{"id":29820,"date":"2012-08-15T10:49:02","date_gmt":"2012-08-15T16:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/08\/15\/once-again-the-onion-imitates-life-2.html"},"modified":"2012-08-15T10:49:02","modified_gmt":"2012-08-15T16:49:02","slug":"once-again-the-onion-imitates-life-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/08\/15\/once-again-the-onion-imitates-life-2.html","title":{"rendered":"Once again, &quot;The Onion&quot; imitates life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Of course, Citizen Romney has been running against Governor Romney for the last two years as well, so &#8230;<\/p>\n<p style='clear:both;'>\n<p style='margin-bottom:5px;'><strong>Embedded Link<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style='height:120px;width:120px;overflow:hidden;float:left;margin-top:0px;padding-top:0px;margin-right:10px;vertical-align:top;text-align:center;clear:both;'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img style='max-width:none;' src='https:\/\/images0-focus-opensocial.googleusercontent.com\/gadgets\/proxy?container=focus&#038;gadget=a&#038;resize_h=100&#038;url=http%3A%2F%2Fo.onionstatic.com%2Fimages%2F17%2F17751%2F1x1-small%2F200.jpg%3F1520' border='0' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.theonion.com\/articles\/ryan-begins-attacking-romneys-record-as-massachuse,29179\/?ref=auto'>Ryan Begins Attacking Romney&#39;s Record As Massachusetts Governor<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDENVER\u2014Displaying the tough no-nonsense talk and firm commitment to conservative principles that led to his selection as the Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p style='clear:both;'> <strong>Google+:<\/strong> <a href='https:\/\/plus.google.com\/101083456815352083930\/posts\/QBRvF4FPSw4' target='_new'>View post on Google+<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Of course, Citizen Romney has been running against Governor Romney for the last two years as well, so &#8230; Embedded Link Ryan Begins Attacking Romney&#39;s Record As Massachusetts Governor DENVER\u2014Displaying the tough no-nonsense talk and firm commitment to conservative principles that led to his selection as the Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. 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