Archive for the ‘Joe Biden’ Category
Wednesday, November 14th, 2012
Mitt “Sore Loser” Romney doesn’t use the word “bribes” in rationalizing his loss to his donors, but he sure comes mighty close:
A week after losing the election to President Obama, Mitt Romney blamed his overwhelming electoral loss on what he said were big “gifts” that the president had bestowed on loyal Democratic constituencies, including young voters, African-Americans and Hispanics.
In a conference call on Wednesday afternoon with his national finance committee, Mr. Romney said that the president had followed the “old playbook” of wooing specific interest groups — “especially the African-American community, the Hispanic community and young people,” Mr. Romney explained — with targeted gifts and initiatives.
If I understand Romney correctly, winning votes because of policies that benefit the middle class, minorities, and the poor is bad. But winning votes and tons of donor cash because of policies that will make rich people even richer is just fine and dandy. So glad we cleared that up.
Limerick Ode To Mitt “Sore Loser” Romney
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Mitt Romney is sore-loser cross,
Blaming targeted “gifts” for his loss.
Mitt in essence describes
Good programs as bribes
To Blacks, Youths, Hispanics. What dross!
Tags: African-Americans, Barack Obama, Black People, Blame Game, Election 2012, Election Satire, Hispanics, Joe Biden, Minorities, Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan, Policy Humor, Presidential Election, Republican Donors, Republican Policies, Republicans Humor, Sore Losers, White House, Youth Vote
Posted in Barack Obama, Election Satire, GOP Humor, Joe Biden, Mitt Romney Humor, Paul Ryan, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, White House | 5 Comments »
Monday, November 12th, 2012
Open Limerick To Angry Republicans
By Madeleine Begun Kane
The Republicans rail round the clock:
“How on earth was Mitt beat by Barack?”
They have theories galore,
But they need just one more:
It’s the policies, stupid! Take stock!
Tags: Barack Obama, Election 2012, Election Satire, Joe Biden, Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan, Policy Humor, Presidential Election, Republican Policies, Republicans Humor, White House
Posted in Barack Obama, Campaign Humor, Election Satire, GOP Humor, Joe Biden, Mitt Romney Humor, Paul Ryan, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, White House | 8 Comments »
Wednesday, November 7th, 2012
Congratulations to Barack Obama and Joe Biden on their reelection! And yes, it was a mandate.
Yay! (Celebratory Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
There’s a thrill in the air. Can you feel it?
Prez Obama has won — can’t repeal it!
The fight was a tough one—
A falsehood-filled rough one.
But despite tries to steal it, Dems seal it.
P.S. Nate Silver was right.
Tags: Barack Obama, Campaign Satire, Election Humor, Joe Biden, Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan
Posted in Barack Obama, Campaign Humor, Election Satire, GOP Humor, Joe Biden, Mitt Romney Humor, Paul Ryan, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor | 8 Comments »
Friday, October 12th, 2012
Arguments about Social Security and Medicare aside, there’s good news for Senior Citizens in both the Biden/Ryan debate and the Obama/Romney debate: In each instance, the old guy won — Big Time!
Limerick Ode To Joe (the “Brawler”) Biden
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Debating Paul Ryan, Joe won.
Moreover, he won by a ton:
Tough and energized, quick,
Biden pierced Ryan’s schtick.
Prez Obama, now THAT’S how it’s done.
Tags: Barack Obama, Campaign Humor, Debate Humor, Election Satire, Joe Biden, Medicare, Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan, Senior Citizens, Seniors, Social Security
Posted in Barack Obama, Campaign Humor, Debate Humor, Election Satire, GOP Humor, Joe Biden, Mitt Romney Humor, Paul Ryan, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, White House | 6 Comments »
Thursday, October 11th, 2012
Mitt Romney, who continues to lie about covering pre-existing conditions, seems to live in a fact-free universe. Here’s what he told the Columbus Dispatch yesterday:
We don’t have people that become ill, who die in their apartment because they don’t have insurance.
Well, if 26,100 deaths per year is the same as zero deaths, then Romney’s correct:
More than 26,000 working-age adults die prematurely in the United States each year because they lack health insurance, according to a study published ahead of a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling on President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform law.
The study, released on Wednesday by the consumer advocacy group Families USA, estimates that a record high of 26,100 people aged 25 to 64 died for lack of health coverage in 2010, up from 20,350 in 2005 and 18,000 in 2000.
That makes for a rate of about 72 deaths per day, or three per hour.
The nonprofit group based its findings on data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and a 2002 Institute of Medicine study that showed the uninsured face a 25 percent higher risk of death than those with coverage.
Romney’s Fact-Free Universe Isn’t Healthy (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Mitt Romney says nobody dies
For lack of insurance. He lies!
Three work-age adults
Die per hour — the results
Of no health plan. With Mitt that will rise.
*****
Political Haiku of the Day:
The debate’s on soon.
I’m sure hoping Joe Biden’s
less nervous than I.
Tags: Campaign Humor, Columbus Dispatch, Death, Debate Humor, Election Satire, Families USA, Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, Joe Biden, Mitt Romney, Political Haiku & Senryu, Pre-Existing Conditions, Premature Death, Statistics, Studies
Posted in Campaign Humor, Debate Humor, Election Satire, GOP Humor, Health Satire, Insurance Humor, Joe Biden, Mitt Romney Humor, Political Haiku & Senryu, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor | 4 Comments »
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008
Congratulations to Senators Obama and Biden. An historic election has come to a wonderful conclusion:
Celebratory Limerick
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Dear Obama, congrats on your win.
You have done it. You’ve won it. You’re in!
Now your job will be tough.
(Please don’t take any guff.)
Let the national healing begin!
Tags: Biden, Campaign, Celebrations, Election, History, Limericks, McCain, Obama, Verse
Posted in 44 Humor, Barack Obama, Campaign Humor, Election Satire, Joe Biden, John McCain, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Sarah Palin | 4 Comments »
Saturday, August 30th, 2008
Sarah Palin For Veep? I knew John McCain and his Rovian puppet masters were cynical, but this takes the cake.
But hey, I’m a female. So I guess I have to vote for whats-her-name, right? After all, the only reason I was backing Hillary is cuz we’re both female. So naturally, now that Obama’s chosen Biden as his running mate, I must vote for a woman who STANDS FOR EVERYTHING I DESPISE:
Sarah Who???
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Dear Johnny, I can not conceive
What could possibly make you believe
That your anti-choice pick
Could possibly click
With us Hillary-gals. How naive!
You must think that we women are sheep,
Who would swoon at a female for Veep.
But a right-wingnut gal
Who’d control our canal?
Oh, that hole that you’re digging is deep.
Yes, your pick has a beautiful face
And she’ll help you to shore up your base.
But she’s wrong to the core
And (like you) she’s just more
Of Bush/Cheney … with feminine grace.
UPDATE: I’m very pleased that my Robert Benchley Society Humor Award has generated a fair amount of publicity. This article in Gannett’s Journal News is probably the best of the stories. And it has a fun companion video of me reading one of my humor columns.[tags]Sarah Palin, John McCain Humor, Palin Humor, Campaign Satire, Election Humor, Hillary Clinton Verse, Biden Nomination, Obama Poem, Feminist Humor, Gender Satire[/tags]
Posted in Barack Obama, Campaign Humor, Election Satire, Feminism Humor, Gender Politics, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, John McCain, Karl Rove, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, Sarah Palin, White House | 11 Comments »
Sunday, August 24th, 2008
So Bill Kristol’s a feminist. Who knew? Yes, William Kristol, Republican con man, is oh so terribly concerned about the glass ceiling perpetuated by Barack Obama when he chose Joe Biden for his running mate, denying Hillary Clinton her shot at Veep.
I’m touched. Aren’t you?
Kristol-izing Feminism (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Bill Kristol is outraged that Hill
Ain’t the Democrats’ Veep pick. Dear Bill,
Your concern about gender
Would strike me as tender
If phonies did not make me ill.
Tags: Bill Kristol Limerick, Campaign Satire, Feminism Humor, Glass Ceiling, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden Poem, Media Humor, Obama's VP Pick, Weekly Standard
Posted in Barack Obama, Bill Kristol, Campaign Humor, Election Satire, Feminism Humor, Gender Politics, Hillary Clinton, Hypocrisy Humor, Joe Biden, Media Satire, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, White House | Comments Off
