Minnesota Now Has Two Senators

With seven months passed by, a wait near the longest,
Al Franken will finally serve in the Congress.
His fallen opponent
Took not a moment
Before he condemned its 'electoral wrongness.'

Twitter Meltdown

A lukewarm review Alice Hoffman embittered,
whose angry reaction was angrily Twittered.
To be even dumber
The reviewer's phone number
She posted, the last of her tweeting--oh titter!

Madoff Sentenced

For Ponzi-ist Madoff's depravings
Of scheming out billions in savings,
Received he a sentence
Of one-fifty penitent
Years as demanded the victims' ravings.

And now, Billy Mays...

His TV persona just screamed Kaboom!
With OxiClean voice and behavioral zoom.
Another celebrity's
Surprising life brevity
Becomes for us fodder, more news to consume.

Stonewall, 40 Years On

Two score years ago, when two guys couldn't score,
The gays kept unseen, as they had before.
Our progress commendable,
We still seem expendable:
Obama seems hardly to care anymore.

Public Enemies: Yeah, Boooooooyyyyeeeee

The story of Dillinger seemed in retreat
Until a Mann took up that criminal beat.
He conquered the spell
Of development hell,
Will his Public Enemies give light and Heat?

Would There Were a Heaven for Charlie's Angels

The Fawcett named Farrah has now been turned off,
She who turned on men, a fantasy boff.
Her cancerous anus
Condition was heinous,
But had it been Jackson's people would scoff.

Diamonds are Mugabe's Best Friend

Zimbabwe was rich with a diamond supply;
Mugabe caught wind of these stones before I.
I saw light reflected
And went and inspected.
The diamonds were gone, but the blood not yet dry.

Four and a score years ago....

Happy birthday to me
Happy birthday to me
I'm no longer twenty-three
Happy birthday to me

Irony, Mullah-style

Another day, another Persian dead.
"This governmental tyranny," he said,
Could not be stiffer."
They begged to differ,
And so they sniped him through the head.

Germany and America

Do we still care about the German Volk?
They anxiously await a Facebook poke.
For synthesis ala Hegel
We ought to follow Chuck Hagel
So our relationship ist nicht gebroch(en).

Michael Jackson, RIP

Today the dancing King of Pop
His heart did sudden seize, then stop.
Th' alleged molesting
Was sometimes perplexing,
But his talent you're hard-pressed to top.

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Since I have nothing better to do, now is as good a time as any to start posting here again. I thought a good way to do this and to stay informed would be to to write little poems and limericks from the day's biggest news. Stay tuned, Stewie.