Some claim Donald was goaded by Chuck
Into owning the shutdown. Good luck
With excuses as lame
As THAT. Who’s to blame
For this misstep? It’s President Schmuck.
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Limerick Ode To Our Goading Victim In Chief
Wednesday, December 12th, 2018Tags: Border Wall, Chuck Schumer, Donald Trump, Government Shutdown, Nancy Pelosi
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Bracing For The SOTU (Limerick)
Tuesday, January 28th, 2014Bracing For The SOTU (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Tonight we’ll be glued to our set,
Even though it’s a very safe bet
That, as always, the SOTU
Will drive us to go to
Strong drink. (We’ve no hash cigarette.)
Tags: Congress Humor, Media Humor, President Obama, SOTU, State Of The Union Address, Television, TV
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SOTU Antics (Limerick)
Monday, January 27th, 2014SOTU Antics (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Watch the SOTU’s bipartisan fight,
As the Prez walks the aisle Tuesday night.
Pols will lunge for his hand
Or a cheek, so they’ll land
On TV in this annual rite.
*****
And speaking of the State of the Union Address, remember the good old days when there was one yearly State of the Union speech and a single response from the opposition party?
Then, suddenly, the Republicans added a second rebuttal (referred to as the Tea Party response.) This was done in accordance with the “Oh my God! There’s a black president!” rule.
Well this year, two Republican responses have been deemed insufficient. (The “Why hasn’t he been impeached yet?” rule.)
So this Tuesday night we’ll be treated to three Republican rebuttals from Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Mike Lee, and Rand Paul, respectively.
What’s the matter? No room for Chris Christie?
Maybe next year, if he hangs on to his gig in New Jersey.
Tags: Bipartisanship, Congress Humor, Media Humor, President Obama, SOTU, State Of The Union Address, Television, TV
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Clean Messaging (Limerick)
Tuesday, October 8th, 2013In President Obama’s October 8 news conference about the current budget and debt ceiling stalemate with Republicans, Obama said: “We can’t make extortion routine as part of our democracy.”
Clean Messaging (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
We can’t make extortion routine,
Said Obama, and that’s why a clean
Bill for spending and debt
Is a requisite get,
Else democracy’s sure to careen.
Tags: Debt Ceiling, Economy Satire, Extortion, Federal Budget, Federal Debt, Federal Default, Government Default, Government Shutdown, House Republicans, House Speaker, John Boehner, Legislation Satire, Obamacare Repeal, President Obama, Republicans Humor
Posted in 44 Humor, Barack Obama, Democracy Humor, Economy Humor, Fiscal Policy, GOP Humor, Government Services, Harry Reid, Health Satire, John Boehner, Legislation Humor, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, Washington, White House, Wingnuts | 4 Comments »
Open Limerick To The Media
Monday, February 11th, 2013As Obama’s State of the Union address draws nearer, the press (thanks to GOP prodding) has become obsessed with one question: Why the focus on a liberal agenda, instead of jobs and the economy?
Open Limerick To The Media
By Madeleine Begun Kane
“Where’s your focus on jobs?” asks the press,
As Obama contends with a mess
Of issues galore,
Cuz his job at its core
Is to many dilemmas address.
So dear media, try this new task:
Press Republicans: Tough questions ask!
Like “Just what have THEY done
About jobs. Name just one
Thing they do besides block, bitch, and bask.”
Tags: Congress Humor, Economy Satire, Employment Humor, GOP Humor, Jobs Jobs Jobs, Liberal Agenda, Media Humor, Obstructionism, President Obama, Press, Republicans Humor, SOTU, State Of The Union Address
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White House Diversity’s Owed (Limerick)
Thursday, January 10th, 2013I have nothing against white guys. (Some of my best husbands are white guys.) But President Obama’s second term appointments are really starting to annoy me.
White House Diversity’s Owed (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Where’s Obama’s diversity minder–
His “qualified female” staff finder?
He’s named white guys galore
To positions top-drawer.
Perhaps he should borrow Mitt’s binder.
Tags: Barack Obama, Binders, Binders Full Of Women, Diversity Satire, Employment, Feminism Humor, Feminist Limerick, Gender Humor, Gender Inequality, Mitt Romney, Qualified Females, Sexism, White House, Workplace
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Outgunned By Cowardice (Limerick)
Wednesday, July 25th, 2012Roger Simon says it all about gun baloney, but I still have to write this limerick:
Outgunned By Cowardice (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Both Obama and Mitt are distressed,
By the movie house murders depressed.
But those gun lobby fears
Beget action-free tears:
Tighten gun control? Surely you jest!
(Cross-posted on Limerick Debate.)
Tags: Aurora Colorado Shootings, Barack Obama, Colorado Theater Shooting, Cowardly Politicians, Gun Control, Gun Laws, Gun Lobby, Gun Violence, Guns, Leadership Humor, Mitt Romney, Second Amendment, U.S. Constitution
Posted in 44 Humor, Barack Obama, Constitution Humor, Firearms & Guns Humor, Mitt Romney Humor, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire | 4 Comments »
Obama Fund Raising Haiku
Monday, June 27th, 2011President Obama has been courting wealthy donors with a new program called Presidential Partners — the kind of donors who can afford a $75,800 donation to the Obama Victory Fund.
The effort to court deep-pocketed backers comes amid uncertainty about whether Obama will be able to reproduce the level of small donations that were estimated to have made up about half of the $745 million he raised in the 2008 campaign.
That brings me to this haiku:
Prez seeks large donors.
Small donors already gave
at the groc’ry store.
Tags: Barack Obama, Campaign Funds, Campaign Satire, Election Humor, Fund Raising
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Limerick Ode To Economic Sabotage
Thursday, June 23rd, 2011Are Republicans deliberately undermining and sabotaging the economy and jobs creation to make sure Obama’s a one-term President? Of course they are!
Limerick Ode To Economic Sabotage
By Madeleine Begun Kane
The Republican scheme: Block a rally!
Cuz a surge in the job market tally
Helps Obama retain
His prize seat; paycheck pain
Will ensure an Obama finale.
Tags: Barack Obama, Campaign Satire, Economic Sabotage, Economy Satire, Election Humor, Job Market Humor, Jobs, Presidential Election, Republicans Humor
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Limerick Ode To Bin Laden’s Death
Monday, May 2nd, 2011Limerick Ode To Bin Laden’s Death
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Republicans had a great plan:
Make Barack seem an alien man.
So bin Laden’s demise
(A stunning surprise)
Turns their plot to a flash in the pan.
Tags: Al Qaeda, Barack Obama, Bin Laden, Bin Laden's Death, Birthers, Osama Bin Laden, Republicans Humor, Terrorism, Terrorists, Usama Bin Laden
Posted in 44 Humor, Barack Obama, Birther Humor, GOP Humor, Military Humor, National Security Humor, Terrorism | 6 Comments »
Donald Trump Outsmarts Himself
Tuesday, April 26th, 2011People tend to assume that Trump owns all the stuff his name is emblazoned on. However, he isn’t nearly as wealthy as he’d have us believe. But he still has his good name. Or does he?
Donald Trump Outsmarts Himself
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Trump is playing a dangerous game:
His most noteworthy asset’s his name.
He gains media drama
With lies re Obama,
But devalues what’s left of his fame.
Tags: Barack Obama, Birthers, Donald Trump, Media Humor
Posted in 44 Humor, Barack Obama, Birther Humor, Donald Trump, Media Satire, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire | 22 Comments »
Open Limerick To President Obama
Tuesday, April 12th, 2011Open Limerick To President Obama
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Dear Obama, I’m shocked and appalled
By your deal-making prowess (so-called).
You could turn a royal flush
Into leftover mush.
Your message? “I love being mauled.”
(Related Post: Premature Concession Syndrome — A Remedial Limerick)
Tags: Budget Cuts, Concessions, Legislation Humor, Negotiations, President Obama
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John Boehner — Exceptionally Wrong
Thursday, January 27th, 2011Speaker of the House John Boehner apparently can sleep with his eyes open. How else do we explain his odd (and objectively wrong) criticism of Obama’s State of the Union Speech?
If there’s one thing President Obama did go on about a bit about in the State of the Union, it was American exceptionalism — as the National Journal’s Ron Fournier noted at some length.
Two who didn’t entirely notice were Speaker John Boehner and Kathleen Parker. From Parker-Spitzer:
BOEHNER: Well, they — they’ve refused to talk about America exceptionalism. …
It should also be noted that Obama called Boehner Speaker of “The Greatest Nation on Earth.”
Boehner’s nonsensical complaint inspired my latest limerick:
John Boehner — Exceptionally Wrong
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Exceptionalism was missing
From the SOTU says Boehner, dismissing
Obama’s big speech
Which he tries to impeach.
Not list’ning enables the dissing.
Tags: American Exceptionalism, John Boehner, President Obama, SOTU, Speaker, State Of The Union Address
Posted in 44 Humor, Barack Obama, Foreign Policy, GOP Humor, John Boehner, Patriotism Poems, Political Limericks, Political Speeches, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, Speeches Satire, White House | 5 Comments »
Rep. Broun’s SOTU Claptrap
Friday, January 21st, 2011Although I have strong feelings about most things political, I don’t care whether Democrats and Republicans adopt Sen. Mark Udall’s (D-CO) proposal to sit together during Obama’s State of the Union address. I suppose it’s a nice civility gesture. But I just don’t think it makes much of a difference one way or another.
That said, I think the frequently uncivil Rep. Paul Broun’s (R-GA) reaction to the mixed seating proposal was absurd:
I already believe very firmly that it is a trap and a ruse that Democrats are proposing. They don’t want civility. They want silence from the Republicans. And the sitting together being kissy-kissy is just another way to try to silence Republicans, and also to show — to keep the American people from seeing how few of them there are in the U.S. House now. Then when people stand up to — what the Democrats are going to be doing when Barack Obama spews out all his venom, then, um, if they’re scattered throughout all the Republicans, then it won’t be as noticeable as if we’re sitting apart.
That brings me to my latest limerick:
Rep. Broun’s SOTU Claptrap
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Rep. Broun is a very odd chap:
Says mixed seating at SOTU’s a “trap.”
When “Obama spews out
All his venom” can’t shout.
Nearby Dems might force poor Broun to clap.
Tags: Civility Humor, Congress Humor, Mark Udall, Mixed Seating, Paul Broun, President Obama, SOTU, State Of The Union Address
Posted in 44 Humor, Barack Obama, Congress Humor, GOP Humor, House Satire, Political Commentary, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, Washington, White House, Wingnuts | 2 Comments »
A Pair of Limericks for a Pairless President
Thursday, December 9th, 2010Unlike many of my fellow progressives, I never thought Obama was a liberal. But now I’m beginning to wonder if he’s even a Democrat. In any event, he certainly isn’t a leader.
Needless to say, I’m furious about the Bush tax cut extension deal Obama made with Republicans, and I’m glad that Speaker Pelosi is taking a strong stand against it.
Here’s a pair of limericks about Obama’s abject surrender to the GOP:
A Pair Of Limericks For A Pairless President
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Dear Obama, you’re being a heel
By making this terrible deal.
You’re acting the fool
With this “compromise” gruel
Which will damage our land’s commonweal.
Obama’s demeanor is frayed
He seems ornery, angry, dismayed.
Will he finally fight
The Republican right?
No, he’s mad at the Dems he betrayed.
Tags: Barack Obama, Bush Tax Cut Extension, Economy Satire, Financial Verse, Fiscal Crisis, Nancy Pelosi, Republicans Humor, Taxes
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An Open Limerick To Republican Supporters
Thursday, October 28th, 2010As you know, I think Republican supporters are wrong about everything. But I have to assume they have a good faith belief that Republican pols want to make things better for the American people. And I’d like to think some of them would reevaluate their votes if they knew about the GOP’s real priority.
What am talking about? In an interview with National Journal, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has admitted to a totally different goal:
“The single most important thing we want to achieve is for President Obama to be a one-term president,” McConnell said, adding, “Our single biggest political goal is to give [the Republican] nominee for president the maximum opportunity to be successful.”
There’s no ambiguity here: Republicans are taking a strong stand for partisan politics over good policy. And that leads me to my latest two-verse limerick:
An Open Limerick To Republican Supporters
By Madeleine Begun Kane
To those who are suff’ring frustration
And see GOP wins as salvation,
Those pols led by Mitch
Dragged us into this ditch
And will not do what’s good for our nation.
No, they won’t get us out of this hole,
Cuz McConnell has one single goal:
Make the Prez a one-termer,
He brags — does not murmur.
So please think when you go to the poll.
Tags: Campaign Satire, Election Humor, GOP Humor, Kentucky, Mitch McConnell, National Journal, Obama Verse, Partisan Politics, Republican Humor, Senate Satire, Voting Limerick
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Guess Who’s Itching For Impeachment
Thursday, October 14th, 2010Jonathan Chait does a great job explaining what a Republican win would mean: If Republicans gain control of the House, they will almost certainly impeach President Obama on some flimsy pretext.
Chait’s lowdown on Darrell Issa, the itching-for-impeachment would-be chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, is a must-read.
Guess Who’s Itching For Impeachment (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
The Republican threat is in reach:
Take over the House — then impeach.
What’s the crime? It’s a gem:
Prez Obama’s a Dem!
So please vote. We can’t risk such a breach.
Tags: Campaign Satire, Darrell Issa, Election Humor, House Republicans, Impeachment, Jonathan Chait, President Obama
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Obama’s Half-Assed Message
Wednesday, September 29th, 2010Dear President Obama:
Please enlighten me. What exactly is your strategy to win back your base and persuade liberals to vote this November?
Does your plan involve pissing off progressives even more? Does it entail compensating for your lack of strength and progressive vision by blaming progressives for our own apathy?
If so, then you’re doing a really good job.
Obama’s Half-Assed Message (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Dear Obama, you’re right — Dems must vote.
But there’s something I simply must note:
You’re weak and a muck up.
Don’t tell your base “Buck up!”
All you’re doing is getting our goat.
Tags: Campaign Satire, Democratic Enthusiasm Gap, Election Humor, GOTV, Liberals Satire, Obama Verse, Progressives, Voter Apathy
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Liberal Drilling? Chill, Obama, Chill!
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010Like so many of my fellow progressives, I am dismayed by Obama’s plans to open offshore areas to oil and natural gas drilling for the first time.
Before I get to my latest limerick, here are some other bloggers who are aggravated by plans to open coastal waters to oil exploration: skippy, John Amato, Melissa McEwan, Taylor Marsh, and Jonathan Turley.
And now, my limerick:
Liberal Drilling? Chill, Obama, Chill!
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Obama’s pronouncement ain’t thrilling.
He plans to expand off-shore drilling.
As a gal from the left
I am Mad and bereft.
Tell me, what has Obama been swilling?
Tags: Coastal Waters, Energy Satire, Liberals, Natural Gas, Obama poem, Oil Drilling, Progressives
Posted in 44 Humor, Barack Obama, Energy Humor, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, White House | 4 Comments »
Limerick Ode To The New, Improved Obama
Tuesday, September 20th, 2011This devout progressive has been very hard on Obama lately … and with good reason. But the debt ceiling debacle, liberal anger, and sinking poll numbers seem to have woken him up. Suddenly, Obama is the new, improved, assertive, populist President. And many former fans are welcoming back the President they thought they elected.
So, am I cheering? Well, let’s just say I’m giving Obama guarded applause. For while I like some of his jobs and tax proposals, and I love his newly confident, aggressive tone, I’m not convinced that any of this will last.
And that brings me to my latest limerick:
Limerick Ode To The New, Improved Obama
By Madeleine Begun Kane
It fin’ly has dawned on Barack
That with lib’rals he’s lost lots of stock.
His base and foundation
Could be his salvation.
I just hope his new stance ain’t a crock.
Tags: Barack Obama, Jobs, Legislation Humor, Liberals, Progressives, Tax Policy
Posted in 44 Humor, Barack Obama, Democrats Humor, Fiscal Policy, Legislation Humor, Political Commentary, Political Limericks, Political Speeches, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Tax & Budget Humor, Washington, White House | 4 Comments »