Dan Savage Writes A Play — On Twitter
Dan Savage today decided to break out the stand up and tell a joke — actually, he’s calling it a “Twitter play.” Since it’s Twitter, read from the bottom up. And no, that’s not the joke.
Here’s Savage’s explanation:
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This is the tweet that inspired me to write that Twitter play (“Jesus and the Huge Asshole”): twitter.com/PeterLaBarbera…
— Dan Savage (@fakedansavage) October 15, 2012
The tweet in question:
Jimmy John’s founder says Obamacare would cost him 50 cents per sandwich. #tcot #gop #hhrs #ampat #ocra
— Peter LaBarbera (@PeterLaBarbera) October 15, 2012
For what it’s worth, the GOP talking point, that Obamacare will make everything cost more, is a fallacy. Just sayin’.

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