tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74879990533303910322024-03-05T04:08:30.649-05:00DoggereloComments on current events and politics in verse.Doggerelohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17969013259151969020noreply@blogger.comBlogger431125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487999053330391032.post-79717698598285193762012-11-06T09:03:00.002-05:002012-11-06T09:03:45.708-05:00Vote Today!<br />
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Get out and vote today<o:p></o:p></div>
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Your country needs you right away<o:p></o:p></div>
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Go out and make your choice<o:p></o:p></div>
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Voting is the public’s voice<o:p></o:p></div>
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Don’t act like you’re a fart<o:p></o:p></div>
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Get out there and do your part<o:p></o:p></div>
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Go vote in this election<o:p></o:p></div>
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Your vote determines our direction<o:p></o:p></div>
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Get out and vote today<o:p></o:p></div>
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Your country needs you right away<o:p></o:p></div>
Doggerelohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17969013259151969020noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487999053330391032.post-77559948023439310182012-11-03T14:48:00.000-04:002012-11-03T14:48:25.817-04:00Three on Mitt<br />
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Mitt Romney says this about Jeep:<o:p></o:p></div>
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US jobs the Chinese will soon reap.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Although it’s a lie it<o:p></o:p></div>
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Might scare some to buy it.<o:p></o:p></div>
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As campaigner, Mitt Romney’s a creep.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Mitt Romney possesses no shame<o:p></o:p></div>
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His campaign’s been a sketchy shell game<o:p></o:p></div>
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He’d say anything<o:p></o:p></div>
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If a vote it would bring<o:p></o:p></div>
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He gives poli-tics a bad name.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I hope after Tuesday we’ll see<o:p></o:p></div>
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No more of Mitt’s face on TV<o:p></o:p></div>
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I hope he’ll live on <o:p></o:p></div>
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In oblivion<o:p></o:p></div>
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And of Mittens we’ll finally be free.<o:p></o:p></div>
Doggerelohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17969013259151969020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487999053330391032.post-69289449688411573852012-11-02T10:45:00.000-04:002012-11-02T10:45:51.318-04:00Chris Christie Tells It Like It Is<br />
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<i>Several days ago, Chris Christie, Governor of
New Jersey and the one-time darling of the right, did what he does best: He said exactly what he thinks. He heaped
<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/01/nyregion/in-stunning-about-face-chris-christie-heaps-praise-on-obama.html?_r=0"><b><span style="color: #990000;">praise</span></b></a> on President Obama for his efforts in promoting recovery from the
devastating effects of hurricane Sandy on New Jersey. Later, when asked by Fox News whether he’d
invite Mitt Romney to tour the worse-areas of the state, he delivered a pretty
firm <b><a href="http://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2012/10/chris-christie-tells-fox-that-relief-efforts-in-nj-are-%E2%80%9Cmuch-bigger-than-presidential-politics%E2%80%9D/"><span style="color: #990000;">dressing-down</span></a></b> to the folks at Fox: <o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i> “I have no idea, nor am I the
least bit concerned or interested. I have a job to do here in New Jersey that
is much bigger than presidential politics. And I could care less about any of
that stuff. I have a job to do. I’ve got 2.4 million people out of power. I’ve
got devastation on the shore. I’ve got floods in the Northern parts of my
state. If you think right now I give a damn about presidential politics, then
you don’t know me.”<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>This of course has not endeared him to fellow
Republicans, but that’s the trouble when you deal with someone who says what he
thinks. </i><o:p></o:p></div>
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Chris Christie says the Pres is great<o:p></o:p></div>
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He’s helped recovery in his state.<o:p></o:p></div>
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When asked to pose with Mitt a spell<o:p></o:p></div>
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He told Fox News to go to hell. <o:p></o:p></div>
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His words once filled the right with fire<o:p></o:p></div>
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He’s now a GOP pariah. <o:p></o:p></div>
Doggerelohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17969013259151969020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487999053330391032.post-71774253476545232022012-10-26T16:43:00.000-04:002012-10-26T16:43:00.897-04:00New Sununu News<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>In response to Colin Powell's endorsement of Barack Obama, Romney aide <b><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2012/10/25/top-romney-aide-sununu-suggests-powell-endorsed-obama-because-hes-black/"><span style="color: #990000;">John Sununu </span></a></b>suggested that there might be reasons other than "the issues" for the endorsement. He elaborated, <span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px;">“Well, I think when you have somebody of your own race that you’re proud of being president of the United States, I applaud Colin for standing with him.”</span></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px;">Colin Powell is supporting Barack.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px;">He thinks Mitt has gotten off track.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px;">But Sununu let fly</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px;">"That's not really why,</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px;">It's only because they're both black."</span></span>Doggerelohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17969013259151969020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487999053330391032.post-6758864546164137192012-10-24T14:39:00.000-04:002012-10-24T14:39:52.863-04:00God's Will<br />
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<i>In last night’s Indiana Senatorial campaign
debate, Republican <b><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/23/richard-mourdock-abortion_n_2007482.html"><span style="color: #990000;">Richard Mourdock</span></a></b> proclaimed<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>"The only exception I have to have an abortion is in the case of the
life of the mother… I struggled with it myself for a long time, but I came to
realize life is that gift from God. I think that even when life begins in that
horrible situation of rape, that it is something that God intended to
happen."<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Romney has distanced himself from this remark
but continues to support Mourdock. </i><o:p></o:p></div>
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If you get pregnant from a rape<o:p></o:p></div>
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For you there’s really no escape<o:p></o:p></div>
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God’s planned this gift of life for you<o:p></o:p></div>
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There’s really nothing you can do<o:p></o:p></div>
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Abortion’s not to be considered<o:p></o:p></div>
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Accept God’s gift – don’t be embittered -<o:p></o:p></div>
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Instead, you should be overawed<o:p></o:p></div>
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Don’t try to thwart the will of God.<o:p></o:p></div>
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That’s what Mourdock has explained<o:p></o:p></div>
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He thinks knows what God’s ordained<o:p></o:p></div>
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Beware the moral he’d instill:<o:p></o:p></div>
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A woman’s pain is just God’s will. <o:p></o:p></div>
Doggerelohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17969013259151969020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487999053330391032.post-27066241054586193372012-10-23T09:08:00.001-04:002012-10-23T09:12:22.115-04:00Mild-Mannered Mitt<i>In the debate last night, a new Mitt Romney was on display - a mild-mannered fellow who seemed to agree with the President on most foreign policy issues and who repudiated many of his previous statements. </i><br />
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Yes, Mr. President, I agree<br />
You're doing it right, it seems to me.<br />
Let's bring the troops home, as fast as we can,<br />
Let's get them all out of Afghanistan.<br />
In most of your policies, I'm with you,<br />
But I'm closer than you to Netanyahu.<br />
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It's a brand new Mitt, his views have adjusted -<br />
But in the end, he's not to be trusted.<br />
<br />Doggerelohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17969013259151969020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487999053330391032.post-73755567204972907002012-10-22T12:48:00.001-04:002012-10-22T12:48:34.003-04:00Mitt's Muddle<br />
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The third and last debate’s tonight.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Both candidates are set to fight.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The subject’s foreign policy<o:p></o:p></div>
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And Mitt will try to make us see<o:p></o:p></div>
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Obama’s policies are weak,<o:p></o:p></div>
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Our country’s future’s looking bleak,<o:p></o:p></div>
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Although he’s absolutely no intent<o:p></o:p></div>
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To say what he’d do different. <o:p></o:p></div>
Doggerelohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17969013259151969020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487999053330391032.post-42007431137574602202012-10-21T16:54:00.001-04:002012-10-21T16:54:29.682-04:00RomnesiaSome folks think that Mitt's insincere<br />
That his pledges are too cavalier.<br />
"No one knows what I think",<br />
He says with a wink,<br />
"I just tell them what they want to hear."<br />
<br />Doggerelohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17969013259151969020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487999053330391032.post-74579034331228438962012-10-16T01:30:00.000-04:002012-10-16T01:30:03.125-04:00Hofstra HopesI'm nervous as can be<br />
Tonight's a BFD.<br />
Obama: Will he rise<br />
And counter Romney's lies<br />
Or will he let them go<br />
And not let people know?<br />
Which Mitt will he debate -<br />
The Ol' Mass Moder-ate<br />
Or right wing-nut severe<br />
Who would, I greatly fear,<br />
Take money from the poor<br />
So that rich folks can have more?<br />
There's much at stake tonight.<br />
I pray Barack will fight!Doggerelohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17969013259151969020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487999053330391032.post-43608776913902209092012-10-14T15:27:00.000-04:002012-10-14T15:27:04.342-04:00Fiscal Magic<br />
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<i>The Romney tax plan envisions cutting
everyone’s marginal tax rates by 20% while remaining revenue neutral by
eliminating unspecified tax expenditures (i.e. loopholes). The tax policy center has concluded that, for
the rich, there are not enough tax expenditures to be eliminated that would pay
for their tax cuts and as a consequence, tax rates would have to increase for
middle class taxpayers to remain revenue neutral. The Romney campaign has responded that six
independent studies have confirmed the validity of their numbers. But an <b><a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/10/the-6-studies-paul-ryan-cited-prove-mitt-romneys-tax-plan-is-impossible/263541/"><span style="color: #990000;">examination of the six studies</span></a></b> cited
show that most were blog posts or op ed articles by persons sympathetic to the
Romney campaign. Even these studies don’t
support Romney’s numbers unless magical levels of economic growth are put into
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We make claims that we cannot defend<o:p></o:p></div>
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But six separate studies<o:p></o:p></div>
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Carried out by our buddies<o:p></o:p></div>
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Show magic trumps math in the end.<o:p></o:p></div>
Doggerelohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17969013259151969020noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487999053330391032.post-2855595510369227942012-10-12T21:13:00.000-04:002012-10-12T21:13:07.755-04:00The Veep Debate<br />
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But Ryan put up quite a fight<o:p></o:p></div>
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He didn’t act like he was scared<o:p></o:p></div>
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And he came very well prepared.<o:p></o:p></div>
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But Joe’s an overwhelming force,<o:p></o:p></div>
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He overdid some things of course,<o:p></o:p></div>
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He smiled, he laughed, he interrupted<o:p></o:p></div>
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Paul Ryan’s statements he disrupted.<o:p></o:p></div>
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He snickered hard and gently chuckled<o:p></o:p></div>
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He hoped Paul’s thoughts would come
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He seemed to get a little snarky<o:p></o:p></div>
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When he said “That’s just malarkey”<o:p></o:p></div>
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What was the aim of his attacks? -<o:p></o:p></div>
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Paul Ryan’s twisting of the facts.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Joe really gave the Dems a lift<o:p></o:p></div>
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That was his most important gift. <o:p></o:p></div>
Doggerelohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17969013259151969020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487999053330391032.post-52253120434477126032012-10-11T01:30:00.000-04:002012-10-11T01:30:02.385-04:00The Two-Hour Flip-Flop<br />
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<i>From the <b><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/10/10/1142538/-Romney-debates-himself-on-abortion?detail=hide"><span style="color: #990000;">Daily Kos</span></a></b>:<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/10/09/1142408/-Romney-Abortion-is-not-part-of-my-agenda-Romney-campaign-Oh-yes-it-is"><b>Mitt
Romney yesterday:</b></a><br />
There’s no legislation with regards to abortion that I’m
familiar with that would become part of my agenda.</i></div>
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<i><a href="http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/329875/romney-no-legislation-regards-abortion-would-become-part-my-agenda-katrina-trinko"><b>His
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Governor Romney would of course support legislation aimed at
providing greater protections for life.</i></div>
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Let’s let abortion be<o:p></o:p></div>
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Although some may be obdurate<o:p></o:p></div>
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It don’t mean much to me.<o:p></o:p></div>
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But now some folks have come to say<o:p></o:p></div>
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We can’t waste any time<o:p></o:p></div>
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It must be ended right away<o:p></o:p></div>
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Abortion is a crime.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Abortion’s got to end, in brief.<o:p></o:p></div>
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It’s brought us so much sorrow.<o:p></o:p></div>
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This is now my firm belief<o:p></o:p></div>
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At least
until tomorrow.</div>
Doggerelohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17969013259151969020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487999053330391032.post-80082334021790586372012-10-10T01:30:00.000-04:002012-10-10T01:30:03.892-04:00What is to be done?<br />
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Obama needs to start anew<o:p></o:p></div>
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His debate performance was a shame<o:p></o:p></div>
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His crew should tell him what to do<o:p></o:p></div>
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To get back in the game.<o:p></o:p></div>
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He’s got to look Mitt in the eyes<o:p></o:p></div>
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And parry each outrageous claim<o:p></o:p></div>
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By pointing out Mitt’s many lies<o:p></o:p></div>
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To get back in the game.<o:p></o:p></div>
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He must get up for this event<o:p></o:p></div>
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His fighting edge he must regain.<o:p></o:p></div>
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He should act like he’s the President<o:p></o:p></div>
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And get back in the game!<o:p></o:p></div>
Doggerelohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17969013259151969020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487999053330391032.post-55808758507081868372012-10-09T16:14:00.000-04:002012-10-09T16:14:05.650-04:00Obama con brio<br />
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<i>Mitt Romney delivered his much-ballyhooed
<b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/09/opinion/searching-for-romneys-foreign-policy.html?ref=opinion"><span style="color: #990000;">speech on foreign policy</span></a></b> yesterday. His
talk dealt mostly with Middle Eastern affairs and the policies he advocated
sounded very much like those the Obama administration is already carrying
out, but with a more hawkish tone. </i><o:p></o:p></div>
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Here’s what Mitt seemed to say<o:p></o:p></div>
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About foreign affairs yesterday<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Where Obama’s been mawkish<o:p></o:p></div>
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I’ll be more hawkish<o:p></o:p></div>
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But I’ll handle things much the same way”.<o:p></o:p></div>
Doggerelohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17969013259151969020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487999053330391032.post-91891901981410173982012-10-09T01:30:00.000-04:002012-10-09T01:30:03.921-04:00Romney Nouveau<br />
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<i>The day after the big debate last week,
President Obama referred to “<b><a href="http://www.addmorejuice.com/?p=15597"><span style="color: #990000;">this spirited fellow</span></a></b> claiming to be Mitt Romney”,
who had turned his back on many of his most conservative positions. As <b><a href="http://www.addmorejuice.com/?p=15532"><span style="color: #990000;">David Gergen</span></a></b> on CNN acknowledged, Romney
was “sort of flat out lying” in many of his statements. </i><o:p></o:p></div>
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A new Mitt Romney has appeared<o:p></o:p></div>
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He used to be a bore.<o:p></o:p></div>
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This new guy’s full of energy.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Just where was he before?<o:p></o:p></div>
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As one-time governor of Mass<o:p></o:p></div>
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He trod a moderate path<o:p></o:p></div>
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But he could not go on that way<o:p></o:p></div>
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He’d face right-winger’s wrath<o:p></o:p></div>
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And so he swung far to the right<o:p></o:p></div>
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To gain his party’s nod<o:p></o:p></div>
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And all his previous declarations<o:p></o:p></div>
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Seemed now to be quite odd<o:p></o:p></div>
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His conservatism was severe<o:p></o:p></div>
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It didn’t show a crack<o:p></o:p></div>
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But in Wednesday night’s debate last week<o:p></o:p></div>
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Th’old moderate was back:<o:p></o:p></div>
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Obamacare was not <i>all</i> bad<o:p></o:p></div>
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Some parts he could condone<o:p></o:p></div>
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And if his tax cuts were too big<o:p></o:p></div>
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Well, they weren’t set in stone.<o:p></o:p></div>
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And education he’d not cut,<o:p></o:p></div>
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At least that’s not his plan.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Where did this new guy come from?<o:p></o:p></div>
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He’s like a different man.<o:p></o:p></div>
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But one thing’s more or less the same,<o:p></o:p></div>
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One trait that still applies:<o:p></o:p></div>
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The grin that’s set upon his face<o:p></o:p></div>
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While telling whopping lies.<o:p></o:p></div>
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There’s nothing new in all of this<o:p></o:p></div>
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Mitt Romnies come and go<o:p></o:p></div>
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It’s just the same old smoke and mirrors in<o:p></o:p></div>
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This latest Mitt</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;"> <i>nouveau</i>. </span>Doggerelohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17969013259151969020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487999053330391032.post-42857078539435964872012-10-07T15:15:00.000-04:002012-10-07T15:15:09.060-04:00The Big Bird Hunt<br />
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<i>Mitt Romney declared in Wednesday night’s
debate that he would cut off <b><a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/big-bird-mitt-romney-obama-presidential-debate-376550"><span style="color: #990000;">federal funding for PBS</span></a></b> even though he “liked Big Bird.” <b><a href="http://www.balloon-juice.com/2012/10/05/rick-santorum-might-kill-and-eat-big-bird/"><span style="color: #990000;">Rick Santorum</span></a></b> chimed in with the following
lame joke: “I’ve voted to kill Big Bird
in the past. So, I have a record there that I have to disclose.That doesn’t
mean I don’t like Big Bird. I mean, you can kill things and still like them,
maybe to eat them, I don’t know.”</i><o:p></o:p></div>
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They’re all dressed up in their hunting gear<o:p></o:p></div>
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They’re going to bag The Bird this year<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Now I’m a Catholic deer-hunter” , says Ryan<o:p></o:p></div>
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“If I have my way, Big Bird will be dyin’.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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“And I’m a proud <span style="font-size: xx-small;">Mormon</span>,” whispers Mitt,<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Although I don’t like to talk about it.<o:p></o:p></div>
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There’s just one thing I gotta say, <o:p></o:p></div>
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That Bird is done for, he’s had his day.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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So Mitt and Paul are out searching the field,<o:p></o:p></div>
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Their guns at the ready, the’ve got their eyes
peeled<o:p></o:p></div>
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For something that’s big and yellow and cute<o:p></o:p></div>
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Although they might like him, they’ve still
got to shoot.<o:p></o:p></div>
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From off in the bushes there came a great
clatter,<o:p></o:p></div>
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They looked at each other: “Whatever’s the matter?”<o:p></o:p></div>
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A sudden great blast of fire filled the air<o:p></o:p></div>
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And buckshot was streaming everywhere.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The bushes were parted and before them he
stands<o:p></o:p></div>
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Dick Cheney, his gun still hot in his hands.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Oh Jesus, it’s you!” and his legs turned to
jello<o:p></o:p></div>
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“I thought it was Big Bird, I thought I saw
yellow!”<o:p></o:p></div>
Doggerelohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17969013259151969020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487999053330391032.post-9714340337009407532012-10-03T01:30:00.000-04:002012-10-03T01:30:01.296-04:00Debate Tonight!<br />
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<i>According to <b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/29/us/politics/cramming-and-pruning-for-first-presidential-debate.html?emc=eta1&_r=0"><span style="color: #990000;">recent reports</span></a></b>, Mitt Romney has
been memorizing a series of “zingers” to be employed in his debate with Barack
Obama tonight. </i><o:p></o:p></div>
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Mitt has memorized everything<o:p></o:p></div>
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He will need for this even-ing<o:p></o:p></div>
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Barack will by shocked<o:p></o:p></div>
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And off his block knocked<o:p></o:p></div>
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Mitt’s words will be packed full of zing. <o:p></o:p></div>
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But Obama is really quite cool<o:p></o:p></div>
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He doesn’t get riled as a rule<o:p></o:p></div>
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Mitt’s zingers will fly<o:p></o:p></div>
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Harmlessly by<o:p></o:p></div>
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Obama is nobody’s fool. <o:p></o:p></div>
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There’ll be plenty of speeches, as such<o:p></o:p></div>
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But the words won’t reach out and touch<o:p></o:p></div>
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With so much at stake,<o:p></o:p></div>
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Can’t afford a mistake,<o:p></o:p></div>
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So neither of them will say much.<o:p></o:p></div>
Doggerelohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17969013259151969020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487999053330391032.post-26483076964433803372012-10-01T01:30:00.000-04:002012-10-01T01:30:01.690-04:00Mitt's Big Day<br />
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Will Romney be ready
for Wednesday's debate?<br />
He's better be or else it will seal his fate.<br />
He's got to be strong and go on the attack<br />
He can't be a sissy- Hold nothing back!<br />
And yet … and yet, he must still show respect<br />
It's what folks in TV-land have come to expect<br />
He can't make stuff up, let the truth be his guide<br />
The fact-checkers will catch him if it turns out he lied.<br />
But really the most difficult thing he must do<br />
Is all the above and act natural too!<o:p></o:p></div>
Doggerelohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17969013259151969020noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487999053330391032.post-55145596617747085172012-09-29T09:44:00.000-04:002012-09-29T09:45:02.462-04:00Problems...<i>Due to continuing medical problems, I'll no longer be able to post a poem a day. I'll still post poems from time to time, but at a reduced frequency. Please stay tuned. </i><br />
<i><br /></i>
<i> Doggerelo</i>Doggerelohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17969013259151969020noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487999053330391032.post-78926909480250826612012-09-28T01:30:00.000-04:002012-09-28T01:30:02.852-04:00Everyone Loves a Winner<i><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/27/us/politics/super-pacs-finally-a-draw-for-democrats.html?pagewanted=all"><span style="color: #990000;">Donations to Priorities USA Action</span></a></b>, President
Obama’s Super Pac, have increased sharply in the last few weeks. It seems likely that this is related to Mr.
Obama’s recent rise in the polls. Some
folks clearly like being associated with a winning ticket. </i><br />
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Contributions to him have been slack<o:p></o:p></div>
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But Obama’s now on the right track<o:p></o:p></div>
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And the rich want to go<o:p></o:p></div>
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With a winner and so<o:p></o:p></div>
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They throw dough at his Super Pac. <o:p></o:p></div>
Doggerelohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17969013259151969020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487999053330391032.post-1866380992252685422012-09-27T01:30:00.000-04:002012-09-27T17:10:03.468-04:00Let Ryan be Ryan<br />
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<i>Conservative
leaders feel that Romney’s campaign would be enhanced if only <b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/24/us/politics/conservatives-want-ryan-to-campaign-more-aggressively.html?pagewanted=all"><span style="color: #990000;">Paul Ryan</span></a></b> were "unleashed" and allowed to be himself. </i></div>
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Let Ryan be
Ryan the conservatives cry<br />
Go rogue, Paul, cries Sarah - let the sh*t fly<br />
Whatever he says just couldn't be worse<br />
Than Mitt's dull recital of chapter and verse.<br />
But Ryan unleashed could be pretty upsetting<br />
To old folks whose Medicare plans he'd be vetting<br />
And Medicaid, Social Security too<br />
Paul Ryan's got plans for me and for you<br />
Aside from throwing the right wing red meat<br />
Paul's words would be likely to bring him defeat.<br />
So for the ticket perhaps it'd be wise<br />
And keep Paul Ryan immersed in disguise.</div>
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<i>Postscript</i>:</div>
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Let Romney
be Romney, no one's said that yet<br />
Maybe because they don't know what they'd get</div>
Doggerelohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17969013259151969020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487999053330391032.post-51645743334702626112012-09-26T01:30:00.001-04:002012-09-26T01:30:00.776-04:00Bibi Avoidance<br />
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<i>President Obama gave a speech at the United
Nations today, in which he condemned both religious intolerance and the
violence that sometimes results from that intolerance. However, he did not set aside time to meet individually
with any of the world leaders that were present for the event. This is a departure from past practice, but
may be seen as an effort to avoid any controversy on foreign affairs during his
election campaign. I think he may also have
wanted to avoid giving Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a platform for
influencing the election in favor of Mitt Romney.</i> <o:p></o:p></div>
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Obama spoke at the UN.<br />
He lobbied for peace among men.<br />
But he wouldn't meet one-on-one<br />
With leaders who might have begun<br />
To raise sticky issues that might<br />
Put Obama in a bad light.<br />
He won't give Bibi a chance<br />
To make news at Obama's expense<br />
And tilt the election a bit<br />
To favor his good friend Mitt.<o:p></o:p></div>
Doggerelohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17969013259151969020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487999053330391032.post-57655345625277053972012-09-25T01:30:00.000-04:002012-09-25T01:30:04.180-04:00Roller Pollsters<br />
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<i><b><a href="http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/09/23/poll-obama-up-by-five-points-in-ohio/"><span style="color: #990000;">Recent polls</span></a></b> in the state of Ohio give
President Obama a 5 percentage point lead over Governor Romney. Ohio is generally considered to be a “must win”
state for the Republican Presidential campaign.
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Ohio's a
state where life swings,<br />
It can go either way with some things.<br />
But Mitt's got to concede <br />
Barack's in the lead.<br />
Ohio's where the fat lady sings</div>
Doggerelohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17969013259151969020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487999053330391032.post-34224967736030007652012-09-24T01:30:00.000-04:002012-09-24T01:30:02.494-04:00Go Rogue, Mitt<br />
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<i><b><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/22/sarah-palin-2012-election_n_1906196.html"><span style="color: #990000;">Sarah Palin’s advice</span></a></b> to Mitt Romney and Paul
Ryan is to “go rogue” because, in her view, America is at a “come to Jesus” moment
and needs straight talk about the economy. </i><o:p></o:p></div>
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Go rogue Mitt, go rogue<br />
If you want to be the Pres<br />
Listen to what Sarah says<br />
You've got to put aside those blinders<br />
You shouldn't listen to your minders<br />
Take your advice from me<br />
Forget about the GOP.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Go rogue Mitt, go rogue<br />
Your campaign so far's been really dumb<br />
'Cause your real feelings you keep mum<br />
It's a "come to Jesus" time<br />
Silence now would be a crime<br />
Don't hold back no more<br />
Let people know the score.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Go rogue Mitt, go rogue.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Th'economy is really bleak<br />
Why don't you rise up and speak?<br />
Perhaps you're just a hollow man,<br />
You haven't really got a plan...<o:p></o:p></div>
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Although it's not in vogue<o:p></o:p></div>
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Go rogue Mitt, go rogue.<o:p></o:p></div>
Doggerelohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17969013259151969020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487999053330391032.post-50367613159693597402012-09-23T01:30:00.000-04:002012-09-23T01:30:01.017-04:00Mitt Donates Big Bucks to IRS<br />
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<i>Mitt Romney released his <b><a href="http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/21/romney-to-release-2011-tax-returns/?nl=afternoonupdate&emc=edit_au_20120921"><span style="color: #990000;">2011 tax records</span></a></b> on
Friday. He paid an effective tax rate of
14.1%, but this was substantially higher than the 9.6% rate he would have paid
if he had claimed all the deductions he was entitled to. Thus, Mitt donated a substantial sum of money
to the IRS in order to fulfill his statement that he has spent at least 13% of his income in federal
income taxes in each of the last 10 years.
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This year Mitt made a lot of dough<br />
But what's he paid in taxes though?<br />
He gave a lot to charity,<br />
That's a Mormon verity.<br />
He's generous to the gov'ment too,<br />
Dismissed what he's entitled to.<br />
He lost a lot of cash to get<br />
His tax rate to 14 percent.<o:p></o:p></div>
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