Edku: October 2000

Move backwards to September 2000.

1.
politicians speak
during the chili cook-off
cow-chip throwing bout

--opie houston, ohouston@austin.rr.com

2.
Has a sportswriter
Ever been hired to manage
A major league team.

--Lee Malone, leemalone@aol.com

3.
Does a manager
Know enough about baseball
To call a talkshow.

--Lee Malone, leemalone@aol.com

4.
political truths
draw voters into the dark
American lies

--Adam W. West, Awest360@hotmail.com

5.
Nader is kicked out,
can't speak or watch debaters.
Pink Greens vow revenge.

--Jon Jerome, jj@xec.net

6.
Candidates revise
their histories in public.
Why do we let them?

--Jon Jerome, jj@xec.net

7.
Elections reduced
to cynical style contests.
Blame television.

--Jon Jerome, jj@xec.net

8.
Israel and Arabs
at war over the West Bank.
So what else is new?

--Jon Jerome, jj@xec.net

9.
Teenage girl must stand,
no seats in classroom--so Al
invents the Internet.

--Jon Jerome, jj@xec.net

10.
Editorials
in Haiku form make their point;
Efficiently, too!

--Barbara E. Clark, barbc@terraworld.net

11.
Dot Coms falling short
So now what can we expect
Virtual breadlines

--C. Alexander Baker, Harlingen, TX

12.
Bush and Gore confound
As many voters can't wait
For more of the same

--C. Alexander Baker, Harlingen, TX

13.
I can't believe it!
Dallas Cowboys lost again!
Campo is sweating.

--C. Alexander Baker, Harlingen, TX

14.
R U 4 8 6
What is the world coming to?
Life is not a choice.

--C. Alexander Baker, Harlingen, TX

15.
Too bad for Nader
Doesn't have a snowball's chance
Just like the Corvair

--C. Alexander Baker, Harlingen, TX

16.
The Internet gives
Candidates a new platform
My computer yawns

--C. Alexander Baker, Harlingen, TX

17.
The downward spiral
China gets normal trade and
U.S. gets shafted!

--C. Alexander Baker, Harlingen, TX

18.
The Republican,
he believes in self-control,
higher intellect.

--J. Burnap

19.
Good old Democrat,
he knows what is best for you!
In government trust.

--J. Burnap

20.
Gore operative
leaks Bush tape to Al; do you
recall Watergate?

--Jon Jerome, jj@xec.net

21.
Two suits promise to
spend us to prosperity
with our own money.

--Jon Jerome, jj@xec.net

22.
A tax cut does not
"Give money away"--you can't
give me what's still mine.

--Jon Jerome, jj@xec.net

23.
Free drugs for the old
We'll vote them out of thin air
Economics? Ha!

--Jon Jerome, jj@xec.net

24.
Government programs:
When all you have are hammers
all tasks look like nails.

--Jon Jerome, jj@xec.net

25.
Don't like abortion?
Don't have one then. It's a free
country--deal with it.

--Jon Jerome, jj@xec.net

26.
Odd that the folks who
say we can't plan a safe nuke
plan economies.

--Jon Jerome, jj@xec.net

27.
Democrats try to
be all things to all people.
Unachievable.

--J. Burnap

28.
Gun registration.
Will this keep our children safe?
Believe me, it won't.

--J. Burnap

29.
Inside the Beltway
stuck with the liberal pukes.
Founding Fathers sigh.

--J. Burnap

30.
Where are unborn rights?
When we make it too easy
To kill the unborn

--C. Alexander Baker, Harlingen, TX

31.
Viagra's covered
by health insurance contracts;
But "the pill" is not!

--Barbara E. Clark, barbc@terraworld.net

32.
Arab terrorists
Blow a big hole in the Cole.
Two can play that game.

--Jon Jerome, jj@xec.net

33.
Founding fathers were
"liberal pukes" in their day
to our benefit.

--John Hardin, Jhardin@sbc-adv.com

34.
R U 4 8 6?
Why, yes, I sure am. Choice rules!
American way.

--John Hardin, Jhardin@sbc-adv.com

35.
The Republican
Gives tax cuts to rich buddies
"Work harder, poor folks"

--John Hardin, Jhardin@sbc-adv.com

36.
Bush operative
Leaks Bush tape to Gore. Dumb plan.
They are from Texas.

--John Hardin, Jhardin@sbc-adv.com

37.
Founding fathers must
roll in their graves when compared
to liberals now.

--Jon Jerome, jj@xec.net

38.
A level tax cut:
if you paid more, you save more.
"Rich"--a red herring.

--Jon Jerome, jj@xec.net

39.
The Democrat wants
high taxes for "the rich" to
punish achievement.

--Jon Jerome, jj@xec.net

40.
Why do we stand by
watching as lawyers tear down
our God given rights?

--J. Burnap

41.
Compared to King George
Founding Fathers were Marxists.
Liberal indeed.

--John Hardin, Jhardin@sbc-adv.com

42.
Founding fathers, dead,
are still much smarter than Bush,
the smirking fratboy

--John Hardin, Jhardin@sbc-adv.com

43.
Bush, Cheney, they are
compassionate, don't you know.
Big oil needs our love.

--John Hardin, Jhardin@sbc-adv.com

44.
Cut social programs,
the rich folks need a tax cut.
Christian Charity?

--John Hardin, Jhardin@sbc-adv.com

45.
Today's "liberal"
wants a big centralized state
just like old King George.

--Jon Jerome, jj@xec.net

46.
No comparison
can make the founders Marxists.
Compare their tenets.

--Jon Jerome, jj@xec.net

47.
Words' meaning changes.
We should now call the founders
"Libertarian."

--Jon Jerome, jj@xec.net

48.
"Libertarian"?
Code word for liberal who
Doesn't like taxes

--John Hardin, Jhardin@sbc-adv.com

49.
Libertarians
and liberals disagree
about gun control.

--Jon Jerome, jj@xec.net

50.
Libertarians
and liberals disagree
on the welfare state.

--Jon Jerome, jj@xec.net

51.
Libertarians
and liberals disagree
on education.

--Jon Jerome, jj@xec.net

52.
Libertarians
and liberals disagree
about SSA.

--Jon Jerome, jj@xec.net

53.
Libertarians
and liberals disagree
about PBS.

--Jon Jerome, jj@xec.net

54.
Libertarians
and liberals disagree
on the ADA.

--Jon Jerome, jj@xec.net

55.
Libertarians
and liberals disagree
about hate crime laws.

--Jon Jerome, jj@xec.net

56.
It's more than taxes.
It's individual rights
vs. state power.

--Jon Jerome, jj@xec.net

57.
(Now that that's been said
we do agree on some things
such as abortion.)

--Jon Jerome, jj@xec.net

58.
Agreement is good
Opinions don't mean too much
Edku's just for fun

--John Hardin, Jhardin@sbc-adv.com

59.
When does life begin?
Try Genesis 2:7.
God didn't mean that!

--Lee Malone, leemalone@aol.com

60.
Libertarian?
Do not throw your vote away
You must vote for Bush

--J. Burnap

61.
I do not agree
with all things Republican
but, I despise Gore.

--J. Burnap

62.
A vote for Harry
is a vote for Gore, do you
remember Perot?

--J. Burnap

63.
If not for Ross, Bush
would have been reelected.
No third party votes!

--J. Burnap

64.
If you hate Al Gore
you must vote for George Dub-ya,
lesser of evils.

--J. Burnap

65.
Vice President Gore
will do nothing but limit
personal freedom.

--J. Burnap

66.
Without personal
freedom, we might as well move
back to Great Britain.

--J. Burnap

67.
Five rings in a row
Money buys a great roster
Your pinstripes look dumb

--Astrid Robitaille, astridrobi@yahoo.com

68.
A subway series
While my poor Sox are for sale
Can Pedro buy them?

--Astrid Robitaille, astridrobi@yahoo.com

69.
Cold gray Wall Street sky
Traders shiver as Dow dips
Blue chips flutter down

--John Cho, jync@mit.edu

70.
People love to bash
Everything about Texas
Jealousy prevails

--CJ, Dallas, Texas

71.
Sharp tusks approaching
The herd revolts in fury
Guei runs for his life

--John Cho, jync@mit.edu

82.
Alberto flounders
Peru's puppet without strings
Where's your "self coup" now?

--John Cho, jync@mit.edu

83.
Mets and Yankees fans
Arguing on the subway
A homeless man yawns

--John Cho, jync@mit.edu

84.
Sun sets as Al Gore
Contemplates ending career
He finds his Nadir

--John St. Croix, jstcroix@capecod.net


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