{"id":10560,"date":"2017-02-20T06:12:10","date_gmt":"2017-02-20T12:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/politickles.com\/blog\/?p=10560"},"modified":"2017-02-18T09:17:52","modified_gmt":"2017-02-18T15:17:52","slug":"your-weekly-politickle-this-is-cnn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/politickles.com\/blog\/your-weekly-politickle-this-is-cnn\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Weekly Politickle: THIS IS CNN"},"content":{"rendered":"

Feel free to publish, post, or pass on Your Weekly Politickle by F.R. Duplantier:<\/strong><\/p>\n

THIS IS CNN
\n\u201cHey! Hello! Over here! Can\u2019t you see?
\nI\u2019ve a question to ask! Call on me!
\nAre you totally blind?
\nAre you out of your mind?
\nI\u2019m a big shot who\u2019s seen on TV!\u201d<\/p>\n

From the archive<\/em><\/p>\n

\n

PRESS PASS
\n\u201cYes, Obama\u2019s dark past we denied,
\nHis gargantuan gaffes we let slide,
\nBut this Dr. Ben Carson
\nComes across like a parson:
\nWe just know he\u2019s got something to hide!\u201d
\n(2015)<\/p>\n

HOIST
\nQuintanilla and Harwood and Quick
\nThought they\u2019d worked out a dynamite shtick:
\n\u201cSince we\u2019re on the left side,
\nLet\u2019s be snarky and snide,
\nPlaying dumb as we lay it on thick.\u201d
\n(2015)<\/p>\n

PEACOCK
\n\u201cThere\u2019s no point in anyone tryin\u2019
\nTo find someone who\u2019s better at lyin\u2019,
\n\u2018Cause Barack is the best
\nAnd he does it with zest:
\nHe\u2019s the perfect replacement for Brian<\/span>!\u201d
\n(2015)<\/p>\n

DETOX
\nTake the pledge and escape from its grip,
\nNevermore from this moment a nip:
\nIf you value your brain,
\nYou must henceforth refrain
\nFrom the vile Mainstream Media drip.
\n(2014)<\/p>\n

WATCHDOGS
\n\u201cThere\u2019s just too much at stake,
\nWe\u2019ve got other muck to rake,
\nSo, thanks, Sheriff Joe,
\nBut we\u2019d rather not know
\nIf the birth certificate\u2019s fake.\u201d
\n(2012)<\/p>\n

MISS CANDY TO THE RESCUE!
\nMiss Candy to the rescue!
\nMiss Candy to the rescue!
\nGo, Miss Candy!
\nGo, Miss Candy!<\/p>\n

Miss Candy put her man on top,
\nWouldn\u2019t be just a traffic cop,
\nSaw Benghazi as a runaway horse,
\nUh oh, time to change course.
\nMiss Candy to the rescue, ETC.<\/p>\n

Miss Candy had a job to do
\nAnd she was the moderator, too.
\nMiss Candy saw her favorite guy
\nLooking like he\u2019s about to cry.
\nMiss Candy to the rescue, ETC.
\n(2012)<\/p>\n

CANDY CROWLEY REPORTS
\n\u201cYou would have to be totally blind
\nOr completely out of your mind
\nTo begin to esteem
\nThe Republican team:
\nThey\u2019re too decent, intelligent, kind.\u201d
\n(2012)<\/p>\n

FULL COVERAGE
\n\u201cSave Santorum, Newt Gingrich, and Cain,
\nMale debaters wore blue ties and plain;
\nAnd, though Bachmann chose gray,
\nDarker suits won the day.
\nThis is Chris Wallace from the campaign.\u201d
\n(2011)<\/p>\n

THE BURROWERS
\n\u201cJust like Cronkite and Edward R. Murrow,
\nWe\u2019re committed, determined, and thorough:
\nIn the media, the schools,
\nWith our radical rules,
\nWe\u2019re the moles that unceasingly burrow.\u201d
\n(2011)<\/p>\n

BALANCE
\n\u201cThis Talk Radio\u2019s going too far
\nAnd we soon will be raising the bar:
\nIn the interest of fairness
\nAnd cultural awareness,
\nEvery station will air NPR.\u201d
\n(2009)<\/p>\n

SORRY CHARLIE
\nHow they made such a hullabaloo
\nOver one rather blah interview!
\nSarah Palin\u2019s got class,
\nCharlie Gibson\u2019s an ass \u2013
\nThese are things that we already knew!
\n(2008)<\/p>\n

SAD TIMES
\nTheir respect for the truth may be scanty,
\nTheir perspective outrageously slanty;
\nStill, despite all their lies,
\nThe posh Pulitzer Prize
\nIs retained by the Times and Duranty.
\n(2003)<\/p>\n

JENNINGS DOES BASEBALL
\n\u201cDiehard fans are still cheering and grinning,
\nConvinced that their favourites are winning:
\nYes, their team\u2019s up by ten
\nAnd at bat once again,
\nBut it\u2019s taking them more than one inning!\u201d
\n(2003)<\/p>\n

BIRDS OF A FEATHER
\nThe media rarely deride
\nA President on the same side:
\nFor the faithful defender
\nOf their social agenda,
\nThey\u2019re willing to let some things slide.
\n(1998)<\/p>\n

THE JOURNALIST
\nIn the past, he was forced to \u201cpay dues\u201d
\nAnd develop \u201ca nose for the news.\u201d
\nWell, he still has a nose,
\nBut, my, how it grows
\nWhen the facts must conform to his views!
\n(1996)<\/p>\n

INSTANT ANALYSIS
\nJennings, Rather, Brokaw
\nSeem determined to jabber and jaw.
\nThey think we\u2019re too dumb
\nTo discern the outcome
\nOf the campaign debate we just saw.
\n(1991)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Last week\u2019s limerick<\/em><\/p>\n

FAMILY VALUES
\n\u201cYou’re a member of the Left to me \u2013
\nA brother, uncle, nephew, see?
\nYou can rape my wife
\nOr take my life:
\nIt’s okay if you’re a ‘refugee.’\u201d<\/p>\n

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