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Judge Walker’s Critics — Divorced From Reason

Friday, August 6th, 2010

The gay-bashers are at it again, freaking out at Judge Vaughn Walker’s pro-gay marriage Proposition 8 decision in Perry v. Schwarzenegger. The attacks claim, among other things, that:

The ruling is a travesty of justice because Walker himself is reportedly gay - and because he’s gay, he should’ve removed himself from the case!

Boy, am I glad I never parlayed my law degree into a judgeship. Because, based on this “reasoning,” I would have been duty-bound to recuse myself from any case involving women, Jews, short people, straights, New Yorkers, satirists, versifiers, lawyers, oboe players, agnostics, and people older than … uh … never mind.

That brings me to my latest limerick:

Judge Walker’s Critics — Divorced From Reason
By Madeleine Begun Kane

Judge Walker’s well-reasoned decision
Has been met with gay-bashing derision:
He’s “reportedly gay,”
So was biased their way.

Oh, just straight guys have unbiased vision?

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Friday, September 4th, 2009

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Friday, August 21st, 2009

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Sunday, March 22nd, 2009

Dear Boss, Where’s My Bonus?

Tuesday, March 17th, 2009

Declaring War On The “War On Christmas” Whine

Friday, December 12th, 2008

Ode To John “Air-Quotes” McCain

Thursday, October 16th, 2008

A Humorist’s Lament (Covering The New Yorker Cover Brouhaha In Verse) - Updated

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

Hey Obama Sycophants, Don’t Say We Didn’t Warn You

Sunday, April 13th, 2008

Ode To Colorado: Nanny State

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008

I Won’t Graciously Submit To Mike Huckabee

Saturday, December 15th, 2007

My Family Needs Me (Limerick and Video)

Monday, November 26th, 2007

Not Tickled Pink About Girlish Pink Guns

Friday, September 28th, 2007

Mustachioed Men — Downtrodden Minority Group? (Updated — Limerick Revised)

Saturday, September 1st, 2007

Where’s James Dobson When You Need Him?

Sunday, July 15th, 2007