Ode To The Deceitful Cheneys
The omni-presence of Dick and Liz Cheney on (as Rachel Maddow loves to call it) “the TV machine” is nearly enough to get me to toss out my televisions. Of course, to have even a shot at avoiding their tortured lies, I’d have to cancel my Net connection, throw out my radios, and avert my eyes in the unlikely event that I encounter a newspaper.
Ode To The Deceitful Cheneys (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
There once was a daughter named Liz
Who joined in the family biz.
The business was lying,
With all members vying
For liar-in-chief — each a wiz.
Tags: Dick Cheney Satire, Gitmo, Liars, Lies, Liz Cheney, Media, National Security, Newspapers, Rachel Maddow, Television, Torture
Don’t mean to be a picky reader, but this is really a limerick, not an ode. I enjoyed it quite a bit.
True, Ryan. Actually, most of what I post here are limericks. Glad you enjoyed it.
There once was a man named Dick
Who engaged in untrue rhetoric
Now his kid’s in the act
To distort all the facts
And, quite frankly, it makes me real sick
Me too, John. :)
Pithy limerick full of ode!
Thanks, Tumblewords!
There was once a man named Obama
who said he would go get Osama,
Instead he seized banks
and the markets did tank
and he blamed Bush for all of his dramas.
How about this:
There once was a VP named Cheney
and he made the liberals act zany
he washed Khalid’s face
and protected the place
while liberal’s still were campaigning.
or this:
There once was too much deficit spending
and liberals called for it’s ending
But look here and see,
they found the money tree
and Barack can multiply spending.
Rude Dog, I disagree with what you say, but will defend to the death your right to post it in a well-crafted limerick. But, protected the place?
Mr. Cheney:
The whole Bill of Rights you’d undo
To protect us. From the ACLU?
With democracy’s end
What’s left to defend?
And who, now, protects us from you?
Not that I’m letting Obama off the hook…
Don’t show torture pictures no more!
Says the Prez…’cause, you know, we’re at war.
Then those guys who despise us
Will no more demonize us…
Unless they have seen “24.”
As for seizing the banks…I wish! That bipartisan story is simple enough for haiku:
Wall Street wins, we lose
New party! New president!
Wall Street wins, we lose.