Archive for October, 2014
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014
Chris Christie Wages War On Low-Wage Workers (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Chris Christie says minimum wage
Is too boring — he’s on a new page.
Dare to mention that matter—
He’ll spew out rude chatter.
Suggest raising it? Brace for his rage.
Tags: Chris Christie, GOP, Income Humor, Minimum Wage, Money Humor, New Jersey, Republicans Humor
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Wednesday, October 15th, 2014
Open Limerick To Political Pollsters
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Dear pollsters, you’re going to town
With predictions that force me to frown.
Each projection I hear
Feeds dejection. I fear
Evil clowns will be taking us down.
How I yearn for a spark that gives hope
And will somehow allow me to cope
With our national news
And the venom that spews.
Until then, I’ll continue to mope.
Tags: Campaign Satire, Election Humor, Political Polls, Poll Humor, Pollster Humor, Pollsters
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Monday, October 6th, 2014
Supreme Surprise (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
The SCOTUS has caused quite a din
Over gay marriage rights. Is it sin
Or just fine for the states
To say gays can be mates?
Its response is “We shouldn’t mix in.”
Tags: Gay Marriage, Gays, Homosexuality Satire, Judicial Review Humor, Judiciary Humor, Legal Humor, Same Sex Marriage, SCOTUS, Supreme Court Humor, Supreme Court Limerick
Posted in Gay Rights, Gender Politics, Judiciary Satire, Law Satire, Legal Limericks, Political Limericks, Supreme Court | Comments Off on Supreme Surprise (Limerick)
Friday, October 3rd, 2014
I’m looking forward to leadership from our Surgeon General, especially now that the Ebola outbreak has reached our nation.
Oh wait … we don’t have one. Why not? Because Vivek Murthy, Obama’s excellent nominee, has the audacity to view guns as a health issue.
What To Do About Ebola? Don’t Ask Our Surgeon General (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Though an expert on health would be nice
At this time of Ebola, no dice!
NRA’s GOP
Blocked a great nominee,
And our nation is paying the price.
Tags: Ebola, Epidemics Limerick, Health Limerick, NRA, Obama Verse, Republicans Humor, Senate Satire, Surgeon General, Vivek Murthy
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Thursday, October 2nd, 2014
Please don’t rat me out. But while the Secret Service wasn’t looking, I swiped this limerick from President Obama’s desk:
Dear Republicans, thank you for caring.
I’m touched by the worries you’re airing.
Then again, you’ll concede
That my death might impede
Your aspersions on me, now unsparing.
Tags: Obama, Republicans Humor, Secret Service
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Wednesday, October 1st, 2014
Have you ever wondered how police departments ended up looking like military units? An excellent Mother Jones article explains the method behind the madness, which I’ve tried to summarize in this limerick:
Surplus Madness (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Here’s why cops appear ready for war,
Stocked with Pentagon loaners galore:
Lend your surplus to cops,
And your storage cost drops.
Then make give-backs an arduous chore.
Tags: Combat Gear, Federal Budget, Military, Military Gear, Military Surplus, Pentagon Humor, Police Humor
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