Archive for the ‘George Bush Satire’ Category
Tuesday, July 24th, 2007
Alberto Gonzales is but one of the Bushie liars and Bush enablers whose Congressional hearing testimony can be summarized by this limerick:
Every Bushie’s Testimony Summed Up In A Single Limerick
By Madeleine Begun Kane
“Don’t recall, don’t remember, can’t say
What I did or I said on that day.
But I happily swear
On the life of ma mère,
I did nothing that’s wrongful. No way!”
(You can find more of my Gonzales satire here, my legal humor here, and my limericks and other satirical verse here.)
UPDATE: Don’t forget to vote in my Bush Impeachment Poll! [tags]Bushies, Liars, Congressional Testimony, Senate Testimony, House Testimony, Senate Hearings, House Hearings, Deposition Humor, Subpoena Satire, Bush Cheney Administration, Bush Enablers, Convenient Memory, Alberto Gonzales, Gonzo, Liars[/tags]
Posted in Alberto Gonzales, Congress Humor, Corruption Humor, George Bush Satire, GOP Humor, House Satire, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, Senate Satire, White House | 3 Comments »
Sunday, July 22nd, 2007
I’ve been itching to impeach Bush for as long as I remember. In fact, I’m starting to lose track of all the song parodies, poems, and limericks I’ve written on the topic.
I’ve also been itching to post polls here and I figured why not start with an impeachment poll. And now that I’ve found this very cool Democracy WordPress poll plugin, here’s my first ever poll. (You can also find this poll on my sidebar.)
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UPDATE: I’m running a far less controversial poll at my other non-political humor blog. [tags]Impeach, Impeachment Poll, Impeach Bush, Impeach Cheney, WordPress Poll, Impeachment Song Parody, Impeachment Verse, Impeachment Poems, Impeachment Limericks, Democracy WordPress Poll Plugin, Sidebar Poll[/tags]
Posted in Dick Cheney Satire, George Bush Satire, Impeachment Humor, Polls, White House | 10 Comments »
Saturday, July 21st, 2007
Requisite Bush colonoscopy snark:
Dick Cheney’s in charge
While George Bush is unconscious.
How’s this day different…?
(You can find more of my news haiku here.) [tags]President Bush, VP Cheney, Bush Colonoscopy, Bush Snark, Politics Haiku [/tags]
Posted in Dick Cheney Satire, George Bush Satire, GOP Humor, Health Satire, News Haiku & Senryu, Political Haiku & Senryu, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, White House | 3 Comments »
Monday, July 16th, 2007
From: Lugar_and_Warner@Senate.gov
To: Stephen_Hadley@Whitehouse.gov
Subject: Our “Pretty Please Pretend To Plan to End The Iraq War Eventually” Proposal
Thanks bunches for making the rounds yesterday with all that Bush veto talk. Karl was right! It was just what we needed to make antsy constituents think our amendment actually does something. [tags]Stephen Hadley, Senator Richard Lugar, Senator John Warner, Karl Rove[/tags]
Posted in George Bush Satire, Iraq War Humor, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, Senate Satire, White House | Comments Off on An AWOL Email
Wednesday, July 11th, 2007
Dan Froomkin isn’t surprised that “confronted with a tide of anti-war sentiment and a growing number of defecting Republican lawmakers, the White House is changing not its policy on Iraq, but its message.” Froomkin pithily sums it all up:
Enter the new White House talking point: You want out? We want out, too!
And that brings me to my latest limerick:
Message: I Share … Your Goals. (Bush to the Revolting Republicans)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Bush’s party has grown rather sick
Of the war in Iraq spawned by Dick,
Cause Election ’08
Looms and threatens their fate,
And Rove platitudes won’t end it quick.
(You can find more of my antiwar humor here.) [tags]Bush War, Iraq War, Antiwar Sentiment, Revolting Republicans, Election 08, Defecting GOP Lawmakers[/tags]
Posted in Congress Humor, Election Satire, Foreign Policy, George Bush Satire, GOP Humor, House Satire, Iraq War Humor, Karl Rove, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, Senate Satire, White House | 4 Comments »
Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007
I can almost hear that promise Bush and Cheney surely made to Scooter Libby way back when:
Tell no tales,
And you won’t go to jail.
Scooter came through with flying (and lying) colors and has now gotten his unjust deserts:
Bush obstructs justice,
Rewarding Scooter’s silence:
Prison-free pay-off.
(You can find more legal and lawyer humor and satire here and more news and political haiku here.) [tags]Scooter Libby, Lewis “Scooter” Libby, Commutation, Commuted Sentence, Bush Obstructs Justice, President Bush, VP Cheney, Cover Up, Valerie Plame[/tags]
Posted in Dick Cheney Satire, George Bush Satire, GOP Humor, Law Satire, Libby Humor, News Haiku & Senryu, Political Haiku & Senryu, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, White House | 1 Comment »
Thursday, June 21st, 2007
Bush stem cell veto
Kills the hopes of the ailing,
Says “no” to science.
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So, have you entered my latest limerick writing contest yet? The one over at my other (non-political humor) blog? The deadline is June 27, the topic is money, and I’m even awarding a couple of small cash prizes. [tags]Stem Cell Research, Bush Veto, Health Research, Science, Scientific Research[/tags]
Posted in George Bush Satire, Health Satire, News Haiku & Senryu, Political Haiku & Senryu, Political Verse, Science Verse, White House | Comments Off on Bush Stems Progress (Haiku)
Saturday, June 16th, 2007
September,
September,
Bush promised September.
But Tony now says, no way.
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And now some links, for your reading pleasure:
* Carnival of Satire
* Carnival of the Insanities
* Carnival of the Decline Of Democracy
* Carnival of Principled Government [tags]Iraq War, September Status Report, Tony Snow, President Bush, Surge, Iraq Improvement, General David Petraeus, Surge Assessment [/tags]
Posted in Foreign Policy, George Bush Satire, GOP Humor, Iraq War Humor, Republicans Humor, Tony Snow, White House | 1 Comment »
Thursday, June 7th, 2007
Remember the time Dick Cheney told to Senator Leahy what he could do to himself on the Senate floor? Remember the time George Bush was overheard wishing that someone could get the Hezbollah “to stop doing this [expletive deleted]?” Well, a federal appeals panel remembers and cites these incidents as a basis for shutting down the F.C.C.’s anti-fleeting expletive crusade.
It’s deliciously ironic, don’t you think? And it’s haiku inspiring too:
Fleeting expletives
Uttered by Bush and Cheney
Stymie censorship. [tags]FCC, Bush expletive, Cheney expletive, FCC Censorship[/tags]
Posted in Constitution Humor, Dick Cheney Satire, FCC Censorship, Free Speech, George Bush Satire, GOP Humor, Law Satire, Political Haiku & Senryu, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, White House | 1 Comment »
Friday, May 25th, 2007
That great seer, soothsayer, and visionary George Bush predicted Thursday that August may be a bloody month in Iraq:
Bloody Hell, It’ll Be Bloody! (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
“In August the war may get bloody,”
Says George Bush. What a really quick study!
As the death toll keeps soaring,
On truth, Bush keeps warring.
Is he evil, or simply quite nutty? [tags]Iraq War Satire, George Bush Humor, Blood August, Bush predictions, Iraq Death Toll, Bush The Visionary[/tags]
Posted in Foreign Policy, George Bush Satire, GOP Humor, Iraq War Humor, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Republicans Humor, White House | 6 Comments »
Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007
Everybody’s reporting that the Democrats have dropped withdrawal dates from the Iraq war funding bill. If this is really true, Rachel Maddow says she’ll go insane, and so will I:
Democrats, Heal Thy Selves! (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
The Dems disappoint once again,
Caving in to Dub’s warmong’ring yen.
Timeline’s gone from the bill.
Checks on Bush? Nothing! Nil!
Bush says, “Heel!” and the Dems reply, “When?”
UPDATE: If you’re mad at Congress too, you can Take the Iraq Vote Pledge here, and it will be sent to your representatives. It reads:
I pledge to vote against every Senator and Representative who approves funding to continue the disastrous Iraq War.
We have already given far too much of our blood and treasure – and killed far too many Iraqis – for a war based on lies. We are now occupying a hostile nation divided by civil war for the benefit of military contractors and Big Oil.
The only way to support our troops is to bring them home NOW, and no funds should be used for any other purpose. If Congress fails to bring our troops home, I will do everything I can – and urge everyone I know – to defeat pro-war Senators and Representatives, both in my party’s primary elections and in the November general election.
[tags]Iraq War Spending Bill, Iraq Timeline, Withdrawal Dates, Democrats, Warmongering, Rachel Maddow, President Bush[/tags]
Posted in Congress Humor, Democrats Satire, Foreign Policy, George Bush Satire, House Satire, Iraq War Humor, Legislation Humor, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Senate Satire, White House | 10 Comments »
Tuesday, May 15th, 2007
No, I’m not talking about Alberto Gonzales, although Gonzo seems to be staying too — so far, at least. I’m referring to yet another Bush administration miscreant: the ethically challenged World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz and Bush’s stubborn insistence on keeping Wolfowitz on the job:
He’s staying! So, there! (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Will Wolfowitz finally go?
“Not a firing offense,” argues Snow.
At the World Bank, he’ll stay.
Cave to pressure? No way!
He’s our guy! We’re in charge! It’s our show!
UPDATE: My good pal Skippy is having a fun contest! Having heard about the Clinton campaign’s efforts to get the public to help choose an official campaign song, Skippy decided to provide some Skippy-style assistance. [tags]Paul Wolfowitz Satire, World Bank President, Tony Snow, Bush Loyalty Satire, Bush Stubbornness, Ethics Violations[/tags]
Posted in Corruption Humor, George Bush Satire, Paul Wolfowitz, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Tony Snow, White House | 1 Comment »
Monday, May 14th, 2007
What important business did President Bush conduct this weekend? He waved a small stick — a conductor’s baton — while pretending to conduct a symphony orchestra:
JoAnn Falletta was doing what a conductor should — concentrating on the orchestra in front of her. No wonder it took her a few seconds on Sunday to realize someone behind her was motioning for a try.
“Smiling at me kind of devilishly,” Falletta said.
She gave him her baton and stepped aside.
Gesturing exuberantly, the president led the orchestra during part of its performance of “Stars and Stripes Forever.”
The article goes on to quote Falletta as saying Bush knew the score and conducted with “panache.”
Gimme a break! Marches like this Sousa perennial barely need a conductor — just somebody to signal the piece’s beginning and end.
On the other hand, Bush’s conducting had to be better than his dancing.
Full disclosure: I played oboe under JoAnn Falletta’s baton many years ago, when she was assistant conductor of the Nassau Symphony Orchestra in Long Island, New York, and I was its principal oboist.
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And now some links, for your reading (and viewing) pleasure:
* Monica Goodling’s ‘Church Chats’ With DOJ Applicants
* Bill Maher’s New Rules
* people’s 50 sexiest candidates
* Gonzo-a-Go-Go
* Iraqi Parliament Sets Timetable For Withdrawal … For Themselves!
* Air America’s Champaign Flight Crashes
* Worldwide Opinions
* Carnival of Commentary
* Carnival of Principled Government (in the form of a fun quiz)
UPDATE: My latest limerick contest is over and the winners list and winning entries are here. Another limerick writing contest will be coming soon on my other blog. [tags]Bush Conducts, JoAnn Falletta, Stars And Stripes Forever, Bush Conducting Orchestra, Conductor’s Baton, Bush Dancing, Nassau Symphony Orchestra, Long Island, New York, Symphony Music, principal oboist[/tags]
Posted in George Bush Satire, Music Humor, White House | Comments Off on Bush Speaks Loudly And Carries A Small Stick
Friday, May 11th, 2007
Please forgive me for not being all that impressed with the Republican Gang of Eleven, who supposedly hammered George Bush about Iraq and had the “most unvarnished conversation they’ve ever had with the president.” And Tim Russert’s breathless reports about this so-called “defining pivotal moment” in the Iraq debate (and his media echo chamber) merely enable these eleven endangered Republicans to dupe their constituents into believing that they’re finally doing something about the war in Iraq.
All eleven voted with the President on the Iraq war spending bill and the redeployment bill that came before Congress this week. So woopdidoo! And a limerick too:
Ode To the Lame GOP Gang Of Eleven
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Eleven Republicans bray:
“We told Dubya what’s what — had our say.
We critiqued Bush’s war
And we gave him what-for.”
Then they all vote the President’s way. [tags]Iraq War, President Bush, Republicans Humor, Media Echo Chamber, Unvarnished Conversation, Defining Pivotal Moment, Gang Of Eleven, GOP, Tim Russert[/tags]
Posted in Congress Humor, Foreign Policy, George Bush Satire, GOP Humor, House Satire, Iraq War Humor, Media Satire, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, White House | Comments Off on Ode To The Lame GOP Gang Of Eleven (Updated)
Friday, May 4th, 2007
George Dubya, our swaggering action-figure president, has dubbed himself “The Commander Guy.” Okay, that’s absurd enough. But here’s the part you may have missed:
I’m Dub, The Commander Guy.
Don’t care if a zillion die.
I’ll do what I please,
Cuz I own all the keys
To the White House.
And that’s no lie!
(Sorry — just one verse of this Popeye The Sailor Man spoof, cause I already did one full-length Bush/Popeye song parody early in Bush’s presidency.) [tags]George Bush Humor, Popeye The Sailor Man, The Commander Guy, Action Figure President[/tags]
Posted in Foreign Policy, George Bush Satire, GOP Humor, Iraq War Humor, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, White House | Comments Off on The Commander Guy Uncensored
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2007
President Codpiece celebrated “Mission Accomplished” day by vetoing the Iraq war spending bill. Why turn down money he’s just dying to get his grubby hands on? Cause those mean Dems are trying to make him end the war some time during his Presidency. And that just ain’t gonna happen.
No way will George W. Bush clean up his own mess! He’s never done it before, so why start now? Bush has always used the here … catch approach to life, kicking the can down the road and sticking somebody else with problems he created.
Bush’s Iraq Strategy: Here … Catch!
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Kick the can down the road—that’s the plan:
Stick the war mess on some other man.
Wreak much havoc abroad
And at home. Oh my Gawd!
Then say, “Catch! Fix Iraq and Iran.”
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And now some links, for your reading pleasure:
* Hillary’s Missed Opportunity To Obtain A ‘Stranglehold’ On The Nomination
* Latest Carnival of Satire
* Carnival of the Feminists
* Caption Contest Day at the Mattress Police
* Carnival of the Vanities
* Carnival of Family Life
* Carnival of the Storytellers
* Writerly Types Carnival
* Carnival of Satire
* Carnival of Conflict
* Carnival of the Insanities
* Carnival on Observations of Life
* Best of Me Symphony
* This Is Not My Country
* Worldwide Opinions
UPDATE: How could I forget to mention this? I’m running another limerick contest on my other blog. The theme is mothers and there are cash prizes for the two best limericks! [tags]The Global War On Terror Supplemental, Iraq War, George W. Bush Satire, Iraq Humor, Iran Humor, President Codpiece, Mission Accomplished, War Spending Bill[/tags]
Posted in Congress Humor, Foreign Policy, George Bush Satire, GOP Humor, Iraq War Humor, Legislation Humor, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, Senate Satire, White House | 7 Comments »
Wednesday, April 25th, 2007
I’m betting that Laura Bush can finally say goodbye to her relatively high approval numbers. Why? Because on this morning’s Today Show, Laura said something to Anne Curry that’s way beyond obnoxious:
NBC: Do you know the American people are suffering?
Laura Bush: Oh, I know that very much. And believe me, no one suffers more than their president and I do when we watch this. And certainly the Commander in Chief, who has asked our military to go into harm’s way.
NBC: What do you think the American public needs to know about…
Laura Bush: Well, I hope they do know the burden of worry that’s on his shoulders, every single day for our troops.
(You can see Laura Bush in action here.)
This calls for a song parody, don’t you think? And so I bring you my Serenade for the First Sufferers, which you can sing to Carolina In The Morning, by Gus Kahn & Walter Donaldson:
Serenade for the First Sufferers (Song Parody — sing to Carolina In The Morning)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
No one suffers more
Than George and Laura from the war.
They’re really mourning.
Photos of the dead
On cable news fill them with dread.
They’re really mourning.
They’d prefer ignoring
Tales of death and gore.
Where are the happy stories
They long to hear once more?
Waking up so early
To the news of hurly burly
In the morning
Makes the Bushes surly.
How they hate to think so early
In the morning!
Pity George and Laura.
No one knows all their pain.
Death’s lousy,
But it’s George under strain.
No one suffers more
Than George and Laura from the war.
They’re really mourning! [tags]Laura Bush Humor, Laura Bush, NBC, Anne Curry, Today Show, Iraq War, War Satire, George Bush, Political Song Parody, Death Suffering, Troops, Military, Mourning, Commander In Chief, Pain[/tags]
Posted in George Bush Satire, GOP Humor, Iraq War Humor, Laura Bush, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, Song Parodies, White House | 13 Comments »
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, March 20th, 2007
Kudos to Josh Marshall for his ongoing great coverage of the US Attorney purge scandal, including the involvement of Alberto Gonzales, Karl Rove, and the White House, in general.
Gonzo, Begone … And Take Your Pal Bush With You!
By Madeleine Begun Kane
It appears that the Bushies conspired
To ensure that some lawyers were fired,
Cause those lawyers refused
To let laws be abused.
In political crimes Bush is mired. [tags]Alberto Gonzales, Attorney General, Gonzo Gonzales, US Attorney Purge[/tags]
Posted in Corruption Humor, George Bush Satire, Justice Department, Law Satire, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, White House | 2 Comments »
