Posts Tagged ‘Republicans Humor’
Tuesday, December 20th, 2011
As Paul Krugman puts it so concisely, “Politifact, R.I.P.” No, Politifact isn’t going out of business, though after its latest credibility-destroying move, it should:
This is really awful. Politifact, which is supposed to police false claims in politics, has announced its Lie of the Year — and it’s a statement that happens to be true, the claim that Republicans have voted to end Medicare.
Steve Benen in the link above explains it, but let me just repeat the basics. Republicans voted to replace Medicare with a voucher system to buy private insurance — and not just that, a voucher system in which the value of the vouchers would systematically lag the cost of health care, so that there was no guarantee that seniors would even be able to afford private insurance.
PolitiFiction Limerick
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Politifact’s “Lie of the Year”
Is really the truth, cuz it’s clear
That the GOP plan
Would end Medicare. Man!
There’s no cov’rage — just coupons! Bronx cheer!
Tags: Health Care Reform, Health Humor, Insurance Reform, Lie Of The Year, Media Humor, Medicare Satire, Paul Krugman, Political Limerick, Politifact, Republicans Humor
Posted in GOP Humor, Health Satire, Insurance Humor, Legislation Humor, Media Satire, Medicare Humor, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor | 2 Comments »
Monday, December 19th, 2011
Tags: Budget Limerick, Campaign Satire, Election Humor, Republicans Humor, Rick Perry, Saturday Night Live, SNL
Posted in Campaign Humor, Election Satire, GOP Humor, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, Rick Perry | No Comments »
Sunday, December 11th, 2011
Tags: $10000 Bet, Campaign Satire, Debate Limerick, Election Humor, GOP Humor, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Presidential Debate, Republicans Humor
Posted in Campaign Humor, Debate Humor, Election Satire, GOP Humor, Mitt Romney Humor, Newt Gingrich Humor, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor | No Comments »
Wednesday, December 7th, 2011
Tags: Campaign Satire, Climate Change, Election Humor, Global Warming, Jon Huntsman, Mitt Romney, Republican Flip-Flops, Republicans Humor, TPM
Posted in Campaign Humor, Election Satire, GOP Humor, Jon Huntsman, Mitt Romney Humor, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor | 2 Comments »
Friday, December 2nd, 2011
Tags: Campaign Satire, Dana Amira, Election Humor, Language Satire, New York Magazine, Newt Gingrich, Pomposity, Presidential Campaign Humor, Republicans Humor, Speeches
Posted in Campaign Humor, Election Satire, GOP Humor, Language Humor, Newt Gingrich Humor, Political Limericks, Political Speeches, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, Speeches Satire | No Comments »
Monday, November 21st, 2011
Tags: Blame Game, Budget Cuts, Economy Satire, Federal Budget, Financial Verse, Fiscal Humor, Journalism, Legislation Humor, Media Humor, Republicans Humor, Tax Limerick
Posted in Blame Game, Economy Humor, GOP Humor, Legislation Humor, Media Satire, Money & Finance Humor, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, Tax & Budget Humor | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, November 1st, 2011
Tags: Halloween, Holiday Satire, Holiday Verse, Political Haiku & Senryu, Republicans Humor
Posted in GOP Humor, Holidays Humor, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor | 2 Comments »
Friday, October 28th, 2011
Tags: Campaign Satire, Debate Limerick, Election Humor, Republicans Humor, Rick Perry
Posted in Campaign Humor, Debate Humor, Election Satire, GOP Humor, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, Rick Perry, White House | 2 Comments »
Monday, October 24th, 2011
Tags: Campaign Satire, Election Humor, Mitch McConnell, Republicans Humor, Senate Satire
Posted in Barack Obama, Campaign Humor, Election Satire, GOP Humor, Legislation Humor, Mitch McConnell, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, RNC Humor, Republicans Humor, Senate Satire, Washington, White House | 5 Comments »
Friday, October 21st, 2011
Tags: Barack Obama, Foreign Leaders, Foreign Policy, George Bush Satire, Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, Qadhafi, Republicans Humor, War
Posted in Barack Obama, Foreign Policy, GOP Humor, George Bush Satire, Hypocrisy Humor, Partisanship Satire, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, War & Antiwar Poems | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, October 12th, 2011
Tags: Campaign Satire, Clerihews, Election Humor, Herman Cain, Jon Huntsman, Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Presidential Campaign Humor, Republican Debate, Republicans Humor, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul
Posted in Campaign Humor, Debate Humor, Election Satire, GOP Humor, Herman Cain, Jon Huntsman, Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney Humor, Newt Gingrich Humor, Non-Political Humor, Political Clerihews, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, White House | 3 Comments »
Saturday, October 8th, 2011
Tags: Barack Obama, Campaign Satire, Election Humor, GOP Humor, Oval Office, Presidential Campaign Humor, Republicans Humor, White House
Posted in Barack Obama, Campaign Humor, Election Satire, GOP Humor, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, White House | 6 Comments »
Sunday, September 25th, 2011
Tags: Blame Game, Congress Satire, Disaster Victims, FEMA, Fiscal Humor, Media Humor, National Disasters, Republican Hostages, Republicans Humor, Steve Benen, Washington Post
Posted in Fiscal Policy, Government Services, Media Satire, Money & Finance Humor, Political Limericks, Republicans Humor | 3 Comments »
Friday, September 23rd, 2011
Tags: Campaign Satire, Election Humor, Presidential Election, Republican Primary, Republicans Humor, Sarah Palin, SarahPAC
Posted in Campaign Humor, Election Satire, GOP Humor, Political Limericks, Sarah Palin | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, September 13th, 2011
Tags: Campaign Satire, Election Humor, GOP Humor, Greed, Pandering, Political Haiku & Senryu, Republicans Humor, Tea Party, Uninsured
Posted in Campaign Humor, Election Satire, GOP Humor, News Haiku & Senryu, Political Humor Books, RNC Humor, Republicans Humor | 21 Comments »
Wednesday, August 31st, 2011
Tags: Campaign Satire, Debate Limerick, Election Humor, Media Humor, Presidential Campaign Humor, Republicans Humor, Rick Perry
Posted in Campaign Humor, Debate Humor, Election Satire, Media Satire, Political Limericks, Rick Perry, Texas Humor | 2 Comments »
Monday, August 29th, 2011
Tags: Campaign Satire, Earthquakes, Election Humor, FEMA, Hurricanes, Michele Bachmann, Minnesota, Natural Disasters, Presidential Election, Religion Satire, Republican Callousness, Republicans Humor, Tea Party Members
Posted in Campaign Humor, Election Satire, Michele Bachmann, Political Limericks, Political Speeches, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Religious Satire, Republicans Humor | 7 Comments »
Saturday, July 30th, 2011
Tags: Debt Ceiling, Federal Budget, Federal Debt, Federal Default, John Boehner, Legislation Satire, Patriotism Humor, Republicans Humor
Posted in Barack Obama, Economy Humor, Fiscal Policy, GOP Humor, House Satire, John Boehner, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor | 3 Comments »
Pressing The Press On Voter Suppression (Limerick)
Monday, October 3rd, 2011Tags: Brennan Center, Election Humor, GOP Humor, Legislation Humor, Media Humor, Republicans Humor, Steve Benen, Voter ID, Voter Suppression, Voting Limerick, War On Voting
Posted in Democracy Humor, Election Satire, GOP Humor, Legislation Humor, Media Satire, Political Commentary, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, Voting Satire | 2 Comments »