September 4th, 2015
Does The Donald risk losing his edge
With his RNC loyalty pledge?
No he’ll dredge up some slight–
An excuse for a fight;
“They’re not treating me fair,” he’ll allege.
So if somebody else gets the nod,
This will “prove” that the process was flawed
By “mistreatment” of Trump.
The oath’s simple to dump,
And he’ll run as a third-party “god.”
Tags: Campaign Satire, Donald Trump, Election Humor, GOP Humor, GOP Pledge, RNC Humor, RNC Pledge
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September 2nd, 2015
No need to closely follow the Donald Trump/Jeb Bush insult fest. I’ve summarized it here as a public service:
“You’re a weak-on-immigration weenie.”
“No. You’re the weenie.”
“You’re a Common Core weenie.”
“No. You’re the weenie.”
“You’re a low-energy weenie.”
“No. You’re the weenie.”
“You’re an illegals-loving weenie.”
“You’re a Hillary-loving, abortion-loving weenie.”
“You’re a Spanish-speaking weenie.”
“You’re a liberal, germaphobic weenie.”
Just think of all the time I’ve saved you.
You’re welcome.
Tags: Campaign Satire, Donald Trump, Election Humor, Jeb Bush
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September 2nd, 2015
Limerick Ode To Ben Carson
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Don’t be duped by Ben Carson’s soft tone.
His positions should chill to the bone.
Though he never sounds peckish,
His views are Glenn-Beckish–
Ben’s top dog in the dog-whistle zone.
Tags: Ben Carson, Campaign Satire, Dog Whistle Politics, Election Humor
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August 31st, 2015
Donald Trump, Pied Piper Of Pols (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
In The Donald’s fantastical tune,
He’s the hero – the movie’s “High Noon.”
He’ll end gangs, build a wall
That’s a zillion feet tall;
With a wand wave, all enemies swoon.
Tags: Campaign Humor, Donald Trump, Election Satire, Republican Primary
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August 25th, 2015
Something For Trump To Tweet About (6-Verse Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Trump loves to post petulant tweets,
Whiny diatribes, vengeance-spurred bleats.
So his Twitter feed’s littered
With comments, embittered;
From a feud Donald never retreats.
If anyone else posted guff
Like Trump, (s)he’d be kicked in the duff–
Quickly out of a job
And shamed by a mob–
But when Trump does it, folks say, “Hot stuff!”
Groundless grievances gin up his life.
He thrives on them, loving the strife
He creates every day
With his vicious display.
Just imagine it — being Trump’s wife!
Within what other country could Trump,
A boorish, vindictive old grump,
With “huge” secret plans
Attract so many fans,
Who greet him with cheers on the stump?
I fear for our wonderful nation,
Filled with folks who think Trump’s our salvation;
This man who dispenses
Such daily offenses
Somehow fills them with endless elation.
Please tell me The Donald can’t win,
Cuz the drumbeat for Trump is a sin.
You might as well vote
For “Drunk Unc” or a goat…
And a goat, unlike Trump, has thick skin.
Tags: Campaign Satire, Donald Trump, Election Humor, Social Media Humor, Twitter Humor
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August 23rd, 2015
The GOP’s Primary Quandary (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
The Republican pols are morose
Cuz The Donald, a man they think gross,
Keeps surging in polls
And defeating their goals.
Basic glitch? Their base LOVES “grandiose.”
Tags: Campaign Satire, Donald Trump, Election Humor, GOP Humor, Republicans Humor
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August 20th, 2015
Limerick Ode To Ben Carson
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Carson’s soft-spoken drone is misleading.
To extremists, there’s nothing he’s ceding:
As prez he would order
Drone strikes at our border.
My prescription? Ben’s brain could use treating.
Tags: Ben Carson, Campaign Satire, Election Humor, Immigrants, Immigration Humor, Immigration Reform, Mexico Humor, Military, Weapon Humor
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August 19th, 2015
Why Trump’s Winning (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
In the GOP would-be-prez race,
Fact-denial’s infected its base.
Pols created a hell
Where their voters can’t tell
Truth from lies — where The Donald’s an ace.
Tags: Campaign Satire, Donald Trump, Election Humor
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August 17th, 2015
Headline of the Day: Huckabee Backs Denying Abortion To 10-Year-Old Raped By Stepfather.
When a ten-year-old’s raped, you would think
That not even a wingnut would sink
To abortion denial.
But Huck with a smile
Makes a make-her-deliver-law stink.
Tags: Abortion Rights, Anti-Abortion Rhetoric, Mike Huckabee, Rape Victims
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August 9th, 2015
Be Careful What We Wish For (2-Verse Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Picture Trump with the GOP nod.
Yes I know that sounds terribly odd.
But its base is bizarre,
And he’s gotten this far…
Plus his rivals are nearly as flawed.
In theory, this might be a boon
For the Democrats: “Clinton v. Loon!”
There are risks though, galore:
If George Bush could “Trump” Gore,
Odds are strong we’d (s)elect this buffoon.
Tags: Bush v. Gore, Campaign Satire, Donald Trump, Election Humor, Hillary Clinton, White House
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August 9th, 2015
How Trump Will Save Our Nation (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
It seems Trump is a very tough cat.
He’ll whip China and Mexico stat
And exact retribution.
His magic solution?
Calling “mean” countries “ugly” and “fat.”
Tags: Campaign Satire, China, Donald Trump, Election Humor, Mexico Humor
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August 6th, 2015
My Debate Prediction
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Will Trump, while debating, “play nice?”
If he does, Trump will pay a steep price,
Cuz “nice” AIN’T what fans bought;
With just “nice” he’s got naught.
One mild “slight?” He’ll be “Trump” in a trice.
Tags: Campaign Satire, Donald Trump, Election Humor, GOP Humor, Republicans Humor, RNC Humor
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August 2nd, 2015
Trump’s Trump Card (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
When he’s asked if he’ll run “Independent,”
Trump’s response is with warnings resplendent:
If the RNC’s “fair”
Then I won’t, he’ll declare,
Which explains why Trump-fear is ascendant.
Tags: Campaign Satire, Donald Trump, Election Humor, GOP Humor, Republicans Humor, RNC Humor
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July 30th, 2015
What Can They Be Thinking? (2-Verse Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Gilmore’s entered the race. What a snore!
(Does the GOP really need MORE?)
Sixteen guys and one gal–
Most with no rationale
For believing they’ll get to the fore.
Just what keeps them all willing to stump,
As their poll numbers tumble and slump?
While they stand at the brink,
I suppose most pols think:
“I must surely be better than Trump!”
Tags: Ben Carson, Bobby Jindal, Campaign Satire, Carly Fiorina, Chris Christie, Donald Trump, Election Humor, George Pataki, GOP Humor, Jeb Bush, Jim Gilmore, John Kasich, Lindsey Graham, Marco Rubio, Mike Huckabee, Rand Paul, Republicans Humor, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Scott Walker, Ted Cruz
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July 29th, 2015
Jeb’s the cure for the GOP mess
Cuz he’s civil — so sayeth the press.
Yet as gov, Jeb was rotten!
Is Schiavo forgotten?
Jeb’s transgressions caused tragic distress.
Tags: Campaign Satire, Election Humor, Jeb Bush, Media, Terri Schiavo, Terri's Law
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July 27th, 2015
The guys (and one gal) vying for the Republican presidential nomination are in a bind. With Donald Trump in the picture, it’s virtually impossible to get press coverage and boost poll numbers, even if you say something crazy. But I do have a “modest proposal” for them:
Debate Spot “Strategery” (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Many would-be debaters are freaking
Cuz that spot on the stage that they’re seeking
Is elusive at best;
They’ve been Trumped by a pest.
Here’s a tip for attention: Try streaking.
Tags: Campaign Satire, Donald Trump, Election Humor, GOP Humor, GOP Lies, Republicans Humor
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July 21st, 2015
Not that I’m a fan of Sen. Lindsey Graham, but Trump’s giving Graham’s private cell phone number out to the public is disgusting! I wish someone would do the same with Trump’s number, giving him a taste of his own caddish medicine.
And please don’t tell me two wrongs don’t make a right. Donald Trump deserves that and much more … including this limerick:
Lindsey Graham must buy a new cell;
He’s been doxed into mean-caller hell
By the Donald, who thinks
All opponents are finks,
Deserving a Trump “diss and tell.”
Tags: Campaign Satire, Cell Phones, Donald Trump, Election Humor, Invasion of Privacy, Lindsey Graham, Privacy Humor, Republicans Humor
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July 21st, 2015
New York’s beautiful Taconic State Parkway is marred by signage litter; ostentatious signs directing people to the non-park known as Donald J. Trump State Park. (Rachel Maddow explains the history of this non-park with its misleading, annoying signs. She even takes us for a tour in this entertaining video.)
Alas, this just-pretend park sits right between our Bayside, Queens house and our tiny summer cottage in Putnam Valley. So those damn signs routinely haunt and taunt us, which brings me to this limerick:
There’s a fine New York road, the Taconic;
With its lush mountain views, it’s a tonic…
Or it was in the past.
But the signs it’s amassed
For the Donald J. Trump Park? Demonic!
Tags: Donald J. Trump State Park, Donald Trump, New York, New York Humor, Taconic State Parkway, TSP
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July 21st, 2015
Help! I Can’t Stop Writing Trump Limericks!
By Madeleine Begun Kane
The race has been thrown out of kilter
By Trump, who is lacking a filter.
I have three more lines left,
But I’m sadly bereft
Because “builder,” alas, ain’t spelled “builter.”
Tags: Campaign Satire, Donald Trump, Election Humor, GOP Humor, GOP Lies, Republicans Humor
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July 15th, 2015
Republican Just Deserts (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Republican pols are distraught
Cuz their base supports “Trumpian Thought.”
But their years of supporting
Ill will and distorting
The truth gave them just what they wrought.
Tags: Campaign Satire, Donald Trump, Election Humor, GOP Humor, GOP Lies, Republicans Humor
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