Here’s what I learned from the second presidential debate: If (heaven forbid) Election 2008 has to be resolved in court, the title of the case will be McCain v. That One.
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Sarah Palin Passes Her Reading Test
Tuesday, October 7th, 2008Sarah Palin Passes Her Reading Test
By Madeleine Begun Kane
To those who say Palin was best,
I’ll concede she debated with zest.
But she read off her notes
All night long, so your votes
Are based on an open book test.
Ode To Ann (ti-Semite) Coulter
Thursday, October 11th, 2007We can now add anti-Semitism to the list of Ann Coulter’s charming qualities.
Ode To Ann (ti-Semite) Coulter
By Madeleine Begun Kane
In Ann’s perfect world
There would be no Jews—
Just “perfected Christians.”
Is it malice or booze?
In Mad’s perfect world
There would be no views
Of Ann Coulter’s ravings
On the TV news.
(Note: I know I promised I’d never utter Ann Coulter’s name again, but I couldn’t help myself.) [tags]Ann Coulter, Anti-Semitism, TV News, Perfected Christians, Media Humor[/tags]
The GOP’s Evolving Policy On Lawyers
Wednesday, October 10th, 2007Can you imagine the reaction if a Democratic candidate made a Mitt Romney type consult the lawyers before launching a war remark? Republicans wouldn’t be guilty of a double standard, would they?
First Kill All The Lawyers (Republican Policy)
First Consult All The Lawyers (Mitt Romney Policy)
First Kill All The Democrat Lawyers (Revised Republican Policy)
(You can find more of my legal humor here.) [tags]Mitt Romney, Legal Humor, Republicans & Lawyers, GOP & Attorneys, Debate Humor, GOP Hypocrisy[/tags]
Yet Another Filibuster Song Parody (The Full-a-Bluster Song)
Tuesday, July 17th, 2007Remember when the Republican majority flipped out at the mere whisper of the word filibuster? Remember when GOPers led by Bill Frist, Mitch McConnell, and Trent Lott threatened the “nuclear option” if Democrats had the audacity to filibuster any of George Bush’s extremist judicial nominees?
Those were heady days back then, when Republicans would scream “Up or down vote!” and decry Democrats as “obstructionists,” and the media would obediently parrot their condemnations. Oh yes … and the Democrats caved and failed to filibuster, giving us a whole slew of rightwingnut federal judges who will haunt us for many decades to come.
Well now that the Republicans are the minority party they just love the filibuster and have conveniently forgotten that they ever condemned it.
Back when filibusters were “bad,” I wrote a filibuster song parody to the French-Canadian children’s song Alouette. Somehow it seems like a good time for a new set of lyrics to the same tune:
The Full-a-Bluster Song
By Madeleine Begun Kane
“Filibuster.
Ban the filibuster!”
Ancient bluster
from the GOP.
With a Dem majority
Republicans think differently:
“Great device!
Ain’t it nice.
Blocks Dem bills!
They’re all on ice.”
Oh…
Filibuster
Suddenly has luster.
Grand Old Party’s
Hack Hypocrisy.
(You can find more of my political song parodies here.)[tags]Filibuster, GOP Hypocrisy, Trent Lott, Mitch McConnell, Bill Frist, Song Parody, Republicans, Iraq War, Nuclear Option, Up Or Down Vote, Obstructionism, Judicial Nominees[/tags]
Recently On My Other (Non-Political Humor) Blog
Thursday, April 5th, 2007Here’s what I’ve posted recently on my other (non-political humor) blog:
* That Errant List
* Taxing Times
* Ode To Unselfishness
* Form 1040 Blues
* It’s Not That I Don’t Like Movies, But…
* Chafing At Chick
* A Spam Filter That Really Works Would Be Nice
* A Rueful Rhyme
* Boot-Licked
* Collegiate Conversation
* Belated Apology
* Stop Yelling!!!!!!!!
* Musical Faux Pas [tags]Limerick Humor, Tax Limerick, Musical Limerick, Spam Humor, Collegiate Application Humor, Apologies, List Humor, Sexist Humor[/tags]
