His name was Barry, he was a showman:
He had yellow curly hair and his trousers were aflare;
He sang of Sandra, and also Mandy;
He wrote the songs that once we knew;
Now in 2022,
New Zealand blasts his tunes at anti-vax platoons:
If they counter, they just sound moany,
As he lilts and croons.
At the convoy (co) co-co-co-convoy,
A crowd much too loud for an envoy;
At the convoy (co), co-co-co-convoy,
Rather than Barry they’d take hari kari:
At the convoy they were aghast.
His name was Barry, he was a showman:
He had long been quite uncool but his agent was no fool,
No need for shame now, he’s proved his fame now,
And he’s riding very high
On the peaks of Spotify
While statesmen aim his tracks at grumpy maniacs;
He’s lost his youth but reclaimed his Tony,
And endorsed the vax.
For the convoy (co) co-co-co convoy,
A crowd much too loud for an envoy;
At the convoy (co), co-co-co-convoy,
Though they blockaded, it looks like he made it:
Could this be the magic at last?
“India bourse head was a ‘puppet’ of unnamed yogi… [A] nameless ‘spiritual guru’ in the Himalayas was influencing key business decisions at the country’s largest stock exchange.” —BBC News
Harumy-scarumy,
India’s stock exchange
might have been subject to
volatile swings
during the tenuous
time when the Master was
animatronically
pulling the strings.
“Four years after Parkland school massacre, parents of victims protest and mourn. Manuel Oliver, father of Parkland shooting victim Joaquin Oliver, displays a banner from a [150-foot] construction crane near the White House calling on officials to prioritize gun violence prevention policies.” —The Washington Post
Warily, scarily,
Bold Mr. Oliver
Scaled the steel ladder in
Spite of his fears,
Uncompromisingly
Telling the president:
Parents serve terms lasting
More than four years.
“Republicans expressed unease after Trump’s longtime accounting firm cut its ties with the former president” —Business Insider
It’s said that figures don’t tell lies,
But Trump’s can’t be relied on.
And since Mazars has cut its ties,
Some GOP eyes widen
That used to close when he would sneer
And trash the laws and boast.
They see, now, CPA-style clear:
Accountant-less, he’s toast.
“Recovering from Covid-19 can be an arduous journey… .
[M]any health experts recommend Yoga and meditation as adjunct therapies
to patients for regaining stamina and speeding up the recovery process.” —Hindustan Times
Sniffledy snuffledy,
Covid recovery
might be enhanced if you
try this at home:
Think of your malady
monosyllabically.
Never mind Omicron;
simply say Om.
“Hospitals need to turn down unvaccinated people infected with COVID-19.”
—From a letter to the Daily News
If care is denied to the badly behaved,
Then sick antivaxxers could end up unsaved.
Hey, smokers and drinkers, you better beware!
You might be up next for denial of care.
Senator Mitch McConnell “criticized the Republican National Committee for its response to the Jan. 6 [2021] attack
on the Capitol. The committee—the party’s official organization—had described the events of Jan. 6
as ‘legitimate political discourse’ and censured… two House members who are helping investigate the riot.
McConnell repudiated his own party. ‘We saw what happened,’ he told reporters. ‘It was a violent insurrection
for the purpose of trying to prevent the peaceful transfer of power after a legitimately certified election…’” —The New York Times
Let’s hear it for Moderate Mitch,
Who summoned the courage to ditch What’s clearly outrageous. It won’t prove contagious,
But hey! Who’d have thought he could switch?
Let’s give him the credit deserved.
He saw what’s not Right, and he swerved. Take that, RNC! Whatever’s to be,
For once, simple truth has been served.
“Former Vice President Mike Pence on Friday offered his most forceful rebuke of Donald J. Trump, saying the former president is “wrong” that Mr. Pence had the legal authority to change the results of the 2020 election and that the Republican Party must accept the outcome and look toward the future.” —The New York Times
Ring the bell! Strike the gong!
He dared say 45 was wrong!
Thirteen months. Such record speed!
A man of courage, yes indeed.
Suppose he runs for president
And haste like this sets precedent?
Such valor, daring, grit, and nerve,
Albeit less than we deserve.
So, strike the gong! And ring that bell!
Could this portend a frozen hell?
A shift within the RNC?
Oh wait. This is reality.
“A glamorous suburb of San Francisco known for its village atmosphere and multimillion-dollar
mansions has come up with an audacious strategy to maintain exclusivity and allegedly keep out
social housing projects. Welcome to Woodside, California, the would-be puma habitat.” —The Times
The purpose of the mountain cat
Is to preserve the habitat
Of California’s idle rich,
Who’ll fight until the final ditch
To categorically ensure
They never live beside the poor.
The argument that they present,
“Concern for the environment,”
Holds water like a leaky sink,
And hides what people really think:
“My neighbor absolutely sucks,
Unless he’s worth ten million bucks.”
The wealthy have the sharpest claws
For fighting pesky planning laws,
With little time for little guys,
And even less for compromise.
But maybe there’s a way to beat ‘em:
Get their new best friends to eat ‘em!
“President Donald Trump tore up briefings and schedules, articles and letters, memos both sensitive and mundane. … And he did it all in violation of the Presidential Records Act, despite being urged by at least two chiefs of staff and the White House counsel to follow the law on preserving documents.” —The Washington Post
When Donald J. Trump took a fancy
To tearing the trite and the chancy
He said of his breach,
In his strange, shredded speech:
“It’s the one thing I ripped off from Nancy.”
