by Madeleine Begun Kane
(No one dissects the silliness and hypocrisy of Washington better than humourist MadKane. Here are her latest offerings on everything from Town Hall Meetings to amazon’s Kindle and from Sarah Palin to wandelust filled Governors and Senators. -Ed.)
Tantrum Politics
Planning to attend a local town hall meeting about health care reform? Hoping to [...]
Tag | Alaska
Hot Summer Limericks
Posted on 09 August 2009 by Madeleine Begun Kane | Comments (0) | Tags: 1984, Alaska, amazon, Animal Farm, Big Lie, Birthers, Bookstores, Congress Humor, Crime, E-books, Elderly, Electronic Theft, Euthanasia, Facebook, George Orwell, Governor Palin, Governor Sanford, Governors, Hawaii, health care, Home Invasion, Insurance Reform, Invasion of Privacy, James Inhofe, Jim DeMint, Kindle, Law Satire, Lou Dobbs, Media, Media Humor, Mobs, Nevada, obama, Obama's Birth Certificate, Oklahoma, Paperbacks, Publishers, Reform, Repossession, Republican Humor, Scandals, Scare Tactics, Senator Ensign, South Carolina, Tantrums, town hall meetings, Waterloo
Texas Now in Play? Is That a Typo?!?
Posted on 06 August 2009 by Denis G Campbell | Comments (2) | Tags: Alaska, Ann Coulter, Birthers, crazy, FOX News, Gallup National Poll, Gallup Poll, Glenn Beck, Idaho, K Street Lobbyists, Medicare, Michael Steele, Michelle Malkin, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, President Obama, Red State, Republican Party, Sarah Palin, socialist, South Carolina, Tea Parties, texas, Utah, wing-nut, Wyoming
by Denis Campbell
In a firestorm of repudiation against Republican special interest backed ‘Astro-turfing’ (covering over real issues with pretty green carpets) and shouting down Democratic Congress members in boisterous town hall meetings, the just released Gallup National Poll shows only 5 states in the US can be listed as solidly or leaning Republican while 37 [...]
MadKane’s Political Limericks
Posted on 13 July 2009 by Madeleine Begun Kane | Comments (0) | Tags: Affairs, Alaska, Argentina, democrats, Facebook, Governor Palin, Governor Sanford, Governors, Hypocrisy, Jenny Sanford, lame duck, Limbaugh, Mark Sanford, Media, Media Humor, Nevada, obama, radio, Republicans Humor, Scandals, Senator Ensign, Sins, South Carolina, Stimulus, Talk Shows
by Madeleine Begun Kane
(Give her philandering politicians, dueling Republican gubernatorial meltdowns and Senator Ensign and it’s Christmas in July for MadKane and the rest of us! Enjoy one of the finest and funniest political wits on any planet! -Ed.)
Dueling Scandals
Senator John Ensign surely celebrated when Governor Mark Sanford’s soul-mate scandal took Ensign’s sex-capade off Page [...]
Barry O vs. Dr. No
Posted on 30 January 2009 by Denis G Campbell | Comments (0) | Tags: a majority of Americans nationwide said they identified, aka the bloody sisters of the night, Alaska, Barry O vs Dr No, BarryO, before the hammer falls on them, Biden, buck the party trend of “just say no”, carrot fail?, Chafee from Rhode Island, Collins and Snowe of Maine, descendant of the Campbell’s of Argyll, drank coloured water while the rest got blotto’ed drunk, even there the margin shrank, face choice of going against the will of the people in, Gallup issued a damning poll yesterday showing there ar, Gregg of New Hampshire (rumoured now to be his choice f, has the Republicans right where President Obama wants t, have a voice, Idaho, It’s good to be king, letting the John Boehner’s of the world grab the spotli, like at the end of the Hoover Administration Democrats, make it possible for moderate Republican Senators, Nebraska, no one saw the hole trap he dug under the White House r, no political risk, Obama ensured he will only face the lunatic discredited, Obama has shrewdly done, Obama is making the Republicans think they are in contr, only five states had solid or leaning Republican orient, our new President is a fan of history and my clan lured, people representing the only true Red states left, punditry bloviated all week, Quite a first week, Rahm, Republicans meet to elect their sacrificial lamb party, Repugs are backed into a corner, residents of the United States were very Democratic in, shrewd political manoeuvring job, slaughtered them, SPIN that altered reality long and far, supporting the President and thus alienating their base, Their base is conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh’s, Utah, want nothing to do with anything allowing Obama to succ, why Obama was taking such great pains to meet with Repu, Wyoming
Quite a first week. Did the House carrot fail? No. It has the Republicans right where President Obama wants them. BarryO, Rahm, Biden and Co. have done a shrewd political manoeuvring job. The Repugs are backed into a corner and face the choice of going against the will of the people in their home state [...]
Toxic Spill on Aisle 3, Bring Chlorine
Posted on 13 November 2008 by Denis G Campbell | Comments (0) | Tags: 000 vote lead disappear, 000 votes to count, 3, 90, Alaska, banana republic with nukes, Bring Chlorine, Caribou Barbie, Chambliss ran adverts equating Cleland with Osama bin L, Cleland a war hero left three limbs on the battlefield, convicted felon for a Senator, D-Max Cleland, Denis Campbell, election, fear fear fear…, federal convict Ted Stevens, fivethirtyeight.com, Garrison Keillor’s state, Georgia, get final vote count correct in 49 other state with 4/1, getting out of hand, GOP mantra, great election, he now trails by 3 VOTES!, incumbent Republican Senator, irregularities, Keith Olbermann, Lake Woebegone, mandatory recount under Minnesota law, Minnesota, miss the Alaskan count by 20 percentage points?, Nate Silver, peace-keeping forces, R-Norm Coleman, Rachel Maddow, replay the NBC Decision ’08 theme song and graphics, Republicans despatching 120 lawyers to recount sites, Sarah Palin, Saxby Chambliss, sitting governor is on the ballot as a Vice Presidentia, still parts of the gene pool in need of chlorination, Toxic Spill, über statistician, UN inspectors to Alaska Minnesota and Georgia, voter turnout actually go DOWN, why an 84-year old felon even won this election?
By Denis Campbell
It was a great election (duh-dum) wasn’t it? A new Democratic President (duh-dum), bigger majorities in the House and Senate (duh-duh-duh-duh-duh-duh-duh… duhdadeeee) and nothing can go wrong… AEEIIIIIII!!!!! Apologies to John Williams, Peter Benchley and the cast of Jaws, what the heck is going on in the Senate?!?
OK, it was cute that both [...]
Can They Still Win Alaska?
Posted on 26 October 2008 by Denis G Campbell | Comments (0) | Tags: Alaska, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, Anchorage Daily News, Bridge to Nowhere, endorsement, endorses obama, McCain, obama, Palin, Sarah Palin, Travelgate, trooper-gate
by Denis Campbell
Alaska was a shoe-in 3 electoral vote state for McCain-Palin. Yeah there was corruption everywhere and Senator-for-life Ted Steven’s jury still cannot throw the rude renegade jury lady out as they deliberate his fate. But Sarah was the golden girl?!? She was gonna energise the base. She got that pipeline goin’ for all [...]
Senate Dems Race to 60 Seats
Posted on 15 October 2008 by Denis G Campbell | Comments (0) | Tags: 1/3 of the 100 member, 51 Senator majority coalition, 6-year termed Senate seats. up for re-election, 60, 7th 6-year term at age 85, Al Franken, Alaska, Alaska’s current Governor and Republican Vice President, Anchorage Mayor, Bill Clinton, Bruce Lundsford, caucus with the Democrats, colorado, constitutional tie-breaking vote for the Republicans, Democrat Jeff Merkley, Denis Campbell, equally critical to whoever becomes the new President, former KS Senate majority leader, George Bush, Georgia, Governor Barbour, Governor Bill Richardson, Governor Jeanne Shaheen, governor Ronnie Musgrove, huge repudiation defeat for Sarah Palin, important number, Jim Gilmore, Jim Jeffords of VT, Joe Lieberman of CT, John Sununu, Kentucky, long-time Republican Senator John Warner, Maine, Mark Begich, Mark Udall, Mark Warner, McCain, Mike Gravel in 1974, Minnesota, Mississippi, Mitch McConnell, Mo Udall, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Norm Coleman, North Carolina, obama, Oregon, Pete Domenici, race for control of both houses of the US Congress, required to halt/prevent crippling filibusters, Roger Wicker, Senate, Senate Dems Race to 60 Seats, Senator Elizabeth Dole, Senator Gordon Smith, son of the former Bush Sr. Chief of staff, state governorships, state Senator Kay Hagan, strained by Lieberman’s very public support of John McC, Susan Collins, Ted Stevens, Tom Udall, tough fight from Tom Allan, Trent Lott resigned suddenly, two Independent Senators, very angry, Vice President, Virginia, VP candidate Bob Dole, Wayne Allard
by Denis Campbell
While the Presidential contest gets the most press, the race for control of both houses of the US Congress and state governorships is equally critical to whoever becomes the new President. 60 in the Senate is such an important number because that is the number of votes required to halt/prevent crippling filibusters which [...]
My Alaskan Soul Sister is an Empty Vessel
Posted on 09 September 2008 by Denis G Campbell | Comments (1) | Tags: Alaska, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, Down's Syndrome, empty vessel, Irish Times, MAry Mullin, Sarah Palin, Vice President
The Sarah Palin debate continues and Mary Mullin, a fomer Alaskan now living in Ireland offers this view. Simply, the longer Sarah Palin is kept from the media, the more people will find other narratives. Spunk and snarky one-liners work until one realises the Empress wears no clothes.sara
Article By Mary Mullin
The Irish Times
Fri, Sep 05, [...]
What’s Next Rick, Special Advisor to Vladimir Putin?
Posted on 08 September 2008 by Denis G Campbell | Comments (0) | Tags: 19-months of vetting hell, 60-days until the election, ABC’s Charlie Gibson, afraid, Alaska, all of them, all we get are photo op 1-liners, anti-abortion stance with few exceptions is out of the, ask tough questions, blatant manipulation, Bob Schieffer, campaign handlers can cut off access, completely out of touch with his own campaign's decisio, completely unaware of decisions made about his own camp, demand the MSM take their job seriously, Face the Nation, few hours later, first televised interview to ABC News, force non-political women intrigued by her candidacy to, forgot, game changing September surprise, government force a woman impregnated through rape to ca, if they don’t like Charlie’s questions or tone, implicitly call her daughter immoral, in-bedded on the campaign trail, interviews, isn't giving interviews to the news media and won't unt, John McCain lied to Bob Schieffer, like the plush leather seats in the front of the Straig, limit access, McCain, McCain campaign manager, McCain-Palin, news conferences, obama, off-the-cuff ‘spunky’ Sarah gaffe, only those they trust, over the cliff’s edge, Palin, policy positions or issues, protect an untested Governor’s credentials, questions that need to be asked and never will be, report news, Republicans, Rick Davis, run all campaigns on 1-liner sound byte quips, self-respecting journalist would fall for those rules, senior moment, series of short interviews, sex before marriage immoral, she gets a free pass, show vulnerability on how consistent she is in her reli, Smart Politics, softballs, Soviet Politburo, strongly recommending she come on Face the Nation, Vladimir Putin, We'll make a place for her here, when we think it's time and when she feels comfortable
Not since the Soviet Politburo have we seen such blatant manipulation to protect an untested Governor’s credentials. Rick Davis, McCain campaign manager said Palin isn’t giving interviews to the news media and won’t until “the campaign is ready.” Palin will answer questions from reporters “when we think it’s time and when she feels comfortable doing [...]
John McCain’s Obfuscation Talk Express
Posted on 05 September 2008 by Denis G Campbell | Comments (0) | Tags: 19-months, 62-day, 7-days to scratch the surface of you, 8th month in a row of losses, against the 35-year head of the foreign relations commi, Alaska, Annie Oakley and her gun, Charley James, Comedy Central, Convention, democrats, Donna Reed Show style, eased on down the road, Economy shed 84000 Jobs in August, First Dude, George Bush, hate America, his policies, hopelessly lazy MSM bought the Republican storyline, I wish I was home, Joe Biden, John McCain no longer needs, Jon Stewart, Juneau, keep Sarah hidden from the media, King and Queen of the Republican Prom, liberal media, licking his chops, lie out of both sides of your mouth, lily-white, Madison Avenue, male dominated, matching her two years of executive experience, maverick, McCain, McCain-Palin airplane, mentioned 5-years as a POW at every stop, middle class America, misty-eyed around the flag, obama, Obfuscation Talk Express, obfuscation talk sprint, parallel universe, Pippi Longstocking rebelliousness, praise the talk show loons, re-started the culture wars, Republican talking head, Sarah Palin, she’ll run out of smart-ass 1-liners, showed disturbing images of 9-11, St. Paul, the press politely knows their place, they grow and consume you, tough policy questions, voted for 90+% of the time, Wasilla, whip up your base in fear, you refuse to address or acknowledge your past bullying, your trunk line system was overwhelmed
Balloons fell from the rafters in St. Paul where the Obfuscation Talk Express (Straight, had left the building) crowned the King and Queen of the Republican Prom and eased on down the road to a 1950’s, Donna Reed Show style, lily-white, male dominated, middle class America, where the press politely knows their place and doesn’t ever [...]
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