Moveon.org Planning Mean Limerick About Petraeus
One week after excoriating General David Petraeus in a full-page ad in The New York Times, the liberal group Moveon.org today confirmed plans to create what is being characterized as a "really mean limerick" about President Bush's man in Iraq.
Rumors of the planned limerick rocked official Washington, which is still reeling from the Times ad, in which Moveon.org cleverly rhymed "Petraeus" with "Betray Us."
"These people have already shown that they are really good at rhyming things," said Colson Slattery of the Republican National Committee. "There's no question that they are capable of creating a devastating limerick."
But Tracy Klujian, a Moveon.org spokesman, said that plans for a really mean limerick about General Petraeus had hit a snag, largely due to the difficulty of finding something to rhyme with "Petraeus" and "Betray Us."
"So far, this is what we've got," Mr. Klujian said. "Hey there, General Petraeus/You should be called General Betray-us/Your views on Iraq/Are one big crock - and then we're kind of stumped about that last line."
Ms. Klujian confirmed that one proposed line -- "Why don't you get off that dais" -- had been rejected because "he's not really sitting on a dais."
Another line, in which the general was compared to Dr. Zaius, the evil orangutan in the Planet of the Apes films -- had been rejected as "too obscure," Mr. Klujian said.
"We don't know what the last line will be yet, but we know the message we want to deliver," he said. "Iraq's in a state of chaos."
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What is this world coming to?
Next thing you know someone will be saying "Nyet, nyet." To a general. And a president. And where will we be then? Lawd a'mighty! My dear old Aunt Rudy, the one with the eye at half cock? She'll be askanced.
Andy, I thought the piece was dandy. Ouch, I have to stop dead. Poetry comp is hurting my head.
Why do all the repukes have their panties twisted over this ad? They sure as hell welcomed all the swift boat ads as as just plum wonderful. Like the old saying goes everything that goes around comes around and this time its biting Bush on the ass. Keep on going MoveOn. I just contributed 100.00 because of what President Chimp called a digusting ad. By the way it does not demean the brave troops one bit. Only this administration has done that.
Why do all the repukes have their panties twisted over this ad?
Hi iluvlibs, I'll bet you know the answer to your rhetorical question. The shouting repukes don't really care what we call Petraeus. They just saw an opportunity to spew their bloviating hyper-patriotic puke. They don't even believe what they say. It is just today's form of McCarthyism. Democrats should have just flipped 'em the bird. The general is a tool.
Damn you, Dick Durban! And you, Al Gore! And you, John Kerry! And you, Ben and Jerry! And you Dan Rather! And you, Move On! And you, Barack Osama Hussein Obama!
You all need to apologize! You've hurt George's feelings.
Oh, now we see how it works. It's only O.K. to manipulate the media if the Grand Old Pukes think of it first.
Hey Petraeus, why are you getting so bent? If you aren't Bush's little lackey then what's the big deal? Yeah, we know and it doesn't matter if the shills in the Senate make anybody apologize. It doesn't change the fact that the Decider is your pimp and you are nothing more than a mouthpiece and a prostitute for the thieves and liars. And if I'm wrong may Darth Vader take me quail hunting and shoot me in the face!
Can you work flatus in there somewhere.Be very afraid MoveOn there's a plan to reopen Abu Ghraib,how would your parents react to seeing photos of you with thing stuck in orifices and elctrodes on your manhood.
Medals and stars behind the dais
"it's costly and failing," so say us
The army's a pawn
As they look to Iran
So what's the plan Petraeus?
Why don't the Democrats fire back at the Repubs with an amendment against Ann Coutler? Didn't they try to get them to renounce her or admit that they sanction her hateful words a year or two ago and the chicken R s wouldn't do it? She has said some pretty nasty stuff against a lot of people including death threats. Let's make them go on record with their opinion of that sliming.
Mrs G
Hey General Patraeus
You should be called
General BETRAY US
Your views on Iraq
Are one great big crock
And we wont let a censure
Deflate Us
Shit, anybody can do that:
A general whose name is Petraeus
Is fighting jihadists who slay us.
But he caved in to Bush,
When shove came to push,
And reported what seems to betray us.
President Bush has authorized a military strike on the MoveOn web site. All of our troops are being returned to the USA in preparation for a massive all out attack dubbed "Thinned Skinned Fascists Strike Back!". Massive multiple "Tsk Tsk's" will be applied via concerted Counter-Media “Special Oops”. Democrats are already cowering and apologizing, but Bush demands that the Democrats leave the USA in 24 hours or he will be forced to act!
Don't worry, Andy. I got the joke about "chaos" being the missing rhyme all along.
There was a young man named Petraeus
Who threatened to torture and slay us
He pimped for the Pres
Just did what he says
Cause the General just wants to delay us
Dear General Patreaus
Please don't Betray us
Don't talk and talk
talk and talk
And show that you are useless
"and bush's failures slay us"
"really mean limerick"
Best post I've read all day.
And I've been to two or three satire sites today.
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Posted September 20, 2007 | 01:23 PM (EST)