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As Ohio’s GOP ramps up its assault on democracy, #FridayLimericks take notice. #LimerickRhyme
While the national GOP strives
To bring chaos and shake up our lives,
In Ohio they seek
To make voters’ rights weak—
And these ghouls are still sharpening knives.
While the national GOP strives
To bring chaos and shake up our lives,
In Ohio they seek
To make voters’ rights weak—
And these ghouls are still sharpening knives.
This is not a new push from these jerks;
It’s a power grab long in the works.
They’re a party that’s marred
By a deep disregard
For the folks they like less than their perks.
publicintegrity.org/politics/elect…
It’s a power grab long in the works.
They’re a party that’s marred
By a deep disregard
For the folks they like less than their perks.
publicintegrity.org/politics/elect…
As they look to hold everyone back,
Education is under attack.
They would change all the rules,
Send less money to schools—
And yet still knock the budget off track.
wtol.com/article/news/e…
Education is under attack.
They would change all the rules,
Send less money to schools—
And yet still knock the budget off track.
wtol.com/article/news/e…
Tonight’s #FridayLimericks go to Samuel Alito, with all due respect—and no more. #LimerickRhyme
Judge Alito is claiming to know
The Dobbs leaker, the source of his woe.
This conspiracy game
Will work best with no name,
While he celebrates killing off Roe.
wapo.st/3HnkSg1
Judge Alito is claiming to know
The Dobbs leaker, the source of his woe.
This conspiracy game
Will work best with no name,
While he celebrates killing off Roe.
wapo.st/3HnkSg1
This guy never thought much of our rights;
We all knew well before Senate fights.
It was never that hard
To see Sam’s disregard
For the gains he’d soon put in his sights.
civilrights.org/resource/oppos…
We all knew well before Senate fights.
It was never that hard
To see Sam’s disregard
For the gains he’d soon put in his sights.
civilrights.org/resource/oppos…
“Please respect us,” we heard him beseech—
During a naked political speech,
Where the man bared his clause
For conservatives’ cause
At the Heritage folks spend and leech.
afj.org/article/justic…
During a naked political speech,
Where the man bared his clause
For conservatives’ cause
At the Heritage folks spend and leech.
afj.org/article/justic…
Tonight’s #FridayLimericks go to @IAGovernor: all the awful of DeSantis with less publicity. #LimerickRhyme
When a governor strives for more fame,
She will slowly discard all her shame.
Kim is certainly there,
But she just doesn’t care—
Save for those writing checks in her name.
When a governor strives for more fame,
She will slowly discard all her shame.
Kim is certainly there,
But she just doesn’t care—
Save for those writing checks in her name.
If you’re not in position to spend,
Then your government aid just might end.
If you’re not very rich,
Help’s not part of her pitch;
There’s campaigning to which she must tend.
iowacapitaldispatch.com/2023/03/22/iow…
Then your government aid just might end.
If you’re not very rich,
Help’s not part of her pitch;
There’s campaigning to which she must tend.
iowacapitaldispatch.com/2023/03/22/iow…
And good luck if you’re LGBT;
Kim’s just fine if you never feel free.
Although many berate
Her agenda of hate,
Far-right donors support it with glee.
axios.com/local/des-moin…
Kim’s just fine if you never feel free.
Although many berate
Her agenda of hate,
Far-right donors support it with glee.
axios.com/local/des-moin…
Tonight’s #FridayLimericks go to the Trump indictment—as they must. #LimerickRhyme
As the man who would cast a great pall
O’er a nation he brought to a crawl,
Donald tries to spread blame,
But it’s right he became
The indictedest ex-Prez of all.
reuters.com/legal/watershe…
As the man who would cast a great pall
O’er a nation he brought to a crawl,
Donald tries to spread blame,
But it’s right he became
The indictedest ex-Prez of all.
reuters.com/legal/watershe…
Donald claims he’s an innocent man,
But the truth’s never part of his plan.
He’s a nasty old elf
Who stands just for himself;
He’s his own crazy number one fan.
vox.com/policy-and-pol…
But the truth’s never part of his plan.
He’s a nasty old elf
Who stands just for himself;
He’s his own crazy number one fan.
vox.com/policy-and-pol…
His attacks on New York DA Bragg
Are just tricks from his worn-out old bag.
He’s a racist at heart,
And it’s part of his art
To find dark folks to threaten and drag.
vox.com/2016/7/25/1227…
Are just tricks from his worn-out old bag.
He’s a racist at heart,
And it’s part of his art
To find dark folks to threaten and drag.
vox.com/2016/7/25/1227…
Tonight’s #FridayLimericks note the right’s tortured use of “woke.” #LimerickRhyme
When republicans whine about “woke,”
They’re just looking for anger to stoke.
They might know what it means,
But their rhetoric leans
Toward abusing the rights of good folk.
thehill.com/opinion/campai…
When republicans whine about “woke,”
They’re just looking for anger to stoke.
They might know what it means,
But their rhetoric leans
Toward abusing the rights of good folk.
thehill.com/opinion/campai…
After Lead Belly first used the word,
Its whole meaning would soon become blurred.
After Scottsboro Boys,
They brought in the white noise;
Now it’s mangled so much, it’s absurd.
theroot.com/weaponizing-wo…
Its whole meaning would soon become blurred.
After Scottsboro Boys,
They brought in the white noise;
Now it’s mangled so much, it’s absurd.
theroot.com/weaponizing-wo…
The far-right is co-opting it now
In the culture war they all avow.
Though they claim it’s a plague,
The word’s meaning stays vague—
Throw the label out, then have a cow.
fivethirtyeight.com/features/why-a…
In the culture war they all avow.
Though they claim it’s a plague,
The word’s meaning stays vague—
Throw the label out, then have a cow.
fivethirtyeight.com/features/why-a…
Tonight’s #FridayLimericks note Nick Fuentes, symptom of the GOP’s disease. #LimerickRhyme
There’s a wee little MAGAt named Nick,
Now a part of Republicans’ schtick.
He likes stirring the pot,
But he’s not worth a lot:
Just one more young professional prick.
There’s a wee little MAGAt named Nick,
Now a part of Republicans’ schtick.
He likes stirring the pot,
But he’s not worth a lot:
Just one more young professional prick.
Nick’s a blowhard, and not really smart—
So just how did this kid get his start?
He’s that Charlottesville fool
Who then dropped out of school
To become one more YouTubing shart.
time.com/4905939/nichol…
So just how did this kid get his start?
He’s that Charlottesville fool
Who then dropped out of school
To become one more YouTubing shart.
time.com/4905939/nichol…
Fuentes’ background’s not all that unique;
His self-hatred has little mystique.
Just a self-loathing guy
Lashing out on the fly
To lay claim to the whiteness he’d seek.
axios.com/2022/03/10/ris…
His self-hatred has little mystique.
Just a self-loathing guy
Lashing out on the fly
To lay claim to the whiteness he’d seek.
axios.com/2022/03/10/ris…
Tonight’s #FridayLimericks are still looking for that red wave. #LimerickRhyme
Though republicans roared from the sea,
Seems their red wave just wasn’t to be.
As their bellowing thins,
Now the blame game begins—
And the former guy’s allies all flee.
washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/…
Though republicans roared from the sea,
Seems their red wave just wasn’t to be.
As their bellowing thins,
Now the blame game begins—
And the former guy’s allies all flee.
washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/…
Junior promised a “bloodbath” was here—
So then why did that guy disappear?
The momentum all froze
While Don “powdered his nose,”
With no chance for his usual sneer.
newsweek.com/donald-trump-j…
So then why did that guy disappear?
The momentum all froze
While Don “powdered his nose,”
With no chance for his usual sneer.
newsweek.com/donald-trump-j…
The historical trends would suggest
We’d be stanching the bleeding at best.
But with sanity purged,
Too much MAGA emerged—
And did worse than the pundits had guessed.
fivethirtyeight.com/features/why-t…
We’d be stanching the bleeding at best.
But with sanity purged,
Too much MAGA emerged—
And did worse than the pundits had guessed.
fivethirtyeight.com/features/why-t…
Tonight’s #FridayLimericks spotlight @JRMajewski, who, um… 🤦♂️ #LimerickRhyme
Though he’s seeking to help write our laws,
Now Majewski is grasping at straws.
He has plenty to say—
But he’s lying all day,
Throwing crap out to cover his flaws.
Though he’s seeking to help write our laws,
Now Majewski is grasping at straws.
He has plenty to say—
But he’s lying all day,
Throwing crap out to cover his flaws.
He’s a nut job who doesn’t belong—
And on every position he’s wrong.
But the GOP cheats’
Gerrymandering feats
Gave a chance where he doesn’t belong.
ohiocapitaljournal.com/2022/05/27/fed…
And on every position he’s wrong.
But the GOP cheats’
Gerrymandering feats
Gave a chance where he doesn’t belong.
ohiocapitaljournal.com/2022/05/27/fed…
JR’s fully a Q-Anon nut;
Skips the facts and talks straight from his butt.
He was there in the mix
To attack on 1/6–
Which alone means he can’t make the cut.
washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/…
Skips the facts and talks straight from his butt.
He was there in the mix
To attack on 1/6–
Which alone means he can’t make the cut.
washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/…
Tonight’s #FridayLimericks go to @RudyGiuliani, still medically unable to shut up. #LimerickRhyme
So please stop if you’ve heard this before:
Giuliani is talking some more.
He’s not making much sense,
And he’s still kind of dense:
Thinks he’s still Trump’s (unpaid) legal whore.
So please stop if you’ve heard this before:
Giuliani is talking some more.
He’s not making much sense,
And he’s still kind of dense:
Thinks he’s still Trump’s (unpaid) legal whore.
As a mayor who claimed to be great,
His police force was guided by hate.
His entire claim to fame,
Tinged with racism’s shame—
Which was probably Trump’s most-loved trait.
theguardian.com/us-news/2014/n…
His police force was guided by hate.
His entire claim to fame,
Tinged with racism’s shame—
Which was probably Trump’s most-loved trait.
theguardian.com/us-news/2014/n…
From that point, Rudy’s path became short
To become the grand fool in Trump’s court.
It’s a sad sort of preen;
He just wants to be seen—
In a sad kind of spectator sport.
newyorker.com/magazine/2018/…
To become the grand fool in Trump’s court.
It’s a sad sort of preen;
He just wants to be seen—
In a sad kind of spectator sport.
newyorker.com/magazine/2018/…
As @DrOz transitions to selling GOP snake oil, #FridayLimericks look to set the record straight. #LimerickRhyme
When a doctor decides to compete
For his own undeserved Senate seat,
It may make sense to look
Whether that guy’s a crook
Who is seeking a state to deplete.
When a doctor decides to compete
For his own undeserved Senate seat,
It may make sense to look
Whether that guy’s a crook
Who is seeking a state to deplete.
We can start with the venue he chose;
Pennsylvania’s an odd place to pose.
Why’d the campaign go roam
Someplace so far from home?
This is not Mehmet’s place of repose.
huffpost.com/entry/dr-oz-se…
Pennsylvania’s an odd place to pose.
Why’d the campaign go roam
Someplace so far from home?
This is not Mehmet’s place of repose.
huffpost.com/entry/dr-oz-se…
There are facts that we shouldn’t conflate;
As a surgeon, he used to be great.
But from first TV cash,
Mehmet flipped in a flash,
And his standards were quick to abate.
vox.com/2015/4/16/8412…
As a surgeon, he used to be great.
But from first TV cash,
Mehmet flipped in a flash,
And his standards were quick to abate.
vox.com/2015/4/16/8412…
Tonight, #FridayLimericks returns to acknowledge @replouiegohmert for his bumbling insurreptitude. #LimerickRhyme
Mr. Gohmert would like to insist
The Committee should cease and desist.
Inconvenient new facts
Should be given the axe—
And besides, the request here was dissed.
Mr. Gohmert would like to insist
The Committee should cease and desist.
Inconvenient new facts
Should be given the axe—
And besides, the request here was dissed.
We know Louie’s a serious man
Whose ideas one never could pan—
Except maybe that thought
On how gay people ought
Not to join a Mars colony plan.
vanityfair.com/news/2016/05/c…
Whose ideas one never could pan—
Except maybe that thought
On how gay people ought
Not to join a Mars colony plan.
vanityfair.com/news/2016/05/c…
And okay, Louie didn’t seem bright
With his thoughts on our climate change plight.
“Let’s push back on the moon!”
Kind of sounds like a loon—
If one wanted to make fun, one might.
nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1…
With his thoughts on our climate change plight.
“Let’s push back on the moon!”
Kind of sounds like a loon—
If one wanted to make fun, one might.
nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1…
@MarshaBlackburn may have no redeeming qualities, but at least she gets #FridayLimericks. #LimerickRhyme
Constitutional scholar she’s not,
But she’ll strike while the iron is hot.
If you want to talk facts
Past your asinine acts,
Then Ms. Marsha, let’s see what you’ve got.
Constitutional scholar she’s not,
But she’ll strike while the iron is hot.
If you want to talk facts
Past your asinine acts,
Then Ms. Marsha, let’s see what you’ve got.
Marsha’s history’s fully replete
With stupidity less than discreet.
She is dumb, but she’s proud,
And will shout it out loud:
Who needs brains? It’s so easy to cheat.
dailykos.com/story/2021/9/1…
With stupidity less than discreet.
She is dumb, but she’s proud,
And will shout it out loud:
Who needs brains? It’s so easy to cheat.
dailykos.com/story/2021/9/1…
Tennessee and DC aren’t enough
When the senator wants to see stuff.
Glad to dine and to fly
When the campaign will buy—
Feels no guilt with no morals to slough.
murfreesborovoice.com/article/4549/m…
When the senator wants to see stuff.
Glad to dine and to fly
When the campaign will buy—
Feels no guilt with no morals to slough.
murfreesborovoice.com/article/4549/m…
As @joekent16jan19 puffs his MAGA chest, he earns #FridayLimericks. #LimerickRhyme
So Joe Kent thinks Zelenskyy’s the thug—
Or he just caught the MAGA brain bug.
When this guy’s seen so much,
How’s he so out of touch?
Step away from Fox News, and unplug.
newsweek.com/trump-pick-joe…
So Joe Kent thinks Zelenskyy’s the thug—
Or he just caught the MAGA brain bug.
When this guy’s seen so much,
How’s he so out of touch?
Step away from Fox News, and unplug.
newsweek.com/trump-pick-joe…
When a fellow has facts all askew,
It gets easy for lies to imbue.
Will democracy die?
If you trust the Big Lie,
You will blow it all up for a coup.
washingtonpost.com/politics/house…
It gets easy for lies to imbue.
Will democracy die?
If you trust the Big Lie,
You will blow it all up for a coup.
washingtonpost.com/politics/house…
When those poor insurrectionists failed,
Joe was shocked to find out they were jailed.
In a gulag they sit!
So goes Joe’s little snit,
Sad for them—not the nation assailed.
independent.co.uk/news/world/ame…
Joe was shocked to find out they were jailed.
In a gulag they sit!
So goes Joe’s little snit,
Sad for them—not the nation assailed.
independent.co.uk/news/world/ame…
For hackery, selective memory, and GOP buffoonery, @SenJoniErnst earns tonight’s #FridayLimericks. #LimerickRhyme
Joni Ernst will keep claiming out loud
She’s an Iowan honest and proud.
But her party comes first;
Truth be told, she’s the worst—
kicks up GOP lies in a cloud.
Joni Ernst will keep claiming out loud
She’s an Iowan honest and proud.
But her party comes first;
Truth be told, she’s the worst—
kicks up GOP lies in a cloud.
She attacked health care workers en mass
With a Q-anon lie dark and crass.
But when she jumped the line,
She considered it fine;
Joni’s games stayed devoid of all class.
newsweek.com/joni-ernst-spa…
With a Q-anon lie dark and crass.
But when she jumped the line,
She considered it fine;
Joni’s games stayed devoid of all class.
newsweek.com/joni-ernst-spa…
During impeachment, with justice denied,
She claimed “unity,” letting Trump slide.
“Let’s move forward as one,”
She said, aiming the gun
To wage war on the Democrats’ side.
amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/01/28…
She claimed “unity,” letting Trump slide.
“Let’s move forward as one,”
She said, aiming the gun
To wage war on the Democrats’ side.
amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/01/28…
#FridayLimericks today go to @RealPNavarro for truly not knowing how anything works. #LimerickRhyme
Pete Navarro hopes all will succumb
To his own little slice of the dumb.
When Pete opens his mouth,
Common sense goes straight south;
Just ignore as a good rule of thumb.
Pete Navarro hopes all will succumb
To his own little slice of the dumb.
When Pete opens his mouth,
Common sense goes straight south;
Just ignore as a good rule of thumb.
Navarro is good for one feat:
So few men are as bonkers as Pete!
When the crazy’s unfurled,
His mind’s out of this world.
Buckle up—and hold on to your seat.
rollingstone.com/politics/polit…
So few men are as bonkers as Pete!
When the crazy’s unfurled,
His mind’s out of this world.
Buckle up—and hold on to your seat.
rollingstone.com/politics/polit…
Besides being nuts, he’s a jerk;
Many say he’s abusive at work.
Pete will thump on his chest—
But when put to the rest,
Fragile egos like his go berserk.
vanityfair.com/news/2020/09/p…
Many say he’s abusive at work.
Pete will thump on his chest—
But when put to the rest,
Fragile egos like his go berserk.
vanityfair.com/news/2020/09/p…
Tonight’s #FridayLimericks seek to take pointless distraction @laurenboebert off the media’s hands. #LimerickRhyme
When Boebert is handed a mic,
All the babbling and screeching will spike.
Lauren’s words have no use
(Save linguistic abuse),
But this moron just won’t take a hike.
When Boebert is handed a mic,
All the babbling and screeching will spike.
Lauren’s words have no use
(Save linguistic abuse),
But this moron just won’t take a hike.
Need a guide? Here’s a good rule of thumb:
At her best, Boebert’s words are just dumb.
Lauren’s Brandon dress hit?
A derivative bit;
Lady even throws shade like a bum.
news.yahoo.com/amphtml/rep-la…
At her best, Boebert’s words are just dumb.
Lauren’s Brandon dress hit?
A derivative bit;
Lady even throws shade like a bum.
news.yahoo.com/amphtml/rep-la…
Past the stupid, this lady’s just nuts—
Like the rest in the GOP ruts.
You can’t stand out a bunch
When your mind’s out to lunch;
Their insane kills by ten thousand cuts.
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/…
Like the rest in the GOP ruts.
You can’t stand out a bunch
When your mind’s out to lunch;
Their insane kills by ten thousand cuts.
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/…
