Lord of the Lies

Posted on November 9, 2012 by twitmericks

There was a Conservative peer/

Who said I would like to make clear/

I’m not an abuser/

Ignore my accuser/

And Newsnight,who got a bum steer.

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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/the-bloggers-have-the-wrong-man-former-tory-treasurer-lord-mcalpine-denies-wholly-false-child-abuse-claims-8300474.html

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News Justin

Posted on November 9, 2012 by twitmericks

There is an old bishop named Justin/

The C of E places its trust in/

As bish on the Wear/

For only a year/

By episcopal standards he’s thrustin.

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By Official App

Posted on November 8, 2012 by twitmericks

There was a Conservative chap/

Who had an ingenious app/

To track information/

And sound out the nation/

On whether the government’s crap.

///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20240874

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Things that go Trump in the Night

Posted on November 7, 2012 by twitmericks

Billionaire Donald J. Trump/

Has been having a little tub-thump/

But the popular vote/

Is Obama’s, I note/

So the Trumpster can go take a jump.

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http://www.salon.com/2012/11/07/donald_trump_loses_it_calls_for_revolution/?fb_action_ids=4695411870806&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=%7B%224695411870806%22%3A485838804793530%7D&action_type_map=%7B%224695411870806%22%3A%22og.likes%22%7D&action_ref_map=%5B%5D

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Legitimate Defeats

Posted on November 7, 2012 by twitmericks

Republicans Richard and Todd/

Made comments on rape and on God/

That apparently when it/

Came down to the Senate/

Electors thought creepy & odd.

///http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/nov/07/todd-akin-richard-mourdock-senate-results

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Barack Back

Posted on November 7, 2012 by twitmericks

President Barack Obama/

Survived an electoral drama/

To win re-election/

With Romney’s rejection/

Across the US panorama.

 

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Get Her Out of Here!

Posted on November 6, 2012 by twitmericks

There once was a woman, Nadine/

Who longed to appear on the screen/

So the Mid Beds MP/

Got a gig on TV/

And may catch the odd vote in between.

///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-20217901

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Notch it up as a Tie

Posted on November 6, 2012 by twitmericks

As two men who want to be POTUS/

Await the decision of floaters/

In ol’ Dixville Notch/

The 1st place to watch/

The candidates each got 5 voters.

///http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/us-election/9657746/US-election-First-results-in-as-tiny-town-casts-historic-ballot.html

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Home Truths

Posted on November 5, 2012 by twitmericks

There was an old care home in Wales/

Where cops ignored residents’ tales/

Of sexual abuse/

& so some deduce/

The case involved prominent males.

///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20204687

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Copt Adopted

Posted on November 4, 2012 by twitmericks

There is an old bishop, a Copt/

The lottery chose to adopt/

To be the new pope/

Now worshippers hope/

Sectarian hate can be stopped.

///http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/57107/Egypt/Politics-/Bishop-Tawadros-chosen-as-Egypts-th-Coptic-Pope.aspx

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