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Comparing Religions -- a limerick Posted here for: 12-25-06. At Christmastime, Christians, it's said, Spread joy, love, and peace. But instead, - - - The Muslims, each season, - - - For whatever reason -- Too many of them want us dead! The Mainstream Media Love Barack Hussein Obama -- a limerick Posted here for: 12-18-06. There once was a fellow, Obama, Whose name sounds a lot like Osama. - - - The Left proudly says - - - That he should be prez: He's black and he's handsome! Oh, mamma! My Trip to Namibia and Botswana -- a limerick Posted here for: 12-11-06. The elephants there; what a shock. Strong backbones, as strong as a rock. - - - The elephants here? - - - Not as they appear. Strong backbones? Heck no. That's a croc. Photos by FG. Conceding Defeat -- a limerick Posted here for: 11-20-06. Though terrorists tell us it's war; And death of the West is in store, - - - You'd have to conclude - - - From Democrat mood, There's nothing now worth fighting for. The Democrats Celebrate Their Victory (I) -- a limerick Posted here for: 11-13-06. They brag and they gloat; yes, it's true. They did what they wanted to do. - - - They dance with delight - - - All day and all night, And so do the terrorists, too. The Democrats Celebrate Their Victory (II) -- a limerick Posted here for: 11-13-06. The lib'rals have settled the score And captured the Congress once more. - - - They're now in the saddle. - - - They won a tough battle. But maybe we just lost the war. Madonna and Child in Malawi -- a limerick Posted here for: 11-6-06. Some three million bucks, there, she spends, And here's how her shopping spree ends: - - - The trophy sent back - - - Is poor, cute, and black, To show to her fam'ly and friends. Anticipating the Aftermath of the Upcoming Election -- a limerick Posted here for: 10-30-06. Next week, when the voting is through, Just what will the citizens do? - - - While some folks will cheer, - - - Some cry in their beer, Some folks, perhaps many, will sue. An Important Consideration for the Upcoming Election -- a limerick Posted here for: 10-23-06. I have some insight to impart Just weeks before voting will start: - - - It's prudent to note - - - Each Democrat vote Will warm every terrorist's heart. No Wonder Illegal Immigration Is So Out of Control -- a limerick Posted here for: 10-16-06. The border is porous, it's true. Illegals stream in; so what's new? - - - Exactly how porous? - - - The facts are before us: You could drive an elephant through! [See photo.] The Media Knew about the Mark Foley Matter a Year or More Ago, So Why Did They Wait Until Now to Publish It? -- a limerick Posted here for: 10-9-06. Reports are: the media knew For months they could, Foley, subdue. - - - The timing, I'm noting - - - (One month before voting), Will now swing more votes to: guess who! Liberals Confront the Nature of Mark Foley's Inappropriate Actions and Find They Have a Conflict of Interest -- a limerick Posted here for: 10-9-06. It's quite a dilemma, it's true: The Left has a conflicting view. - - - Though denouncing Foley, - - - As evil, unholy, They like what all sodomites do. Clinton Goes Ballistic in Interview with Chris Wallace -- a limerick Posted here for: 10-2-06. Bill Clinton can stammer and shout And poke at Chris Wallace and pout. - - - His antics won't hide - - - What he has denied. The truth in good time does come out. In the Face of Reports that Al Qaeda Is Warming Muslims to Evacuate New York City and Washington, DC Before Terrorist Nuclear Devices Are Exploded There, Many on the Left Continue to Demand Terrorist Captives Be Treated with Great Care and Compassion -- a limerick Posted here for: 9-25-06. Without intense interrogation, We'll miss major threats to our nation. - - - Some wish to appease - - - The terrorists. Please! They're planning our obliteration!! Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad -- a limerick Posted here for: 9-18-06. Our thinking must now be reversed, He says, with words caref'ly rehearsed. - - - The holocaust story: - - - Hallucinatory! Quite clearly, he wants to be first. Solving the U.S. Crime Problem -- a limerick Posted here for: 9-11-06. Suppose we just say toodle-oo To folks with a sagging IQ, - - - And criminals, thugs, - - - And users of drugs . . . Well, that's what the Mexicans do! The Washington Post, New York Times, Boston Globe, etc. -- a limerick Posted here for: 9-4-06. The truth they oft' times compromise Because George Bush they so despise. - - - They are not discreet - - - When they use deceit, So why do folks still buy their lies? Death to the Infidel -- a limerick Posted here for: 8-28-06. The Muslims with certainty show They want us our lives to forgo. - - - The Left sings this song: - - - "Can't we get along?" The answer, quite simply, is "no". Hezbellah and Israel Agree to a Cease-Fire -- a limerick Posted here for: 8-21-06. The truce is quite delicate, frail. It's not clear if it will prevail. - - - The U.N. is there - - - With blue-helmet flair, Which guarantees this truce will fail! Ned Lamont wins the Democratic Primary in Connecticut -- a limerick Posted here for: 8-14-06. The Lieberman contest has shown The libs will no longer condone - - - America's fight, - - - 'Cause Bush says it's right; They seek our surrender full blown. Liberals Continue to Demand U.S. Troop Withdrawal from Iraq -- a limerick Posted here for: 8-14-06. Such aid and such comfort they send To terrorists who vow they'll end - - - Each infidel's life - - - By bullet or knife. Is this what the lib'rals intend? The "Morality" of Hezbollah -- a limerick Posted here for: 8-7-06. They hide behind kids when they fight, Launch terrorist missiles at night. - - - They want to erase - - - The whole Jewish race. They think what they do is alright. Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth" -- a limerick Posted here for: 7-31-06. His movie has caused quite a scare With gullible folks everywhere. - - - If "warming" is true, - - - Then I'm telling you, It's mostly from Al Gore's hot air! Battle Field Strategy -- a limerick Posted here for: 7-24-06. The Right knows we must walk the walk; To win wars, one must be a hawk. - - - Though war's not our choosing, - - - It's better than losing. The lib'rals would rather just talk. The New York Times Resorts to Treason -- a limerick (Another article on the subject) Posted here for: 7-17-06. Unwilling to just carp and whine, The Times sends a mighty clear sign: - - - The war in Iraq - - - It wants to set back, And actually, now, undermine. Good News in the War against Terrorism -- a limerick Posted here for: 6-26-06. Zarqawi was hit really bad. We've found sarin gas Saddam had. - - - The war's going well - - - (If you couldn't tell). It makes lots of lib'rals quite sad. Illegal Immigrants Destroy the Concept of Equal Justice for All -- a limerick Posted here for: 6-19-06. Respect for the law used to be A prerequisite quality - - - Of law 'biding folk, - - - But now it's a joke. Respect for the law: RIP. Liberals Lament Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi's Demise -- a limerick Posted here for: 6-12-06. His death, lib'rals breathlessly say, Will bring more reprisals our way. - - - They seem to suggest - - - Withdrawal is best. Surrender's the game they would play. Our Enemy's Friends -- a limerick Posted here for: 6-12-06. They wish by surrender to end The war in Iraq, I contend. - - - The Left says pull out, - - - Thus is, without doubt, Our enemy's favorite friend. Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory -- a limerick Posted here for: 6-12-06. They wish by surrender to end The war in Iraq, I contend. - - - The Left says pull out, - - - Thus is, without doubt, Our enemy's favorite friend. The Trials and Tribulations of U.S. Congressman William Jefferson, Democrat from Louisiana -- a limerick Posted here for: 6-5-06. So, why doesn't someone attack The congressman's obvious lack - - - Of conduct that's lawful? - - - (His conduct is awful!) Oh, that's right, the congressman's black. Special Benefits for Illegal Aliens -- a limerick Posted here for: 5-29-06. "Twas way back in '86 when Bad laws passed to pardon all men - - - Who were, cavalier, - - - Illegally here! We're passing the same laws again. Playing the Numbers Game -- a limerick Posted here for: 5-22-06. Take twelve million men as your crew. Instruct each of them what to do: - - - Just go rob a bank. - - - ('Twould be quite a prank!) Perhaps Bush would pardon that too. Thousands of Hate-America Professors Are Inculcating Their Values in Students Who Will Become Tomorrow's Leaders -- a limerick Posted here for: 5-15-06. They propagandize with clenched fist, A radical crew to enlist, - - - To then overthrow - - - Today's status quo, And we show no signs we'll resist. A Proposed California Law Advocates Teaching Kids about Contributions Homosexuals Have Made to Society -- a limerick Posted here for: 5-8-06. The law, if enacted, would force Kids, brainwashed, to wildly endorse - - - Some radical views. - - - But I've got good news. It should be a pretty short course. Joran Van Der Sloot Gets Advice from his Dad -- a limerick Posted here for: 5-1-06. No body, no crime, poppa said; No corpse and you can't prove she's dead. - - - But speaking that way - - - Seems guilt to portray, Regardless of how Joran pled. The Media Work Their Magic on President Bush -- a limerick Posted here for: 4-24-06. They say he is dumb, he's a clown; His IQ's the lowest in town. - - - They then take a poll - - - To measure the toll. Surprise! His approvals are down. Frightened People Beg Politicians Running for Office to Change Immigration Policy -- a limerick Posted here for: 4-17-06. Woe be to the fellow who shuns Strong pleas as for office he runs. - - - Which voices of fear - - - Will he choose to hear? The legal or illegal ones? Providing Aid and Comfort to Illegal Aliens -- a limerick Posted here for: 4-10-06. It's now time to ponder a cause And policy riddled with flaws. - - - It's sad, but I fear - - - What's happened is we're No longer a nation of laws. Thousands of Far-Left Professors Inculcate in Their Students Rabid Hate-America Political Views -- a limerick Posted here for: 4-3-06. Their hatred with passion they spew To counter the pro-U.S. view. - - - Corrupting a nation - - - Is their avocation, While turning the Red States to Blue. The New York Times -- a limerick Posted here for: 3-27-06. A notice we need, I'd say, and a Clear warning of sorts, like Miranda, - - - That what we will read - - - In New York Times screed -- Is not much more than propaganda! Abortion -- a limerick Posted here for: 3-20-06. The issue is choice, many claim; Abortion is part of the game. - - - But taking by knife - - - An innocent life Is murder, whatever the name. All the Fuss over the UAE Company Owning U.S. Port Facilities Has Everything to Do with Politics and Nothing to Do with Security -- a limerick Posted here for: 3-13-06. If Arabs from UAE ran Our ports -- what a "terrible" plan. - - - Not Arab folks, who - - - Are friends tried and true, But, goodness, the Communists can. The Democrats' Strategy: Make Bush Look Bad and They'll Look Good -- a limerick Posted here for: 3-6-06. They're rooting for famine and fire, And ev'ry catastrophe dire, - - - For many lives lost, - - - Inflation, high cost. Our failing's their greatest desire. Liberals Wish to Bar a United Arab Emirates Company from Owning Port Facilities in the U.S. -- a limerick Posted here for: 2-27-06. It's profiling, liberals say, That breaks all the rules they obey. - - - For discrimination - - - Will shatter the nation. But profile those guys? That's okay! Hillary's versus Dick Cheney's Accident -- a limerick Posted here for: 2-20-06. The accident Hillary had Some, surely, would say was quite bad. - - - What did she decide? It - - - Was simply to hide it. And none of the press became mad. Liberals Posted here for: 2-13-06. Their leaders are brave and outspoken. Relentless, they are, in their war. But they're trying to fix what's not broken, And change this land forevermore. Take poor, grieving mom, Cindy Sheehan, Whose son she lost fighting with pride. When freedom and hope she ain't seein', She insults the reason he died. Take "honest" Al Franken, the writer, And liberal radio host, Who's skilled as a vicious backbiter, A trait many Liberals toast. Take Harry-the-great Bellafonte, Who calls Bush a terrorist guy. His slurs and abuse are quite flaunty. And traitorous, some might imply. Take Michael Moore, mean and quite massive. He wins hearts the old-fashioned way: With lies; his humbug isn't passive. He is a flimflam protégé. Take Kennedy, Ted, and his talent For car driving; it is renowned. With women he's powerful, gallant, But poor Miss Kopeckne, she drowned. Take Hillary, queen of the castle, Whose far-left views she tries to hide. She wishes to crush without hassle Conservatives she can't abide. And these are the folks lib'rals favor. Their thoughts and agendas hold sway. Their utterances lib'rals savor. God save the good old U.S.A. Ted Kennedy Has a Fit of Angst over Alito's Confirmation -- a limerick Posted here for: 2-6-06. With arms flailing, his episode On Senate floor quite clearly showed - - - His comments and mood - - - Were spiteful and crude. I thought he was going to explode! At the U.S. Supreme Court -- a limerick Posted here for: 1-30-06. It's going to be "Justice" Alito, Who on the court will take his seat-o, - - - Quite soon, I would say, - - - Though leftists say "Nay". I think that will really be neat-o! Corruption in Congress -- a limerick Posted here for: 1-23-06. The Abramoff matter, it's true, Reveals what our Senators do. - - - They gladly take bribes - - - From Indian tribes, Then alter the laws. So what's new? Whatever Happened to Cindy Sheehan? -- a limerick Posted here for: 1-16-06. When she said she wanted to see George Bush, why, the press danced with glee! - - - The press, though, was mum, - - - And frankly quite glum, When Cindy bad mouthed Hillary. Repeating History -- a limerick Posted here for: 1-9-06. Just hear what the liberals say About Vietnam every day: - - - They want in Iraq - - - To bring the troops back And lose in the very same way. Poems from Year 1993. Poems from Year 2000. Poems from Year 2001. Poems from Year 2002. Poems from Year 2003. Poems from Year 2004. Poems from Year 2005. The way back home.