Partly Facetious: What actually constitutes ironic?

ARTICLE: "It's ironic."

"You will have to narrow it down - there is so much irony steeped in our politics."

"I think you are referring to u turns, I was referring to irony."

"Defending a u turn is as ironical as accusing the ruling party of irony. I mean what is it that The Khan is doing that was not done by previous administrations!"

"I never heard of two or is it three, one unsigned, Joint Investigation Team (JIT) reports - that include law enforcement personnel under the executive branch that nobody has much faith in, and assisted by intelligence agencies."

"The civilian and the military establishment are on the same page, or so The Khan never tires of stating again and again and again ad nauseum... ha, ha, and the Zardis want to know where Ali Zaidi got JIT report number 2 and 3?"

"I don't know and neither do you, but anyway the number of JITs is ironical - I mean our politicians have taken the balloon out of JITs as well..."

"My question is: why would accusations made by Uzair Baloch against PPP's leadership - a man who has admitted to killing more than 150 people and engaging in other illegal activities - be credible? I mean in a court of law wouldn't it be easy to dismiss his claims against any of the accused on the basis of his getting a good deal ..."

"Hey, he is a self acknowledged target killer and engaged in many illegal activities but that doesn't make him a liar!"

"I give up! Anyway what is ironical is that the government, like all its predecessors, has asked the chief justice to take suo motu notice of Uzair Baloch and his alleged masters...I mean why don't they activate law enforcement agencies and lawyers paid for by the taxpayers to proceed with the case and..."

"The government doesn't have a Law Minister - the guy is resting after declaring victory in a case where the reference he filed was declared illegal by the court!"

"Sound's like Bush's Mission Accomplished."

"Or The Khan's great extempore speeches, where, on a number of occasions, he inadvertently has made geographical and historical errors..."

"Hey, leave The Khan out of it, he can help his people so much - now if they blunder and can't defend the written word then...then...."

"Then he will give them another six months to get it right or else!"

"Don't be facetious."

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