Examples of News ironies

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Ironic Questions: News

Is It Ironic That...?

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1) ... Charles de Gaulle never strangled a communist without the presence of a priest?...
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2) ... Charles de Gaulle never strangled a communist without the presence of a priest....
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  • 63% NOT IRONIC
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3) ... Is it ironic that on the same day that President Obama gives a speech about controlling guns he sends stealth bombers to fly training missions over South Korea, essentially threatening North Korea with being shot?...
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  • 83% IRONIC
  • 17% NOT IRONIC
4) ... an Amish man with the name of Mullet was convicted of a violent hate crime involving hair cutting?...
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  • 75% IRONIC
  • 25% NOT IRONIC
5) ... AIG is considering whether to take part in a lawsuit against the government for their bailout just as the company has launched a high-profile television ad campaign called "Thank you, America" in which it offers the public its gratitude for the bailout?...
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  • 83% IRONIC
  • 17% NOT IRONIC
6) ... is a commercial full of celebrities demanding gun control who make money on sensationalizing violence with guns ironic? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxRlpRcorEU...
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7) ... Is it ironic that the people yelling the loudest for gun control are protected by armed security?...
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  • 67% NOT IRONIC
  • 33% IRONIC
8) ... a Democratic candidate, who is suspected of being a closeted Republican, poses for a picture in his home with toy elephants mounted on the wall behind him? http://tinyurl.com/bs9wodo...
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  • 65% NOT IRONIC
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9) ... Is it ironic if someone goes to a fashion/model show and instead of throwing roses on stage after the show, they start shooting chili dogs out of a chili dog gun at the models?...
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  • 53% NOT IRONIC
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10) ... Harry Styles went to download his own album, but credit card got declined....? http://entertainment.stv.tv/showbiz/200396-harry-styles-card-declined-while-buying-his-own-album/...
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  • 70% IRONIC
  • 30% NOT IRONIC
11) ... "Is it ironic that Mitt Romney only won "47%" of the vote?"...
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  • 77% IRONIC
  • 23% NOT IRONIC
12) ... FEMA closes because of a noreaster.
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  • 75% NOT IRONIC
  • 25% IRONIC
13) ... someone rubs in the election victory but then telling someone to calm down when they start to get heated about politics?...
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14) ... democrats and republicans are clutching each other in fear of a swing state in a political cartoon...
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  • 75% NOT IRONIC
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15) ... President Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and was adamant against enhanced Interrogation via water Boarding yet approves Drone strikes against unseen targets and maintains a Kill List of World Characters that are considered Enemies....
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  • 83% IRONIC
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16) ... Is it ironic that Aaron Sorkin has attacked Fox News for lying, describing them as 'the worst culprits' (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/9381606/Aaron-Sorkin-int erview.html); his characters in The Newsroom rail against channels like Fox News; and his drama and his characters make a lot of points about compromising principles for money or other reasons, in this and his other shows, while his shows demonstrate how principled people should behave in comparison to everyone else (ad infinitum), yet he has allowed (or been forced to allow) his show to be broadcast around the world on various sister channels to Fox News owned by the same corporation?...
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17) ... I wore a Ron Paul shirt in front of the democratic party buildimg of Peoria?...
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  • 75% NOT IRONIC
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18) ... Democrat candidate loses to his son "Republican Candidate"
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  • 84% NOT IRONIC
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19) ... "Does anyone else find it ironic that the Democratic Mascot is an Ass?" Found on Facebook...
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  • 75% NOT IRONIC
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20) ... Man bites dog
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21) ... a De-motivational poster pokes fun of those with anti-immigration sentiments by showing the face of a Native American with the caption: "Immigrants threatening your way of life?"...
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22) ... someone with the last name Nimrod did a study on what makes people cool?...
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  • 83% IRONIC
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23) ... A hitch hiker and author of the book "The Kindness of America" was shot by a random passerby?...
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  • 83% IRONIC
  • 18% NOT IRONIC
24) ... A rally against apathy draws a small crowd
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  • 50% IRONIC
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25) ... when the aurthor writes she always writes it irony:)