Archive for the ‘Health Satire’ Category
Tuesday, June 13th, 2017
A surprising House Health Bill complaint
Came from Donald. (Consistent, he ain’t.)
When it passed in the House,
How he partied, the louse!
Now he claims that it’s “mean,” in a feint.
Tags: ACA, AHCA, Health Care, Obamacare, Trump, TrumpCare
Posted in Donald Trump, GOP Humor, Health Satire, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, White House | Comments Off on Another MEANingful Trump Claim (Limerick)
Tuesday, May 9th, 2017
A headline like this one demands a limerick: “Donald Trump thinks exercise will kill you.”
Will exercise kill you? The guy
In the Oval believes it. That’s why
Donald looks like he looks.
(I’d been blaming his cooks.)
This explains why to VEEP Pence said “AYE!”
Tags: Donald Trump, Exercise Humor, Health Humor, President Trump
Posted in Donald Trump, GOP Humor, Health Satire, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, White House | Comments Off on Trump Exercises His Right Not To Exercise (Limerick)
Saturday, May 6th, 2017
Dear Donald, your pleasure and awe
Over Trumpcare are marred by a flaw
Eas’ly found with a mouse:
It takes more than one house
To convert your bill into a law.
Tags: ACA, AHCA, Healthcare, Obamacare, Obamacare Repeal, Paul Ryan, Repeal and Replace, RyanCare, TrumpCare
Posted in Donald Trump, GOP Humor, Health Satire, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, White House | Comments Off on A Dose Of Reality To Douse Trump’s Spirits (Limerick)
Thursday, May 4th, 2017
It seems Donald isn’t done dissing Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. Not only did he shorten (and push back by several hours) today’s meeting (which was meant to help repair their relationship.) But he did it for the most callow of reasons: An AHCA House passage victory dance.
Donald’s meeting with Trumball today
Was intended to make things okay
’Tween Australia and Trump,
Yet he opted to bump
Their confab for a callow display.
What took precedence over their meeting,
Postponing and short’ning their greeting?
A public hooray
That the AHCA
Passed the House … and some swagg’rin’ chest beating.
Tags: AHCA, Australia, Malcolm Turnbull, Trump
Posted in Donald Trump, GOP Humor, Health Satire, Legislation Humor, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, White House | Comments Off on Donald Disses Turnbull Again (2-Verse Limerick)
Wednesday, May 3rd, 2017
According to Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL), sick people don’t deserve affordable healthcare.
If you’re healthy, this means that you’re good.
Only bad folks get sick. Understood?
That’s the gospel of Mo;
Rep. Mo Brooks — what a schmo!
“Christian love” from the GOP hood.
Tags: ACA, AHCA, Healthcare, Mo Brooks, Obamacare, Obamacare Repeal, Paul Ryan, Repeal and Replace, RyanCare, TrumpCare
Posted in Campaign Humor, Election Satire, GOP Humor, Health Satire, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, White House | Comments Off on Only Bad People Get Sick? (Limerick)
Wednesday, April 12th, 2017
Ryan’s power and clout are in doubt;
Reign adrift from its rout in the bout
Over health care reform,
The repeal/replace storm
Leaving Paul with a leverage drought.
Tags: ACA, AHCA, Obamacare, Obamacare Repeal, Paul Ryan, Repeal and Replace
Posted in GOP Humor, Health Satire, Paul Ryan, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor | Comments Off on Paul Ryan’s Power Shortage (Limerick)
Sunday, March 26th, 2017
TrumpCare’s dead, and the Donald is grim,
So he’s thrashing and bashing at whim.
Who’s at fault — Dems or Paul?
Freedom Caucus? We all
Know he’ll NEVER admit that it’s HIM!
Tags: Health Care, Obamacare, Obamacare Repeal, Paul Ryan, Trump
Posted in Donald Trump, GOP Humor, Health Satire, Paul Ryan, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, White House | 1 Comment »
Friday, March 24th, 2017
Our government once was divided,
A condition Republicans chided.
They would gripe and they’d grouse:
“Ruling Senate and House
Ain’t enough. Give us power three-sided.”
Then it happened — their guy beat our dame!
Now with White House control they’re aflame
To alter our laws
By inserting new flaws
Right away — helping rich folks, their aim.
They began with “repeal and replace,”
An action they vowed they would ace;
First they’d get full control,
Then they’d easily roll
All the Dems — this they promised their base.
But the bill that was key to their game
Has been pulled to the GOP’s shame.
Who’s at fault? No, not Trump,
Nor Paul Ryan. The Grump
Claims the powerless Dems are to blame.
Tags: AHCA, Divided Power, Donald Trump, GOP Humor, Health Care, House Republicans, Obamacare, Paul Ryan, President Trump, Repeal & Replace
Posted in Democracy Humor, Donald Trump, GOP Humor, Health Satire, Paul Ryan, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, White House | 3 Comments »
Friday, March 24th, 2017
John Boehner pretty much predicted today’s events in this article: “Now In Happy Retirement, John Boehner Admits Republicans Will Never Agree on Obamacare Repeal.”
I’m wond’ring if Boehner feels glee
At the TrumpCare affair, cuz no plea
Saved that bill from the brink.
Surely Boehner must think:
“Better Donald and Ryan than me!”
Tags: AHCA, John Boehner, Paul Ryan, RyanCare, Trump, TrumpCare
Posted in Donald Trump, GOP Humor, Health Satire, John Boehner, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, White House | Comments Off on A Happy Retiree? (Limerick)
Thursday, March 23rd, 2017
On healthcare, Trump gives up the store.
But the wingnuts say “No!” They want more!
Donald throws up his hands
At their endless demands;
It’s golf-time. This feels like a chore.
Tags: Health Care, Health Humor, Health Insurance, Healthcare, Paul Ryan, RyanCare, Tea Party, Tea Party Members, Trump, TrumpCare, Wingnuts
Posted in Donald Trump, GOP Humor, Health Satire, Paul Ryan, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, Tea Parties, White House | Comments Off on Trump’s Frustration (Limerick)
Thursday, March 23rd, 2017
You think healthcare expenses are rough?
Wait till RyanCare’s passed. It’s so tough
On folks who ain’t rich,
You’ll say, “Life is a bitch!”
Yet some holdouts claim: “NOT mean enough!”
Tags: Health Care, Health Humor, Health Insurance, Healthcare, Paul Ryan, RyanCare, Trump, TrumpCare
Posted in Donald Trump, GOP Humor, Health Satire, Insurance Humor, Paul Ryan, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, White House | Comments Off on Republican Cruelty (Limerick)
Thursday, March 23rd, 2017
Poor Donald has sacrificed valuable golfing time for his Obamacare-repeal ̶i̶n̶t̶i̶m̶i̶d̶a̶t̶i̶o̶n̶ ̶t̶h̶r̶e̶a̶t̶s̶ negotiation. But Trump’s failed so far, and the vote’s been postponed.
Dear Donald, you say you’re a closer
And a deal-making, ground-breaking dozer.
But your arm-twisting tries
And Obamacare lies
Haven’t worked. Are you naught but a poser?
Tags: Closer, Deal Making, Negotiating, Obamacare, President Trump, RyanCare, Trump, TrumpCare
Posted in Donald Trump, GOP Humor, Health Satire, Insurance Humor, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, White House | Comments Off on Deal-Making Donald? (Limerick)
Thursday, March 16th, 2017
Trump’s been bitching about the publication of an old 1040 — a partial tax return that actually makes him look like a successful businessman and that does him no real harm. Moreover, he’s called it “fake news,” even though its validity was confirmed by Trump’s own office. So here’s my theory via limerick:
Dear Donald, the news makes you burn,
And your wiretap fib’s in an urn.
Ryan’s plan is a bust,
And distraction’s a must,
So I’m betting YOU leaked your return.
Tags: Distraction, Fake News, Obamacare, Paul Ryan, Tax Returns, Trump, TrumpCare, White House Leaks, Wiretaps
Posted in Donald Trump, Health Satire, Paul Ryan, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, White House | Comments Off on Did Trump Leak His Own Return? (Limerick)
Sunday, January 15th, 2017
There’s an ad with a rather odd twist;
A GOP health ad, whose gist
Is the plan that replaces
Obamacare’s aces…
What a shame such plan DOESN’T exist.
The American Action Network, a conservative advocacy group linked to House GOP leadership, is running an ad claiming that an unidentified Republican “plan will create a health insurance system that has ‘more choices,’ ‘better care,’ and ‘lower costs’ than the ACA.”
You can watch the BS ad here.
Tags: AAN, ACA, American Action Network, Health Care, Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, Obamacare, Obamacare Repeal, Paul Ryan
Posted in Donald Trump, Election Satire, GOP Humor, Health Satire, Insurance Humor, Paul Ryan, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor | 1 Comment »
Thursday, October 6th, 2016
Mike Pence is even worse on women’s health issues than I thought: As a Congressman, it was Pence who introduced the first bill to block Planned Parenthood funding. He even fathered the Republican habit of blocking essential bills and threatening government shutdowns over defunding Planned Parenthood. So it’s time for a limerick:
Trump’s a sexist, we rail and we fret,
But here’s something we’d best not forget:
Pence invented the scheme
V. Planned Parenthood. Scream
To the rafters: “Mike Pence is a threat!”
Tags: Abortion Rights, Birth Control, Campaign Satire, Election Humor, Feminist Limerick, Mike Pence, Planned Parenthood, Trump
Posted in Abortion Rights, Birth Control Humor, Campaign Humor, Donald Trump, Election Satire, Feminism Humor, GOP Humor, Health Satire, Mike Pence, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor | Comments Off on Never Judge A Bloke By His Mild-Mannered Cover! (Limerick)
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015
Limerick Ode To Science Disbelievers
By Madeleine Begun Kane
The Republican problem with science
Is their members respond with defiance
To facts that are proved.
(Have their brains been removed?)
They spread lies to excuse non-compliance.
*****
Refusing vaccines,
Don’t-Tell-Me-What-To-Doers
now infect us all.
*****
Exodus of thought–
an exodus of science–
the GOP way.
*****
Misinformation
delib’rately spread by Fox–
blindly accepted.
*****
Republican pols–
implacable enemy
of fairness and facts.
******
The truth-challenged pols
have taken over Congress–
therein LIES the rub.
*****
Tags: Anti-Science, Climate Change, Climate Science, Congress Humor, Fox News, Global Warming, GOP, Health Humor, Media Humor, Political Haiku & Senryu, Republicans Humor, Science Haiku, Science Humor, Science Senryu, Vaccine Humor
Posted in Climate Change, Global Warming, Health Satire, Media Satire, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, Science Verse | Comments Off on Limerick Ode to Science Disbelievers plus Sundry Haiku
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
Posted in Barack Obama, Firearms & Guns Humor, GOP Humor, Health Satire, NRA Limerick, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor | Comments Off on What To Do About Ebola? Don’t Ask Our Surgeon General (Limerick)
Friday, August 1st, 2014
John Boehner’s Open Limerick To Obama
By Madeleine Begun Kane
How dare you slow implementation
Of a law that is bad for our nation!
You’re impeding our rush
For a law that we’d flush.
Now show leadership! Fix immigration!
Tags: Affordable Care Act, Barack Obama, Health Care, Immigration Humor, Immigration Reform, John Boehner, Leadership Humor, Obamacare, Republican Hypocrisy
Posted in Barack Obama, GOP Humor, Health Satire, Hypocrisy Humor, John Boehner, Leadership Humor, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, White House | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, March 26th, 2014
Limerick Flashback
By Madeleine Begun Kane
The date to apply by is near.
Health care bennies soon lost, many fear.
So the Prez moves the date,
Which makes no one irate;
It was Bush, and ’06 was the year.
Tags: Bush Administration, George W. Bush, Health Care Exchanges, Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, Health Reform, Obama Verse, Obamacare, Prescription Drug Humor, Republican Hypocrisy
Posted in Barack Obama, George Bush Satire, GOP Humor, Health Satire, Hypocrisy Humor, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, White House | 1 Comment »
Friday, March 21st, 2014
While discussing Obamacare and the Healthcare.gov roll-out, Biden said Obama deserves sainthood. Now this strikes me as a trifle excessive. On the other hand, Joe Biden is a humorist’s godsend.
A Heavenly Quote (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Dear Veep Biden, your lack of restraint
Is often amusing and quaint.
But you’ve gone overboard
(Don’t you think — Oh my lord!)
In calling Obama a saint.
Tags: Barack Obama, Health Humor, HealthCare.gov, Joe Biden, Obamacare, Sainthood Humor
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