life Span TUCSON, AZ—After reviewing his client’s income, assets, and personal budget Tuesday, Morgan Stanley financial adviser Henry Dalton determined that Jason Hutchinson, 43, could make the best use of his portfolio by dropping…
I love The Onion. This is a pretty deadly picture of what bipartisan cooperation could look like in terms of tackling the budget deficit. (Just kidding – really) I apologize for the lack of captioning, but I couldn’t pass this up. If there’s a good transcriptionist reading this, I promise you gratitude and credit if you want to transcribe this and send it to me. WARNING – This is probably NSFW and not for people who don’t like obscenity. And reme…
I love The Onion. I’m pretty sure that the writers aren’t taking a position on euthanasia here, but doing what satirists do best; they’ve taken a well-known, overused, emotionally manipulative and predictable script – and then twisted the context. I apologize for the lack of captioning, but I couldn’t pass this up. If there’s a good transcriptionist reading this, I promise you gratitude and credit if you want to transcribe this and send the trans…
…rd to argue with that kind of logic.” What struck me is how skillfully the Onion staff combined the traditional coverage of the suicide of a teenager with the increasingly popular story that validates the suicides of old, ill and disabled people. The result is painful – because we have seen these quotes and sentiments before – but they’ve been put into an unexpected context. This isn’t the first time that the staff at the Onion has shown it’s skil…
