Posts Tagged ‘GOP’
Monday, January 23rd, 2012
Newt Gingrich demolished Mitt in South Carolina. Newt’s surging in Florida. And Romney’s large national lead is collapsing. Needless to say, the Republican establishment is starting to panic:
To the extent Newt threatens the Establishment, it’s because of his electability–or lack thereof. The GOP’s mandarins see Gingrich’s nomination as a sure way to blow their chance of deposing Barack Obama. They see Gingrich as the political equivalent of a Fukushima nuclear plant worker, with polls showing him to be lethally irradiated by his negative approval ratings. Whereas Mitt Romney is running about even with Barack Obama in head-to-head polling, Newt loses by double-digit margins. Sure, those numbers could change if Gingrich beats Romney and wins the nomination, with all the accolades it entails. On the other hand, his grandiosity syndrome may kick in, as it has before, and render him a laughing stock. Hence the many Establishment Republicans now saying things like, “Newt means losing 45 states.”
And that brings me to my latest limerick:
Limerick Ode To Republican Panic
By Madeleine Begun Kane
The Republican powers-that-be
Are scared of a Newt-nominee:
Newt’s grandiose ways
Could trigger malaise,
As voters to Democrats flee.
Tags: Campaign Satire, Election Humor, Florida, GOP, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Political Polls, Republicans Humor, RNC, South Carolina, Voting Limerick
Posted in Campaign Humor, Election Satire, GOP Humor, Mitt Romney Humor, Newt Gingrich Humor, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Polls, Republicans Humor, South Carolina Humor, Voting Satire | 6 Comments »
Sunday, May 23rd, 2010
Tags: Civil Rights, GOP, Libertarians, Meet The Press, Rachel Maddow, Rand Paul, Republican Flip-Flops, Republican Humor, Tea Party Members, Wingnuts
Posted in GOP Humor, Political Commentary, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Rachel Maddow, Rand Paul, Republicans Humor, Tea Parties, Wingnuts | 2 Comments »
Friday, September 4th, 2009
Tags: Education, GOP, Hypocrisy, Obama, Presidential Speech, Republicans Humor, Schools, Values Verse
Posted in Barack Obama, Education Limerick, GOP Humor, Hypocrisy Humor, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, Social Satire, Speeches Satire, Students Verse, White House | 6 Comments »
Thursday, June 4th, 2009
Tags: Automobiles, Bankruptcy, Blame, Cars, Democrats, Economy, Finance, General Motors, GM, GOP, Law Satire, Money, Obama, Republicans Humor, Values
Posted in Automobiles Satire, Barack Obama, Blame Game, Business Humor, Economy Humor, Fiscal Policy, GOP Humor, Law Satire, Legal Limericks, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor | No Comments »
Monday, May 11th, 2009
Tags: Cheney, Democrats, GOP, Rebranding, Republican Rebranding, Republicans Humor
Posted in Dick Cheney Satire, GOP Humor, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor | No Comments »
Sunday, April 26th, 2009
Tags: Bipartisanship, Budget, Budget Reconciliation, Congress Humor, Filibuster, GOP, Health Care, Majority, Minority, Obstructionism, Republicans Humor, Senate Satire, Student Loans
Posted in Barack Obama, Congress Humor, Fiscal Policy, GOP Humor, House Satire, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Republicans Humor, Senate Satire, Tax & Budget Humor | No Comments »
Sunday, March 29th, 2009
Tags: Budget, GOP, PR, Remedial Math, Republicans Humor
Posted in Congress Humor, Economy Humor, Fiscal Policy, GOP Humor, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, Tax & Budget Humor | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009
Tags: Apology, Cal Arts, Gingrich, GOP, Limbaugh, Media, Mickey Mouse, Radio, Republicans Humor, Song Parody, Steele, Walt Disney
Posted in GOP Humor, Media Satire, Michael Steele, Newt Gingrich Humor, Politics Satire, Radio Humor, Republicans Humor, Rush Limbaugh, Song Parodies | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
Tags: Campaign, Election, GOP, Humor, Limericks, McCain, Palin, Presidential, Prime Time, Republicans Humor, Satire, Verse
Posted in Campaign Humor, Election Satire, GOP Humor, John McCain, Political Limericks, Republicans Humor, Sarah Palin | 1 Comment »
Republican Pols — Off or On the Rand-Wagon?
Sunday, May 23rd, 2010Tags: Civil Rights, GOP, Libertarians, Meet The Press, Rachel Maddow, Rand Paul, Republican Flip-Flops, Republican Humor, Tea Party Members, Wingnuts
Posted in GOP Humor, Political Commentary, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Rachel Maddow, Rand Paul, Republicans Humor, Tea Parties, Wingnuts | 2 Comments »