Archive for the ‘Democracy Humor’ Category
Thursday, August 6th, 2009
Planning to attend a local town hall meeting about health care reform? Hoping to learn something and to express your opinion?
Well, be sure to bring a pair of ear plugs. Because the only thing you’re likely to hear is an enraged, screaming mob. And the only thing you’re likely to learn is that it’s frustrating and possibly dangerous to be a Democratic Congressperson.
Here’s my limerick about the right-wing scheme to stifle intelligent discussion of the issues by inciting angry mobs to shout down these meetings.
Tantrum Politics
By Madeleine Begun Kane
If reform can’t be fought using facts,
Simply give civil discourse the ax.
Block discussion with mobs
Packed with morons like Dobbs.
That’s the path of Republican hacks.
Related Posts: An Open Limerick To President Obama; Republicans Were For “Death Panels” Before They Were Against Them; and Waterloo Lies
Tags: Congress Humor, Health Care, Insurance Reform, Lou Dobbs, Mobs, Scare Tactics, Tantrums, Town Hall Meetings
Posted in Congress Humor, Democracy Humor, GOP Humor, Health Satire, House Satire, Insurance Humor, Legislation Humor, Political Commentary, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, Wingnuts | 4 Comments »
Tuesday, June 26th, 2007
Oh, lovely! Ralph Nader is threatening to run for President again:
Suffering From Bloomberg-Envy … Or Just an Idiotic Egomaniac?
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Seems that throwing elections is fun
For Ralph Nader, who’s threat’ning to run
Once again in ’08.
So I’m angry, irate—
That’s how Bush got his place in the sun.
(My previous Ralph Nader satire is here.)
Posted in Campaign Humor, Democracy Humor, Election Satire, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Ralph Nader, White House | 1 Comment »
Thursday, June 21st, 2007
I wonder if President Bush was as surprised as the rest of us at learning that his VEEP isn’t part of the Executive Branch. Yup, Bush’s Lord and Master Dick Cheney has declared his office to be exempt from all sorts of pesky legal Executive Branch requirements because — presto chango — it isn’t part of the Executive Branch. Needless to say, Henry Waxman and the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee aren’t pleased with Cheney’s out-of-the-box Constitution-plundering assertion.
Just one question: If VEEP Cheney isn’t part of the Executive Branch, does that mean he’s waived his right to claim Executive Privilege? Just wondering.
(You can find more of my legal and lawyer humor and satire here.)
[tags]Dick Cheney, Vice President Richard Cheney, Executive Privilege, Executive Branch, Chairman Waxman, House Oversight And Government Reform Committee, Constitutional Crisis, George Bush, Satire[/tags]
Posted in Constitution Humor, Constitutional Crisis, Democracy Humor, Dick Cheney Satire, GOP Humor, Henry Waxman, House Satire, Law Satire, Politics Satire, White House | 1 Comment »
Sunday, March 25th, 2007
Dems Pull Bush’s Chain
By Madeleine Begun Kane
The Congressional Dems reached a deal.
No, it isn’t ideal, yet I feel
It’s all right—a first step.
Stop this war? Dems said, “Yep!”
As for reining in Bush, they said, “Heel!” [tags]Congress Humor, Iraq War, Spending Bill, House Bill, Rein In Bush, U.S. Troops Readiness, Veterans’ Health and Iraq Accountability Act, Strategic Redeployment, U.S. Troops[/tags]
Posted in Congress Humor, Constitution Humor, Democracy Humor, Free Speech, George Bush Satire, GOP Humor, House Satire, Iraq War Humor, Legislation Humor, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, Wingnuts | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, December 5th, 2006
Ode To Dennis “Muslim Menace” Prager
By Madeleine Begun Kane
I’m enraged at host Prager. Yes, Dennis.
To the truth he is rather a menace,
Cause he gave Muslims grief
When he lied about Keith,
By inventing a Biblical oath dis. [tags]Dennis Prager, Keith Ellison, Media Humor, Koran, Bible, Muslim Congressman[/tags]
Posted in Congress Humor, Constitution Humor, Democracy Humor, Election Satire, GOP Humor, Media Satire, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, November 15th, 2006
Avedon Carol says that winning doesn’t settle it, and I certainly agree. Just because Democrats won this year, doesn’t mean we shouldn’t do something about the integrity of our voting process and ensure fair elections. And that brings me to my latest limerick:
Hack This Limerick
By Madeleine Begun Kane
A ballot should faithfully note
Each candidate getting a vote.
But election machines
Can be hacked and that means
Voters don’t have a trustworthy tote.
Update: To keep up to date with e-voting issues, The Brad Blog is the place to be.
(You can find lots of my technology, computer, and SEO humor columns, song parodies and verse here.) [tags]E-Voting, Electronic Voting Humor, Voting Machines, Election Humor, Software Hacking[/tags]
Posted in Democracy Humor, Election Satire, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Technology Humor | 2 Comments »
Thursday, October 12th, 2006
Ode To The Garish Katherine Harris (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
The gal who stole Bush his “election,”
Now is spurned like a lethal infection.
Her makeup is strange,
And she acts quite deranged.
She’s the fruit of unnat’ral selection.
My previous Katherine Harris limerick is here. And for more Katherine Harris humor, don’t miss the Instant Message from Rep. Mark Foley to Sen. Katherine Harris, as channeled by Alan Bisbort and About.com’s Katherine Harris humor section.
And speaking of Katherine Harris, I was just invited to appear on a radio show right smack in the middle of Harris’s turf: The Surreal News Show on Sarasota, Florida’s WSLR 96.5 LP FM Radio. My appearance is tentatively scheduled for Friday morning, October 27th, and I’ll post more info once details are finalized.
Oh, I almost forgot — the latest Carnival of the Liberals has been posted at World Wide Webers and it’s another good one. And be sure to read Don Davis’s very amusing The Great ‘Illiterary’ Contest: ‘Name’ The Bush Memoir and the latest (and always excellent) Carnival of Satire and to check out The Crisis In Our Nation’s Pants.
Update: I think the interview went fairly well and, if you’d like to, you can listen to it here.
[tags]Congresswoman Katherine Harris, Stealing Elections, Progressive Radio, Liberal Radio[/tags]
Posted in Congress Humor, Democracy Humor, Election Satire, George Bush Satire, GOP Humor, House Satire, Katherine Harris, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, Senate Satire, White House | Comments Off on Ode To The Garish Katherine Harris (Updated)
Friday, September 29th, 2006
The Constitution
Was cast aside by Congress.
Hideous corpus!
[tags]Constitutional Law, Habeas Corpus, Detainees, Terror Suspects, Torture, Interrogation Techniques[/tags]
Posted in Congress Humor, Constitution Humor, Democracy Humor, George Bush Satire, GOP Humor, House Satire, Iraq War Humor, Law Satire, Legislation Humor, News Haiku & Senryu, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, Senate Satire, Terrorism, Torture Humor, White House | 7 Comments »
Wednesday, September 27th, 2006
Civil war rages.
Generals speak out.
The press must be in cages:
There’s a coverage drought.
Voting day’s coming.
Everything’s at stake.
George Bush is surely humming,
Cause reporters ain’t awake.
(Thanks to Eric Boehlert for the inspiration. Via Avedon Carol)
(My political verse is collected here.)
[tags]Bush, Press Humor, Media Humor, Reporters, Newspapers, News[/tags]
Posted in Democracy Humor, Election Satire, George Bush Satire, GOP Humor, Iraq War Humor, Media Satire, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, White House | 2 Comments »
Sunday, September 24th, 2006
Clarity in torture rules?
Bush must think we’re drooling fools.
What he really wants and needs
Are pardons for his lawless deeds.
(My political verse is collected here.)
[tags]Bush, Clarity, Humor, Geneva Conventions, Pardons, Poems, Poetry, Torture, Satire, White House [/tags]
Posted in Congress Humor, Constitution Humor, Democracy Humor, George Bush Satire, GOP Humor, Iraq War Humor, Law Satire, Legislation Humor, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, Senate Satire, Terrorism | Comments Off on Bush Clouds Issue With “Clarity”
Sunday, September 24th, 2006
George Dub’s defenders shock me still,
Especially those up on the Hill.
Though Bush defies them every day,
Compliantly, they Bush obey.
You’d think those House and Senate guys
Would tire of George Bush’s lies.
But though he treats them with disdain,
On his parade, they just won’t rain.
(My political verse is collected here.)
[tags]Bush, Humor, Congress, GOP, Hill, House, Lies, Poems, Poetry, Republicans, Senate, White House[/tags]
Posted in Congress Humor, Constitution Humor, Democracy Humor, George Bush Satire, GOP Humor, House Satire, Legislation Humor, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, Senate Satire | Comments Off on Ode To Bush Loyalists
Sunday, September 24th, 2006
Amazing Disgrace (To be sung to the tune of Amazing Grace)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Our Bill of Rights, how sweet the sound.
It’s kept our people free.
Alas, we’re lost, cause Dub’s unbound.
He flouts it joyfully.
Our founders told us to beware
The blight of tyranny.
Bush-Cheney threaten rights held dear.
It’s time to dump some tea.
Exploiting danger, risks, and fear.
Exploiting Nine-One-One.
Bush brags we’re safe within his care.
I fear that evil’s won.
Unless we fight, we won’t be free.
We must our rights secure.
It’s time to oust the GOP,
And shove them out the door.
And shove them out the door.
© August 14, 2006 Madeleine Begun Kane. All Rights Reserved.
My song parodies are here, and my other (non-political) humor blog is here.
[tags]9/11, Humor, Bush, Constitution, Democracy, Election GOP, Nine Eleven, Republicans, Song Parodies, War, Satire, White House[/tags]
Posted in 9/11 Satire, Constitution Humor, Democracy Humor, Election Satire, George Bush Satire, GOP Humor, Iraq War Humor, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, Song Parodies, White House | Comments Off on Amazing Disgrace (Bush Song Parody)
Tantrum Politics
Thursday, August 6th, 2009Planning to attend a local town hall meeting about health care reform? Hoping to learn something and to express your opinion?
Well, be sure to bring a pair of ear plugs. Because the only thing you’re likely to hear is an enraged, screaming mob. And the only thing you’re likely to learn is that it’s frustrating and possibly dangerous to be a Democratic Congressperson.
Here’s my limerick about the right-wing scheme to stifle intelligent discussion of the issues by inciting angry mobs to shout down these meetings.
Tantrum Politics
By Madeleine Begun Kane
If reform can’t be fought using facts,
Simply give civil discourse the ax.
Block discussion with mobs
Packed with morons like Dobbs.
That’s the path of Republican hacks.
Related Posts: An Open Limerick To President Obama; Republicans Were For “Death Panels” Before They Were Against Them; and Waterloo Lies
Tags: Congress Humor, Health Care, Insurance Reform, Lou Dobbs, Mobs, Scare Tactics, Tantrums, Town Hall Meetings
Posted in Congress Humor, Democracy Humor, GOP Humor, Health Satire, House Satire, Insurance Humor, Legislation Humor, Political Commentary, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, Wingnuts | 4 Comments »