Archive for May, 2009

Ode To Mark Krikorian

Friday, May 29th, 2009

The National Review’s Mark Krikorian is having problems with Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s name. Apparently, its pronunciation doesn’t sufficiently conform to Krikorian’s Anglo standards. So what’s his solution? He pronounces it any old way he feels like it. And he thinks the rest of us should do the same.

Krikorian argued that the proper pronunciation, preferred by the judge and her family, is “unnatural in English,” and “something we shouldn’t be giving in to.” It wasn’t clear which group of people constituted “we.”

Krikorian added that “newcomers” should “adapt” to how “countrymen say your name.” To do otherwise would be a failure of “multiculturalism.” He knows how to pronounce the Supreme Court nominee’s name, but he doesn’t like it, and would like others to join him in pronouncing it incorrectly.

After catching some well-deserved flack about these comments, Krikorian further embarrassed himself with this:

While in the past there may well have been too much social pressure for what sociologists call Anglo-conformity, now there isn’t enough. I think that’s a concern that most Americans share at some level, which is the root of the angst over excessive immigration, bilingual education, official English, etc.

If anyone deserves a limerick, it’s Mark Krikorian:

Ode To Mark Krikorian
By Madeleine Begun Kane

Pronouncing some names can be tough.
When they’re foreign they’re weird and they’re rough.
Yes, Krikorian’s right.
Krik, they’re really a blight.
So one syllable’s surely enough.

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Posted in Judiciary Satire, Law Satire, Media Satire, Political Commentary, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Sonia Sotomayor Verse, Supreme Court | 8 Comments »

Hark! The Disgraced Former Speaker Speaks.

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

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Posted in Judiciary Satire, Law Satire, Media Satire, Newt Gingrich Humor, Political Commentary, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, Sonia Sotomayor Verse, Supreme Court, Twitter | 9 Comments »

Ben Nelson, DINO … Or Dinosaur?

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

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Posted in Arlen Specter Humor, Ben Nelson Humor, Joe Lieberman, Political Limericks | 1 Comment »

Ode To The Deceitful Cheneys

Monday, May 25th, 2009

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Posted in Dick Cheney Satire, Family Values Humor, Foreign Policy, GOP Humor, Gitmo Humor, Liz Cheney, Media Satire, National Security Humor, Political Commentary, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Rachel Maddow, Republicans Humor, Torture Humor | 8 Comments »

Ode To Tropical Breeze Colonoscopies (Updated)

Wednesday, May 20th, 2009

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Posted in Gitmo Humor, Inhofe Humor, Jeff Sessions, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, Senate Satire | 4 Comments »

Ode to Mike “The Poet” Huckabee

Monday, May 18th, 2009

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Posted in Mike Huckabee, Pelosi Verse, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor | 2 Comments »

The “We Did Nothing Wrong, & Nancy Should Have Stopped Us” Song

Saturday, May 16th, 2009

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Posted in CIA Satire, Congress Humor, GOP Humor, House Satire, Iraq War Humor, Media Satire, Pelosi Verse, Political Commentary, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, Song Parodies | 4 Comments »

My Homage To Feigned Outrage

Thursday, May 14th, 2009

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Posted in CIA Satire, Congress Humor, GOP Humor, House Satire, Iraq War Humor, Joe Lieberman, Pelosi Verse, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, Torture Humor | 2 Comments »

Ode To The Wingnutty Pete Sessions

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

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Posted in Barack Obama, Economy Humor, Pete Sessions, Political Limericks, Republicans Humor, Texas Humor, Wingnuts | 5 Comments »

The Dreaded E-Word

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

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Posted in Barack Obama, Constitution Humor, GOP Humor, Judiciary Satire, Law Satire, Michael Steele, Music Humor, Political Commentary, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, Song Parodies, Supreme Court | 2 Comments »

Which Veep Talks Too Much?

Monday, May 11th, 2009

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Posted in Dick Cheney Satire, GOP Humor, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor | No Comments »

Two Dicks

Monday, May 11th, 2009

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Posted in Dick Cheney Satire, Media Satire, Music Humor, Politics Satire, Radio Humor, Republicans Humor, Rush Limbaugh, Song Parodies | 2 Comments »

Ode To Fresh Faces

Friday, May 8th, 2009

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Posted in Dick Cheney Satire, Fox News Humor, GOP Humor, John McCain, Media Satire, Newt Gingrich Humor, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, Television (TV) Satire | 5 Comments »

Quaking Over Handshakes

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

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Posted in Barack Obama, GOP Humor, Media Satire, Political Ads, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, White House | No Comments »

Laughing Matters

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

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Posted in Books, General Humor, Humor Writing, Personal | 1 Comment »

Karl’s Roving Standards

Sunday, May 3rd, 2009

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Posted in Barack Obama, Hypocrisy Humor, Karl Rove, Law Satire, Legal Limericks, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, Supreme Court | 6 Comments »