Archive for the ‘Social Media Satire’ Category
Thursday, November 29th, 2012
#My2k Limerick
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Obama’s new hashtag is meant
2 help middle class taxpayers vent
Via tweets 2 demand
That their tax hike is banned:
#My2k’s needed 4 rent.
(You can find the story about Obama’s social media PR efforts and this “fiscal cliff” related hashtag here.)
Tags: #My2k, Barack Obama, Fiscal Cliff, Fiscal Crisis, Hashtags, Middle Class, Social Media Humor, Tax Hikes, Taxpayers, Tweet Humor, Twitter Limerick
Posted in Barack Obama, Fiscal Policy, Middle Class, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Social Media Satire, Tax & Budget Humor, Twitter, White House | Comments Off
Friday, June 1st, 2012
This Donald Trump quote sounds fictitious, but it’s real: “I have a very large Twitter.”
Romney and the Blowhard (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Trump is proud of his “very large Twitter.”
(That’s a quote — not a Mad B Kane titter.)
When The Donald ain’t ragging
The prez, then he’s bragging.
Donald Trump — he’s where Mitt turns for glitter.
Tags: Barack Obama, Birthers, Campaign Humor, Donald Trump, Election Satire, Mitt Romney, Social Media Poetry, Twitter Humor
Posted in Barack Obama, Campaign Humor, Donald Trump, Election Satire, GOP Humor, Mitt Romney Humor, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Social Media Satire, Twitter | 3 Comments »
Thursday, September 22nd, 2011
According to the New York Times, Mitt Romney is using Twitter to depict himself as a “regular guy.” So if you want to know what fast food Romney fancies, or what low-fare flights he has taken, be sure to follow Mitt’s Tweets.
Limerick Ode To “Regular Guy” Romney
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Mitt Romney’s a regular guy:
Subways, burgers, and sometimes a fry
Are the foods that he eats.
(You can tell by his Tweets.)
And I’m betting he never eats Thai.
Tags: Campaign Satire, Election Humor, Food Humor, Mitt Romney, Regular Guy, Republicans Humor, Twitter
Posted in Campaign Humor, Election Satire, Mitt Romney Humor, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, Social Media Satire, Twitter | 2 Comments »
Friday, September 9th, 2011
The astrotweet — yet another reason not to believe (or spread) those political tweets littered all over Twitter:
The research on astrotweeting, though too tangential to my book, is worth flagging for readers. In this paper, the authors describe how political operatives set up fake accounts to spread rumors or false statements about candidates. This is done in a way to make it appear as though the information is coming from numerous sources, to convey the impression that the information is reliable.
Limerick Ode To Astrotweeters
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Political op’rative geeks
Use various sneaky techniques.
They spread lies via tweets:
Astrotweeting — those cheats
Should be jailed for their libelous leaks.
Tags: Astrotweet, Campaign Satire, Defamation, Election Humor, Legal Humor, Libel, Political Operatives, Social Media Poetry, Twitter
Posted in Campaign Humor, Election Satire, Law Satire, Political Limericks, Social Media Satire, Twitter | 3 Comments »
