One of the rare absolute fuck-ups on the part of the Onion. I'm sure it seemed silly and harmless and like good satire at the time (because who the fuck would ever expect someone that ancient to actually run for president 8+ years later), but in retrospect it definitely helped launder his image.
Additional hate for the whitewashing propagandists at the Onion who cultivated the “cool uncle” image over his actual demonic legislative history
One of the rare absolute fuck-ups on the part of the Onion. I'm sure it seemed silly and harmless and like good satire at the time (because who the fuck would ever expect someone that ancient to actually run for president 8+ years later), but in retrospect it definitely helped launder his image.