Taylor Made for Prison

Posted on May 30, 2012 by twitmericks

A nasty old warlord named Taylor/

Is going to get a new jailer/

He’s now 64/

When he walks out that door/

He’ll be quite a lot older & frailer. 

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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/31/world/africa/charles-taylor-sentenced-to-50-years-for-war-crimes.html

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UN-Believable

Posted on May 30, 2012 by twitmericks

There was an old leader in Zim/

The UN gave status to him/

Next thing they’ll make Assad a/

Tourist ambassador/

Like old #Mugabe, the crim. 

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http://www.zambianwatchdog.com/2012/05/30/anger-at-uns-appointment-of-mugabe-as-tourism-envoy/

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Diplo Ruckus

Posted on May 29, 2012 by twitmericks

The Syrian envoys’ expulsion/

Conveys international revulsion/

At killings in Houla/

But swaying a ruler/

Does tend to take stronger compulsion. 

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/9297992/Syrian-diplomats-expelled-in-coordinated-Western-action.html

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George Osborne – Hot or Not?

Posted on May 28, 2012 by twitmericks

George Osborne admits it was hasty/

To put VAT on the pasty/

So he’s axing the tax/

On those cooled on racks/

And allowed to grow tepid & nasty.

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2151287/Pasty-tax-Osborne-reverse-controversial-tax-long-takeaway-food-cooling.html?ITO=1490

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Crony Blair

Posted on May 28, 2012 by twitmericks

A former PM known as Tony/

Worked hard to become Rupert’s crony/

But now he swears blind/

Nothing altered his mind/

Which many regard as baloney.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/28/tony-blair-leveson-murdoch_n_1549501.html

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Warsi Farce

Posted on May 27, 2012 by twitmericks

Conservative Baroness Warsi/

Is getting a little bit arsy/

As she’s named & shamed/

For exes she claimed/

While staying with friends – very classy. 

///http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/739b9d7a-a7ee-11e1-8fbb-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1w4yQWwY6

 

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Hump in the Rump

Posted on May 27, 2012 by twitmericks

There was an old man named The Hump/

Who came down to earth with a bump/

As a euphoric Swede/

Took a runaway lead/

And Engelbert saw his vote slump.

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/2012/may/27/eurovision-humiliation-engelbert-humperdinck?newsfeed=true

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What the Pope’s Butler Saw

Posted on May 26, 2012 by twitmericks

A butler who worked for the Pope/

Allegedly leaked inside dope/

On some dubious deals/

Which the Vatican feels/

Is a bit of a slippery slope.

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/may/26/popes-butler-charged-leaked-letters?newsfeed=true

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Banking on the Taxpayer

Posted on May 26, 2012 by twitmericks

A bank in Madrid known as Bankia/

Got bigger & richer & swankier/

Enjoying a bubble/

And when it hit trouble/

Said “taxpayer bailout? Why Thankya”.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18213848

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Ad the Spad

Posted on May 25, 2012 by twitmericks

There is a young special adviser/

A paid-up News Corp sympathiser/

Who says he was sacked/

Tho his actions were backed/

By superiors older & wiser.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/leveson-inquiry/9289559/Leveson-Inquiry-Jeremy-Hunt-raised-no-concerns-about-Adam-Smiths-contact-with-News-Corp-over-BskyB-bid.html

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