The Senate race

This is fictional so don't go looking this up

This is a poetic story
about a senate race
That turned to a catastrophe
and ended in disgrace

Mc'Bain was the new challenger
The incumbent's name was Rhodes
Mc'Bain was a conservative
Famous for verbal loads

Claimed Rhodes was a commie liberal
tax and spend democrat
He licked the butts of prostitutes
and dry shaved alley cats

Rhodes said Mc'Bain was a Neo Nazi
who'd cut all state programs
so poor kids and little old ladies
would eat from garbage cans

Mc'Bain's counter accusation
was Rhodes crossed dressed at night
His drag name was miss spends a lot
His favorite wig was white

Rhodes said Mc'Bain poisoned squirrels
at the local petting zoo
and laughed like an evil villain
when little girls boo hooed

The slander went from bad to worse
Negative ads they ran
Mc'Bain they called a Corporate stooge
Claimed Rhodes spied for Iran

Then there was the debate disaster
With back and forth name calling
When Mc'Bain said Rhodes licked donkey balls
The two men started brawling

They rolled around upon the ground
The fists and feet they flew
The crowd was screaming kick his a*s
For whom nobody knew

On the day of the election
The turnout was so poor
Rigging congregational districts
didn't matter anymore

It cost fifty million dollars
To gain that senate seat
Mc'bain rose up to victory
Rhodes crashed into defeat

Mc'Bain he got his senate seat
in a disgusting race
Where lies fear and hysteria
were used to make his case

Democrat or Republican
Both sides spoon feed up tripe
Remember the words of Flavor Flav
and don't believe the hype

Author's Note

Old School Public Enemy rap with Flavor Flav on the mic. "Don't Believe the Hype."

Reviews

[Joyce S. Greene]

Now take that Weiner! What a wiener he is - but justice prevailed on that front, even in NYC. He only got 5% of the vote - but you just have to wonder about that 5%, don't you? A big smile for your poem, BR. It's certainly a lousy system for picking our leaders.

[Baby Ricochet]

We're getting lousy choices now a days is why. Thank you Joyce

[TL Boehm]

AMEN. That's exactly how it goes. Only the names were changed to protect the inept, eh? Great poem.

[Baby Ricochet]

Yep. Thank you TL

[Aristede Craig Jr]

ha nice flavor flav ha funny and very serious

[Baby Ricochet]

Thank you Craig

[Jack...]

Funny, but in a sad kind of way. The problem is, whatever party you choose from, you still end up with a politician...bred only to win elections and do nothing else.

[Baby Ricochet]

Thank you jack

[Emerald Seas]

A great satirical piece! Unfortunately we have little to chose from these days. Scary!

[Baby Ricochet]

That's for sure. Thank you Serah

[Emerald Seas]

You're welcome... But dude - one of these days you gotta get my name right! ;)

[poetdoug]

Wow, you certainly have your hand on the Pulse of Politics. Great write and great reviews I'm sure!

[Baby Ricochet]

Thank you Doug

[Rene Velez]

A circus of entertainment, a side of popcorn and sad reality that we can't change the channel, lol, good one.

[Baby Ricochet]

Thank you Rene

[Marie]

Politics seem to have become too dirty for good people to touch. I wish we did have a hero to follow.

[Baby Ricochet]

We all instinctively want a hero. Trouble is heroes are flawed human beings like the rest of us mugs so they inevitably let us down

[Pryde Foltz]

Another brilliant satire. When are the true heroes among going to be allowed to rise and guide?

[Baby Ricochet]

That would be a beautiful thing. Thank you Pryde

[Rita L. Sev]

This had me laughing throughout, but that last stanza is a sobering truth. What a system we have going...

[Baby Ricochet]

That's for sure. Thank you Rita