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TIL the satirical news outlet 'The Onion' is now worth more than most of the legitimate news outlets that it mocks (thejournal.ie)

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[–]Harvinator06 34ポイント35ポイント  (31子コメント)

Haim Saban, owner of Univision, just bought a 40% stake in the onion with an option to buy it out right in the future.

Guess who Haim Saban is???? Hilary. Clinton's number one doner. I wonder if the Hilary camp doesn't want any satire or comedic reporting to blow up against their candidate.

https://theintercept.com/2016/01/26/ha-ha-hillary-clintons-top-financial-supporter-now-controls-the-onion/

[–]MisanthropeX 50ポイント51ポイント  (5子コメント)

I love his you start it off with "the owner of Univision" instead of "the guy who invented the power rangers"

[–]RedDyeNumber4 18ポイント19ポイント  (3子コメント)

"The billionaire whose self-professed dominant political interest is U.S. support of Israel."

[–]MisanthropeX 17ポイント18ポイント  (1子コメント)

I'm pretty sure his dominant political interest is opposing Lord Zedd.

[–]gloomyMoron [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

Zedd is nothing compared to the Machine Empire. At least, they're about equal levels of threat.

[–]ProfDongHurtz [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

But he still made Power Rangers, right?

[–]Regiskyubey [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

Now imagine Maria Elena Salinas in a ranger uniform

[–]God_Damnit_Nappa [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

Because "Clinton Throws Flash Grenade To Divert Attention From Question About Senate Voting Record" is definitely a way for the Onion to shill for Hillary.

[–]grandballoon 44ポイント45ポイント  (12子コメント)

Literally the top article on the Onion right now is about Hillary's FBI investigation. If that's his endgame, he's doing a pretty shitty job.

[–]Fuckthisfuckyoumothe -1ポイント0ポイント  (9子コメント)

It dismisses it all as unworthy news though, making Hillary look better through the satire. If we aren't allowed to see all of her emails, then she shouldn't have done what she did. She know better too.

[–]kbeef2 [スコア非表示]  (4子コメント)

Uh...nothing in that article really dismisses it as unworthy/untrue. I think you're just seeing the bias that you already think is there.

[–]Holy_City [スコア非表示]  (3子コメント)

Or maybe it's a joke

[–]Fuckthisfuckyoumothe [スコア非表示]  (2子コメント)

When a billionaire political activist buys a platform for himself, articles relating to his ONLY political concern (Israel, and Hillary by extension) are not going to be "just jokes." I've been boycotting the Onion since then because I saw a piece almost immediately after I heard of the purchase that went out of its way to present Hillary as not all that bad through sarcastically pointing out her flaws, suggesting that they are irrelevant.

Clinton is a proven liar and flip-flopper, and is held by the rich people that have supported her to this point. It's depressing to see your favorite satire site pick sides in the Democratic primary for selfish reasons, without thinking about the real thoughts of a logical person.

TLDR Hillary is a liar. The Onion made it obvious it was supporting her. I'm not going to be supporting either.

[–]Sks44 [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

1) Onion articles are written and headlines picked a certain amount of time beforehand.

2) The writers could give a shit about who owns it. They haven't since the founders sold it.

3) If they ever were forced to avoid mocking a subject, they'd make it known and there would be an uproar amongst Onion writers and ex-Onion Writers.

Source: Knows a guy who wrote for the Onion

[–]No3Account [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

This is a ridiculous claim and a quick search on the Onion for Clinton shows tons of articles and headlines criticising her.

Clinton Throws Flash Grenade To Divert Attention From Question About Senate Voting Record

Hillary Clinton Clearly Tailoring Debate Answers To Unclaimed New York Superdelegate

Hillary Clinton Appears Before Rally Completely Nude In Bid For Authenticity

http://www.theonion.com/search?q=clinton

It's possible for a satirical news source, or really any news source, to display multiple perspectives and critique multiple sides. Just because a couple articles actually happened to challenge you recently doesn't discount The Onion's validity. If you really believe what you're saying, I have to question whether you previously read The Onion because it confirmed your world view or because you actually enjoyed critical satire.

[–]wmarsh [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

None of them are actually critical of her though, the tone is always "public reaction to the inevitable candidate taken to the extreme".

[–]Mickhead [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

Have you read the article? It satirizes the investigation as being over the top and desperate, it doesn't satirize Hillary Clinton at all except for one very bland quip at the end.

[–]Flashbomb7 [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

Literally a few days ago they published this. If The Onion is in the pocket of the Clinton campaign, they're doing a real shit job promoting her.

[–]ziggmiceter [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

There has literally been no change in the content of the articles since he bought them.

[–]YOURE_GONNA_HATE_ME [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

Take off your fucking Tin Foil hat. Billionaires buy companies all the time. Not everything is some Hillary conspiracy.

You BernieBots are worse than the birthers in '08

[–]inkrat 9ポイント10ポイント  (0子コメント)

It also didn't take long for a "not really satirical" Hillary article to come out after.

http://www.theonion.com/article/female-presidential-candidate-who-was-united-state-52367

[–]elitistasshole [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

What if Heim Saban donated to the GOP candidates? You would give him shit as long as Heim Saban supports anyone who is not Bernie Sanders.

[–]stinkyshrimp 1ポイント2ポイント  (1子コメント)

Or you could maybe read the onion and see that plenty of satirical articles are written about every candidate lol god sanders' supporters are insufferable

[–]honeybfly [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

You're getting downvoted and I probably will too, but I completely agree. Saban doesn't automatically get creative control over The Onion by buying shares in the parent company. The Onion is not a concern for Hillary or any other candidate.

[–]murdock129 [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

http://www.theonion.com/article/female-presidential-candidate-who-was-united-state-52367

And you immediately start getting shit like this put on the site

[–]igyigyigy -1ポイント0ポイント  (2子コメント)

Hillary's #1 kebab

[–]Psyanide13 [スコア非表示]  (1子コメント)

That spelling fudged my brain hard. I knew it wasn't right but could not think of the correct spelling. I was worried I was having a stroke for a second.