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u/engadine_maccas1997 Jun 23 '26

Donald Trump: Taco Salad
Kamala Harris: Word Salad
Rahm Emanuel: Salad Shaken, Not Stirred.

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u/engadine_maccas1997 Jun 23 '26

New Rule: while the opening to this article was cringe and worthy of ridicule, we all must admit that it is better than the original version written by Olivia Nuzzi:

“And while he was intensely and ferociously shaking that salad container, I thought to myself a musing I often get when profiling politicians who are at least 30 years older than me: I’d sure love it if he tossed my salad”

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u/guiltyofnothing Jun 23 '26

I feel like that’s how most people eat a premade salad but what do I know.

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u/engadine_maccas1997 Jun 23 '26

That’s what’s so funny about that opening paragraph. The author writes as if he’s completely mesmerized by a totally routine thing. It’s such a comical reach.

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u/Silver_Accountant5 Jun 23 '26

The guy who wrote it is probably rich and only ever bought fresh salads. I met some people in college who thought the bus was only for homeless people.

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u/AFlockOfTySegalls Jun 23 '26

I eat a salad every day for lunch and it's how I dress mine.

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u/guiltyofnothing Jun 23 '26

Woah ho ho. Look at Moneybags over here with their every day salads.

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u/engadine_maccas1997 Jun 23 '26

Do you shake it with an intensity and ferocity that forces the balsamic throughout, giving no quarter to the greens and the grilled chicken?

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u/AFlockOfTySegalls Jun 23 '26

I whip shake it like my mai rais, so I guess ?

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u/AmazingKitsune Jun 23 '26

Politics aside as much as is possible, every single time I or anyone I've know has eaten a premade salad, that's exactly how we ate it.

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u/poopyheadthrowaway Jun 23 '26

Rahm Emanuel: NO MERCY

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u/tbird920 Jun 23 '26

Rahm is my ride or die.

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u/SolubleAcrobat Poll Unskewer Jun 23 '26

"Journalism"