Posts Tagged ‘Supreme Court Humor’
Tuesday, October 6th, 2020
Headline: “Trump Halts Pandemic Relief Negotiations”
No relief bill this month, on reflection,
Cuz the Senate’s sole job’s my selection
For our land’s highest bench.
Judge Amy’s a wench
Who has earned my support and affection.
Tags: Amy Coney Barrett, COVID-19, Election Humor, Pandemic, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Humor, Trump
Posted in Campaign Humor, Donald Trump, Election Satire, GOP Humor, Health Satire, Law Satire, Legal Limericks, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, Supreme Court, White House | Comments Off on Yet Another “If Trump Could Write Limericks”
Friday, March 8th, 2019
Justice Ginsburg’s birthday is coming up on March 15th, and I couldn’t resist writing her a limerick. In fact, I even snail-mailed her a copy. Remember snail-mail?
Here it is:
Happy birthday dear Ruth. You’re the best!
You have met ev’ry challenge and test
With zest, brains, and class,
Plus just enough brass…
While the President feathers his nest.
Tags: Court Humor, Courts, Judiciary Humor, Justice Ginsburg, Law Limerick, Law Satire, Legal & Lawyer Humor, Legal Humor, Legal Limerick, Legal Verse, Notorious RBG, RBG, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Humor, Supreme Court Limerick, U.S. Supreme Court
Posted in Donald Trump, Judiciary Satire, Legal Limericks, Supreme Court | Comments Off on Limerick Ode To Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Saturday, October 6th, 2018
In making her Kavanaugh case,
Susan Collins neglected to face
Brett’s intemperate speech
And behavior; his breach
Of standards judicial was base.
*****
Intemperate Brett
shielded by Mitch and Donald;
Supreme Court sullied.
Tags: Bart O'Kavanaugh, Brett Kavanaugh, Brett Michael Kavanaugh, Supreme Court Humor, Susan Collins, U.S. Supreme Court
Posted in Donald Trump, GOP Humor, Judiciary Satire, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, Supreme Court | Comments Off on Susan Collins v. Decency (Limerick)
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018
With Apologies To Bob Dylan:
How many lies can a candidate tell
Before you call him a sham?
How many times must Brett K lose control
Before Lindsey Graham tells him, “Scram!”?
Yes,’n’ how many beers must a nominee drink
Before he blacks out an assault?
The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind.
The answer is blowin’ in the wind.
Tags: Bart O'Kavanaugh, Blowin' In The Wind, Bob Dylan, Brett Kavanaugh, Brett Michael Kavanaugh, Lindsey Graham, Supreme Court Humor, U.S. Supreme Court, Wasted
Posted in Donald Trump, GOP Humor, Judiciary Satire, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, Song Parodies, Supreme Court, White House | Comments Off on How Many Lies? (Song Parody Lyrics)
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018
A fellow named Brett, nicknamed “Bart”
Apparently thinks he’s so smart;
He feels free to pretend
“Bart O’Kavanaugh” penned
By his friend ain’t “Bart” K at its heart.
Tags: Bart O'Kavanaugh, Brett Kavanaugh, Brett Michael Kavanaugh, Mark Judge, Supreme Court Humor, U.S. Supreme Court, Wasted
Posted in Donald Trump, GOP Humor, Judiciary Satire, Legal Limericks, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, Supreme Court, White House | Comments Off on Limerick Ode To Brett a/k/a Bart
Thursday, June 28th, 2018
The Week: “Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Wednesday that the Senate will ‘vote to confirm’ the successor of outgoing Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy ‘this fall,’ adding that ‘it’s imperative that the president’s nominee be treated fairly.'”
Mitch McConnell says Dems must be fair
When it’s time to fill Kennedy’s chair.
Forget fairness; send coal
To the Leader who stole
Our great Court. Tell that thief “This is guerre!”
Tags: Judiciary Humor, Judiciary Satire, Justice Anthony Kennedy, Mitch McConnell, Supreme Court Humor, Supreme Court Limerick, U.S. Supreme Court
Posted in Donald Trump, GOP Humor, Judiciary Satire, Legal Limericks, Mitch McConnell, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, Supreme Court | Comments Off on That Mitch Is Quite A Stitch! (Limerick)
Wednesday, February 1st, 2017
There is NO Muslim ban, and Dem tears
Are fake and deserve all our sneers!
And how dare they deplore such
A great guy as Gorsuch!
If they block him, I’ll nuke their careers!
Tags: Discrimination, Donald Trump, Fear-Mongering, Immigration Humor, Muslim Ban, Muslims, Neil Gorsuch, Religious Freedom, Religious Humor, Supreme Court Humor, Supreme Court Limerick, Travel Ban, Trump's Nominees
Posted in Donald Trump, Election Satire, GOP Humor, Immigration Reform, Legal Limericks, Neil Gorsuch, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Religious Satire, Republicans Humor, Supreme Court, White House | Comments Off on Trump’s Tweet-Monitors Won’t Let Him Post This Limerick
Thursday, November 10th, 2016
Prez Obama, the way they’ve behaved
Means the Senate has tacitly waived
Its advice/consent right
Re Judge Garland, so fight
And appoint him. That seat can be saved.
Sure the Senate will probably sue
And deem it some sort of a coup.
But it’s still wise to try,
Cuz the courts may just buy
Your contention. It’s worth the ado.
Tags: Election Humor, Judiciary Satire, Merrick Garland, Obama, Obama Verse, Senate Satire, Supreme Court Humor, U.S. Senate
Posted in Barack Obama, Campaign Humor, Donald Trump, Election Satire, GOP Humor, Judiciary Satire, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, Senate Satire, Supreme Court, White House | 1 Comment »
Thursday, May 26th, 2016
I laughed out loud when I heard about Sen. Orrin Hatch’s Deseret News op-ed, reporting the results of a meeting with Chief Judge Merrick Garland that had yet to take place:
“Like many of my Senate colleagues, I recently met with Chief Judge Merrick Garland, President Obama’s nominee to the Supreme Court. … Our meeting, however, does not change my conviction that the Senate should consider a Supreme Court nominee after this presidential election cycle,” Hatch wrote in an op-ed published on the website of the Deseret News early Thursday morning and later removed. It remains available in a Google database.
Dear Orrin, it isn’t a race
To report on a meeting you’ll face.
And it’s best not to claim
It did NOT change your game
When that meeting has yet to take place.
Tags: Merrick Garland, Orrin Hatch, Supreme Court Humor
Posted in Barack Obama, GOP Humor, Orrin Hatch, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, Supreme Court | Comments Off on Open Limerick To Orrin Hatch
Tuesday, March 1st, 2016
CNN 2/29/16 Headline: “Justice Clarence Thomas breaks 10-year streak, asks question in court.” (The issue before the court was whether a domestic assault conviction based on reckless conduct qualifies as a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence that would block firearm possession.)
Clarence Thomas can talk, after all;
Once famed for a decade-long haul
Of no-questions-in-court,
Now that Nino is mort,
He is having a gun-query ball.
Tags: Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas, Judiciary Humor, Judiciary Satire, Justice Antonin Scalia, Justice Clarence Thomas, Law Humor, Law Satire, Legal Humor, Legal Satire, Legal Verse, Nino Scalia, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Humor, U.S. Supreme Court
Posted in GOP Humor, Judiciary Satire, Law Satire, Legal Limericks, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, Supreme Court | Comments Off on Clarence Thomas Speaks (Limerick)
Wednesday, February 24th, 2016
Dear Mitch, you must stop the obstruction
And your anti-Obama production.
A new Justice is needed.
It’s time that you heeded
Your duties. You MUST all this muck shun.
Tags: Antonin Scalia, Judiciary Humor, Law Satire, Mitch McConnell, Obama, Senate Humor, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Humor, U.S. Senate
Posted in Barack Obama, GOP Humor, Judiciary Satire, Leadership Humor, Legal Limericks, Mitch McConnell, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, Senate Satire, Supreme Court, White House | Comments Off on Open Limerick To Mitch McConnell
Wednesday, September 9th, 2015
I was amused to hear Mike Huckabee offer to go to jail in Kim Davis’ place.
In the midst of the Davis dissension
And her quest for gay marriage prevention,
Huck delivered this plea:
Don’t jail Davis. Jail ME!
It’s the only way Huck gets attention.
Tags: Campaign Satire, Election, Equal Protection, Gay Marriage, Gay Rights, Gays, Homophobes, Homosexuality Satire, Kim Davis, Law Enforcement, Legal Humor, Marriage Equality, Mike Huckabee, Supreme Court Humor
Posted in Campaign Humor, Constitution Humor, Election Satire, Gay Rights, GOP Humor, Homophobia, Law Satire, Mike Huckabee, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, White House | Comments Off on The Huckster’s Plea (Limerick)
Sunday, September 6th, 2015
Limerick Ode To Kim Davis
By Madeleine Begun Kane
A thrice-divorced clerk known as Kim
Seems to wed and divorce on a whim.
But this bigoted broad
Claims on orders from “God”
That she can’t let a guy wed a “him.”
Tags: Equal Protection, Gay Marriage, Gay Rights, Gays, Homophobes, Homosexuality Satire, Kim Davis, Law Enforcement, Legal Humor, Marriage Equality, Supreme Court Humor
Posted in Gay Rights, Homophobia, Law Satire, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire | 1 Comment »
Monday, July 6th, 2015
Though I already wrote an Antonin Scalia limerick today, I’m itching for more. So I composed these song parody lyrics to the tune of “Maria.”
Now Scalia/Maria does sound obvious. So I’m surely not the first to use “Maria” to parody Scalia. But I don’t want to do a Google search, lest I be inadvertently influenced by someone else’s lyrics.
And with that disclaimer out of the way, here’s my parody:
Scalia,
The jiggery-pok’ry Scalia,
Treats justice like a game,
The worst judge I can name, you see.
Scalia,
The wingnutty jurist, Scalia,
Demands the final word
With phrases so absurd, to me.
Scalia,
When he loses a case, he’s sulking,
And his presence is always so hulking.
Scalia,
The nastiest Justice, Scalia.
Scalia, Scalia, Scalia, etc.
Scalia,
Pitches disses, instead of reason,
Disagreements with him — treats like treason.
Scalia,
That sore-losing, pompous Scalia.
The most odious person on that Court:
Scalia!
Tags: Antonin Scalia, Justice Antonin Scalia, Law Humor, Legal Humor, Leonard Bernstein, Maria, Music, Song Parodies, Supreme Court Humor, U.S. Supreme Court, West Side Story
Posted in Judiciary Satire, Law Satire, Music Humor, Song Parodies, Supreme Court | 1 Comment »
Monday, July 6th, 2015
If you follow the U.S. Supreme Court, you know that Justice Scalia ended the term by hurling some colorful, spoiled-bratty insults at his fellow judges. His behavior was so over-the-top, that Slate created The Antonin Scalia “Sick Burn” Generator, an insult creator packed with Scalia-isms.
This calls for a limerick, don’t you think?
Using lingo arcane and absurd,
Scalia must have the last word:
Gives “the bird” to his peers
With “pure apple sauce” jeers
He’s a “jiggery-pokery” turd.
Tags: Antonin Scalia, Justice Antonin Scalia, Law Humor, Legal Humor, Supreme Court Humor, U.S. Supreme Court
Posted in Judiciary Satire, Law Satire, Legal Limericks, Political Limericks, Supreme Court | Comments Off on Limerick Ode To Antonin Scalia
Monday, October 6th, 2014
Supreme Surprise (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
The SCOTUS has caused quite a din
Over gay marriage rights. Is it sin
Or just fine for the states
To say gays can be mates?
Its response is “We shouldn’t mix in.”
Tags: Gay Marriage, Gays, Homosexuality Satire, Judicial Review Humor, Judiciary Humor, Legal Humor, Same Sex Marriage, SCOTUS, Supreme Court Humor, Supreme Court Limerick
Posted in Gay Rights, Gender Politics, Judiciary Satire, Law Satire, Legal Limericks, Political Limericks, Supreme Court | Comments Off on Supreme Surprise (Limerick)
Wednesday, September 24th, 2014
Happy 225th birthday to the U.S. Supreme Court! (On Sept. 24, 1789 President George Washington signed the
Judiciary Act of 1789, which created a Supreme Court with six justices.)
Happy Birthday To The Supremes (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Seems today marks the birth of a court,
The court of supreme last resort.
Chief Justice John Jay
Ran it back in the day.
I just wish it would do what it ort.
Tags: George Washington, John Jay, Judges, Judiciary Act, Judiciary Humor, Judiciary Satire, Law Humor, Legal Humor, Odd Holidays, September Holidays, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Humor, Supreme Court Limerick
Posted in Judiciary Satire, Law Satire, Legal Limericks, Odd Holidays, Political Limericks, Supreme Court | Comments Off on Happy Birthday To The Supremes (Limerick)
Monday, April 21st, 2014
I can’t help wondering whether Supreme Court Justice Scalia says weird things like this just for attention:
Speaking at the University of Tennessee College of Law on Tuesday, the longest-serving justice currently on the bench was asked by a student about the constitutionality of the income tax, the Knoxville News Sentinel reports.
Scalia responded that the government has the right to implement the tax, “but if it reaches a certain point, perhaps you should revolt.”
Limerick Ode To Antonin Scalia
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Suggesting that students revolt
Over taxes ain’t very adult.
It seems doltish Scalia
Has mouth diarrhea.
I surmise that his brain’s short a bolt.
Tags: Antonin Scalia, Income Tax, Justice Antonin Scalia, Revolution Humor, Supreme Court Humor, Taxes, U.S. Constitution, U.S. Supreme Court
Posted in Constitution Humor, Fiscal Policy, GOP Humor, Judiciary Satire, Law Satire, Legal Limericks, Money & Finance Humor, Money And Finance Humor, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, Supreme Court, Tax & Budget Humor | Comments Off on Limerick Ode To Antonin Scalia
Monday, March 4th, 2013
I’ve been meaning to write about Antonin Scalia’s obnoxious Voting Rights Act comments. Something tells me he’d be a bit more enthused about the law, if the people it protected tended to vote Republican.
Limerick Ode To Antonin Scalia
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Scalia gave quite the recital
With that “racial entitlement” title
He “bestowed” on the vote,
Fearing Dem voter bloat:
To Scalia, such voters ain’t vital.
Tags: Antonin Scalia, Discrimination, Law Satire, Legal Humor, Legal Verse, Racial Bias, Supreme Court Humor, Voting Limerick, Voting Rights Act, VRA
Posted in Constitution Humor, Democracy Humor, Election Satire, Entitlements Humor, GOP Humor, Judiciary Satire, Law Satire, Legal Limericks, Legislation Humor, Minority Rights Humor, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Racism Limerick, Republicans Humor, Supreme Court, Voting Satire | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, October 10th, 2012
Alpha-Political Verse (Election 2012)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
A is for abortions, which Mitt Romney vows to ban.
B is for the Birthers. Gov’nor Romney’s quite the fan.
C’s for the contempt Mitt feels for folks who aren’t rich.
D is for a sham debate — Mitt’s pseudo-moderate switch.
E’s evolving policies Mitt seem to change each day.
F is for those pesky facts. For Mitt they don’t hold sway.
G’s for global warming. Mitt no longer thinks it’s real.
H is homophobia. Gay marriage he’d repeal.
I’s for immigration. Self-deporting! What a plan!
J’s for rightwing judges. Justice Roberts is Mitt’s man.
K is for the Koch Bros. Mr. Romney’s in their debt.
L’s for all the lies Mitt tells. The truth to Mitt’s a threat.
M’s Medicare and Medicaid. Mitt screws the old and poor.
N’s for Romney’s negative campaign, fact-challenged to its core.
O’s for Mitt’s Olympics and the bailout Mitt secured.
P is for Paul Ryan’s plan. Mitt’s keeping it obscured.
Q’s for follow-up questions. Journos find them such a bore.
R’s for regulations. Mitt is anti … also for.
S is Social Security — Mitt pretends he wants to save.
T is tax cuts for the rich, which Romney donors crave.
U’s the unemployment that Mitt Romney helped create.
V is all those varmints Romney killed … and maybe ate.
W’s for lots of foreign wars. Mitt’s spoiling for a fight.
X is for your ballot mark. Be sure to do it right.
Y’s for “Yes, we can” make sure the President prevails.
And Z’s for right-wing zealots. I look forward to their wails.
(You can find my previous alpha-political verse here,
here, here, and here.)
Tags: Abortion Rights, Ballots, Barack Obama, Birthers, Campaign Humor, Debate Humor, Election Satire, Gay Rights, Global Warming, Homophobes, Immigration Humor, Journalists, Judiciary Satire, Justice John Roberts, Koch Brothers, Medicaid, Medicare, Mitt Romney, Regulations, Self-Deportation, Social Security, Supreme Court Humor, Tax Cuts, Unemployment, War, War On Voting, Wingnuts
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Alpha-Political Verse (Election 2012)
Wednesday, October 10th, 2012Alpha-Political Verse (Election 2012)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
A is for abortions, which Mitt Romney vows to ban.
B is for the Birthers. Gov’nor Romney’s quite the fan.
C’s for the contempt Mitt feels for folks who aren’t rich.
D is for a sham debate — Mitt’s pseudo-moderate switch.
E’s evolving policies Mitt seem to change each day.
F is for those pesky facts. For Mitt they don’t hold sway.
G’s for global warming. Mitt no longer thinks it’s real.
H is homophobia. Gay marriage he’d repeal.
I’s for immigration. Self-deporting! What a plan!
J’s for rightwing judges. Justice Roberts is Mitt’s man.
K is for the Koch Bros. Mr. Romney’s in their debt.
L’s for all the lies Mitt tells. The truth to Mitt’s a threat.
M’s Medicare and Medicaid. Mitt screws the old and poor.
N’s for Romney’s negative campaign, fact-challenged to its core.
O’s for Mitt’s Olympics and the bailout Mitt secured.
P is for Paul Ryan’s plan. Mitt’s keeping it obscured.
Q’s for follow-up questions. Journos find them such a bore.
R’s for regulations. Mitt is anti … also for.
S is Social Security — Mitt pretends he wants to save.
T is tax cuts for the rich, which Romney donors crave.
U’s the unemployment that Mitt Romney helped create.
V is all those varmints Romney killed … and maybe ate.
W’s for lots of foreign wars. Mitt’s spoiling for a fight.
X is for your ballot mark. Be sure to do it right.
Y’s for “Yes, we can” make sure the President prevails.
And Z’s for right-wing zealots. I look forward to their wails.
(You can find my previous alpha-political verse here,
here, here, and here.)
Tags: Abortion Rights, Ballots, Barack Obama, Birthers, Campaign Humor, Debate Humor, Election Satire, Gay Rights, Global Warming, Homophobes, Immigration Humor, Journalists, Judiciary Satire, Justice John Roberts, Koch Brothers, Medicaid, Medicare, Mitt Romney, Regulations, Self-Deportation, Social Security, Supreme Court Humor, Tax Cuts, Unemployment, War, War On Voting, Wingnuts
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