I WANNA BE ELECTED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Political satire. Kinda my thing. Christ you should know that by now.

I wanna run for congressman 

A quick cash avenue

Just send me up to Washington 

and I'll get paid off too

I'll need dump trucks full of money

Driven by fundraisers 

Hey baby check my super PAC

Big money instigators 

I'll wrap myself in old glory

United States Marine

Running on my service record

My midterm trampoline 

I'll run a mud sling ad campaign 

Smear my opponent's name

I'll say they're liberal pedophiles

and witch craft is their game 

I'll shake my fist at the elite

I'll say it's all their fault

America has been sold out

To fill their secret vault

I'll put spin on negative press

I'll say they've all been bought 

They're all secret Russian agents

Part of a Kremlin plot 

I'll pound the bible podium 

They buy it in the sticks 

I'll testify to justify 

my votes from inbred hicks 

The people are just mindless cogs

I'll use to retrofit 

There's big bucks up in Washington 

I wanna piece of it 

I wanna ride that gravy train 

Straight to pay day station 

With special interest ATM'S

to buy my legislation 

The people are just slot machines

to fund embezzlements

I just have to keep pretending 

For my constituents 

 Elect Ricochet to congress

I'll claim to represent 

Soon as I'm sworn into office

The people can get bent

Reviews

[Nia Hope]

Ricochet 2016 here we come! Amazing satire as usual and I really enjoy everything you write.

[Baby Ricochet]

Thank you Ankara

[Sami Khalil]

Wow. One of your best truthful and satirical poems. A standing ovation...:)..........

[Baby Ricochet]

Thank you Sami

[Gleb Zavlanov]

So very true. Democracy is slowly crumbling as politicians desperately try to uphold it on their flimsy shoulders. I do not know one politician who has not yet been corrupted by money. As usual, very well done, congressman.

[Baby Ricochet]

Thank you Gleb

[Sami Khalil]

You are welcome...:)................

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Yeah man you did a hard hit here:)))))))))))))))))))) Great job to begin to end Mr Congressmen:)

[Baby Ricochet]

Thank you Jonathan

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Welcome Mark

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Welcome Mr Congressmen

[icelandicblue]

Very funny and oh so true. There are many items in that political bag of tricks. Why as a people do we allow it?

[Baby Ricochet]

We live in a pseudo democracy. The Electoral college needs to be done away with, the citizens united ruling needs to be over turned, elections need to be much shorter and ran for millions of dollars less and people need to get out and vote in the midterms as well as the presidential elections. Voter apathy is horrendous in this country. If we even had a 75% turn out instead of 50% and less in the midterms the Republicans would be slaughtered. They rely on voter apathy because their voting blocks are more active than the democrat's voting blocks are. Never underestimate the Republicans. They're a pretty savvy group. Look at how many people vote for them who are clearly voting against their own interests with the republicans. Their's not to many millionaires in the tea party, rural south or low end retirement communities across this country and yet

[icelandicblue]

I agree entirely with you. The electoral college removes the concept of democracy from the equation because the college does not have to vote the same as the populace. Our voter apathy is alarming but not surprising- people feel the elections have already been bought. Look at NH and what is happening there- they expect it to be the most expensive senatorial campaign in the state's history. Rich people win elections while poor people are too busy to vote working 80 hours a week to cover rent and food while being paid minimum wage. Life has beaten them down and they don't see that their vote could really make a difference. The Republicans are savvy indeed. The Democrats are too busy keeping up with the fundraising to go back to their roots, mobilizing the populace. It's a sad and scary world we live in right now and there seems to be no end in sight to the short sightedness of the government regarding the big picture while everyone sits quietly on the train careening out of control and when it crashes ...the two parties will blame each other. You and I should run for office! We'd at least get a lot of sound bites on the news.

[Baby Ricochet]

That's for sure

[Kruppz]

Hehe. Your poems are very entertaining.

[Baby Ricochet]

I try to be different for the WC. Thank you Kruppz

[Mark]

LOL darkly funny. Funny because it's the truth.

[Baby Ricochet]

Thank you Mark

[Coyote Poetry]

You are too honest to be a Politician. Need to lie and steal better. I believe we need some accounting people and no leaders in Washington. No money, no fun as Old Soldiers would say. USA need to lock-up the budget and come home. I enjoyed the thoughts and words. Last year. A pissed off Felon put his name on the ballet in California. Didn't look for votes or money. State police came to his house and told him he won. All people are tire of the dead weight in Washington.
Coyote

[Baby Ricochet]

Thanks for stopping by coyote

[Cryingkate]

Ha !
Hot Baby Buns as President ! Sure beats Change!

[Baby Ricochet]

Thank you Kate

[Cassie]

My God, that pic right there and the writing that goes with it made my ribs crack. I enjoyed this one, nice way to ask for votes

[Baby Ricochet]

It's the only way. Thanks Cassie