{"id":9663,"date":"2015-02-09T08:20:53","date_gmt":"2015-02-09T14:20:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/politickles.com\/blog\/?p=9663"},"modified":"2015-02-09T08:20:53","modified_gmt":"2015-02-09T14:20:53","slug":"your-weekly-politickle-peacock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/politickles.com\/blog\/your-weekly-politickle-peacock\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Weekly Politickle: PEACOCK"},"content":{"rendered":"

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PEACOCK
\n\u201cThere’s no point in anyone tryin’
\nTo find someone who’s better at lyin’,
\n‘Cause Barack is the best
\nAnd he does it with zest:
\nHe’s the perfect replacement for Brian!\u201d<\/p>\n

From the archive<\/em><\/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

DREAMS FROM MY FEATHERBRAIN
\n\u201cLike a Ninja, I crept \u2019til I\u2019d gotten
\nTo a spot I could get a good shot in,
\nZeroed in on my game,
\nAnd then took a dead aim,
\nSinglehandedly killing bin Laden.\u201d
\n(2012)<\/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

THE POLITICS OF
\nPERSONAL CONSTRUCTION
\n\u201cI brought Belfast the peace they desire
\nAnd in Bosnia dodged sniper fire!
\nI\u2019m impossibly grand
\nAnd cannot understand
\nWhy I\u2019m called an incorrigible liar!\u201d
\n(2008)<\/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

Last week’s limerick<\/em><\/p>\n

BUST
\nYou might deem balls deflated okay
\nAnd let cut-corner quarterbacks play,
\nBut the last thing that you
\nWould want Brady to do
\nIs prepare a delicious souffl\u00e9.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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