The Onion

131 readers

13 users here now

The Onion

A place to share and discuss stories from The Onion, Clickhole, and other satire.

Great Satire Writing:

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

seahorse@midwest.social

pbrisgreat@midwest.social

John Hinckley Jr., Sirhan Sirhan Debate Shooter’s Motives On CNN (www.theonion.com)

submitted 4 months ago by Midnight@slrpnk.net to c/theonion@midwest.social

3 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I don't get it, who are those people

[–] Bldck 8 points 4 months ago

John Hinckley Jr. attempted to kill Ronald Reagan to impress actress Jodie Foster.

Sirhan Sirhan assassinated Robert Kennedy as he was running for president. Sirhan was born in Jerusalem prior to the establishment of state of Israel. He is a citizen of Jordan. He was motivated to assassinate Bobby over the latter’s support for Israel.