# Political Haikus - Be Creative **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 12, 2007, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-haikus-be-creative/429778 "2007-12-12T22:00:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Sophistry\_and\_Illusion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Sophistry\_and\_Illusion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sophistry_and_Illusion)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2007, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-haikus-be-creative/429778/61 "2007-12-13T16:51:22Z")
Huckabee, the Prez? I shit my pants with great fear. Depends shares, bullish. ---
**Author:** ![Maeglin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@Maeglin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maeglin)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2007, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-haikus-be-creative/429778/62 "2007-12-13T16:57:21Z")
[QUOTE=Evil One] His views have not changed His finger stays out of the air Millions agree with him. [/QUOTE] Huckabee backers Do not understand scansion They know how to vote? ---
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2007, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-haikus-be-creative/429778/63 "2007-12-13T17:56:17Z")
[QUOTE=Maeglin] Huckabee backers Do not understand scansion They know how to vote? [/QUOTE] All you have to do To write really bad haiku Is rhyme things… oh, poo. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2007, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-haikus-be-creative/429778/64 "2007-12-13T19:38:38Z")
[QUOTE=koeeoaddi] I wish I could watch the whole wretched spectacle from the planet Mars [/QUOTE] Cartoon Marvin has Weapons of mass destruction! We’ll invade there too. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2007, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-haikus-be-creative/429778/65 "2007-12-13T19:42:28Z")
Antivaxers love Ron (Vax Shots Optional) Paul This man is a doc? ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2007, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-haikus-be-creative/429778/66 "2007-12-13T19:54:55Z")
Do not misspeak names Obama not Osama Ron Paul not RuPaul Hillary not Bill Clinton & Huckabee not Huckaberry Hound. ---
**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2007, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-haikus-be-creative/429778/67 "2007-12-13T20:02:15Z")
Fuck the Democrats, And fuck the Republicans, They’re all lying thieves. ---
**Author:** ![Yumblie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/76d3ee/32.png) [@Yumblie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yumblie)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2007, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-haikus-be-creative/429778/68 "2007-12-13T20:13:03Z")
Unjust wars, torture… What a mess. Well, don’t blame me. I voted Kodos. ---
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2007, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-haikus-be-creative/429778/69 "2007-12-13T21:53:42Z")
Huckabee For President Gays Quarantined Jesus Wept ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Sensitive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/58956e/32.png) [@Darth\_Sensitive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Sensitive)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2007, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-haikus-be-creative/429778/70 "2007-12-13T22:04:58Z")
I’ll pick Cthulu Vote for the lesser evil? That’s worked really well. ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2007, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-haikus-be-creative/429778/71 "2007-12-13T23:20:47Z")
Iowa caucus Oprah Obama stumping Do Iowans care ---
**Author:** ![athelas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@athelas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/athelas)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2007, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-haikus-be-creative/429778/72 "2007-12-13T23:42:02Z")
Soundbites cement death of ideas in politics. Strawmen, here we come! ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-haikus-be-creative/429778/73 "2007-12-14T01:01:04Z")
[QUOTE=LouisB] Huckabee For President Gays Quarantined Jesus Wept [/QUOTE] As a Southerner, I can really make that verse read as a haiku. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-haikus-be-creative/429778/74 "2007-12-14T01:35:31Z")
[QUOTE=athelas] Soundbites cement death of ideas in politics. Strawmen, here we come! [/QUOTE] Accents do vary And vowels can be tricky. But ideas 2? ---
**Author:** ![Sophistry\_and\_Illusion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Sophistry\_and\_Illusion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sophistry_and_Illusion)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-haikus-be-creative/429778/75 "2007-12-14T02:37:39Z")
Mormon in the South? Don’t need Urim and Thummim To read them there polls. ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-haikus-be-creative/429778/76 "2007-12-14T05:29:14Z")
I vote for LaRouche Well, just in the dead pool thread But that counts doesn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2007, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-haikus-be-creative/429778/77 "2007-12-15T06:11:18Z")
Earl Butz is ninety- eight; maybe Ron Paul’s running mate if he wins nom? ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2008, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-haikus-be-creative/429778/78 "2008-01-24T17:56:09Z")
Barack and Hil’ry in pissing match; never to form ticket, those two? ---
**Author:** ![vison](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e47774/32.png) [@vison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vison)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2008, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-haikus-be-creative/429778/79 "2008-01-24T18:46:40Z")
Obama, Clinton 2 faces of Democrats yin and yang rule all ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2008, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-haikus-be-creative/429778/80 "2008-01-24T19:39:23Z")
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